Three Blind Mice: How the TV Networks Lost Their Way

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What happened to network television in the 1980s? How did CBS, NBC, and ABC lose a third of their audience and more than half of their annual profits?

Ken Auletta, author of Greed and Glory on Wall Street, tells the gripping story of the decline of the networks in this epically scaled work of journalism. He chronicles the takeovers and executive coups that turned ABC and NBC into assets of two mega-corporations and CBS into the fiefdom of one man, Larry Tisch, whose obsession with the bottom line could be both bracing and appalling.

Auletta takes us inside the CBS newsroom on the night that Dan Rather went off-camera for six deadly minutes; into the screening rooms where NBC programming wunderkind Brandon Tartikoff watched two of his brightest prospects for new series thud disastrously to earth; and into the boardrooms where the three networks were trying to decide whether television is a public trust or a cash cow.

Rich in anecdote and gossip, scalpel-sharp in its perceptions, Three Blind Mice chronicles a revolution in American business and popular culture, one that is changing the world on both sides of the television screen.

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Journalistically Insightful.......2003-08-29

This is a snapshot of what happens when companies become too large and lose touch with changing demands in the marketplace. While this snapshot was taken a few years ago, its lessons are still pertinent. The networks have subsequently made a few changes, but the landscape in telecommunications remains unpredictable. For a reader interested in media history, the philosophical stance of various network executives is covered pretty well in narrative form. Since the book came out at the end of Brandon Tartikoff's successful programming ventures, a significant amount of the book is devoted to his style of management. Auletta identifies five dominant powers influencing the telecommunications industry: the networks, cable, independent and affiliated stations, the Hollywood studios, and the telephone companies. This book is well-researched and written. It provides insightful analysis and commentatary on the condition of the fifth estate as it was at the end of the 20th century.

An insider's account to network TV.......1999-03-19

An intriguing book for anyone interested in the volatile business of network television. Auletta clearly had inside access to the major players at the big three networks when all of them were changing hands during the mid 1980s. Auletta's account does a fine job of examining each network's unique culture, which could clearly be traced to the men in charge. The book details the inner workings of each network's news and entertainment divisions, and the uphill battle for viewers in a new era of competition. The first chapter includes an interesting story, followed by a keen analysis. The rest of the book continues that pattern.

A Powerful book on Television & the little men who run it.......1999-01-23

Having worked a good portion of my life in 'local' television, it was most interesting to read about the so-called big boys of the networks. Anyone who has spent hours watching the 'tube' should get a real kick out of this. With all the egos involved, its amazing that there were no more bodies being loaded outside their headquarters daily. Ken Auletta had some marvelous sources to get so many things to write about. Somehow I know television will continue to survive despite some of the dim-wits who run things. I kept reading the book looking for solid broadcasters----there are many, but I was amazed at how little some of the bigger names failed to measure up. I am planning to read the book for a second time. Surely some of the big guys didn't say and do some of the things reported by Auletta. Now lets just make sure Peter Jennings tie looks nice, his head cocked just right and his million dollar smile continues to remind of his four marriages and his need for a personal pacifier. Right on Ken Auletta.

Single greatest book on TV ever written..........1998-11-25

If you are at interested in TV or the entertainment business, this is the first book to read. It is an extraordinary read. It is a bit dated now, but don't let that deter you. Auletta is an excellent writer and shows it here. It is long, but is as engrossing as any novel. With apologies to Bill Carter whose Late Shift is awesome, this is the 1 book to read if you want to learn about TV.

A good look at a tumultuous time in TV history.......1998-06-20

If you have any interest in business, regulation, or mass media, this is a good book for you. Auletta takes his readers on a fascinating trip into the boardrooms of the three major American TV networks as they struggle through new ownership and invigorated competition. You will almost feel as if you are right there, and this book is quite suspenseful throughout. You'll get to know the major TV producers and network presidents, and you will swear you were actually in New York when these decisions were made in the late 1980's. _Three Blind Mice_ is well researched, and Auletta is careful to note what is speculation and what is fact. He has done a masterful job with the book, and I would encourage anyone to read it. Do not be put off by its length, for it is a wonderful, moving true tale.

