Spies and Detectives

A list of suggested titles for this summer's Reading is an Adventure Challenge: Mystery. Features picture books and chapter books about spies and/or detectives.

Updated June 24, 2024
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Mac undercover /
Barnett, Mac.
Paper Book
  From the esteemed New York Times bestselling and multi-award-winning author Mac Barnett comes a thrilling, hilarious fully-illustrated new spy adventure series! Before Mac Barnett was an author, he was a kid. And while he was a kid, he was a spy. Not just any spy. But a spy...
Winterborne Home for vengeance and valor /
Carter, Ally.
Paper Book
FIVE EXTRAORDINARY ORPHANS. ONE INCREDIBLE MYSTERY. UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF THE WINTERBORNE HOME FOR VENGEANCE AND VALOUR For readers who love the mystery of Robin Stevens and the mayhem of A Series of Unfortunate Events ... When 11...
The League of Unexceptional Children /
Daneshvari, Gitty.
Paper Book
Hilarious action adventure for readers aged 8 and up, featuring the world's most unexceptional spies. You think spies are clever and cool and mysterious? Think again . . . When Jonathan and Shelley are summoned to work for The League of Unexceptional Children they're...
The detective dog
Donaldson, Julia
Paper Book
There once was a dog with a keen sense of smell. She was known far and wide as Detective Dog Nell.Peter's dog Nell has an amazing sense of smell. Whether it's finding a lost shoe or discovering who did a poo on the new gravel path, her ever-sniffing nose is always hard at work. But Nell has other...
Spy toys
Powers, Mark (Children's story writer)
Paper Book
Toy Story meets James Bond in this incredibly action-packed new series. Spy Toys are going to take the world by storm!The world's leading toy manufacturer makes playthings for the rich and famous, and every toy they create contains a tiny computerised brain and a unique...
Liar & spy /
Stead, Rebecca.
Paper Book
When Georges moves into a new apartment block he meets Safer, a twelve-year-old self-appointed spy. Soon Georges has become his spy recruit. His first assignment? To track the mysterious Mr X, who lives in the flat upstairs. But as Safer becomes more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: what is a...
Geronimo Stilton, secret agent
Stilton, Geronimo.
Paper Book
* Over 140 million copies sold worldwide * Good for reluctant readers due to illustrative typeset * Educational edge as books contain facts about various places * Activity packs available to accompany certain titles* More fun and games online at www.geronimostilton.com/UK

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