The Mystery of the Fiery Eye

Author: Robert Arthur
Cover Illustration: Harry Kane
Internal Illustrations: Harry Kane

Synopsis:
Alfred Hitchcock introduces the boys to a friend of his who needs help finding an inheritance with no clues except a cryptic letter. The boys encounter a gang of thugs who wear horn-rimmed glasses and black moustaches and must deal with a sinister gentleman from India.

Tidbit: The 30 days of the initial use period for the Rolls Royce has run out before this story takes place, indicating that the first 5 mysteries and part of "Skeleton Island" takes place in a month's time.

(In my opinion, this one is Robert Arthur's masterpiece in terms of deduction, adventure, and entertainment.)

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Internal Illustrations from "The Mystery of the Fiery Eye" as drawn by Harry Kane in the U.S. version of the story
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Internal Illustrations from "The Mystery of the Fiery Eye" as drawn by Roger Hall* in the U.K. version of the story
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*Thanks to Ian Regan for supplying the Roger Hall images