Three Blind Mice (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries)

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Terror After Dark
Three Blind Mice
Of More Interest to Established Fans than Newcomers
A Thoroughly Delightful and Unique Short Story Collection
4 Marple, 3 Poirot, 1 Satterthwaite, and The Mousetrap

Three Blind Mice (St. Martin's Minotaur Mysteries)
Agatha Christie
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A blinding snowstorm--and a homicidal maniac--traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate. Out of this deceptively simple set-up, Agatha Christie fashioned one of her most ingenious puzzlers, which, in turn, would provide the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in history. From this classic title novella to the deliciously clever gems on its tail (solved to perfection by Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple), this rare collection of murder most foul showcases the intimtable Christie at her inventive best, proving her reputation as "the champion deceiver of our time." (The New York Times)

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Terror After Dark.......2007-09-27

THE MOUSETRAP and TEN LITTLE INDIANS were the very first Agatha Christie books I read and I suppose they didn't prepare me for the real Agatha Christie, who was a much tamer creature than you'd think from these two shockers. (Tamer, and more complex, I should add.) The Christie who wrote THE MOUSETRAP (or "Three Blind Mice," as they're calling it here) wasn't so much interested in Golden Age detection games as she was in creating old-fashioned, scream out loud sphincter clenching terror, and she didn't work in this mode very often, though there are Grand Guignol moments here and there (and, as Laura Thompson's new biography of Christie reveals, there are many more on the "cutting room floor"). But the murderous situation of THE MOUSETRAP, with its eerie, whistling prologue set in London, could have fit right in with the John Carpenter "Halloween" movies of the 1980s. Too bad film rights are tied up contractually until the end of the long running West End play! For it's a great script and what a part for a heroine too--a young woman, running a sort of "bed and breakfast" place way out in the middle of nowhere, "Monkswell Manor," with her husband Giles, who she realizes she actually doesn't know very well.... and this young woman, Molly, isn't as we find out entirely without secrets of her own--secrets she's practically been keeping from herself--it is a rich, psychologically multilayered characterization. Molly's background freed her up to a certain extent from the complacencies of ordinary bourgeois life, gave her the freedom to feel for and reach out to the gender-variant boarder, Christopher Wren. Whereas straight Giles feels awkward around and contemptuous of Wren, Molly's feelings are very different, she finds in him a fellow traveller as it were. All the while you're thinking, any one of these people might be the "three blind mice" whistling killer. It's scary as all getout.

The other stories in the collection are uneven, and every fan will have his or her likes and dislikes. I found some of the Marple ones a bit farfetched--like, she comes up with the solution without any evidence whatsoever, just her intuition. I guess that's okay, but outside of the frame of the "Tuesday Club" (and was "Strange Jest" left out of THE TUESDAY CLUB MURDERS by mistake?) the Marple short stories aren't that great. What was Christie thinking when she dreamed up the title "Tape Measure Murder"? For those who don't know, the title gives away the whole ending of the story! On the other hand, it's great to see the return of Quin and Satterthwaite in THE LOVE DETECTIVES; and the Poirot case of THE THIRD FLOOR FLAT is surely one of her greatest inventions.

Three Blind Mice .......2004-11-19

This book, full of mysteries, would be great for those who enjoy page-turners. Out of five stars I would rate this book a four, because, it really kept me intrigued. I also liked how there is always a twist to things; even if someone seems like they fit the profile for the criminal, there is always another possibility.

The first (and main,) story, Three Blind Mice, all starts when a blinding snow storm hits, trapping Molly and her husband in their newly started guesthouse with the four occupants of the rooms, stranded. With a homicidal maniac on the loose, its only a matter of time before the maniac is revealed...

The other eight stories are all thrillers, full of clever criminals, and sneaky crimes. Some of the titles include "Tape Measure Murder" and, "The Case of the Perfect Maid." Miss Marple, an elderly woman, has deep explanations for almost every problem that occurs in her "peaceful" town of St. Mary Mead. Hercule Poirot; the other detective; gets down to the point with ease and confidence.

I enjoyed the tension and suspense in this book. While being short, the stories still gave enough context behind the characters, so that you still feel like you get to know them. I liked how these stories really cut to the chase, in that there wasn't anything in the story that didn't serve a purpose; no unnecessary parts as there sometimes is in other stories.

