The Mystery of the Tellurian Transom

About this book

A perfect tomb. A cryptic hieroglyph. And an artist the Pharaohs might have understood. Step into mysteries that demand courage, discernment, and the will to seek the truth. Conceived and co-written by the daughter of Robert Arthur - the creator of the Three Investigators universe - this restoration of the classic series takes its iconic characters into a new age, with gripping contemporary adventures for young readers who crave meaning, want to share in the growth of characters they admire, and seek a world they can return to again and again. In the twentieth book of a 26-book story arc, the Danish actor Per Jorgensen asks The Three Investigators to look into the theft of hundreds of valuable movie props from a newly-completed reproduction of King Tutankhamun's tomb, and Jupiter, Bob, Pete, and Mallory take the Coast Starlight to the northern California town of Dunsmuir. Ten years earlier, Per had starred in The Tellurian Treasure, a film set in the Valley of the Kings. During filming, he befriended Egyptologist Duncan Campbell, who poured his life savings into recreating Tutankhamun's tomb on his family's land. The props were his payment for work on the film - but now they're gone, and the local authorities have little interest in solving the case. On the train north, Jupiter, Pete, Bob, and Mallory meet a colorful cast of fellow travelers: believers in the lost continent of Lemuria; an Egyptian art dealer who may have secrets to hide; and a Tillamook artist en route to a solstice arts fair. In Dunsmuir, when the team checks into the Mountain View Resort under false names and visits the now-empty tomb, they discover a baffling clue: a card bearing the name "Big John," written in Egyptian hieroglyphs. But how did it get there - and how could the theft have occurred without anyone seeing a thing? A cryptic encounter with self-proclaimed Lemurians, a midnight visit to a hilltop mausoleum, and a series of sharp deductions all lead inexorably to the conclusion that not all of the stolen objects were movie props. Hidden among them may be priceless relics taken from the Tutankhamun's actual tomb. Join Jupiter, Pete, Bob, and Mallory as they chase down a mystery that spans continents and centuries - and discover whether they can recover the treasure before it vanishes forever.

Details

Format

Hardcover

ISBN-13

9781965321584

Publisher

Hollow Tree Press

Published

October 3, 2026

Pages

336

Weight

18.9 oz