Publisher's Synopsis
More than three decades after the last Three Investigators novel was published in America, a new series finally arrives, conceived and co-written by Elizabeth Arthur, the daughter of Robert Arthur, the creator of the Three Investigators universe.
In the second book of a 26-book story arc, Pete Crenshaw's father, a set construction manager, asks the Three Investigators for help getting to the bottom of trouble on the set of the movie Bear Valley.
When they set off for Sonoma, where the Bear Flag rebellion started in 1846, the boys have no idea they'll encounter violence, explosions, a man who believes he's the reincarnation of a 19th-century Pomo bear-doctor, or a heavily masked mob.
The trouble starts with OUTLAW, a protest group intent on shutting down the film about John C. Frémont, the famous explorer and politician. To appease OUTLAW, the director hires Dr. Daniel Hernández, whose book Manifest Murder takes a harsh view of Frémont - riling up Dr. Phillipa Paxton, the historian on whose work the movie is based.
But the conflict between the two historians only deepens the mystery. The Three Investigators are soon on the trail of a valuable Frémont artifact - a replica Bear Flag quilt. But someone else is after it too, and their pursuit is anything but friendly.
Who brought a keg of gunpowder to the set and set it off? Who slashed Dr. Paxton's tires and ransacked her office? Whose footprints do the boys find near her garage? And why is Jupiter suspicious of a letter supposedly signed by the famous frontiersman Kit Carson?
With danger closing in and the lines between history and mystery blurring, it's up to Jupiter, Pete, and Bob to get to the bottom of the conspiracy. But with the villain lurking in the shadows, they'll need all their wits and courage to crack the case.
In The Mystery of the Brobdingnagian Beast and the 25 other new Three Investigators books, both old and new fans will find an America as classic as Robert Arthur's novels.
Join Jupiter, Pete, and Bob as they chase down a tangled web of historical intrigue, uncover hidden secrets, and face a real-life villain in this thrilling new entry in the Three Investigators legacy.