Over all, I would definitely recommend this book to all. It keeps you on the edge of your seat. Not once did I grow bored of this book. Three Blind Mice is full of brilliant disguises, clever plans, rich explanations, great dialogue, and overall delight.

Of More Interest to Established Fans than Newcomers.......2003-05-25

Unlike the superior short story collection TUESDAY CLUB MURDERS, which unifies its stories via various stylistic devices and a single detective (Miss Marple), THE MOUSETRAP AND OTHER STORIES presents a mixed bag in terms of both quality and leading characters. And simply stated, although many of the stories here have their charms, most of the titles here are not among the best of her short fiction. The collection does contain three stories that offer Christie at her stylistic and plot-twisting best: "The Case of the Perfect Maid," featuring Jane Marple, and "Third Floor Flat" and "The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly," both featuring Hercule Poirot. Indeed, the first of the three is as fine as anything Christie ever wrote in any form, a cleverly crafted tale of a maid unjustly accused of theft that Christie expertly guides through a number of unexpected turns to a completely unexpected conclusion. But such titles as "Strange Jest," "Tape-Measure Murder," "The Case of the Caretaker," "Four and Twenty Blackbirds," and "The Love Detectives" are utterly transparent at worst, minor works at best.

The centerpiece of the collection, of course, is "Three Blind Mice." This rather long story--more of a novella than a short--caused quite a stir among mystery readers when it debuted, and it would go on to considerably greater fame when Christie adapted it to the stage as THE MOUSETRAP, which has the distinction of being the single longest running play in theatrical history. But whatever its merits on the stage, and in spite of one of Christie's more startling plot turns, the style of the piece is decidedly melodramatic, artificial, and now and then down right clunky. This is a collection more likely to appeal to determined Christie fans, particularly those who are interested in tracing out Christie's unique ability to reconstruct the plots of her minor short stories into considerably more successful full-length works. While the stories here are certainly readable (and considerably more interesting than the short fiction of such Christie contemporaries as Dorothy Sayers, whose style was less at home in short story format), this is not a collection I would greatly recommend to new fans. Such readers would do better to select THE TUESDAY CLUB MURDERS.

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A Thoroughly Delightful and Unique Short Story Collection.......2003-02-20

"Three Blind Mice and Other Stories," by the absolutely outstanding "Queen of Crime" Agatha Christie, is an absolute gem of a book! All of the nine stories in this collection shed light on Christie's gift of creating unforgettable characters and spine-tinglingly suspenseful plots. I particularly enjoyed reading "Three Blind Mice," (the novella of the collection) because I had recently seen a high school production of "The Mousetrap," the play that Christie wrote after the novella was so successful. I enjoyed comparing the two, because both verstions, though similar have many differences. This novella does not feature any of Christie's series detectives, (Hercule Poirot, or Jane Marple,) but is is outstandingly brilliant in introducing characters that will stay with you long after the book is completed. I'll say one thing, I'll never look at the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice" the same way again! Readers are treated to four delightful stories featuring Miss. Marple, ("Tape Measure Murder," "The Case of the Perfect Maid," "The Case of the Caretaker," and "Strange Jest.") The are treated to three stories featuring Hercule Poirot, "The Third Floor Flat," The Adventure of Johnny Waverley," and (my personal favorite,) "Four and Twenty Blackbirds," in which Poirot examines the eating habits of a certain individual in order to solve a murder. There is also a special treat of a story featuring Mr. Harley Quin called "The Love Detectives." All in all, a wonderful feast of humor, mystery, and suspense, which I'm sure will be enjoyed by people for many years to come. Happy reading to you all, and take care!!

4 Marple, 3 Poirot, 1 Satterthwaite, and The Mousetrap.......2002-12-02

These short stories all appear under their original titles (alternate titles are noted). If you're interested in Joan Hickson's unabridged narration of the 4 Jane Marple stories herein, see the recording MISS MARPLE INVESTIGATES. They are among the few Marple short stories that don't appear in THE THIRTEEN PROBLEMS collection. Two of the Poirot cases, on the other hand, appear in HERCULE POIROT'S EARLY CASES, while the third appears in THE ADVENTURE OF THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING collection.

