Mysteries

Meet Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timothy. Together they are THE FAMOUS FIVE. 'There was something else out on the sea by the rocks - something dark that seemed to lurch out of the waves . . . What could it be?' Julian, Dick and Anne are spending the holidays with their tomboy cousin George...

Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was an eleven-year-old girl! When girl detective Friday Barnes solves a bank robbery she uses the reward money to send herself to the most exclusive boarding school in the country, Highcrest Academy. On arrival, Friday is shocked to discover the respectable school is...

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. In book eleven, the Famous Five are on an adventurous holiday in horse-drawn caravans. They discover a ruined castle that looks deserted. But is that a face at the...

Books 4, 5 and 6 in the SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT series – known collectively as TTHE DEATH BRINGER TRILOGY, Derek Landy's fantastically imaginative series about our favourite dead detective. DARK DAYS Skulduggery Pleasant is lost on the other side of a portal, with only some evil gods for company...

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. In book five, the Famous Five go on a caravan holiday. When they stumble across a circus troupe, the gang are thrilled. But some of the circus people have more...

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. In book thirteen, the Famous Five find out about something dangerous out in Mystery Moor. They'll have to risk the treacherous mists and follow the trail if they want...

Leon is a small-time crook who's ridden his luck for three decades. When he starts splashing big money around, the cops are desperate to know where it came from. They call in CHERUB, a secret organisation with one essential advantage: even experienced criminals never suspect that children are...

Super Sleuth, from Children's author David Walliams. Dilly loves a good murder. Not a REAL murder. A made-up murder. One you would find in a murder-mystery novel. Sherlock Holmes is her favourite detective. She even named her dog Watson after his faithful companion, and trained him to sniff out...

In this second installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies returns for another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls. After thwarting a notorious villain at an...

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. In book four, the Famous Five stay at the large old house at Smuggler's Top. They discover secret hiding places, underground tunnels, and one night they catch people...

Three spine-tingling mysteries for Scarlet and Ivy to solve in the creepily atmospheric Rookwood School… THE LOST TWIN When troublesome Scarlet mysteriously disappears from Rookwood School, terrifying Miss Fox invites her quiet twin sister Ivy to ‘take her place’. Ivy reluctantly agrees in...

Three complete stories in one collection! Includes Schoolhouse Mystery, Caboose Mystery, and Houseboat Mystery....

Three more spine-tingling mysteries for Scarlet and Ivy to solve in the creepily atmospheric Rookwood School… THE LIGHTS UNDER THE LAKE It’s summer and as a special treat after the horrors of last term Mrs Knight announces a school trip to Shady Pines Hotel on the shores of Lake Seren...

Ryan is about to board a plane, knowing that the next twenty-four hours will change everything. His mission is to stop the biggest terrorist attack America's ever seen. Ryan works for CHERUB, a secret organisation with one key advantage: even a trained terrorist won't suspect that a teenager is...

The sixth and final unmissable 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 school is...

Harper Wells finally gets a room of her own, away from her annoying big brother. But on the first night in her brand-new bed, she wakes up in the past and meets a young girl named Edie. Has what Harper said to her changed the course of Australia’s history?

In this post-apocalyptic novel from Newbery Medal–winning author Robert C. O’Brien, a teen girl struggling to survive in the wake of unimaginable disaster comes across another survivor. Ann Burden is sixteen years old and completely alone. The world as she once knew it is gone, ravaged by a...

New York Times Bestseller * National Book Award Nominee * Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery It’s wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler’s inn is always quiet during this season, and twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers’ adopted son, plans to spend his...

The audio edition of the best-selling middle grade novel about a spunky girl born without arms and a boy with Tourette syndrome navigating the challenges of middle school, disability, and friendship - all while solving a mystery in a western theme park. Aven Green loves to tell people that...

Every summer holiday, Isaac Turner spends three weeks with his grandfather, Ferdinand, at his house in Italy, and this year his best friend Hattie is coming too.

Return to the world of the best-selling Greenglass House, where smugglers, magic, and pyrotechnics mix, in a new adventure from a New York Times best-selling, National Book Award-nominated, and Edgar Award-winning author....

Ghosts, a kidnapping, a crew of young detectives, and family secrets mix in this new stand-alone mystery set in the world of the best-selling Greenglass House, from a National Book Award nominee and Edgar Award-winning author. Marzana and her best friend are bored. Even though they live in a...

What is Amateur Detective Myrtle Hardcastle to do when her beloved governess inherits an estate on a Scottish island? Why, find a haunted brooch, break an ancient curse, and catch a murderer, of course! When her governess inherits an estate on a Scottish island, amateur detective Myrtle...

Dear Diary.... When Bess asked George and me to be counselors at her old camp, I thought I was in for a relaxing week. But trouble always finds me. I heard about a camper who had drowned....

When a mysterious girl attempts to stake her claim to the Snowcroft family fortune, Myrtle Hardcastle’s father, a lawyer, is asked to help prove—or disprove—her identity....

