Mysteries & Detective Stories - Kids Fiction

When Neale and Margie Lawson hear that their father will have to sell his shore land and their beloved horse, Firefly, they are miserable. They can find no way to help until a strange red car, a lost cat, and the odd behavior of...

Moody's Island, set like a jewel in Nine-Mile Marsh, is a valuable piece of property. When the widow who owns it dies and leaves the island to an absolute stranger, everybody wonders why. There is still one living relative, Clyde Moody, who was not...

Roy J. Snell (1878-1959) authored at least 85 Young Adult novels under his own name and as by David O'Hara, James Craig, and Joseph Marino, most of them specifically directed to boys, though he wrote at least one series of mysteries for girls. His...

Nancy, Barby, and Doug Holland looked forward to summer in New Hampshire without realizing what exciting secrets came with their new home. The summer would hold more than swimming and horseback riding, blueberry pancakes and picnics at the lake, but they didn't begin to...

Before the Baudelaires became orphans, before he encountered A Series of Unfortunate Events, even before the invention of Netflix, Lemony Snicket was a boy discovering the mysteries of the world. Match wits with Lemony Snicket to solve thirteen mini-mysteries. Paintings have been falling off...

In the fading town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, young apprentice Lemony Snicket has a new case to solve when he and his chaperone are hired to find a missing girl. Is the girl a runaway? Or was she kidnapped? Was she seen last at the grocery...

When city girl meets country girl, on a lake shore in the Ozarks, the bond is instantaneous, a catalyst for a summer of non-stop, action-packed adventure. Add brothers and sisters into the mix and soon they are also entangled in crazy, mixed up family...

Short Description (2,000 characters, including spaces) When Olaf the Basset hound's very special bone goes missing, he calls on his friend Zoopy the Jack Russell terrier for help. Investigating the bone's whereabouts results in a humorous and thrilling adventure around a Texas ranch leads...

When Sarah and Skip's mom inherits and house and moves the family to a remote town in Maine for a fresh start, the pair is anything but pleased. What if there's nothing to do? What if they don't make friends? What if they can't...

My name is Charlie Chucky, and I am the son of an international super spy. When people began to go missing in a creepy forest next to my school camp, it was up to me to find them. But I didn't expect to be...

(A BAKER BOYS ADVENTURE)Life on the "Hill" turns exciting when eleven year old Jake finds an old jar hidden in the cellar. The jar contains a paper that would propel him and his brother, Billy, into a summer full of fun, frustration, intrigue and...

A terrific page-turner, full of unexpected twists and revelations. Buckle up --James PattersonThe second book in the acclaimed, action-packed series from New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman. Stranger Things fans, don't miss this trilogy The clones of Project Osiris are free--but they're being...

A nature hunt...and a missing lunch Pipsie and her turtle friend, Alfred, are on the best school trip ever--a nature scavenger hunt The team who finds "Seven Wonders of Nature" first wins. But that isn't all Pipsie and Alfred have to find. Someone has...

Best friends Erin and Audrey are thrilled when they travel with Audrey's parents on a business trip to Italy, but the real excitement starts when they return to the States and discover that their Italian adventure is not yet over. Chance meetings and odd...

Everyone in Kilmore Cove is hiding something. That's what Jason, Rick, and Julia realize when they first hear about Mirror House and its creator, the eccentric inventor Peter Dedalus. A close friend of Ulysses Moore, Dedalus has been missing for many years. But before...

A BOY. A CAT. A NIGHTMARE IN TWO WORLDS What if the nightmares lurking in the darker corners of our dreams were made real? Imagine a modern Narnia, inspired by the likes of Stephen King and Neil Gaiman, and you'd have THE CAT'S MAW...

A British nanny looking for a low-key summer finds buried secrets, murderous attention, and unexpected romance when she visits the Nantucket Sound in this heart-pounding novel. The Nantucket Sound is a beachfront playground for the privileged and elite, where the sunny days are filled...

After arriving in Venice, Ethan and Ella embark on a high-speed gondola chase in the second book of this chapter book series about mystery, travel, and adventure. When Ethan and Ella first land in Venice, they are in awe of all the canals and...

A hard-to-prove art heist makes a New York City mystery for ninja detective Randi Rhodes in this second book in a series full of humor, adventure, and heart from Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer. Randi Rhodes and her fellow ninja detectives, DC and Pudge,...

Meet Randi Rhodes, the world's first ninja detective Mystery abounds in this delightful new middle grade series from Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer. Deer Creek is a small town whose only hope for survival is the success of their Founder's Day Festival. But the...

A thrilling amusement park ride turns diabolically deadly in this Hardy Brothers adventure--a fresh approach to a classic series. Joe and Frank Hardy are attending the season's opening night at Funspot, a local amusement park that's been declining for years, but that recently got...

When a boy is sent to Mammoth cave to fight a case of consumption, little does he know he'll also be fighting for the lives of a secret community of escaped slaves, who are hidden deep within the cave. Twelve-year-old Elias has consumption, so...

In this second book of a fresh approach to a classic series, Frank and Joe track down violent pranksters. Rich girl Lindsay Peyton is throwing the biggest and best Sweet Sixteen bash that Bayport has ever seen. But her party planning is off to...

Malibu Mayhem follows Nancy Drew back to River Heights in this conclusion to the latest mystery arc! After an unforgettable vacation on the exclusive beaches of California, Nancy, Bess, and George are glad to be back in down-to-earth River Heights. But just as they're...

Danger intensifies in the latest thrilling installment in an action-packed series Bad news for the Higher Institute of Villainous Education, aka H.I.V.E.: Overlord is reborn and has developed the chilling ability to move from body to body, erasing the host's personality--and ultimately killing them....