"Three Blind Mice" - None of Christie's regular characters appear; this tale corresponds to the play 'The Mousetrap'. Once upon a time, in 1940, three young children were evacuated and sent to live at Longridge Farm. The Greggs treated them barbarously, and after one boy died, Mr. Gregg was killed escaping from the police, and Mrs. Gregg went to prison. Now Mrs. Gregg has been murdered just after her release from prison, and the next target appears to be a young woman at Monkswell Manor - but the murderer could be either the boy or the girl (now grown up), the Davises don't know the background of any of their paying guests - and they're snowed in.

"Strange Jest" - Miss Marple has a missing will problem - except that in this case, the assets rather than the will itself are hidden. The stories I can think of with this theme are all of the form: wealthy uncle decides to amuse himself at his heirs' expense, and hides their inheritance. (Sayers' "The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager's Will" from LORD PETER VIEWS THE BODY is a stronger story than "Strange Jest" - the uncle not only had a purpose in hiding the will, but a wicked sense of humor.)

"Tape-Measure Murder" and "The Case of the Perfect Maid", like most Marple short stories (and unlike the novels) are set in St. Mary Mead. In the first case, mild Mr. Spenlow is suspected by the village of murdering his wife, whose body was discovered by a dressmaker coming in for a fitting. In the second, Miss Marple is asked to intercede with the Skinner sisters when they fire their maid, Gladys, with an implication of theft. The slur on her character is compounded when the Skinners bring in an outsider who appears to be a paragon - too good to be true. (As a bonus, the village eagerly awaits Dr. Haydock's first professional encounter with the hypochondriac Miss Emily, and he comes up to scratch.)

To speed Miss Marple's recovery from a serious illness, Dr. Haydock writes up "The Case of the Caretaker" as a story-within-a-story for Miss Marple to get her teeth into. The end of Haydock's manuscript is an implied 'Challenge to the Reader', since at that point one has all the information needed to solve the puzzle; most of the stories of the Marple collection THE THIRTEEN PROBLEMS share this feature, although the other 3 Marple stories in this collection do not.

"The Third-Floor Flat" When Patricia Garnett finds herself locked out of her 4th floor flat after a double date, one of the young men climbs up the coal lift ("Pat *never* locks and bolts things"), but gets out on the wrong floor - and discovers the body of Pat's downstairs neighbour. Poirot, her upstairs neighbour, offers his help after being roused by the commotion.

"The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly" (a.k.a. "At the Stroke of Twelve") The only Poirot story in this collection narrated by Hastings. Why did the kidnapper send threatening notes to the Waverlys *before* snatching their little boy?

"Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds", a.k.a. "Poirot and the Regular Customer" - Listening to this one read by David Suchet may make you hungry; be warned. A friend of Poirot's has taken him to the Gallant Endeavour, a picturesque restaurant with very reliable cooking. The friend points out an elderly fellow diner who appears twice a week like clockwork and has very predictable eating habits, so the staff knows him, although they don't know his name, business, or anything else about him. Molly, the waitress, adds that he came in on *Monday* the previous week, and ordered stuff he ordinarily couldn't abide - she worried that she'd forgotten what day of the week it was! Poirot feels uneasy - later he felt that he should have forseen what was coming, and prevented it. :)

"The Love Detectives", a.k.a. "At the Crossroads" (30 October 1926) - One of the few Quin & Satterthwaite stories that doesn't appear in THE MYSTERIOUS MR. QUIN. Satterthwaite, staying with an old friend who happens to be chief constable, is carried along to a murder investigation. After finding out about the blunt instrument and the body in the library, you may start taking a hard look at the butler, but the investigators are themselves aware of the cliche, so don't be suckered on appearances.

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Reprise for 3 Blind Mice - a review of Ivimey's story of the mices' adventures

The Three Blind Mice: The Whole Story
Rh Value Publishing
Manufacturer: Gramercy
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Reprise for 3 Blind Mice - a review of Ivimey's story of the mices' adventures.......2006-03-15

I have reviewed a version of this book by Mr. Ivimey. It was illustrated by someone different than Mr. Courbold, so while I can not tell you much about the drawings, but if you like I can tell you something about the poem/story that Mr. Ivimey concocted.

Like me, apparently Mr. Ivimey was never quite happy with the well-known story of farm-wife versus mice. He subsequently came up with a `completed' tale that takes us (the reader and our children, of course) from the fateful moment in which the 3 mice leave home, to their full recovery from their injuries (blindness and tail removal).

