Mystery & Detective Stories

Do you love a tantalising mystery? Then look no further! We’ve made some special selections that might be just what you’re looking for.

Updated June 6, 2023
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The Fowl twins : deny all charges
Colfer, Eoin
Paper Book
The second Fowl Twins adventure, a spinoff of the blockbuster Artemis Fowl series, starts with a bang--literally. *"Like its bestselling progenitors, a nonstop spinoff afroth with high tech, spectacular magic, and silly business."--Kirkus Reviews<...
The unadoptables
Tooke, Hana
Paper Book
A delicious fairy tale full of mysterious spirits, daring escapes, and a beautiful message about the power of found families. In all the years that Elinora Gassbeek has been matron of the Little Tulip Orphanage, not once have the Rules for Baby Abandonment been broken. Until the...
The spybot invasion
Appleton, Victor
Paper Book
Tom and his friends get to the bottom of a practical joke gone wrong in this fifth novel in Tom Swift Inventors' Academy--perfect for fans of The Hardy Boys or Alex Rider. It's another day at the Swift Academy when Tom starts finding little troll-like figures around campus...
Rooftoppers
Rundell, Katherine
Paper Book
Embrace possibility in this luminous novel about a girl in search of her past who discovers a secret rooftop world in Paris. Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from the shipwreck that left baby Sophie floating in the...
Ronan Boyle and the swamp of certain death
Lennon, Thomas
Paper Book
The hilarious sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller, set in the world of law-breaking leprechauns from actor and writer Thomas Lennon Ronan Boyle may be the youngest and lowliest recruit to the secret Garda, but he's determined to save his captain from the harpy that dragged her into Tir...
The virtual vandal
Appleton, Victor
Paper Book
Tom and his friends attend a science camp in this fourth novel in Tom Swift Inventors' Academy--perfect for fans of The Hardy Boys or Alex Rider. Every year, Swift Academy students go to a nearby summer camp to field-test their inventions. Tom and his friends have been working...
Dog diaries : a middle school story
Patterson, James
Paper Book
The first book in the doggone awesome, howl-ariously illustrated, bestselling series from the creator of Middle School! Lovable dog Junior's illustrated diary is perfect for fans of The Owl Diaries, Humphrey, and Mercy Watson. ...
The Mysterious Howling The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place Series, Book 1
Wood, Maryrose.
Ebook
Found running wild in the forest of Ashton Place, the Incorrigibles are no ordinary children: Alexander, age ten or thereabouts, keeps his siblings in line with gentle nips; Cassiopeia, perhaps four or five, has a bark that is (usually) worse than her bite; and Beowulf, age somewhere-in-the...
The stolen show
Keene, Carolyn
Paper Book
Nancy, Bess, and George race to catch an international jewel thief in this eighteenth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to the classic mystery series. Nancy is helping out her Dad's friend, Louise Alain, and her dog, Marge, at an upcoming dog show in Montreal....
Willow Moss and the forgotten tale
Valente, Dominique
Paper Book
Amateur witch Willow Moss returns in her second quest to save the world of Starfell, adding a new adventure to this magical middle grade series perfect for fans of Terry Pratchett. Willow Moss once considered herself rather unimpressive. But after saving the world of Starfell from certain...
The beast
Condie, Allyson Braithwaite
Paper Book
"Thrilling, intense, with pulse-pounding chills . . . Everything you could want in a series." --Soman Chainani, New York Times bestselling author of The School for Good and Evil New York Times bestselling authors Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs co-author...
Monster nanny
Tolonen, Tuutikki
Paper Book
The Hellman children must make dowith a nanny while their mother is away at a spa. The only problem? Their nanny is a monster.       Grah is hairy, dusty, and doesn't talk. When the siblings discover that other neighborhood kids have been left with similar...
The lost fairy tales
James, Anna
Paper Book
The second magical bookwandering adventure in the nationally bestselling Pages & Co. series, featuring Tilly Pages as she journeys to France to wander inside a peculiar book of fairytales. Perfect for fans of Inkheart and The Land of Stories. Tilly and her best...
The doughnut whodunit
Warner, Gertrude Chandler
Paper Book
A hip new doughnut shop known for its bizarre recipes is opening up in Greenfield. At first, the owners of the other doughnut shop in town, Delilah's, aren't worried. But when the new shop starts making doughnuts that look just like some of Delilah's greatest hits, the Boxcar Children must figure...
