Kids Mystery

Most folks know him as the best lizard detective at Emerson Hicky Elementary, but it's not all knuckles and know-how with Chet Gecko. He's also got his artistic side. If it wasn't for his art, he might never have been sent to Principal Zero's office, where he stumbled onto the mystery of Mr...

A haunted house. Three ghosts blamed for a missing diamond. Can a centuries-old mystery ever be solved? From the author of Trex comes a twist-filled mystery perfect for spooky season reading! "A fun haunted house story full of mystery and heart!"—Lindsay Currie, #1 New York Times...

It’s Valentine’s Day in Green Lawn! But Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose just aren’t feeling the love this year. Valentine’s Day was so much more fun when they were little. Then they each start getting messages and clues from a secret admirer! Can the kids figure out who wants to be their...

A murder mystery game turns deadly in this young adult whodunit by the author of Suddenly a Murder. "Dark academia meets classic detective fiction in this clever, twisty page-turner." —Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying Everyone in town knows about...

Perfect for fans of Cam Jansen, #1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica's exciting chapter-book series features his trademark sports action and heart, with a lovable twin brother-sister duo who solve sports-related mysteries. There's nothing eight-year-old twins Zach and Zoe Walker love more...

Chet Gecko loves a good mystery. Almost more than he loves his fee: stinkbug pie. So when fellow fourth grader Shirley Chameleon asks him to find her missing brother, Billy, Chet expects the case to be as easy as pie. But Billy's disappearance is part of a larger plot, one that involves the Rat...

In the misty, quiet town of Riverbend, eleven-year-old Romy is known only as "the Rogue." With a pocketful of mischief and a heart full of wildness, she's more at home poling her skiff through whispering reeds than navigating the town's tidy streets. So when the prized Founder's Day pike is stolen, everyone is quick to blame the girl who speaks the language of the river better than their own. Framed and friendless, Romy’s only hope of clearing her name lies in solving the crime herself. But her search uncovers something far more mysterious than a missing fish.

Fourteen-year-olds Serena and J. T. are headed to Cancun, Mexico. They're not traveling together. Not even on the same plane. In fact they haven't met. Yet.

Something fishy is going on in Crooked Creek Woods. Does it have anything to do with the weird lights coming from Ruthie’s neighbor’s yard? Or are the kids’ imaginations running away with them? After all, Jack and Ellison have been hard at work writing a mystery. The Tree Street Kids decide to investigate. Not only do they discover what’s been hidden for centuries in the woods, they also learn about placing their trust in the adults who love and care for them...but not before placing themselves in peril.

Get ready for a spine-tingling adventure with the newest addition to the beloved Pagan's Scary Stories series! Renowned author Robert Jerome Pagan has crafted a special collection of 31 spooky tales just for kids, perfect for getting into the Halloween spirit. From the mischievous "Halloween Hoax of Trillberry" to the prehistoric "Dinosaur Dilemma," these stories are designed to give young listeners a thrill without the chills. With tales of a mysterious "Basement Banjo Player" and more, Pagan delivers a perfect balance of spooky fun and bedtime coziness.

From the award-winning New York Times and Indie bestselling author of Ace of Spades comes a mystery about five teen geniuses, their billionaire father, and the aftermath of his murder—perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying, Holly Jackson, and How to Get Away with Murder! Five prodigies, one...

Klotter och mystiska tassavtryck har dykt upp runt hela staden. De finns på skolan, på lekplatsen och till och med i biblioteket. Vad är det för sabotörer som springer runt och förstör för alla barn? Så fort det blir natt måste Pyjamashjältarna ge sig ut för att hitta de skyldiga. Kan det vara några nya bovar som plötsligt kommit till staden?

Kattpojken, Ugglis och Gecko håller span på Romeos labb. Han verkar nämligen ha något ondskefullt i kikaren. Då möter de plötsligt en gullig liten robot. Den verkar tycka om Pyjamashjältarna! De vill gärna ta med den hem. Men går roboten verkligen att lita på?

Imorgon är det Jens födelsedag! Han har planerat ett ödlekalas med tårta och ballonger. Men plötsligt är tårtan borta. Det verkar som att någon har stulit den! Jens förvandlar sig till Gecko och tar med sig sina Pyjamashjälte-kompisar Ugglis och Kattpojken för att hitta tjuven. Kommer de lyckas rädda kalaset?

Come join Holmes and Watson as they solve the mystery of the missing racehorse, Silver Blaze, in child-friendly 21st-century English and with the seamier side of Victorian life left out.

Join the world's greatest detective, Nate the Great, as he solves the mystery of the missing Earth Day robot in this long-running chapter book series that's a favorite for beginner readers! WILL THIS CASE ROLL AWAY? The Earth Day Fair is days away, but Nate's classroom project--a robot named Mr...

In a scorched summer sky, silence becomes an earthquake. The clouds vanished. The rain forgot how to fall. The sun never left. And the world began to burn. Thirteen-year-old Lena sees what others can’t: swirling patterns, pulsing signals in the sky, and messages buried in light. Her spiral drawings—once dismissed as daydreams—now mirror the strange shimmer overtaking the atmosphere. She’s not alone. Other children are seeing it too.

The suspenseful tale of two courageous kids and one inquisitive scientist who teamed up to stop an epidemic. “A delightful combination of race-against-the-clock medical mystery and outwit-the-bad-guys adventure.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred Eel has troubles of his own: As an orphan and...

Read the series that's sold more than 2 million copies—if you dare! Warning: this description has not been authorized by Pseudonymous Bosch. As much as he'd love to sing the praises of his book (he is very vain), he wouldn't want you to hear about his brave 11-year old heroes, Cass and...

Veronica Mars meets Moxie in this hilarious and biting YA contemporary novel following Margot Mertz, a girl who runs an internet cleanup business and embarks on a quest to take down a revenge-porn site targeting the girls in her school. For the right price, high school junior Margot Mertz will...