The Adventures of the Black Hand Gang

I remember the Adventures of the Black Hand Gang very fondly. The characters were fun and easy for me to relate to as a ten year old when I first read the book. A group of kids solving mysteries -- it's a formula that's worked in many other children's books, but the Black Hand Gang is unique in its method. You read the story, and then look at the detailed illustrations searching for clues to solve each page's riddle. Then you flip the page for the answer and the adventure continues. I've been reading the Harry Potter series and it made me think about all the great books that sparked my imagination growing up -- and the Adventures of the Black Hand Gang was definitely one of them. I'm sorry to see it out of print. I was also hoping that maybe there were further adventures of the Gang. Maybe someone will wise up and continue their stories for a whole new generation.

god, how can i describe my love for this book? i wish they would reissue it so i could buy a new copy.i bought this book when i was 10 and i still have it (i am 30 now) and it's tattered and yellow from age and use but whenever i want to have a fun, quick read, i pick this book up. i love the visual clues and the four stories are great. the illustrations are fantastic! i think my favorite story is the third one involving the jewelry. i tried to set up a black-hand gang when i was a child but to avail. i wish that there were more volumes of their adventures, but alas, we'll have to make do with this one. pure brilliance!

A wonderful book - why is it that this is out of print? My son loved this book. He is only six years old and I had to read it to him cover to cover. Bedtime became and event to look forward to.

It is incredible and exciting to find out that the book I've been looking for has been read by many others. I read this book when I was in elementary and I used to read it to my youngest sister, and boy did we have fun. To me and my sister, this book is better than any movie we've seen. Ever since I loaned this book out, I never got it back,and it was just until now, thanks to the Internet, that I find other people interested in this book. I would love to get my hands on a print, so that I can read it to my children and pass it on. It really expands your mind and opens a whole new world of imagination. That's what kids now a days need. I bet it would be great if a cartoon of this book would exist. I recomend this book to anyone. Bet you won't get tired of this wonderful adventorous stories. I can still picture some of the challenges my sister and I went thru while reading the book. We used to read it again and again. Specially on rainy and cold days, sitting by a window laying back on a pair of bean bags. This book beats wathcing any T.V. show and program. I wonder if there are any other volumes to this book. I only recall reading one of them. If there is more I would like to get a hold of them all, if possible.

This is a book that has a special place with me. It is one of the first books I can remember where I did not get tired of re-reading it, which is an astounding feat for an 11 year old. The book is not only fun to read but is an imaginative detective mystery for young readers. I am very disappointed in the "out of print" status of the book. Each chapter is a new mystery with the story on one page and rather detailed illistration on the other. The story always leads into the puzzle and the clues are rather challenging. I still enjoy reading this book at the age of 30 probably due to nothing more than the nastalgia, but it' still a fun read. I am sad that an entire generation of young readers are missing fun,and educational reading which is sorely lacking these days.