The Bigwoof Conspiracy
Roberts, Dashe
Ebook
Friday Barnes, girl detective
Spratt, R. A.
Paper Book
"A must-have series for middle-grade readers." --Booklist A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year, 2017 Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was an eleven-year-old girl! When Friday Barnes, girl genius, solves a bank robbery, she uses the...
Peril at Lizard Lake
James, Laura.
Paper Book
'Zany ... Even reluctant readers will have a blast' IRISH TIMES In a small town on the banks of Lake Laloozee lives Fabio, the world's greatest flamingo detective. He's not tall or strong, but slight and pink. And he's very, very clever ... Most of...
Ali Cross
Patterson, James
Paper Book
James Patterson's blockbuster Alex Cross series has sold over 100 million copies--and now he's bringing those thrills to a new generation! Alex's son Ali is eager to follow in his father's footsteps as a detective, but when his best friend goes missing, what price will he have to...
The Highland Falcon Thief
Leonard, M. G.
Paper Book
In The Highland Falcon Thief: Adventures on Trains #1, a middle-grade series starter from MG Leonard and Sam Sedgman, a young boy is swept up in an investigation to uncover the perpetrator of a jewel theft. When eleven-year-old Harrison "Hal" Beck is forced to accompany...
The Pear affair
Eagle, Judith
Paper Book
Nell is determined to find her beloved missing au pair in this vibrant adventure set in, and underneath, Paris. Penelope Magnificent spends as little time as possible with her awful parents--a grocery-mogul father and a fashion-obsessed mother who loves expensive purses more than...
Secrets from the deep
Fairstein, Linda A.
Paper Book
It's the end of summer, and Devlin Quick is invited to join her best friend Booker's family on vacation at their summer home in Martha's Vineyard. Booker has a science project for school- to take a daily bucket of water from the Vineyard Sound and submit a sample to an oceanographic DNA lab. From...
Kat Wolfe takes the case
St. John, Lauren
Paper Book
Kat Wolfe, Harper Lamb, and their animal sidekicks are back in a new caper as Lauren St. John's Wolfe and Lamb Mysteries . A suspicious death coincides with the exciting discovery of the fossilized bones of a 200-million-year-old dinosaur. Kat is on the case, but she's also...
The last secret
Cleverly, Sophie
Paper Book
The sixth and final unputdownable mystery in the thrilling and bestselling SCARLET AND IVY series, perfect for fans of MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE, SINCLAIR'S MYSTERIES and THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL. When Scarlet and Ivy return to Rookwood after the holidays, they quickly realise that...
The Crims
Davies, Kate
Paper Book
The Crims are all notorious criminals. Well, notoriously inept criminals. Uncle Knuckles once tried to steal a carnival. Great-uncle Bernard held himself hostage by accident. And Aunt Drusilla died slipping on a banana peel. Twelve-year-old Imogen is the only Crim who is...
The graveyard riddle
Thompson, Lisa
Paper Book
Lisa Thompson returns to the world of her acclaimed novel The Goldfish Boy with this page-turning mystery. Melody Bird has discovered an abandoned old building in the corner of the graveyard... Though it's dark and creepy, she can't resist its pull. When she goes to explore,...
The problim children
Lloyd, Natalie
Paper Book
When the Problim children's ramshackle bungalow in the Swampy Woods goes Kaboom! the siblings and their pet pig have no choice but to move into their Granddaddy's abandoned old mansion in Lost Cove. No problem! For the Problim children, every problem is a gift. Wendell and...
The lost twin
Cleverly, Sophie
Paper Book
When shy Ivy's troublemaking twin Scarlet vanishes from Rookwood boarding school, Ivy is invited to "take her place." But when Ivy arrives, she discovers the school's true intention; she has to pretend to be Scarlet. Ivy must think like Scarlet, act like Scarlet, become Scarlet. What on...
The Sisters Grimm. Book 2, the unusual suspects
Buckley, Michael
Paper Book
In book two of the series, the Sisters Grimm start school at Ferryport Landing Elementary. DaphneÆs lucky enough to get Snow White for a teacherùshe loves little peopleùbut poor SabrinaÆs stuck with Mr. Grumpner and a class of mildly psychotic sixth graders. When Mr. Grumpner is found hanging in a...
