Mystery at the Masked Ball by A.E. Parker

Midnight Phone Calls, by Eric Weiner (1994) ISBN 4-4.

Mystery at the Masked Ball, by Eric Weiner (1993) ISBN 3-4.

The Case of the Invisible Cat, by Eric Weiner (1992) ISBN 2-6.

The Secret Secret Passage, by Eric Weiner (1992) ISBN 1-8.

Dates below are for the first publication. Parker', and are published by Scholastic Press. Later paperback reissues are credited 'Book created by A.E. BooksĮxcept as noted, the original hardcover books were published by Turtleback, and had various authors. This allows the series to come to an end at any point without ending abruptly and also leaves it open for another book. Boddy explains how he survived the end of the previous book, with the exception of the eighteenth book. In the introduction of subsequent books, however, Mr. In the solution, no explanation is given, and it is suggested that Mr. The first nine mysteries typically involve some sort of competition between the guests (in which case readers must deduce who won), a guest attempting to murder another guest, or some sort of rare treasure of Mr. The answer is printed upside-down on the next page, providing an explanation of how the criminal was foiled, or how the victim (if there was one) survived. Each mystery ends with a question to answer, and a picture of the checklist from the game is provided to assist with solving. This ends with some kind of cliffhanger that leads into the first chapter.Įxcept for the first book, which contains thirteen, all the books contain ten mini-mysteries similar to the Encyclopedia Brown books.

He explains the situation and introduces the six suspects. As it progressed, he said things like 'I was only unconsious' or 'I learned a long time ago to wear bullet-proof long-johns around these people.' FormatĮach book begins with a small chapter where Mr.

Basically, near the beginning of the series, he gives specific explanations. However, if there is another book after that one, he explains in an introduction how he survived. At the end of each book, Boddy is murdered. Boddy always invites everyone back the next weekend. Boddy's most prized possession(s), much of the time resorting to violence with the help of the famous six Clue weapons. Throughout each book, they plot to steal Mr. Every weekend, he invites five of his closest friends, who, along with his maid, are six of the most greedy, scheming people in the world.

Reginald Boddy lives in his stately home, Boddy Mansion.

Mystery at the Masked Ball by A.E. Parker