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The Three Investigators — Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw, Bob Andrews — don't have a case to investigate, so Jupiter decides they will visit an auction of luggage abandoned at a hotel, just for practice. They end up buying an old trunk, which turns out to contain the belongings of a magician, who
The boys soon learn that a number of strange people are also interested in the trunk, and shenanigans ensue involving a long-ago bank robbery, a house full of gypsies and some mild home demolition, but all's well that ends well.
I know what you're wondering: Julia, how does the skull actually talk? I wouldn't want to ruin the mystery for you, so you'll have to read the book!
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has since disappeared. If you've put two and two together and deduced that the trunk contained an allegedly talking skull, congratulations! You are now eligible to join Jupe, Pete and Bob on their adventures.The boys soon learn that a number of strange people are also interested in the trunk, and shenanigans ensue involving a long-ago bank robbery, a house full of gypsies and some mild home demolition, but all's well that ends well.
I know what you're wondering: Julia, how does the skull actually talk? I wouldn't want to ruin the mystery for you, so you'll have to read the book!
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An old trunk involves the three investigators with dangerous criminals seeking a cache of stolen money.
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1969