Children's Crime and Mystery fiction Books

What secrets are buried deep in the ancient ruins of Moonhouse? When three sisters are sent to stay with their grandparents for the summer, they stumble upon perplexing characters deep in the southwest desert. Who can they trust? The independent...

In 1959, two thirteen year old boys discover a secret that the town of Hole, Georgia, would rather remain buried. No one wants to talk about the decorated African American soldier lynched on a hot summer night in 1919. But the event cannot be ignored...

Twelve-year-old Allie Carroway and her cousins Kendall, Ruby, and Lola, have a new cousin, Hunter, to welcome into the family. But a boy has never set foot in their special meeting place, the Diva Duck Blind, and the initiation the girls devise to keep...

Markus Fales, a seasoned Army Combat Medic, celebrates his 30th birthday just before being thrust into the chaotic reality of World War III. Amidst the turmoil and violence, his valiant efforts to save lives ultimately lead to his own tragic demise as he...

The building of the hadron collider was once big news, but now it is just part of the scenery for most of the community, until Airlie and other children start showing unusual gifts. Airlie uses her psi abilities to solve a number of mysteries and crimes...

After a girl's body is found near the Mississippi, close to where Lainey lives, it sends a shockwave through town. Soon after, another death occurs, and it becomes clear that a serial killer is on the loose.Lainey is facing trouble of her own in the form...

Mischlingshund Wolle führt seit fünf Jahren ein Hundehotel direkt am Strand von Wangerooge. Seine Angestellten sind wie eine Familie für ihn. Doch die Idylle wird eines Tages jäh zerstört, durch das Auffinden eines Kothaufens vor dem Frühstücksbuffet...

Jay und Luca hätten nie zurückkommen sollen. Zurück in dieses Dorf, in dem sie keine Chance auf ein neues Leben haben, weil das alte sie verfolgt. Nun ist es zu spät. Im Kieswerk liegt ein Toter. Vom tatverdächtigen Luca fehlt jede Spur. Für die Polizei...

She's a tween vampire with big dreams. But she's terrified of everything. Can she shed some light on the case, or will the Brookside Museum stay in the dark?Ellie "Scaredy Bat" Spark is beyond excited when she's invited to investigate a stolen painting...

Solving crime, one fear at a timeEllie is a 12 year old vampire that loves solving mysteries, but is afraid of...everything. She's afraid of spiders, clowns, and loud noises -- just to name a few. And her pesky sister Penny never lets her forget it. But...

While working to settle a school-yard bet on the existence of a DeLorean automobile in Farmer Zimmer’s barn, Tanner-Dent Detectives, Agents M and K, find more than an old car. A simple excursion to find out what’s going on, leads our heroes...

It’s summertime in Jasper Springs! Amazingly (or not) it’s summertime in New York City where the agents of the Tanner-Dent Detective Agency are visiting Whiz’s Uncle Wilson. What could interfere with a nice city vacation? A dropped book...

It's Spring. It’s Saturday. School is out in two weeks. Life is good. Joey Dent and his best friend Whiz Tanner are on a leisurely bike ride when they find an injured bird under a tree. The bird happens to be a carrier pigeon wounded by a...

Thirteen-year-old Cedar Creek sleuth, Mallory Gilmartin, is once again involved in a mystery filled with risk and intrigue. An antique Ming vase has been stolen from the town's elderly librarian-the same vase that someone claims was stolen from them some...

It's like Harlem Nights meets Indiana Jones in search of Pirates Gold!. When confronted by a Catholic Priest who tells them about a hidden Treasure in a foreign country, Mr.T and Monson couldn't resist the temptation to go on a treasure hunt in...

Jan and Jenny are off on yet another adventure in this eighth book of the "Jan and Jenny Series." This mystery/adventure seems to be the most original of all their adventures to date, because our two sleuths make a brand new scientific discovery! They...

WHEN SETH AND JULIA are approached by a secretive man and asked to solve a decades-old scavenger hunt, they accept. But they're not the only detectives the man has recruited for this Waldameer mystery.Can Seth and Julia find the treasure before the team...

When Abby and Kit Hubbard moved into the family homestead on the New England coast, they were unprepared for the surprises the historic old house had in store for them. Into their lives, for the first time, came their mother's elderly half sister,...

When Patty and Jo Faraday returned to Harker’s Cove, the scene of their exciting adventure with an escaped convict, it was for a fun-filled summer vacation. It started with a birthday party at which the Faraday twins received a lovely music box...

City kid Randy is introduced to the wonders of nature by his country cousin, Jimmy, and eventually begins to love life in the country. The two boys build Hidden Lookout, a treehouse, and begin keeping watch on night animals. During the day, they follow...

A seemingly normal October turns into an exciting and terrifying adventure for Alexander and his brother, Ben, when they discover that their uncle Charlie may be in danger because of a secret government project he is working on. The boys notice strange...

