André Marx
Writing
Biography
André Marx studied German, linguistics and arts at the University of Osnabrück from 1994 to 1996. He then concentrated entirely on writing books. Marx is a fan of the original U.S. stories of The Three Investigators and as such wrote his first The Three Investigators book, The sunken ship, in 1995 in his free time. Two years later, his first book, The Three Investigators – Poltergeist. Between 1997 and 2007, he wrote 27 books of the German Youth Book Series The Three Investigators (Die drei ???), all of which were published as radio play. This included the two three-volume anniversary editions of the Toteninsel (100) and Firemoon (125). After announcing his temporary departure from the series in 2009, he returned in 2012 with the short story The Lost Cake, which was published in the short story volume The Mystery of the Seven, as the author of the series and has since written numerous books of The Three Investigators.
Known For
The three investigators want to go on a road trip during their vacation, but just as they are about to set off, the phone rings and an unknown caller hands the trio of detectives their latest case: the archaeologists belonging to the secret society Sphinx are carrying out illegal excavations and selling the stolen art treasures. Their next target is the supposedly cursed island of Makatao.
Die drei ??? – Toteninsel
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Die drei ??? – Nacht in Angst
A call for help from gallery owner Mr. Prentice leads the three detectives into a new adventure: his apartment is said to be haunted. When the Carpathian dog, a valuable work of art, is also stolen, events spiral out of control because all the residents have a motive. As the suspects are eliminated one by one, the three detectives find themselves in the middle of their most exciting case yet.
The Three Investigators and the Carpathian Dog
During the summer vacations, the three friends are about to take a trip together to Romania, where they are allowed to complete an internship on the film set of "Dracula Rises", arranged for them by Peter's father, who is responsible for the special effects during the filming. No sooner do they arrive in Transylvania than mysterious events begin to pile up at Countess Codrina's old castle, which serves as the original setting for the film. The three detectives want to find out what all this may have to do with a boy who has been missing for over 50 years, a mysterious brotherhood and an enigmatic undead. Soon, not only the filming and Peter's relationship with his father are at stake, but also the friendship of the three investigators.