Mysteries & Detective Stories - Kids Fiction

In this funny, clever novel, perfect for fans of Pseudonymous Bosch and Gordon Korman and a companion to The Wig in the Window, tween sleuths Sophie Young and Grace Yang go undercover at Luna Vista's Winter Sun Festival to catch a murderer before he--or...

The international bestseller and debut novel by teenage author and classical musician Stefan Bachmann is part murder mystery, part gothic fantasy, part clockwork adventure. Best-selling author Rick Riordan said of The Peculiar, "Stefan Bachmann breathes fresh life into ancient magic."Don't get yourself noticed and...

In this funny and clever middle grade mystery reminiscent of Rear Window and perfect for fans of the Mysterious Benedict Society series, Sophie Young and Grace Yang are best friends, seventh graders, and spies.Sophie and Grace have made a game out of spying on...

It has only been a month since Gerald Wilkins be-came the richest kid on earth. One month since he found out his great-aunt Geraldine had left him all her fortune and, with it, a murder mystery, clues to a diamond heist, and a target...

In the noble and dangerous times of medieval France, the young knight Aubrey de Montdidier, nephew of the Count of Montargis, has been strangely murdered. His friend the brave Sieur DeNarsac, captain of the count's men-at-arms, and Thierry, a young page, must now solve...

Author: Agatha ChristieISBN-10: 0008249717ISBN-13: 9780008249717Publisher: CollinsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2018Pages: 96Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.20d

The fourth title in this thrilling new crime series that puts young people at the heart of the action. Strong characters, believable dialogue, authentic locations and compelling plots delivering maximum excitement for the young adult market.Mickey Stone, the head of Stonecor, London's most powerful...

New cutting-edge, fast-paced crime series that puts young people at the heart of the action. Strong characters, believable dialogue, authentic locations and compelling plots delivering maximum excitement for the young adult market. SPECIAL AGENTS is a thrilling new crime series that is contemporary, exciting...

Second title in this cutting-edge crime series for teenage readers. Three teenage protagonists in the elite PIC unit of Special Branch, fight crime on the streets of London. The tennis championships at Wimbledon and something horrible is about to happen to Will Anderson, the...

Meet Mel Beeby, the feisty, trouble-shooting, trouble-making angel - in this sparkling 3-in-1 edition of her first three adventures! WINGING ITMelanie Beeby, just thirteen, has been permanently removed from the late 20th Century by a speeding joy rider. She is elevated to another place,...

Cody, Quinn, Luke, M.E., and Mika are the Code Busters--clever clue hunters with a passion for puzzles. They are ready to prove they are the best at solving codes after Matt the Brat forms his own club. The teachers put on a scavenger hunt...

She already lost her mom, now her father is missing . . .Maddie Jones' dad has been kidnapped. The only way to save him is to uncover the mysteries behind the ancient terracotta warriors of China. But the mysteries reveal a 2,000-year-old curse and...

Does one need four fully grown foxgloves for decorating a dinner table for six guests? Or is it six foxgloves to kill four fully grown guests? Sophronia's first year at Mademoiselle Geraldine's Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality has certainly been rousing. For...

Cody, Quinn, Luke, M.E., and Mika are the Code Busters--clever clue hunters with a passion for puzzles. They are ready to prove they are the best at solving codes after Matt the Brat forms his own club. The teachers put on a scavenger hunt...

Crooked Hills is the most haunted town in America. It's just the news that Charlie needs to salvage his forced vacation to the middle of nowhere. If he's got to take a family trip to visit relatives, at least he'll see some ghosts. But...

Despite living in Key West his whole life, 18-year-old Liam Breyer is a skeptic of the supernatural until a vengeful spirit, murdered fifty years ago, nearly drowns him in a swimming pool. Luckily help arrives in the form of pretty - albeit homesick -...

When a book of unexplainable occurences brings Petra and Calder together, strange things start to happen. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an international art scandal. Can they decipher a crime that has stumped even the FBI?Author: Blue...

Shy thirteen-year-old Bree must channel her inner anime heroine to solve a crime at the Anime Expo. Bree Wong and her best friend, Alix, are so excited to be at the anime fan convention. They're dressed as the lead characters from their favorite anime...

Introducing a brand-new hero, a mystifying magician of singular observation. We give you, the magnificent Crowlock Holmes and his faithful companion, Doctor John Duckson. Between these two clever avian sleuths, they set about solving the seeming impossible crimes perpetrated upon London's unwary. Crowlock Holmes...

Join Ziggy and his friends as they solve mysteries, crack codes, and help the community in The Clubhouse Mysteries--now available together in a collectible boxed set! Best friends Ziggy, Rashawn, Jerome, and Rico decide to form a clubhouse, complete with secret codes, meetings, and...

Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang have tickets to opening night of Hamlet at the Crystal Cove Theater, one of the town's most beautiful buildings. But Shakespeare's play features only one ghost--not two Can Scooby and the gang stop the curse of the stage...

Sarah and Ryan are in deep trouble...they've discovered a dark secret...something that everyone in their hometown of Skeleton Creek, Oregon, seems to want to keep from them. Why? It just doesn't make sense.The answers are at the old, abandoned dredge. The last time the...

Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang are lost in the desert and find themselves smack dab in the middle of Sladeville--a ghost town But the ghosts of Sladeville seem out of place. Something odd is going on in the town, and the gang is...

The thirteenth title in the number one bestselling CHERUB series! Ryan is on his first mission, and it's as big as they get ... Twelve-year-old Ryan is CHERUB's newest recruit. He's got his first mission: infiltrating the billion-dollar Aramov criminal empire. But he's got...

