Children's Crime and Mystery fiction Books

The peace that Eldoret town has known is suddenly shattered by the intriguing murder of a schoolgirl. Inspector Philip Mungai is hardly on the trail of the murderer when a second violent death occurs - of the young man who had sold the poison partly used...

Join Oliver as his bike ride takes an unexpected turn, transporting him to a desert valley world in the American old-west. Armed with magical mismatched socks and an enchanted compass, he's led by a faithful red-haired dog to an extraordinary encounter...

Something is buried beneath the watcher tree in the woods-a metal box with treasure inside. But what kind of treasure? Gold? Secrets? Memories?And who buried the box at the base of the spookiest tree in Stony Brooke? The tree with a reputation for...

Is there more to the crew than meets the eye? Why would anyone want a boat full of teenagers?Carly, Maddie, Pilot and Cornelious have been waiting forever for their Seniors Only Cruise. After three years of solving crime in their small town, this trip is...

Upasana Puranik's story of "Bat in the Attic" is based on a real-life adventure. Her adventure begins when she goes to her grandparents' house on vacation. Her grandparents own a farm with many mysteries. When her curiosity gets the better of her after...

As the Ark rolls on the dark, stormy sea,all on board try to solve a great mystery.For a lost treasure they search high and low.Where is it hidden? Maybe YOU know!

While winging their way to Denmark the Happy Hollisters become friendly with a member of the Queen of Denmark’s staff. She is bringing home the Queen’s own valuable reproduction of the “Little Mermaid,” the famous statue that...

This story finds the Hollister family off to Alaska with Uncle Russ and their two cousins, Teddy and Jean. Russ Hollister, a commercial artist and cartoonist, has run out of ideas and is trying to think of a new location for his comic strip characters...

Ausgezeichnet mit dem LoveReading4Kids "Indie Books We Love" vergeben.Winner of a Readers' Favorite 5 Star Award.Das erste Mysterium der Monstakademie für neugierige und monströse Kinder.Eine neue Schule, neue Freunde und Monster für Klassenkameraden.Der...

Agaton Sax returns to fight his biggest criminal plot yet!Upon receiving a mysterious telegram during breakfast, Agaton soon finds himself searching to uncover the enigma around it. But it's not just one criminal mastermind behind this confounding...

Fifteen-year-old Lou can't seem to help herself. When she sees something suspicious, she just has to break out her homemade spy gear and investigate.After Lou's family moves to Squamish, BC, Lou spots something fishy going on right away. With the help of...

It's a Monday, and Detective Christopher Coyle, a member of Chicago's finest, is back from suspension. He was woken up in the dead of night and given the most sinister case of his career. To make matters worse, he was attached to the often-mysterious and...

Prepare for a pulse-pounding journey into the heart of darkness where loyalty is tested, alliances crumble, and a deadly virus threatens to erase humanity!In Pandemic, the gripping climax of the PanTech Chronicles, Professor Taylor finds herself ensnared...

Based on the genre: Thriller, Crime this Novel takes you through a journey of crime and murder... We are curious... how the story ends...Read now to find out!

A famous Van Gogh painting has been stolen from the National Gallery of Art. Or was it? Why risk such a brazen robbery in broad daylight? Was the theft a ruse for something more nefarious?Join super sleuths Ava and Carol as they unravel a secret plot...

Join over 20,000 children, teens and adults who've read the Ava & Carol Detective Agency series.Ava and Carol, teen detectives, can find a mystery just about anywhere, so why should Cairo, Egypt be any different?While Ava's mom, a world-renowned...

If you enjoy Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys and the Boxcar Children, you'll love the 'Ava and Carol Detective Agency' series, a thrilling mystery series for children of all ages.Praise for The Ava and Carol Detective Agency Series:'It was rip roaring fun, it...

Teen detectives Ava, Carol and Derik want to solve a series of cold cases in New England, and what better way, than to start, the Kids Murder Mystery Podcast?Join amateur sleuths Ava, Carol and Derik in this three-book collection as they dive headfirst...

My vision is blurred with images of my body bleeding out on the asphalt, someone kneeling over me as I lay on the ground. A feeling of cold, lonely depths. I can't remember if any of this is from my memory of the Incident or just a dream.In Fooling...

Jasper Penzey has never known his mother and his father never wantsto speak of her. At the ripe age of 9 years old, on the eve of his and hisfather's move from Louisiana to Santorini, Greece, precocious Jasperdiscovers an amulet and a note from his...

A school under sabotage, a raging lightning storm, four children as different as night and day are thrown back into a year where everything has changed. Danger looms, secrets, and clues must be found to bring justice back into the future. Meet Jamie, the...

13-year-old Michelle Prowler has her life uprooted when her father is framed for serial murder. Against everyone's wishes and advice, she decides to hunt the real killer herself to clear her father's name.But the deeper she digs, the weirder her mountain...