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There's a fire in a seventh grader's locker! Is it arson? A prank gone wrong? An accident? Eva, Dani, Liam, and Gabe are determined to figure out who started the fire, and why. And they each have their own reasons for wanting to be the first ones to figure out what really happened.

Now thirteen, Mika has left behind her Stockholm orphanage for a treacherous journey with Detective Hoff to finally meet her mother, Annie Moonwind, a maid at the imposing Roseboon estate. Upon their arrival, and to their surprise, Valdemar is mistaken for the local constable, and Mika his errand girl, summoned to arrest Annie for mysterious crimes. But are dark forces at work at Roseboon? After all, doors are kept bolted. Windows are nailed shut. And screams pierce the dark. Maybe something wicked has been unleashed. Everything points to a creature that only comes at night.

When wealthy Josiah Crowley dies, his entire fortune is left to the cold and calculating Topham family—despite rumors that he intended to change his will. Sixteen-year-old Nancy Drew isn’t convinced the truth has been told. Driven by a sharp mind and an unshakable sense of justice, she sets out to uncover what really happened.

Die kleine Dilly liebt gute Krimis. Sie hat sogar ihren kleinen Hund Watson nach seinem Begleiter benannt und ihm beigebracht, Hinweise zu erschnüffeln und Spuren zu verfolgen. Aber jetzt befinden sich die beiden auf einem luxuriösen Ozeandampfer auf der Reise von Amerika nach London. Tausend Passagiere. Tausend Meilen Ozean um sie herum. Der perfekte Ort für einen Mord ... Oder zwei. Oder drei. Oder vier. Oder MEHR!

A laugh-out-loud young middle grade animal caper about a hapless ferret who decides to prove himself to his furry crime family by foiling a plot to sabotage the Baskerville Dog Show—from the author of the Horace & Bunwinkle series. Perfect for fans of A Boy Called Bat and Wedgie & Gizmo! Fil...

Join Marcus and friends as they solve a nighttime mystery in The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Sleepover Sabotage. This is the eighth exciting adventure by England International footballer, child food-poverty campaigner and bestselling author Marcus Rashford MBE. Inspired by Marcus's own...

In the tenth novel in New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs’s FunJungle series, super sleuth Teddy Fitzroy is on the case to rescue an abducted young gorilla! When a baby gorilla is stolen from an orphanage in Rwanda, Teddy, his parents, and an old family friend find themselves in a...

Rue Cyprus and her golden retriever puppy, Kasey, take a trip to visit Grandma Cyprus in Mount Ash for Christmas. The holiday reunion is filled with gingerbread and Christmas lights, and a surprise announcement from Rue’s Uncle Andrew and Aunt Erin. However, the festivities take an unexpected turn when Rue’s family finds out Tommy Hill has gone missing from his grandfather’s cabin. Can Rue and Kasey help Tommy find his way home before Christmas Eve?

Ya está aquí la nueva serie llena de misterio, aventura y FANTASMAS. ¡De los autores de la serie Amanda Black! En el misterioso pueblo de Santa Muerta los eventos sobrenaturales parecen florecer. Todo el mundo lo acepta, excepto Claudia, una joven brillante y pragmática que sueña con ser detective. Esas cosas sobrenaturales no existen… excepto, claro, por Cleo, el fantasma adolescente que acaba de conocer y que está decidido a ayudarla a resolver sus casos.

When Nancy Drew visits the Lilac Inn, she’s caught up in more than just the charm of the place. Emily Crandall is about to celebrate her 18th birthday and inherit a fortune in jewelry—but someone has other plans. After a shocking robbery at the inn, Emily’s guardian, Jane Willoughby, becomes the prime suspect. As Nancy digs deeper, she uncovers a web of secrets and deception that leads her to a suspicious maid named Mary Mason.

In this book, Nancy, the daughter of prominent attorney Carson Drew, is visited one evening by Nathan Gombet, a sinister man who claims that Carson Drew swindled him out of money for a property. Nancy gets rid of Gombet with difficulty. Soon after, she is drawn into the case of the Turnbull sisters, unmarried women living alone in their old family mansion, Cliffwood. The sisters claim that their house is haunted, but it quickly becomes clear that something more is afoot: valuable heirlooms of the Turnbull family mysteriously vanish.

Cady's mother disappeared when Cady was only six. Now about to turn fourteen, Cady aches for her mother to be with her. In an attempt to curb her granddaughter's angry outbursts, Grandma Winnie takes Cady on a road trip throughout Wisconsin and Michigan. "We'll repeat the trip your mother took when she was your age and maybe you'll learn more about her," Grandma tells Cady. Adding to Cady's stress is the deadline for her essay entry in Barnesville's centennial celebration.

After surviving a fierce storm on Moon Lake, Nancy Drew meets a frightened girl named Laura Pendleton, who begs for her help. Laura’s new guardian, Jacob Aborn, is a cruel, greedy man with a secret agenda. He keeps her locked up inside a remote bungalow, where nobody can interfere with his plans. As Nancy investigates, she discovers the shocking truth behind the criminal’s scheme. Before she can get the police, the villain catches her and leaves her trapped! Can Nancy escape from the bungalow and catch up to the criminal before he escapes with Laura’s inheritance?