The kitnapped creature
Odgers, Darrel.
Paper Book
There's a kitnapper on the loose in Doggeroo, and he has cat-snatched an old enemy! It could be a case for Jack Russell, Dog Detective, but he has other things on his mind. Foxie is sulking, Sarge is sick, and Preacher, the junior Jack, is in danger. Can Jack spare the time to investigate the...
The buried biscuits
Odgers, Darrel
Paper Book
When two boys throw biscuits into Foxie's terrier-tory, Jack knows something strange is going on. He carries out jaw-rensic testing and discovers that there is a biscuit thief in Doggeroo and dogs are being blamed! How will he unearth the truth of The Buried Biscuits.
It's the end when I say it's the end
Pastis, Stephan
Paper Book
In the series finale, Timmy Failure and his class create a hilarious film about his life -- just in time for the holidays. Though I, Timmy Failure, have solved many notorious crimes and now wish to enjoy my retirement, my fans have begged me to turn my memoirs into a movie, an...
Werewolf weekend
Frade, B. A.
Paper Book
The full moon is rising...with a bite! Twelve-year-old Emma is excited to spend a weekend away at best friend Samantha's house for an epic sleepover with Sam and her out-of-town cousins. But things take a turn for the spooky when Emma's peculiar new book, Tales from the...
The Parker inheritance
Johnson, Varian
Paper Book
A Boston Globe / Horn Book Honor winner * Four Starred Reviews * Over Ten Best-of-Year Lists"Powerful.... Johnson writes about the long shadows of the past with such ambition that any reader with a taste for mystery will appreciate the puzzle Candice and Brandon must solve." -- The New York Times...
The Khipu and the Final Key
Garretson, Dee.
Ebook
In this all-new very special miniseries, the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locations'all around the world! The final leg of the Aldens' journey brings them to South America and to the Salt Flats in northern Argentina. But...
Breaking News
Harvey, Jacqueline.
Paper Book
Twins Kensy and Max Grey's lives are turned upside down when they are whisked off to London, and discover their parents are missing. As the situation unfolds, so many things don't add up: their strange new school, the bizarre grannies on their street, the coded messages they keep finding and...
The Westing game
Raskin, Ellen
Paper Book
A Newbery Medal Winner For over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite. The Westing Game Deluxe Anniversary Edition Before writing The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin...
Sherlock bones and the sea-creature feature
Treml, Renée
Paper Book
In this second book in the humorous, mystery-solving graphic novel series that's perfect for fans of Bad Guys, Sherlock Bones and his ragtag team hunt down a swamp monster! Sherlock Bones's home, the Natural History Museum, has added an exciting new exhibit, ...
Stage fright
Keene, Carolyn.
Paper Book
The producers of a huge new Broadway musical are worried about their star, a TV actress who has been receiving death threats. When the actress gets sick right before opening night, her understudy has to go on for her--and nearly dies in an "accident" on stage. So the producers call in the Hardy Boys...
The impossible clue
Rubin, Sarah
Paper Book
A compelling and funny new whodunit with a strong girl heroine--for fans of Book Scavenger, Greenglass House, and The Mysterious Benedict Society.Math whiz Alice Jones has already cracked a mystery or two. She's smart and she's fearless, so who else would her...
Book Scavenger
Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss
Paper Book
A New York Times-Bestseller! "Full of heart and replete with challenging ciphers for readers to decode, Bertman's debut is literary cousin to classic puzzlers like The Westing Game." ―Publishers Weekly, starred review "Fans of Escape...
The case of the secret tunnel
Webb, Holly
Paper Book
Mr. Fred Grange claims to work as a clerk for a biscuit company, but he's out and about on the London streets at odd hours, and girl detective Maisie Hitchins soon discovers something very precious hidden in his rooms. Maisie is determined to unmask him as a thief, but the truth is far more...
The London Eye mystery
Dowd, Siobhan.
Paper Book
Ted and Kat watched their cousin Salim board the London Eye. But after half an hour it landed and everyone trooped off–except Salim. Where could he have gone? How on earth could he have disappeared into thin air? Ted and his older sister, Kat, become sleuthing partners, since the police are...
