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Books in the Mystery genre:

The Moon Tenders (1958)

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Steve and Sim build a raft and set out down the Wisconsin in search of the Winnebago treasure. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): August Derleth
Illustrator(s): Tony Madia

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Treasure of Green Knowe (1958)

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Tolly returns to Green Knowe for the Easter holidays and learns about Susan Oldknow, a blind girl who lived there during the Regency. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): L. M. Boston
Illustrator(s): Peter Boston

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Destination Moon (1959)

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Tintin, Haddock and professor Calculus prepare to blast off for the moon. This is the cover for the Golden Press edition of 1960. It was translated by Danièle Gorlin. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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Explorers on the Moon (1959)

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The lunar explorers land on the moon, but danger lurks in unexpected places. The cover is from the Golden Press edition translated by Danièle Gorlin. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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Father Brown Stories (1959)

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Tales of that intrepid detective Father Brown.

Author(s): G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

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Land of Black Gold (1959)

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Tintin and the two T detectives set off for the middle east to investigate a problem with the gasoline supply. It was substantially rewritten for this first English language edition. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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The Mill Creek Irregulars: Special Detectives (1959)

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Steve and Sim look into the strange goings on at a neighboring farm and spend their first night in jail.

Author(s): August Derleth
Illustrator(s): Everett Raymond Kinstler

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Red Rackham’s Treasure (1959)

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Tintin and Calculus are off to recover the treasure now that they have the map from the Unicorn. The Golden Press edition was translated by Danièle Gorlin. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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The Secret of the Unicorn (1959)

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Tintin purchases a model ship named Unicorn to give to Captain Haddock which leads to a treasure map. The Golden Press edition was translated by Danièle Gorlin. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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Stories of Strange Happenings (1959)

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A collection of stories and poems about strange events.  Includes Helpful Henry and The Left-Over Hat illustrated by Tibor Gergely. 

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely
Flavia Gág
Grace Paull
Kurt Wiese

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The Calculus Affair (1960)

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Professor Calculus has been kidnapped and it’s up to Tintin to rescue him before his captors get the secret of his new weapon. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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Kidnappers at Coombe (1960)

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Jane and Tim Cooper and their friends the Maitlands are off on a holiday adventure in Devonshire.

Author(s): Joan Ballantyne
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

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The Pinkertons Ride Again (1960)

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When Steve and Sim overhear the plotting of two would-be train robbers, no one will believe them - so they take matters into their own hands.

Author(s): August Derleth
Illustrator(s): Al Colby
George Conradsen

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The Red Sea Sharks (1960)

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Tintin and Haddock journey to the middle east to assist the Emir of Khemed and are soon embroiled in the Arab slave trade. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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The Shooting Star (1961)

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A meteoroid grounds in the polar sea and Tintin and his companions are off to claim it.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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The Seven Crystal Balls (1962)

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The members of an archeological expedition to Peru are falling into comas -- then Professor Calculus is kidnapped and Tintin and Haddock are off to South America. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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Tintin in Tibet (1962)

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Tintin and Haddock travel to the Himalayas to search for his friend who is reported lost after a plane crash.

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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The Castafiore Emerald (1963)

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Bianca Castafiore invites herself to Marlinspike Hall, then her famous emerald goes missing and its up to Tintin to recover it. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

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The Ghost of Blackhawk Island (1963)

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Steve and Sim are camping on an island in the Wisconsin Dells, when a ghost gets on their case.

Author(s): August Derleth
Illustrator(s): Joe Eckstein

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Luigi and the Long-Nosed Soldier (1963)

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Every Saturday Luigi takes the bus from Italy to Switzerland for his violin lesson with Professor Tagliatini. The new young soldier with the long nose who checks for smugglers steals his cakes from his lunch box, until one day Professor Tagliatini te... View More

Author(s): Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

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