Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Soccer Trophy Mystery
Book SynopsisWhile leading their team to a championship season, soccer-playing twins Aiden and Ava join forces with their good friend Daniel to solve the mystery of their town?s missing soccer trophy, which disappeared 40 years before. Simultaneous.
£6.99
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Mr. Penguin and the Fortress of Secrets
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£15.26
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Mr. Penguin and the Fortress of Secrets
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£9.49
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. King & Kayla and the Case of the Gold Ring
Book SynopsisA latest series entry by the Geisel Honor-winning team finds King and Kayla helping their friend Asia, who has discovered that her new gold ring has gone missing after a day of playing in the snow. Simultaneous. Illustrations.
£13.49
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Library
Book SynopsisWhen one of Kayla?s library books goes missing, King and Kayla?s friend Jillian must help her solve the crime. Simultaneous. Illustrations.
£13.49
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. King & Kayla and the Case of the Lost Library
Book SynopsisWhen one of Kayla?s library books goes missing, King and Kayla?s friend Jillian must help her solve the crime. Simultaneous. Illustrations.
£6.99
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Homer on the Case
Book SynopsisHomer the homing pigeon and his parrot friend, Lulu, team up to convince their human companions that a band of four-legged bandits is responsible for a crime spree that is targeting the human and animal worlds. Illustrations.
£15.29
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Homer on the Case
Book SynopsisA homing pigeon teams up with a parrot and their human owners to investigate an animal crime spree in this action-packed, illustrated detective story from Henry Cole.Homing pigeon Homer and realizes something is afoul when he witnesses four-legged criminals stealing valuables from both animal and human members of his community. Having learned how to read, Homer models himself on his favorite newspaper comic detective, Dick Tracy?he''s on the case! With the help of new friend Lulu, a parrot who can speak, Homer tries to figure out how to communicate with humans about the threat in their midst. Can Homer and Lulu solve the case and capture the perpetrators?New York Times-best-selling author-illustrator Henry Cole offers a middle grade mystery that will keep readers guessing.
£8.54
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Mr. Penguin and the Tomb of Doom
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£16.14
Holiday House King Kayla and the Case of the Escape Artist
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£7.59
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. King y Kayla y el caso de los premios desaparecidos
£8.03
Mascot Books The Little Aces, a Golf Story
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£22.46
Boom! Studios Goldie Vance Vol. 4
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£10.99
Kane/Miller Book Publishers The Fire Star
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£8.75
Kane/Miller Book Publishers Camp Midnight
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£8.21
Kane/Miller Book Publishers Einstein the Penguin and the Case of the Fishy Detective
£9.49
Kane/Miller Book Publishers Einstein the Penguin and the Case of the Polar Poachers
£9.58
Sourcebooks, Inc The Truth about Keeping Secrets
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£10.44
Sourcebooks The Castle School for Troubled Girls
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£16.19
Sourcebooks, Inc Word Travelers and the Taj Mahal Mystery
Book SynopsisAre you ready for adventure? The first book in a new action-packed series from bestselling author Raj Haldar follows two best friends as they race to different parts of the world to solve mysteries and uncover lost treasures!It's a Super Saturday sleepover! That means best friends Eddie and Molly-Jean (who prefers to be called MJ) are going to play outside, create obstacle courses for MJ's newts, and watch their favorite movies-and then they'll travel to India to solve a mystery and help save a school-all before bedtime!This action-packed mystery story is perfect for anyone looking for:A wild adventure around the world that middle school kids will love!A story of two best friends solving mysteries with a little magic!Cool, new knowledge tucked inside an epic chapter book!A journey to India to learn the Hindi roots of the English languageMagically travel around the world along with two best friends who decipher clues and uncover mysterious secrets. Can you help them find the golden key?"Reminiscent of Mary Pope Osborne's "Magic Tree House" series...contains the same mix of fantasy, adventure, and cultural discovery. Etymology is the distinctive feature here, and its importance is reflected in every part of the text."-School Library Journal, starred review