In this `complete' version we see the mice leaving home, getting into trouble, and then finding a cure-all for their profoundly bad state. As three *small* mice they leave home. As three *bold* mice they drop by an inn and ask for a bed. As three *cold* mice they wake up out in the open after being rejected by the innkeeper. As three *hungry* mice they look for food and find only a dried out walnut shell, which is how they came to be at the farm as three *starved* mice. The farmer takes pity on them and gives them a morsel or two which temporarily leaves them as three *glad* mice. That is until that ole wife shows up. Sicking the cat on them the mice end up blinded by a briar patch and tailless by the classical means. Thus they transition from being three *poor* mice to *scared* mice to *sad* mice. They are only saved from being three *sick* mice by a large hare who give them some salve that fixes everything, leaving them three *wise* mice.

See below a refrain/example of text from the book.

Three bold mice
Three bold mice
Came to an inn
Came to an inn
"Good evening host,
can you give us a bed?"

But the host just grinned and shook his head,
So they all slept out in the field instead,
These three bold mice.

Four Stars. [B]. The text can pretty much be sang. If you don't want to sing it - it is a long song - you can just drop some of the lines and make it a read-aloud. Don't know about the illustrations except what you can learn from the cover shown here.

Tres Ratones Ciegos/three Blind Mice: La Ratonera

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Tres Ratones Ciegos/three Blind Mice: La Ratonera
Agatha Christie , and Alberto Coscarelli
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Christie classics : The murder of Roger Ackroyd, And then there were none, The witness for the prosecution, Philomel Cottage, Three blind mice

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Christie classics : The murder of Roger Ackroyd, And then there were none, The witness for the prosecution, Philomel Cottage, Three blind mice
Agatha Christie
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Not Among McBain's Best But Mildly Entertaining Nonetheless
Matthew Nearly Hopeless In Weak Story
Try it, you will like it.
Hope takes on a hopeless case in the sunshine state.

Three Blind Mice
Ed McBain
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Not Among McBain's Best But Mildly Entertaining Nonetheless.......2006-10-28

Three Vietnamese men are found stabbed and ritualistically mutilated after death in the town of Calusa, Florida--and they share a common history. They were recently arrested and tried for the vicious rape of Jessica Leeds, whose outraged husband, Stephen, swore revenge upon them when they were found not guilty in a court of law. Stephen's wallet is found at the scene of the crime and two witnesses come forward to identify him as the man seen arriving and leaving the scene of the crime. It is, says assistant district attorney Patricia Denning, an open and shut case.

Most famous for his "87th Precinct" novels, author Ed McBain is also the creator of a series of novels commonly known as "The Fairy Tale Books," which draw their titles from loose parallels with children's stories--in this instance the three murdered, eye-gouged victims--and feature defense attorney Matthew Hope. Published in 1990, THREE BLIND MICE is the ninth in the series, and in many respects it is indicative of McBain's stylish prose and way with character.

It is not, however, indicative of McBain's best turn of plot. Although it is never implausible, neither is it--in the best traditions of both mystery and detective novels--realistically inevitable; details tend to overcrowd each other, subplot complications distract from the primary course of events, and although the conclusion is clever enough it lacks any sense of real surprise. Even so, fans of McBain will find it mildly entertaining, as will virtually any reader in seach of a quick read for a rainy afternoon. Mildly recommended.

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Matthew Nearly Hopeless In Weak Story.......2004-04-17

What is it about Ed McBain and romance? It can turn him from Mickey Spillane to Maurice Chevalier in a matter of two or three pages. Here we are treated to a pair of romances, one involving Florida defense attorney Matthew Hope and a Vietnamese interpreter, the other involving a private investigator and a woman who works at the Calusa Tax Collector's office. There's also a murder, of three restaurant employees who raped a woman and then beat the rap.