The leaders of the world's villainous forces are being picked off one by one in a series of mysterious attacks and Dr Nero is forced to take temporary control of G.L.O.V.E. when Diabolus Darkdoom is seriously injured. He then discovers that Otto, who has...

There's always a price to pay for love. The second book in an all-new arc of the New York Times bestselling Kissed by an Angel series Ivy should be ecstatic that her formerly dead boyfriend Tristan is back on earth with her, but the...

Since Sage was kidnapped, Clea has no way of knowing if he is alive or dead. And even though she has only just discovered they were soulmates, she feels like a part of her is lost forever. What's worse, she can't even turn to...

Clea Raymond has felt the glare of the spotlight her entire life. The daughter of a renowned surgeon and a prominent Washington, D.C. politician, she has grown to be a talented photojournalist who takes refuge in a career that allows her to travel to...

There's a vandal in the Capitol City Museum of American History, and he or she is intent on defacing priceless artifacts. Raining Sam, the son of the Head of Educational Programs and local Ojibwe tribe member, is determined to get to the bottom of...

Gum Shoo and his friends love solving mysteries. The Everglades becomes the scene of the crime when someone is poaching in the national park.Author: Steve BrezenoffISBN-10: 1434241971ISBN-13: 9781434241979Publisher: Stone Arch BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2012Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.30dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.4Point...

It All Started With a Bike is a hilarious mystery novel for readers nine through twelve. In it we find one level-headed youngster solving two mysteries, assisted (and occasionally hindered) by a cast of eccentrics both young and old. Pam Fischer is coaxed into...

Jack and Ashley's search for eight-year-old Sammy has left them hopelessly lost in a twisted maze of tunnels deep inside Carlsbad Caverns. Bats are everywhere, and the echoes of their screeching cries sends a chill through the trio. The only light is the candle...

The Landons are in the Caribbean, in Virgin Islands National Park, to figure out what is destroying the coral reefs and causing the hawksbill sea turtle to disappear. Jack and Ashley find themselves hopelessly entangled in the mysterious life of Forrest Winthrop IV, the...

Life-threatening accidents keep plaguing the Landon family as they investigate the mysterious deaths of white mustangs at Zion National Park in Utah. Even before they get to the park, Jack Landon knows that Ethan Ingawanup spells trouble. Things start to go awry after Ethan...

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose love visiting their friend Sammi, the prince of Costra. But the owners of a yacht they admire are acting a little suspicious. And there's suddenly been a robbery on the island. Can the kids find a connection between the...

Teen agents take on a group of radical animal rights activists in this riveting CHERUB novel, featuring a striking new look CHERUB agents are highly trained, extremely talented--and all under the age of seventeen. For official purposes, these agents do not exist. They are...

A teenage special agent risks being brainwashed when he heads to the Outback to infiltrate a cult in this suspenseful CHERUB novel, featuring a striking new look CHERUB agents are highly trained, extremely talented--and all under the age of seventeen. For official purposes, these...

CHERUB is an elite intelligence organization that employs agents under the age of seventeen. Because of their age, CHERUB agents have an unparalleled advantage in the realm of espionage. No one would ever suspect teenagers to be agents. Rigorously trained and exceptionally talented, CHERUB...

//WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE/The Internet...a world without rules, without boundaries. Where you can be anyone you want, whoever you aren't. And it's all just a click away....Riley Tulane is a member of a chat room called The Six. Made up entirely of acting students,...

The Internet...a world without rules, without boundaries. Where you can be anyone you want, whoever you aren't. And it's all just a click away... Andy MacFarland thought he knew everything. But his mom just showed him how stupid he really is. Strike that. Not...

It's time for the final ceremony of the River Heights Celebration, where four candiates are going for the Mahoney Scholarhip. All four are equally qualified--and equally worthy suspects behind the strange occurances that have been happening at the carnival. Arson, theft and threatening notes...

An adventurous debutante refuses to settle for society's expectations--and unleashes international intrigue (and possibly an ancient curse) along the way. Agnes Wilkins is standing in front of an Egyptian mummy, about to make the first cut into the wrappings--about to unlock ancient (and not-so-ancient)...

Agnes Wilkins is standing in front of an Egyptian mummy, about to make the first cut into the wrappings, about to unlock ancient (and not-so-ancient) history. Maybe you think this girl is wearing a pith helmet with antique dust swirling around her. Maybe you...

In Private Killer, Frank and Joe continue their undercover investigation of Gamma Theta Theta, a mysterious-turned-dangerous fraternity at an all-boys New England boarding school. The headmaster's meddlesome, trouble-making daughter is in danger, and it seems like the fraternity members--and even some faculty--will stop at...

In Killer Connections, the detective duo learns that the headmaster of The Willis Firth Academy is in peril along with his daughter--and maybe even the Hardys themselves! Can the boys wrap up their mission before someone loses a life?Author: Franklin W. DixonISBN-10: 1416986960ISBN-13: 9781416986966Publisher:...

After the initiation into Reed's newly created secret society, Noelle has disappeared and the only clue is a mysterious note. Is Reed the cause or is there something more sinister happening? With the warning not to tell anyone about the kidnapping, it is up...

After her harrowing kidnapping, Reed returns to Easton to find the worst thing she can think of--Billings has been torn down. Finally, after years of controversy, the school's wealthiest female alumni have been overruled, and the historical dorm is gone from Easton Academy. How...

Janie thought she knew what her future held. And she thought she'd made her peace with it. But she can't handle dragging Cabel down with her. She knows he will stay with her, despite what she sees in his dreams. He's amazing. And she's...

George, Bess, and I were so excited when we won an amazing vacation at an eco-resort in Costa Rica. Fun, sun, surf -- all in the name of ecology and helping to keep our planet clean. But, as always, dirty business seems to follow...