Young Readers Mystery

Ricky and his friends are eagerly anticipating their trip to the Alberta Badlands, famous for dinosaur discoveries. But when his friends disappear and Ricky is accused of arson, it looks as though this dream vacation is turning into a nightmare! Can Ricky figure out who is behind the kidnappings?

Escape to Clare Harbor…a page turning series filled with strong heroes and heroines, unbreakable family ties, life-long friendships, second chances in life and love, new beginnings, and fresh starts even in the midst of a deadly storm that turns out to be far worse than they all first believed. Inspirational and clean women’s fiction that will touch your heart.It doesn’t take long for a small group made up of family, friends, and strangers who have been drawn together by forces over which they have no control, to realize that their first priority is to survive the storm. Before the ...

Sefia knows what it means to survive. After her father is brutally murdered, she flees into the wilderness with her aunt Nin, who teaches her to hunt, track, and steal. But when Nin is kidnapped, leaving Sefia completely alone, none of her survival skills can help her discover where Nin's been taken, or if she's even alive. The only clue to both her aunt's disappearance and her father's murder is the odd rectangular object her father left behind, an object she comes to realize is a book - an item unheard of in her illiterate society.

Calvin isn’t your ordinary kid—he’s a certified adventurer with a heart full of curiosity and a beagle named Pudge who never leaves his side. When a mysterious journal washes ashore after a fierce Atlantic storm, Calvin is pulled into the story of a legendary shipwreck and a golden anchor said to hold the key to a forgotten treasure. Strapping on his deep-sea diving gear and with Pudge dog-paddling beside him, Calvin dives headfirst into the ocean’s dark and wondrous depths. But finding treasure isn’t just about gold—it’s about solving puzzles, facing fears, and discovering ...

A trip to Southern California, a house that once belonged to pirates, and a legend of buried treasure… What better could the Accidental Detectives want? But when they arrive and meet Lisa’s uncle, an aging hippie, Ricky isn’t so sure. Can Uncle Carl be trusted? Ricky’s search for the truth—and the treasure—leads to untold wealth…and untold peril.

Book 4 - Peculiar Plots and Perilous Pursuits Get ready for the next collection of exciting and humorous exploits with "The Remarkable Tales of the Home Town Heroes - Book #4". This book of five short stories is perfect for children aged 9 to 12, but readers of all ages will be captivated by the stories of four best friends (Tom, Jack, Alex and Ben) who navigate more exciting challenges together. The Case of the Vanishing Villagers: When several townspeople mysteriously disappear, Tom, Jack, Alex, and Ben form a detective team to solve the case. They follow a trail of clues and riddles ...

Seven months ago, Edda was on the World War I front lines as one of two hundred “Hello Girls,” female switchboard operators employed by the US Army. She spent her nights memorizing secret connection codes to stay ahead of spying enemies, and her days connecting vital calls between platoons and bases and generals, all trying to survive—and win—a brutal war. Their lives were in Edda’s hands, and one day, in fateful seconds, everything went wrong.

Ricky is sure that taking care of Joel is the worst thing that can happen at summer camp. However, he soon changes his mind when ghosts seem to be haunting their campsite. It's the latest mysterious adventure in the bestselling Accidental Detective series.

Seventeen-year-old Aderyn ("Ryn") only cares about two things: her family and her family's graveyard. And right now, both are in dire straits. Since the death of their parents, Ryn and her siblings have been scraping together a meager existence as gravediggers in the remote village of Colbren, which sits at the foot of a harsh and deadly mountain range that was once home to the fae. The problem with being a gravedigger in Colbren, though, is that the dead don't always stay dead.

Someone’s unleashed deadly magical creatures on Shadow Hollow, and this time, Hazel might not be able to stop the death toll. The late mayor’s super-vampire project should have died along with him, but now, new vampire-like creatures are cropping up… and killing the people of Hazel’s small mountain town. With Corwin missing more often than not, Hazel’s left with only a hot, werewolf and her dead sister’s ghost to help her. So she turns to the definitely-not-human librarian, who expects her to return the favor by paying an unnamed price he’s coming to collect in thirteen days...