Sherlock Holmes and the disappearing diamond
Hearn, Sam
Paper Book
Read the book School Library Journal calls "perfect for young graphic novel fans and mystery aficionados alike!"Sherlock Holmes is on the case!John Watson has barely settled into his new school, Baker Street Academy, when his teacher announces a trip to one of London's top...
The shadows
West, Jacqueline
Paper Book
For fans of Small Spaces, Coraline, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and James Howe's Bunnicula classics comes the first book in the award-winning, New York Times bestselling Books of Elsewhere series. This house is keeping secrets . . . When...
From the mixed-up files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Konigsburg, E. L.
Paper Book
A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Run away to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with E. L. Konigsburg's beloved classic and Newbery Medal­-winning novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler! When Claudia decided to run away, she...
Pierre the maze detective : the mystery of the Empire maze tower
Kamigaki, Hiro
Paper Book
Pierre and Carmen are called to New Maze City, along with others of the world's best Maze Detectives, to help solve the puzzles, protect the treasure and stop Mr. X. But can you help them make it in time? Mr. X the Phantom Thief is back, with a new evil plan! He wants to steal the...
Sabotage at Willow Woods
Keene, Carolyn
Paper Book
Nancy and her friends hit the campaign trail in search of a political trickster in this fifth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to a classic series. Who knew a new sports field could cause so much drama? That's what Nancy, Bess, and George are investigating. Ever since...
The dog-gone mystery
Warner, Gertrude Chandler
Paper Book
When a new dog obedience business opens in Greenfield, the Aldens decide to enroll Watch for a refresher course. At the first class a Dalmatian goes missing, and everyone wonders if the dog ran away or was stolen. But when a malamute disappears at the second class, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny...
The empty envelope
Roy, Ron
Paper Book
Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve mysteries from A to Z! Kids love collecting the entire alphabet and super editions! With over 8 million copies in print, the A to Z Mysteries have been hooking chapter book readers on mysteries and reading for years. Now this classic kid...
Shadows at Predator Reef
Dixon, Franklin W.
Paper Book
Frank and Joe might be in over their heads when they discover an aquatic smuggling operation in this chilling Hardy Boys adventure--a fresh approach to a classic series. When Frank wins an internship at the Bayport Aquarium, he's stoked at the chance to not only earn school...
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny-- detectives extraordinaire!
Horvath, Polly.
Paper Book
From National Book Award winner Polly Horvath comes a hopping mad mystery that's perfect for Easter baskets everywhere! In this hilarious chapter book mystery, meet a girl whose parents have been kidnapped by disreputable foxes, and a pair of detectives that also happen to be...
Sleuth on skates
Beauvais, Clémentine
Paper Book
Sesame Seade, an established brainiac and aspiring sleuth, has a mystery to solve when university student Jenna Jenkins goes missing. With help from her friends, Sesame just might crack the case--as long as she can steer clear of pesky parents and avoid the perpetrators of a serious crime!
Inspector Jacques
Odgers, Darrel.
Paper Book
There's another new dog detective in town, and he thinks he's Jack's sup-paw-rior! Jack is not impressed when he meets Inspector Jacques, a French bulldog who tries to solve human crimes. But when Jacques and his person accuse Sarge of being an art thief, it's up to Jack to solve the mystery!
Mystery of the Maya
Montgomery, R. A.
Paper Book
Mystery of the Maya by R. A. Montgomery takes YOU on a daring adventure to Mexico to find your lost friend! 9-12 year old readers can travel back in time to search for their friend Tom, becoming a great Mayan warrior or the next human sacrifice - or they can remain in the present, becoming a double...
Rory Branagan: detective
Clover, Andrew
Paper Book
"Such fun! And, happily, more to come!" - Kirkus Reviews Be bold, be curious, be DETECTIVES! The first book in this hilarious crime-fighting middle-grade detective series reads like an extended graphic novel for aspirational readers and devoted fans of diary-style fiction. ...
The case of the spooky sleepover
Preller, James.
Paper Book
Ralphie Jordan can't sleep. Something is making spooky noises in his room at night. It's a perfect case for Jigsaw Jones, who pieces together all the ghostly clues.

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