The Matthew Hope books, which seem to have been brought to a close by McBain in 1998 with the release of "The Last Best Hope," was an excursion on the other side of the criminal justice system by McBain, writer of the "87th Precinct" series of police procedurals. It was a detour in tone, in tempo, in setting, and in character, but for some reason, the Hope novels I read never seemed to benefit from this fresh approach. Unlike the "87th Precinct" books he was writing concurrently, McBain seemed to plot these ones by the numbers, with little interest in what made people tick, until it came to a romantic situation. Then his focus would bore in on cute meets, long walks on the beach, and post-coital cuddles of quiet satisfaction. Often he throws in lovers of different ethnic backgrounds, showing what a liberated guy he is and all that. Meanwhile the killer continues to kill and the reader gets frustrated. Love makes the world go round, but it is more likely to make a good mystery go down the drain.

The mystery here, published in 1990, is one of McBain's weakest. It's not terribly clever in its set-up, and an attempt to set up a red herring is transparent. Hope seems unable to see things about his client, the jailed husband of the raped woman awaiting trial for the murders, and those closest to him which any mystery-versed reader will pick up on fast. At one point, when finally confronting the killer, he does so in a stupid, self-exposing way, without backup, despite the fact he knows someone else doing the same thing ended up losing his life.

The romances, picked up suddenly in the middle of the narrative, aren't resolved in any way. About the only thing unique is that one of the romances doesn't wind its way into the bedroom, as the couple want to take things slow for a while. The woman, it turns out, is a virgin, which makes her quite an exotic female in the McBain canon.

But this book is not for McBain virgins, or you may lose interest in reading his other, and for the most part, much better books. Then you really would be losing out on something.

Try it, you will like it........2003-03-26

This is the first McBain book I have ever bothered to read even though I have been aware of McBain for years. I really enjoyed this novel and look forward to reading the other 12 Matthew Hope novels. Why McBain stopped writing Mathew Hope novels after 1998, I don't know, but it would be nice if he started up again.
Read this one, then enjoy watching the TV movie based on it.

Hope takes on a hopeless case in the sunshine state........2002-10-12

Ed McBain's "Matthew Hope" series is one of the more entertaining and engaging mystery series set in that most murderous of states - Florida! Well, not actually perhaps, but if one reads the vast number of murderous tomes and series set in the sunshine state one might get that impression. Like John D. MacDonald, Carl Hiassen, James Hall, Lawrence Shamus, Dave Barry, Tim Dorsey, and others MacBain makes good usage of his setting. Lead character and protagonist attorney/P.I. Matthew Hope's adventures aren't as madcap and humorous as those of some of the other authors mentioned above, but he is definitely hard boiled and suspenseful.

In this novel Hope is engaged to defend Stephen Leeds, a man accused of murdering three Vietnamese immigrants who have just recently been acquited of raping Leeds' wife Jessie. When the men are found murdered and mutilated shortly after Stephen had publicly threatened to kill them, everyone assumes that he is guilty. Evidence found at the scene seems to clinch the matter, but Hope takes on the case and begins to investigate, along with his assistants. As is usual in a MacBain novel, you learn quite a lot about the various characters along the way, making them and their motives believable. I recommend all of the Matthew Hope series. While this one isn't his best, it is still a good pager turner. Recommended.

Four Stars.

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Marvelous Mini Mystery

THREE BLIND MICE MYSTERY,THE (Choice Chapter Books)
Stephen Krensky
Manufacturer: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0385321317
Release Date: 1995-09-01

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Detective Simple Simon has his hands full this time. Charlie, the blind mouse, is missing. A ferocious wolf is on the loose and two pigs have lost their homes. Who could guess that all these incidents are part of the same cleverly conceived mystery for beginning readers?

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Marvelous Mini Mystery.......1999-04-10

The Three Blind Mice Mystery was marvelous. The plot was original and enjoyable by children of all ages. The author cleverly included several other nursery rhymes throughout the story. This book is a great chapter book for beginning readers. If you liked The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, you'll like this book!

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION/THREE BLIND MICE

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WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION/THREE BLIND MICE

Manufacturer: Dodd, Mead, and Co
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ASIN: B000HFBNM2

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Always!

Three Blind Mice
Agatha Christie
Manufacturer: Dell Pub Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0440158672

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Always!.......1998-12-02

Always Agatha's book is incredible. This book was also a good book of Agatha's mystery book. Also find out what three blind mice are. I promise you that you will like this book!

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The Adventures of the Three Blind Mice
John W. Ivimey
Manufacturer: Scholastic
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000RT9RBW

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