On page 77, a statement is made about it being odd to wear dark glasses in the winter. I have never thought it odd, since the sun is still bright in the winter. Some people might consider it strange to wear dark glasses on a cloudy day, but I wouldn't think anything of it, since some people's eyes are very sensitive to light.
Ken and Sandy spend 46 pages trying to get free from being captured. It then takes them an additional 20 pages to be rescued. I ended up skimming a lot of it, since I have read the book before. I found that I did not care this time. The scenes in Ken Holt books where Ken and Sandy are captives and their escapes are described in painstaking detail are my least favorite parts of the books.
While I overall enjoyed this book, the last half of the book was not that interesting to me.
I greatly enjoyed this story. It's interesting how some books don't appeal to me while others do. The book takes place entirely in and near Brentwood, and that is part of the appeal. I found this book to be thoroughly engaging from start to finish.
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The Mystery Of The Iron Box
I liked the fact that not only was Ken taken into the Allen family, but Richard Holt as well. What I didn’t like was the Allen clan continuing to pooh-pooh Ken’s observations and theories about the box. Once again, good descriptive writing sets the scenes well. I haven’t been to New York, but I could feel the grit of the area warehouses and docks. The escape scenes go on too long (I skimmed through these parts on the second read) But the sinking barge was suspenseful. A good book overall.
The Clue Of The Phantom Car
In this story the time and effort the criminals put into their scheme is actually worth the big payoff. The start of the story reminded me of The Hardy Boys The Sinister Signpost. Many twists and turns that held my interest.
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