Orphan Lettie Fraser has been sent to live with her estranged aunt and uncle in a grand house on the outskirts of London. But soon Lettie realizes that there is something strange happening in the house - something that involves her late parents and a...

"There was a skirmish at the door. Sharon and Scheherazade, the absentee guinea pigs, came rushing (or rather scooting) across the floor. Sharon, a black satin piggie resembling an eggplant, had greenery dripping from the corners of her mouth...

On graduation day in 2007 three Millkin High students entered the world as men. To test their newfound freedom Ray, Marco, and Joe drive across the country on their senior road trip. Yet something goes terribly wrong and they are forced to return home...

Zounds!Superheroes. Super villains. A whole lot of kicking and a whole lot of butt! Will our favorite hero, Sanitational Worker, be able to repel the villainous Master Naughty and his camaraderie of evil?Witness the titanic struggle of mighty heroes as...

It's a lousy day in Rockport.The bank was robbed, a man was killed, and in what may or may not be a coincidence, the school superintendent vanished without a trace.it couldn't have worked out any better for high school journalist Tiffany Everett...

Everyone in class 4-11 knows that classmate, Charlie Wonder, is the best cook in town. But when the whole class suddenly comes down with a mystery illness right after eating Charlie's "Strawberry Surprise" cake, guess who gets the blame! As the kids try...

The dark night was strangely quiet. The moon had disappeared behind the clouds, and there were absolutely no sounds. Not just quiet, but total silence. Then the lonesome cry of a whippoorwill broke the silence. Or was it really a whippoorwill!A strange...

In the third installment of the Angus Books Series, Angus and the Forgotten Trails, 11-year-old Angus McBride and his friends are trapped in an abandoned mine that is likely filled with undiscovered gold and silver lodes. This captivating tale features...

Elizabeth Jenkins is an eleven year old girl who has always wanted to solve mysteries. When her family moves to Hawaii, she finally gets her chance.A box hidden in the sand containing an old diary leads Elizabeth and her family on an adventuresome quest...

Somebody is stealing bicycles and cats from Abby Allen's neighborhood.Determined to solve the mystery, Abby starts her own detective agency and quickly finds herself crawling through flowerbeds, under porches, and staking out the local convenience store...

Zwei Kinder finden einen ausgesetzten Hund und suchen den Tierquäler. Ein spannender Kinderkrimi führt in eine kleine Stadt und lässt die jungen Leser nicht mehr los.

Step into a World of Adventure with Imagination Adventures: A Collection of Short Stories for Kids! This exciting series is packed with over 100 short stories or about 91,000 words of reading in total that will captivate the hearts and minds of young...

The much-anticipated sequel to Tattooed Teardrops, winner of Top Fiction Award, In the Margins Committee, 2016.Returning to juvie after breaching her parole, Tamara finds that everything is the same as when she left, and yet everything is different. She...

Tattooed Teardrops is the winner of the Top Fiction award for the 2016 In the Margins Best Books for Teens book award!A realistic and beautiful story filled with suspense, heartbreaking friendship and loyalty award-winning author P.D. Workman's...

Tony Shepherd's life is pretty much figured out: he's got a good family, he's popular at school, and he's a basketball star. But when his girlfriend disappears, he enlists the help of Charlie Wolfe, a wise-ass from "the wrong side of the tracks" who's...

Cousins Arj, Tam, and Mira are spending their summer vacation in Elathoor, a little village in Kerala when their family home, Lili Villa, is broken into and some jewelry is stolen. The Terrific Three set out to solve the mystery but soon discover that...

This story introduces a mystery on almost the first page, when the Hollisters attend an auction sale at Stone Farm near Shoreham. When Mr. Stone died he had only one relative, his grandson, Graham. Graham had been informed that he was to have the one...

***Shortlisted for the Chanticleer International Book Awards, 2017***Mystery and adventure collide when a group of boys discover an old abandoned road in the woods of a historic battlefield.Thad Utely’s best friend Donald Bass is moving away at the...

In their first big case, Whiz and Joey find themselves in the midst of an art world mystery--complete with masterpieces and forgeries. Nobody believes a crime has been committed, but Whiz is sure of it. Agents M and K, Jasper Springs' youngest,...

A Catholic girl and a Jewish boy training for a triathlon, search for clues to solve the mystery of a hit and run killer. Along the way they discover the importance of truth, friendship, and faith.  

What happens at night when the refrigerator door is closed and everyone in the house is asleep? All of the food comes to life when the fridge door is shut. On most nights this is a joyous occasion. However, the fun turns sour when a good food goes bad...

A library mystery full of natural science facts!Millie and Cogs (aka the Blueberry Detective Team) are headed to the library to return a book. However, the Seaside Library is closed because they had a break-in last night! Eight library books were taken...