tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991011494904852423.post713050377684695916..comments2023-04-03T08:48:29.337+01:00Comments on Mark's Three Investigators Book Review Blog: The Secret Of The Haunted MirrorMark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991011494904852423.post-6839908339463668062018-03-07T11:49:24.616+00:002018-03-07T11:49:24.616+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Roger Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866180729645154014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991011494904852423.post-50536031692246206052012-11-28T21:41:37.483+00:002012-11-28T21:41:37.483+00:00Most the first 30 Investigators books were great. ...Most the first 30 Investigators books were great. I love the early ones the best, but this a really good one.Raynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2991011494904852423.post-32841380026857424482010-12-07T15:39:27.395+00:002010-12-07T15:39:27.395+00:00Sorry to say that I can't agree with you on th...Sorry to say that I can't agree with you on this one. I did like this story when I was younger but it doesn't stand up to the test of time. There are turgid pages describing the politics of an invented country, Ruffino. When I reread this last year, only one question echoed in my mind: who cares? Jean, Jeff and Mrs. Darnley are one-dimensional characters. A strong elderly woman would emerge later in the person of Mrs. Macomber in Death Trap Mine. She seems to be what Ms. Carey is striving for here but can't quite get. And just like in Monster Mountain, the supernatural phenomenon seems to be forced into the title to make it more attractive to potential readers. The explanation for the haunted mirror has little credibility and is very weak. It kind of reads like a Scooby Doo story, where if the villain had just kept quiet and sneaked into the house at night to peel of the label, he would have gotten away with it instead of attracting attention to himself by inventing a ghost! However, Jupe's investigation, tracking down the ice cream van, is worthy of Sherlock Holmes himself and helps salvage the story a little. I'd give it five out of ten.<br />RobertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com