Marvelous Mysteries
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Adler, David A.
Cam Jansen has an amazing memory. It makes her a great detective! Join Cam and friends for a visit to a 200-year-old pirate ship and a hunt for a "Little Treasure". Readers who enjoyed the "Young Cam Jansen" books will enjoy moving on to the next level with the ever-curious heroine and her friends. Readers won't want to miss Cam Jansen and the Scary Snake Mystery, Cam Jansen and the Triceratops Pops Mystery and many more. David Adler is also the author of The Fourth Floor Twins Mystery series.
TopArthur, Robert
Seven talking parrots are the key to a mystery from beyond the grave. Together they can speak a coded message from a dead man. But the parrots have been stolen and the three investigators aren't the only ones looking for them! Join Jupiter Jones and friends for this and other great adventures.
TopBailey, Linda
Stevie Diamond, eleven-year-old ace detective, is on the case! Nearly a thousand dollars raised in a recycling drive has gone missing from the Diamonds' apartment. It must have been one of the neighbours - who could the guilty party be? This is the first in a Canadian series set in Vancouver. Other titles include: How Can I Be a Detective if I have to Babysit? and How Can a Frozen Detective Stay Hot on the Trail?
TopBellairs, John
When Johnny Dixon removes a curious scroll and figurine from the local church, he unknowingly releases a terrible curse. Now the ghost of Remegius Baart is on the rampage and Johnny must set things right. The author of the magical and mysterious Lewis Barnavelt stories strikes again with another great series. Please note: more recent titles in the series were written by Brad Strickland.
TopBlyton, Enid
A fire rages in the night - one that wasn't an accident. Larry, Daisy, Pip, Fatty, Bets and of course Buster the dog, can smell a mystery and the Five Find-Outers (and dog) are determined to solve it. This is only the beginning. Enid Blyton's inquisitive and plucky investigators solve many a mystery together. This series is an enduring favourite by the author of the "Adventure" books.
TopByars, Betsy
Madame Rosa is dead! The local fortune-teller has been murdered and Herculeah Jones is determined to discover the killer. Did Madame Rosa see something incriminating in her crystal ball? Did she foresee her own death? Only Tarot the parrot knows. Herculeah and her stout-hearted but muddle-headed friend Meat are hot on the trail.
TopDoyle, Sir Arthur Conan
Sherlock Holmes was the first great detective and he's still one of the best. Arthur Conan Doyle's intricate puzzlers are still fascinating more than one hundred years later. Readers will revel in his world of grotesque and gothic Victorian mystery.
TopFranzen, Nils-Olaf
Explosives with no bang?! Escaping from wrongful arrest, Agaton Sax gets mixed up with a devilish gang of crooks who have come up with these fiendish "silent exploders". Now both sides of the law are after Agaton. Our hero has his work cut out for him! The further adventures of this brilliant private detective include: Agaton Sax and Lispington's Grandfather Clock, Agaton Sax and the Criminal Doubles, and many more.
TopHall, Lynn
On a lonely bike-ride through the woods, Willie discovers an ancient house, dilapidated and abandoned. Inside is an enormous caramel cat, looking out at her, meowing as though he has something to say. No matter what window Willie looks in, the cat is there, apparently waiting for her. Is the cat a ghost? What secrets are hidden in the crumbling house? Willie is sure to find out!
TopHildick, E.W.
McGurk is in hospital with a broken leg. He may be down, but he's not out! His third-floor room offers him a bird's eye view of a tantalizing mystery. Can McGurk and the gang foil a dastardly plot for a daring jewel heist? It will take more than crutches to stop this clever and courageous crew. Keen detectives will enjoy untangling the web of clues to solve this and other mysteries along with McGurk and company.
TopHowe, James
Life was fairly normal in the Monroe household until Bunnicula arrived. Bunnicula is a rabbit - with fangs, strange cape-like markings on his back, and a habit of sleeping by day to prowl by night. When white vegetables, drained dry and punctured by fang marks begin turning up, Chester the cat is convinced Bunnicula really is a vampire rabbit. How can the animals warn the family? Harold the dog tells this exciting and hilarious tale. Tune in for more uproarious adventures in Howliday Inn, The Celery Stalks at Midnight, Nighty-Nightmare and Bunnicula Strikes Again!
TopLevy, Elizabeth
"MYSTERIES SOLVED: No Job Too Big, Too Small or Too Weird." Kate's advertisement succeeds in finding her a genuine mystery. Max the magician's rabbit has vanished, but he wasn't the one who made it disappear! Kate and Max team up to find the truth - and it's the beginning of a great partnership. Readers will be delighted with an unexpected bonus - Max has four magic tricks up his sleeve that readers can perform themselves!
TopNaylor, Phyllis Reynolds
Treasure in Middleburg? Officer Feeney and Bernie Magruder are sure of it! Lights are spotted on Bessledorf Hill and holes appear by morning. Has the spectre of the pirate Peg Leg returned to hunt for his treasure? Or is the culprit of a more earthly variety? Bernie and the rest of the gang at the Bessledorf Hotel are out to solve the mystery. Don't miss the rest of this series, including The Bomb in the Bessledorf Bus Depot and The Face in the Bessledorf Funeral Parlour.
TopPearson, Susan
It's horrible being the new kid in town. Ernie doesn't have any friends and the other kids treat her like a creature from Mars. Just when things can't possibly get worse, treats start disappearing from school lunch bags, and Ernie is the chief suspect. She has her eagle eye wide open to catch the real thief. Can Ernie clear her name? Catch up with this super sleuth for more great adventures in The Spooky Sleepover, The Bogeyman Caper and more.
TopSimon, Seymour
Ahhh! Summer vacation. Adam "Einstein" Anderson can't wait for his free and fun-filled holiday to begin. But on the first day of his vacation a 7 a.m. phone call from his friend and fellow science buff has him off to check out Stanley's latest invention: frictionless rollerblades - could it be possible? One push and you roll on forever... Don't miss this passel of puzzlers (or the rest of Einstein Anderson's adventures).
TopSobol, Donald J.
Readers are invited to match wits with the incomparable Encyclopedia Brown, the boy detective with a head like a reference book. The ingenious answers to each puzzle are offered at the end of the book. Are you up to the challenge?
TopVan Draanen, Wendelin
Sammy Keyes is fooling around with her binoculars when she spots a man rummaging in someone's purse at the Heavenly Hotel. What's worse, he sees her. Sammy reports the crime to the police, but they don't take seventh grade informants too seriously. Sammy will just have to find proof of the crime on her own... This daring young detective's further escapades include: Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man, Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy, and Sammy Keyes and the Curse of Mustache Mary.
TopWilson, Eric
A forbidding castle, a lost treasure and a missing millionaire - the perfect ingredients for a rip-roaring mystery adventure. Tom and Liz Austen are confronted with a castle full of suspicious characters, but their sleuthing skills are a match for the criminals any day. This is just one installment in an action-packed Canadian mystery series. Read them all!
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