£7.38
Sourcebooks, Inc Missing Dead Girls
Book SynopsisWhat is friendship without a few secrets?It wasn't Tillie's choice to leave Philadelphia. But after everything that happened junior year, her mom insisted the quiet suburb of Willow Creek was the perfect place to get a fresh start, to put the trauma and rumors behind them.Madison Frank is the perfect distraction. Beautiful, fun, and from the wealthy side of town, Madison is the kind of girl who has a pull stronger than gravity. She commands attention, even inspires obsession. And by the end of summer, Tillie's forgotten everything-everyone-she left in Philadelphia. Almost.Then Madison goes missing. A photo of her bloody body is texted to the whole student body...from an account with Tillie's name on it. Tillie's caught in a tangled web of secrets that will destroy her if they surface...and will destroy everyone she loves if they don't."Claustrophobic and intriguing... a novel that will keep you hooked all the way."-The Nerd Daily on The Violent SeasonPick up Missing Dead Girls if you're looking for:A psychological, fast-paced thrillerA suspenseful read with strong emotionFiction examining friendshipA coming of age story with a twist
£12.22
Sourcebooks Fire Come Out, Come Out, Whatever You Are
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£10.99
Sourcebooks, Inc The Hayley Mysteries: The Haunted Studio
Book SynopsisThe first book in an exciting new middle grade mystery series from actress, artist, and YouTube star Hayley LeBlanc! In Hayley Mysteries: The Haunted Studio, when Hayley is cast as the lead in a Nancy Drew like kids TV show, strange things start happening around the studio and she becomes a real-life sleuth. Hayley needs YOU to help her solve a terrifying ghost mystery in this fun-filled, action-packed story. Plus, get a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to be an actress IRL!When Hayley LeBlanc is cast as the lead of a new Nancy Drew-like TV show, she's so excited...even if there are rumors of hauntings surrounding the Silver Screen Studios. It's LA, she thinks-there are ghost stories everywhere!But to her surprise, strange things actually start happening as production ramps up. Lights flicker, cold blasts of air come out of nowhere, and one day the electricity is cut to the studio entirely with no clear cause. Can Hayley and her two best friends solve the mystery of the haunted studio...before it means curtains for their show?
£9.46
Sourcebooks Fire Missing
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£999.99
Sourcebooks, Inc What Happened on Hicks Road
Book SynopsisThose eyes. Wide. Ice blue. A swath of blond hair illuminated in headlights. Then, blackness.Thump!"We hit something."Lennox Oliver is loving her new life in California. For the first time, she feels normal. She has friends, and a maybe boyfriend and best of all no one knows the truth about her past and what happened to her mom.But everything changes the night after a party when a drive on the supposedly haunted Hicks Road turns deadly and Lennox hits something...or someone.Her friends say it was nothing, at worst, a deer in the road. But Lennox can't shake the vision of the girl in the headlights: bloody hair, wide, terrified eyes, lips parted in a scream. When she goes out to investigate, there's a slight dent in the car, but that's it: no body, no blood.Lennox wants to go to the police-but how can she? She shouldn't have been driving, and as her friends remind her, there's no evidence that she actually hit anything. All Lennox wants to do is go back to her boring, normal life. But when a note saying FIND ME is slipped through her window, she fears that there was a girl she hit on Hicks Road that night ...or she's slipping deeper into the illness that took her mother.
£12.32
Sourcebooks, Inc Word Travelers and the Big Chase in Paris
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£999.99
Sourcebooks, Inc Word Travelers and the Big Chase in Paris
Book SynopsisAre you ready for adventure? The third book in a new action-packed series from bestselling author Raj Haldar follows two best friends as they race to different parts of the world to solve mysteries and uncover lost treasures!They've signed the permission slips, the bus has finally arrived, and everyone has their imaginary imagination caps...but this year they'll also magically travel to France and find themselves at a famous modern art museum in Paris, the Pompidou Center to discover that an art thief has returned!This action-packed mystery story is perfect for anyone looking for:A wild adventure around the world that middle school kids will love!A story of two best friends solving mysteries with magic!Cool, new knowledge tucked inside an epic chapter book!A journey to Paris to learn the French roots of the English languageMagically travel around the world along with two best friends who decipher clues and uncover mysterious secrets. Can you help them find the golden key?