This young adult novel tells the story of a group of friends who stumble upon a mysterious old mansion on a deserted country road. As they explore the mansion and its surrounding gardens, they uncover a web of secrets and mysteries that threaten to...

Sean and Emily embark on an exciting treasure hunt and discover they are also being pursued. Can they find a mysterious, ancient treasure and evade the clutches of their arch nemesis Darius Deveraux?A page turning action, adventure sci-fi for children...

'What sort of dinosaur had a bone like that?' wondered Josh....Kat cajoles Josh into going with her to a remote settlers hut in a regional farming area to investigate a stash of what could be dinosaur bones collected over a lifetime by a recently...

The Forrest family buys a run down house on Apple Orchard Road. Eleven-year-old Ethan is disappointed the house is so old.Ethan invites his best friend, Tanner, for a sleepover and Tanner brings along a metal detector. At the break of dawn, Ethan and...

If you like to read Science Fantasy and love a good Mystery, then this is the book for you. Set in the future, a strange group of cosmic events have happened to shape the universe as we know it. But a blind female detective with a magic "sight" wand has...

The chase was on! The dark-haired young man ran fast and furious through the dense forest, leaping over rocks and bushes, and ripping through branches and leaves. In the gloomy shadows of the trees, he frantically searched for a place to hide. Behind...

The brutal attack on the Assistant DA has the City of Bridgeport spinning in circles. One of Bridgeport's finest was accused of the murder, and because of aggravating factors he may face the death penalty. It doesn't look good for the police, because the...

Lost Farm Camp is a classic novel written by Henry Herbert Knibbs. The story follows the journey of a young boy named Jack, who sets out on an adventure to find his missing father. Jack's father, a cowboy, has gone missing in the wilderness, and Jack is...

13 cuadras y un muerto Marca un antes y un después en la obra de su autor, Robert S. McGraw, siendo la publicación de sus dos tomos de relatos, un claro y decisivo crecimiento como cuentista de terror. Inspirado por los...

Mysteries abound at Saskatchewan's Government House, and Sam and J.J. are once again tasked with solving them – before it's too late. Things aren't as they appear at Government House, as Sam and J.J. discover on a field trip when they...

A fun story solving the age-old mystery of what happens to all the missing socks on laundry day. Join seven-year-old Claire as she determines to find out. A great gift for birthdays, holidays, or just because.

"I love my Da."Raised to a life of crime, Sandy is a teenage prostitute, junkie, and con artist. She always joked that her Da taught her a trade, that it hadn't hurt her to be brought up like she was.But things keep getting more complicated, more...

When twelve-year-old Alex is forced to leave his old life on the Council Estate behind and attend a famous sixteenth century boarding school, he never expected to find himself embroiled in a mystery. But when a fellow student, Patrick Mackensie,...

DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. Please do not blow up buildings.A SHAPESHIFTING BRICK IS ON THE LOOSE! THE GREEN ARMOURED CLANG ARE GOING CRAZY! But how many bricks can you destroy, in a building made of bricks?

Join Matt the cat and his best friend Avah on a thrilling adventure when Matt's beloved toy goes missing. Together, they follow a trail of clues, overcoming obstacles and learning valuable lessons about friendship, curiosity, and perseverance. "The Toy...

A young girl discovers a curious London magic shop and begins a journey to rescue a missing friend. Chloe Ashley is feeling lonely and dejected. She's estranged from her best friend and ignored by her busy parents. One dreary afternoon, she wanders...

The woods. The legends. The murders. She wanted the truth, and it cost her everything. Eleanora Flynn doesn't believe the legends of Dead Man's Swamp. She believes the woods are a sanctuary and not a threat, until her father is found beheaded...

SOME FRIENDSHIPS FADE. OURS WAS MURDERED.What would you do if your best friend died? What if she'd betrayed you hours earlier?Emma's nights are haunted by the twisted sight of her friend's body in Stone Lake. Others in the sleepy town of Camber slap an...

Summer holidays are for relaxing, spending time with friends and listening to great music. All things that Alice desperately wanted to do. Instead she was sent to London to work with her Uncle Humphrey, a world famous private detective. Things start to...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

Sophie Blakeman's first two Bagel Girl books have finally been compiled into one collection so the readers can enjoy both books at once! You can now enjoy the awesome Adventures of Bagel Girl The Holiday Villain and The Big Foot Mystery in one package.

When an unknown blonde is found dead at the bottom of a cliff—then disappears—Tom and Charlie's term break takes a sinister turn. If the boys knew they'd be chasing a dangerous criminal instead of relaxing by the seaside, they never...

Fifteen-year-old Julie Windom is still reeling from the drive-by murder of her brother, Paul. Her new friends, Maria and Brenda, try to help her adjust to her new life with her foster family. When her foster parents, Helen and Eric Alexander, decide to...