The mysterious librarian has come to take his payment of Hazel Goode, and it just might come at the cost of her life. Librarian Earl Harris won’t let Hazel off the hook unless she retrieves a mystical book from the Faery realm…and he can’t, or won’t, tell her how to get there or where to find it. And that’s only the beginning of Hazel’s troubles. Hazel has seven days to find Faery, overcome the bloodthirsty fae creatures that live there, locate the book, escape back to the human realm, and somehow bring the book back to Harris, whose dark plans for the tome she doesn’t know. ...

A visit to a Montana ranch doesn’t seem threatening...but then Ricky and his friends hear the story of the phantom outlaw. Searching for the mysterious figure gets them into a tight spot -- literally -- and only Ricky’s little brother, Joel, can rescue them.

Between Dark and Light: Books 1–5 (Standalone Horror Stories for Kids) Step into the shadowy world of Between Dark and Light, a chilling collection of five standalone middle-grade horror novels where eerie secrets, supernatural forces, and brave young heroes collide. From cursed houses that age children overnight to hidden labs beneath haunted canyons, each tale delivers hair-raising suspense, mystery, and just enough magic to keep readers flipping pages deep into the night. Inside this bundle, you’ll discover: The Old Person Curse – When twelve-year-old Azie starts aging overnight, ...

When Stella North is chosen to represent Britain in Europe’s first air race for young people, she knows all too well how high the stakes are. As the only participating female pilot, it’ll be a constant challenge to prove she’s a worthy competitor. But promoting peace in Europe, the goal of the race, feels empty to Stella when civil war is raging in Spain and the Nazis are gaining power—and when, right from the start, someone resorts to cutthroat sabotage to get ahead of the competition.

A hidden painting. A spiral of secrets. A race to uncover the truth—before history is rewritten forever. When young detective Cora Flash wins a trip to Paris, she’s expecting pastries, museums, and maybe a few touristy mysteries. What she doesn’t expect is to uncover a hidden clue in a famous WWII-era painting—one that leads her and her dog Calvin deep into a decades-old cover-up. Soon, Cora, Calvin, and best friend Shelby are swept into a spiral of secret codes, forged artwork, and a mysterious figure known only as the Clock Collector. As the clues wind through galleries, catacombs...

In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma, thanks to the oil that was discovered beneath their land. Then, one by one, the Osage began to die under mysterious circumstances, and anyone who tried to investigate met the same end. As the death toll surpassed more than 24 Osage, the newly created Bureau of Investigation, which became the FBI, took up the case, one of the organization's first major homicide investigations.

Introducing kid detective Cora Flash! Book 1 in the 'Cora Flash' mystery books for kids series. Cora Flash is ecstatic when she finally convinces her mom to let her take a train ride by herself to visit a relative in the mountains. Once on board, Cora meets a cast of intriguing characters, and stumbles upon her very own mystery: A valuable diamond has gone missing, and only one of her fellow travellers could have stolen it. It's up to our novice detective to solve the crime before the train reaches its destination - or the thief reaches Cora. If you love Children's Mystery chapter books ...

Jane Teaberry hopes her life will settle down after all the trouble she found last summer. She moves into her college dorm with her friend, Peaches Parker, and just as they are settling into college life, one of the students is attacked during a break-in at the Archaeology lab where Peaches’ dad works. Two sand paintings from a recent dig in New Mexico are missing and Jane is determined to find out why. On the way to the library to learn more about them, someone pushes Jane out in front of a car. Trouble follows the girls when Jane, Peaches, and her cousin Ashley go on a road trip out ...

Lieutenant Ethan Hendricks’ greatest nightmare just also happened to be his grandfather’s newest business venture. Logan Hendricks is thrilled about his brand new detective agency’s first case, but things weren’t turning out the way they were supposed to, including the attempted murder of one of his brand new employees. But he figures their next case, which involves finding a missing sister, should go a lot smoother. How dangerous could it be? Ethan Hendricks wasn’t quite as confident about his grandfather’s new hobby, or that the supposedly straight-forward case of a missing ...

Nick Pearson is hiding in plain sight. In fact, his name isn't really Nick Pearson. He shouldn't tell you his real name, his real hometown, or why his family just moved to Stepton, Virginia. And he definitely shouldn't tell you about his friend Eli Cruz and the major conspiracy Eli was uncovering when he died. About how Nick had to choose between solving Eli's murder with his hot sister, Reya, and "staying low-key" like the Program said to do. But he's going to tell you—unless he gets caught first. . . .