£999.99
Sourcebooks Wonderland Road to the Wizard: A Topsy-Turvy Tale of Oz
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£12.99
Sourcebooks Wonderland Leo El Magnifico
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£12.99
Sourcebooks Fire Tag, You're Dead
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£999.99
Sourcebooks Fire Such a Good Liar
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£999.99
Lerner Publishing Group Pangu's Shadow
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£999.99
Tapioca Stories Aaahhh!
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£18.95
Chesapeake Press State of the Union: A Fina Mendoza Mystery
Book SynopsisA mysterious bird poops on the president's head during the State of the Union address.The bird could be a Chickcharney, the legendary bird from the Caribbean, which may have come to Washington to deliver a secret message. Is it for the president? Or Congress? Or for Fina’s friend, a cashier at the Capitol snack bar? Or maybe it's a message for Fina from her mom who passed away not so many months ago. Fina gets detecting help from a pair of congressional dogs as she searches for clues. The story mixes the mystery with a peek behind the scenes at the U.S. Capitol, including a congressional battle over immigration reform and a family battle when Fina’s grandmother is nearly arrested at an immigration protest."State of the Union" is an introduction to civics for elementary school readers. It's "The West Wing" meets Nancy Drew.
£999.99
Allen & Unwin Phyllis Wong and the Return of the Conjuror
Book SynopsisSomeone has sold a number of incredibly valuable first editions of Shakespeare's collected plays at the antique auction house The House of Wendlebury and Chief Inspector Inglis suspects foul play. These rare First Folios are in mint condition, but are not forgeries. Where on earth could they have come from? Has a crime been committed?Luckily Phyllis Wong is on the case. But when a famously lost Shakespearean play is scheduled to be auctioned, Phyllis suspects villainy which is seeping into today from the seventeenth century. How can she convince Chief Inspector Inglis what's going on? Surely this is something that has to be seen to be believed? As Phyllis herself says: 'Fasten your seatbelts, ladies and gentlemen -- the ride will get bumpy!'An intriguing story about a young magician with a talent for deduction from the author of the bestselling Cairo Jim Chronicles.
£12.34
Tundra Books The Night They Stole the Stanley Cup
Book SynopsisSomeone is out to steal the Stanley Cup - and only the Screech Owls stand between the thieves and their prize!Travis, Nish, and the rest of the Screech Owls have come to Toronto for the biggest hockey tournament of their lives - only to find themselves in the biggest mess of their lives. First Nish sprains his ankle falling down the stairs at the CN Tower. Later, key members of the team get caught shoplifting. And during a tour of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Travis overhears two men plotting to swipe the priceless Stanley Cup and hold it for ransom! Can the Screech Owls do anything to save the most revered trophy in the land? And can the team also rise to the challenge on the ice and play their best hockey ever?
£8.54
Tundra Books The Ghost of the Stanley Cup
Book SynopsisThe Screech Owls have come to Ottawa to play in the Little Stanley Cup peewee tournament. This relaxed summer event honours Lord Stanley himself - the man who donated the Stanley Cup to hockey - and gives young players a chance to see the wonders of Canada's capital city, travel into the wilds of Algonquin Park, and even go river rafting. Mr. Dillinger is also taking them to visit some of the region's famous ghosts: the ghost of a dead prime minister; the ghost of a man hanged for murder; the ghost of the famous painter Tom Thomson. At first the Owls think this is Mr. Dillinger's best idea ever, until Travis and his friends begin to suspect that one of these ghosts could be for real.Who is this phantom? Why has he come to haunt the Screech Owls? And what is his connection to the mysterious young stranger who offers to coach the team?
