The Mystery of the Sinister Scarecrow — M.V. Carey

A ghostly scarecrow is terrorizing Letitia Radford. But no one on the secluded Radford estate will believe the beautiful heiress! Then her fear turns to hysteria -- a colony of mutant army ants is on the loose!

The Three Investigators know Letitia is telling the truth -- after the rampaging scarecrow nearly chops their heads off! But they have to work fast. Letitia is more panicky with each passing hour. Someone is using the horrible scarecrow and the hungry killer ants to drive her mad!

The Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators books are among the most popular mysteries ever published for young readers. Millions of fans around the world -- from America to Finland to Japan -- have thrilled to the Investigators' exciting adventures and amazing feats of detection.