Book Synopsis Riding high in fifth grade, Chase Manning joins the Apple Valley baseball team, and his clutch hitting leads the squad to within two victories of the school's first league championship. Confidence is high-until Chase's lucky batting glove turns up missing the day...

Learn more about Daisy and Hazel's detecting process and unravel three brand-new mini-mysteries in this short story companion to the Murder Most Unladylike series. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are famous for the murder cases they have solved--but there are many other mysteries in...

The thirty-eight volume Judy Bolton series was written during the thirty-five years from 1932-1967. It is one of the most successful and enduring girls' series ever published. The Judy Bolton books are noted not only for their fine plots and thrilling stories, but also...

Judy wonders what has happened to Roberta's father, a sea captain, who writes letters to Roberta. It has been quite some time since Roberta received a letter from Captain Dunn. Roberta suddenly begins to remember snatches of her past-a garden with a stone lantern,...

Horace plans to write a follow-up story to his feature article about the ruined castle owned by John Dent. It has long been rumored that John Dent and Hilma Joerg, former owner, are in the midst of a feud. Since Horace is sick, Judy...

Judy Bolton is thrust into an intriguing mystery when a stranger rushes up to her and gives her a purse that is not hers. Unable to catch up with the stranger to return it, Judy searches the purse and finds a note written by...

Spencer loves having breakfast with his parents, but he can't figure out why they always start their mornings with a muddy, sludgy, stinky drink called "coffee." Are they robots drinking fuel? Is it a magic potion? Could they be zombies?Bright, colorful illustrations and intriguing...

Summer has come early to the town of Drumheller, Alberta. The Screech Owls were expecting deep winter - just like back home - but when they arrive for the annual Dinosaur Pee Wee Tournament, they find a warm chinook has blown the winter cold...

When a missing surfboard proves to have hidden depths, twelve-year-old super-sleuth Steve Brixton must go undercover--and underwater--to tackle a puzzling tangle of mysteries. Steve Brixton's finally gotten a hang of this super-sleuth thing. After a few months of busting bad guys he finally has...

In this fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies go codebreaking in Cairo in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls. Codename...

Could the race to solve a mysterious on-stage accident spell curtains for Sam, Derek, and Caitlin?When the brothers join Caitlin and her parents on a weekend trip to the southwest Virginia town of Abingdon, they can't wait to watch their favorite actor perform at...

An Edgar(R) Award Winning SeriesMyrtle Hardcastle--twelve-year-old Young Lady of Quality and Victorian amateur detective--is back on the case, solving a string of bizarre murders in her hometown of Swinburne and picking up right where she left off in Premeditated Myrtle and How to Get...

Secrets taken to the grave don't always stay buried. In No Time to Die, Jenny is devastated by the recent death of her sister, Liza. Looking for a sense of closure, she secretly signs up for the drama camp where Liza died. Jenny knows...

In this fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies go codebreaking in Cairo in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls. Codename...

School camp . . . what could possibly go wrong? Friday Barnes is forced to face her biggest fear--her own emotions She must wave goodbye to Ian as he takes off to join his father in the Cayman Islands. But when your dad is...

Author: James PontiISBN-10: 1665946725ISBN-13: 9781665946728Publisher: Aladdin PaperbacksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/23/2023Pages: 1312Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.10lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.30w x 3.60d

Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang have tickets to opening night of Hamlet at the Crystal Cove Theater, one of the town's most beautiful buildings. But Shakespeare's play features only one ghost--not two Can Scooby and the gang stop the curse of the stage...

In this thrilling new series that Stuart Gibbs called "a must-read," Edgar Award winner James Ponti brings together five kids from all over the world and transforms them into real-life spies--perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls. Sara...

Once again Charlotte "Charlie" Thorne, a rebellious genius, must fight for her life against ruthless enemies as she attempts to solve a two-thousand-year-old mystery and prevent Cleopatra's greatest treasure from falling into the wrong hands.Author: Stuart GibbsISBN-10: 8885783325ISBN-13: 9798885783323Publisher: Thorndike Press a Part of...

Crack the code with Carmen Sandiego! In this original story, a special clue-decoding wheel built into the front cover allows readers to hunt for long-lost pirate's treasure alongside the world's greatest thief. Inspired by the Netflix animated series. Carmen Sandiego and crew are off...

Author: Amber GarzaISBN-10: 1502738058ISBN-13: 9781502738059Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/11/2014Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d

Twelve-year-old Kassy O'Roarke wants to win the Thompson prize at her school newspaper. Her pesky little brother Percy and his key-stealing ferret try to help . . . and that's when the trouble begins.Apollo the cougar cub goes missing from their family's petting zoo....

Twelve-year-old Kassy O'Roarke wants to win the Thompson prize at her school newspaper. Her pesky little brother Percy and his key-stealing ferret try to help . . . and that's when the trouble begins.Apollo the cougar cub goes missing from their family's petting zoo....

Have you ever been in a dark woods with just the trees and the toads? Have you ever been afraid of what a toadie can do in the dark? There are TWO ways to have fun with Creepers Mysteries. Enjoy reading the BOOK (in...

Who is behind the mysterious disappearance of all the animals and what can Jackson do about it?Jackson is just a regular 14 year old who lives with a fretful mum, an annoying brother and their two dogs in a small and quiet village outside...

Jake McGreevy is back-and this time he's searching for a long-lost masterpiece! Fans of National Treasure will be riveted by Chicago Bound's action-packed scenes in the Windy City. Audiences from around the world last got to see Impressionist Mary Cassatt's mural in 1893 at...