£8.54
Tundra Books Peril at the World's Biggest Hockey Tournament
Book SynopsisThe Screech Owls have come to Ottawa, the capital of Canada, to play in the world’s biggest minor league hockey tournament — more than 500 teams gathering from all over the world! Little does Nish realize, as he befriends the hilarious, daring mascot, that he is about to embark on the most terrifying adventure of his lifetime.
£8.54
Tundra Books Every Breath
Book SynopsisWhen James Mycroft drags Rachel Watts off on a night mission to the Melbourne Zoo, the last thing she expects to find is the mutilated body of Homeless Dave, one of Mycroft's numerous eccentric friends. But Mycroft's passion for forensics leads him to realize that something about the scene isn't right--and he wants Watts to help him investigate the murder. While Watts battles her attraction to bad-boy Mycroft, he's busy getting himself expelled and clashing with the police, becoming murder suspect number one. When Watts and Mycroft unknowingly reveal too much to the cold-blooded killer, they find themselves in the lion's den--literally. A trip to the zoo will never have quite the same meaning to Rachel Watts again...
£16.19
Tundra Books Every Word
Book SynopsisJames Mycroft has just left for London to investigate a car accident similar to the one that killed his parents ... without saying goodbye to Rachel Watts, his 'partner in crime'. Rachel is furious and worried about his strange behavior - not that Mycroft's ever exactly normal, but London is the scene of so many of his nightmares. So Rachel jumps on a plane to follow him ... and lands straight in a whole storm of trouble. The theft of a copy of Shakespeare's First Folio, the possible murder of a rare books conservator, and the deaths of Mycroft's parents.... Can Watts help Mycroft make sense of the three events - or will she lose him forever? Sparks fly when Watts and Mycroft reunite in this second sophisticated thriller about the teen sleuthing duo.
£15.29
Nimbus Publishing Ltd The Mystery of Ireland's Eye
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£9.95
Nimbus Publishing Ltd Bone Beds of the Badlands
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£9.95
Nimbus Publishing Ltd Secret of the Silver Mines
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£9.95
Nimbus Publishing (CN) Monster in the Mountains: A Dylan Maples
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£9.95
Kids Can Press Ghost and Max Monroe, Case 1: The Magic Box
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£9.01
Kids Can Press Ghost and Max Monroe, Case 2: The Missing
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£9.02
Second Story Press The Case of the Burgled Bundle
£999.99
Great Plains Publications Ltd Anna Analyst: A Novel
Book SynopsisOn the last day of elementary school, eleven-year-old Anna finds a leather-bound book about handwriting analysis. Anna could use help deciphering people. Her best friend has started wearing mascara and plans to spend the summer with a more fashionable classmate. And her parents threaten to give away her tortoises just because she’s a little forgetful about taking care of the sick one.Why does everyone expect Anna to change before middle school starts? She’sgoing to stay exactly the same. After all, large loopy letters, like Anna’s, showshe’s perceptive and generous. It’s everyone else’s sloppy writing that is so hard to understand. But a mysterious note forces Anna to make a choice between her graphology obsession and the people — and tortoises — she cares about the most.Trade Review"Bossy, inventive Anna is authentic and endearing. Her dilemmas and struggles -- especially when her creative solutions breed new problems -- are convincing, at once familiar and freshA droll, deftly executed debut. -- Kirkus ReviewsAnna is a relatable heroine Highly Recommended, CM ReviewsPatti Edgars lighthearted debut novel perfectly captures all the difficulties and dramas of the early middle school years. Anna is a refreshingly complex character; her often misguided endeavors lead to one predicament after another and will resonate with middle grade readers. Full of heartbreak and humor, Anna, Analyst charmed me from start to finish. Tara Gilboy, author of Unwritten and RewrittenA funny, insightful book about what its like to be on the precipice of middle school, when you know who you are but not necessarily how you fit. Fair warning: You may never look at your own handwriting, or tortoises (not turtles), the same way. Craig Battle, author of the Camp Average series"
£7.95
