Kids: Mysteries and detective stories

Are you ready to solve a mystery? Pick out one of these books and enjoy some mysterious happenings, daring detectives, and super sleuths!

Updated July 28, 2025
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Amari and the Night Brothers
Alston, B. B.
Paper Book
New York Times bestseller! Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this exhilarating debut middle grade fantasy, the first in a series filled with #blackgirlmagic. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the Percy Jackson series, and Nevermoor. Amari Peters has...
Framed
Cottrell Boyce, Frank
Paper Book
A few things to know about Dylan He is the only boy in his entire town. His best friends are two pet chickens. Criminal instincts run in his family. And one more small thing about nine-year-old Dylan--the crime of the century has just fallen into his lap.
Mistakes were made
Pastis, Stephan.
Paper Book
The first two hilarious tales in the New York Times best-selling Timmy Failure series -- together in one volume! Meet Timmy Failure, the clueless, comically overconfident detective. Add his impressively lazy business partner, a very large polar bear named Total, and what...
The maze of bones
Riordan, Rick.
Ebook
What would happen if you discovered that your family was one of the most powerful in human history? What if you were told that the source of the family's power was hidden around the world in the form of 39 clues? What if you were given a choice - take a million dollars and walk away ... or get the...
When you reach me
Stead, Rebecca
Paper Book
"Like A Wrinkle in Time (Miranda's favorite book), When You Reach Me far surpasses the usual whodunit or sci-fi adventure to become an incandescent exploration of 'life, death, and the beauty of it all.'" --The Washington Post This Newbery Medal winner...
Murder most unladylike
Stevens, Robin
Paper Book
Two friends form a detective agency--and must solve their first murder case--in this "sharp-witted debut" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) that is the first adventure in a brand-new middle grade mystery series set at a 1930s boarding school. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong...

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