It has been three years since the death of Sherlock Holmes. Watson is now solving mysteries solo and he's about to face his toughest one yet: the impossible murder of Mr Adair. What Watson doesn't know is that this curious case will unearth secrets from beyond the grave. Mr Robert Adair was killed last night at his mansion in Park Lane. He had spent the evening gambling and his winnings were still on the table. His door was locked from the inside and his window was left open.

Mike Walsh and his cousin Kate Hopkins are excited to spend a summer night at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Before the game, they explore a special exhibit about Gene Autry, the famous singing cowboy and original owner of the Los Angeles Angels. One display features a priceless gold record of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” But in the ninth inning, disaster strikes when the Angels give up a crushing grand slam. Fans wave their fuzzy “Rumble Monkeys” to spark a rally, until chaos erupts when a real monkey races onto the field, dodging players and even stealing a bat.

De retour d'une semaine chez sa tante, Léo découvre que sa maison a disparu: à la place, un terrain vague. Le soir, elle réapparaît comme si de rien n'était. Tout le monde trouve ça normal—sauf Léo. Habitué à fouiner dans les mystères de l'auberge de ses parents, le garçon de neuf ans met ses talents d'agent secret à l'épreuve: et s'il y avait un illusionniste sous leur toit?

Elena Zarlenga was meant to become the perfect Distinctum recruit - obedient, fearless, and ready to follow the path laid out for her. Instead, she wants freedom. On Selection Day, she gets it… just not in the way anyone expected. Chosen by Valverda, a hidden academy guarding the realm from a secret danger, Elena enters a world of magic, mythical creatures, daring training and fierce friendships.

It’s the Fourth of July, and the girls from Cherry Oaks Lane are set to perform their dance routine on a stage set up at the beach. Just before they were about to go on, Kimberly discovers her lucky ribbon is missing. Will she be able to perform without it? Will they find out what happened to it? If they find it, will it be in one piece?

Dans "Mystères au chalet" de Michel Bélisle, suivez Léo, un adolescent de seize ans, alors qu'il navigue à travers les complexités de l'adolescence et les secrets de famille. Alors qu'il observe les merles d'Amérique dans son jardin, Léo rêve de ses vacances d'été et décide de quitter son équipe de baseball, en partie à cause de l'entraîneur, père de son rival.

When a storm traps everyone inside the newly reopened Rustwood Museum, the lights flicker—and the town’s most valuable artifact, The Heart of Rustwood, vanishes. Atlas, Luna, and Moose spring into action, uncovering hidden rooms, secret staircases, and long-buried blueprints that reveal a truth bigger than they imagined. Someone is after Elias Flint’s lost technology, the same machines that once nearly destroyed Rustwood, and the new Guardians of the Gear must stop them before history repeats itself.

Tim und Bo dürfen eine Nacht als echte Leuchtturmwärter hoch oben im rot-weiß gestreiften Turm verbringen. Ein mysteriöser Lichtcode auf dem Meer, eine fehlerhafte Boje und seltsame Spuren im Sand fordern den Scharfsinn der Brüder heraus. Gemeinsam mit Rangerin Mira gehen sie mysteriösen Drohnenflügen und dem Klagen eines Seehundjungen nach. Eine atmosphärische Urlaubsgeschichte, die zeigt, wie wichtig es ist, Signale richtig zu deuten und dass die Welt viel sicherer wird, wenn man die Dinge beim Namen nennt.

Natürlich haben die drei eine Aufgabe. Und zwar bringen sie Dino und Ricky dazu, einige geklaute Gegenstände den Kindern zurückzubringen. Die Räuber suchen weiter nach ihrer Beute. Zufällig stolpern sie über Ricky und seinen Vater Rotzkopf. Es kommt zum Gerangel, als die Räuber ihm seinen Schmuck klauen wollen. Dabei verplappert sich Ricky. Die Räuber können es kaum glauben: DER kleine T-Rex soll etwas mit dem Verschwinden ihrer Beute zu tun haben? Die Ganoven beschließen, Ricky zu entführen. Nun beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit.

When Niil Terra sets off to find his missing parents, he ends up in Caput Mundi, a dazzling place filled with flourishing innovation and alchemic wonders. It is also the home of enarii, a shape-shifting metal that can be willed into any shape, whether it be swords, forks or fly swatters. As Niil’s talent for shaping enarii emerges, he discovers something he’s never had before: a place where he belongs.

Aufregung in der Wintersteinschule: Miss Cornfields Klasse hat sich für die TV-Show Top oder Flop! qualifiziert. Alle fiebern mit, auch die neuen magischen Tiere: Cooper, die coole Ratte, und Tingo, der freche Schimpanse. Der Fernseh-Spaß kann losgehen. Aber um zu gewinnen, scheint dem gegnerischen Team jedes Mittel recht zu sein. Diese Schule birgt ein Geheimnis: Wer Glück hat, findet hier den besten Freund, den es auf der Welt gibt.