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Three Investigators Author
William Arden
(Dennis Lynds)
1924 - August 19, 2005
With Robert Arthur's health in decline, Dennis Lynds was the first of several authors hired to write for The Three Investigators series. Using the pseudonym William Arden and working first with editor Walter Retan and later Eugenia Fanelli, he penned thirteen of the original Three Investigators titles beginning with #10 The Mystery of the Moaning Cave in 1968. In 1989 he wrote the first title, Hot Wheels, in the spin-off series called The 3 Investigators Crimebusters.
Dennis Lynds in his office Sept. 25, 2004.
Photo by Matthias B.
Three Investigators titles written by William Arden:#10 The Mystery of the Moaning Cave - 1968
#12 The Mystery of the Laughing Shadow - 1969
#13 The Secret of the Crooked Cat - 1970
#18 The Mystery of the Shrinking House - 1972
#19 The Secret of Phantom Lake - 1973
#22 The Mystery of the Dead Man's Riddle - 1974
#25 The Mystery of the Dancing Devil - 1976
#26 The Mystery of the Headless Horse - 1977
#28 The Mystery of the Deadly Double - 1978
#30 The Secret of Shark Reef - 1979
#33 The Mystery of the Purple Pirate - 1982
#38 The Mystery of the Smashing Glass - 1984
#42 The Mystery of Wreckers' Rock - 1986
Crimebusters #1 Hot Wheels - 1989