Mysteries & Detective Stories

Justice Jones, super-smart super-sleuth, is back for her third spine-tingling adventure! For fans of Robin Stevens, Katherine Woodfine and Enid Blyton.Justice and her friends are third years now and there's an intriguing new girl in Barnowls. Letitia has...

Join the club, find the magic!The second book in a BRILLIANT new series brimming with adventure, friendship and an amazing array of magical creatures! A must-read for fans of Beast Quest, The Boy Who Grew Dragons and The Naughtiest Unicorn.Aisha and...

A beautifully observed middle-grade story from Waterstones-shortlisted author, Ewa Jozefkowicz, about family, friendship, food and self-discovery. *New home *New school *New friends *New puppy (yay!) But I didn't think I was going to have to...

This Oxford Children's Classic features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Nancy Springer, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more . . . Master detective Sherlock Holmes and his trusty sidekick...

Roll up! Roll up! For the second exciting instalment in The Big-Top Mysteries series, packed with all the fun of the circus and an intriguing new mystery to be solved ... Roll up! Roll up! A new season is about to begin at the Shortbread...

The final book in The Trapdoor Mysteries, a series about Tally, a code-breaking, animal-loving girl and her best friend, a squirrel named Squill, who solve mysteries with the help of a secret library...Tally was once a servant girl at Mollett Manor - as...

Temporarily retired from the GPF-Global Protection Force-and on family vacation, Jack Stalwart and his older brother, Max, are motivated to act when a band of thieves takes the Emerald Buddha from the Grand Palace in Bangkok. Without the help of the GPF,...

Meet RORY BRANAGAN - he eats bad guys for breakfast. Well, not ACTUALLY. But he IS the best detective in town. Sixth in a hilarious comedy-crime series for readers of 8+. Hello. I am Rory Branagan. I am...

Dirk Lloyd, the Dark Lord trapped in the body of a weedy schoolboy, returns in another darkly hilarious adventure... Brilliantly funny and subversive, this is the Funny Prize-winning Jamie Thomson at his best.Fear me, o miserable worm!I, the Great Dirk,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780440416623Author Marjorie Weinman SharmatFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Bantam Books IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780440416623Author Marjorie Weinman SharmatFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Bantam Books IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

When Boomerang the cat disappears into a tiny gap behind the fireplace at Stone Cottage, Scott, Jack and Emily are amazed to discover a secret room that Aunt Kate never knew existed! But what was the room created for? Inside is very little other than an...

Thrilling, dangerous adventures confront Nancy Drew while on a safari in East Africa with a group of American college students. Excitement runs high as the teen-age detective delves into the theft of a fabulous sapphire formed by nature millions of years...

Welcome to a fantasy world where edible magic is the hottest commodity, traded between those who can pay or - in the case of Jude Ripon, the youngest thief in Farrowfell - those who can steal it! An epic debut series from a FAB Prize winner...

Join Jack and the gang on another unforgettable adventure, full of magic and mayhem - for fans of The Famous Five and Roald Dahl.Everything changed the day Jack and his neighbours Bruno and Rocco went to explore the old empty house.There they discovered...

Charlie gets into all sorts of sticky situations when his seaside summer holiday turns into a missing jewellery mystery - and detective Charlie finds himself in the middle of a muddle once again when a gang of bungling burglars threatens to spoil the Big...

'Just stay away from the island . . .'Hal and Roger Hunt are visiting New Guinea, one of the wildest islands in the world. But their adventure becomes deadly when the brothers discover that man-eating crocodiles and deadly snakes aren't the only things...

Before he wrote 'A Series of Unfortunate Events', Lemony Snicket asked all the wrong questions. Four to be exact. This is the account of the second question. In the fading town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, young apprentice...

Before he wrote 'A Series of Unfortunate Events', Lemony Snicket asked all the wrong questions. Four to be exact. This is the account of the second question. In the fading town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, young apprentice...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912190096Author Amanda HartleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Insight & PerspectivePublisher Insight & Perspective

One small girl - one BIG adventure. When Max is sent to Istanbul to stay with her boring Great Aunt-Elodie, little does she expect to be plunged into a thrilling night-time adventure across Europe. And when the mysterious Heartbreak...

Solve the mystery with the Secret Seven - everyone's favourite detective club! These timeless stories are perfect for young fans of mystery, adventure or detective series. Also available in audiobook! In book three, the Secret Seven have a new meeting...

The Secret Seven are siblings Peter and Janet, and Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George. Together they are The Secret Seven - ready to solve any mystery, any time - in Enid Blyton's classic series of 15 mystery novels.When the gang go star-gazing, they...

Ballet Shoes meets Murder Most Unladylike in the second Swan House Ballet Mystery! PRAISE FOR PERIL EN POINTE: 'An intriguing mix of boarding school, ballet and espionage fiction' SUNDAY EXPRESS '...

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. A short story in colour for younger readers. George's dog Timmy sniffs out an adventure when he spots some...

Two Captain Underpants adventures now in full colour! Just when you thought it was over, George and Harold are up to their old tricks again... Our heroes defeated the Bionic Booger Boy but they totally forgot ...

Two hilarious Diamond Brothers investigations in one volume by the number one bestselling author of the Alex Rider series, Anthony Horowitz.Meet the Diamond Brothers, the world's worst private-detective agency, in this Chandler-esque spoof from the...

  A gripping, page-turning mystery adventure from the bestselling author of modern classic The Goldfish Boy Cory dreads Sunday evenings. It's school the next day, where a bully is picking on him and he's struggling to keep up...

Join the Secret Summer gang on an unforgettable magical adventure, full of humour and heart - for fans of The Famous Five and Roald Dahl. Jack has been dreading the summer holidays - his dad works long hours, and so all he has to look forward to is an...

Danny and Elena are now working for the Firm, desperately attempting to track down the vengeance-seeking Black Star before more 'Angels of Death' suicide bombers are despatched. Elena is the key to discovering the bomb-master's whereabouts as she has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338228755Author ScholasticFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint Scholastic Inc.Publisher Scholastic Inc.Weight(grams) 68gDimensions(mm) 193mm * 198mm * 3mm

It's five times the mysteries-and five time the fun-with this paperback boxed set of the first five books in the Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew series!The first five books in the Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew chapter book series are now available in a...

What happens when a horror movie becomes reality? Karen M. McManus meets Scream in this spine-tingling YA horror thriller that cleverly explores themes of race and class. Devon Harris doesn't have much planned for the summer - until her sister, Drew,...

He was supposed to be having fun with his friends, not playing detective and stalking a serial killer.Theodore Boone - teenage lawyer and courtroom hero - is on a class trip seeing the sights of the capital city. But he hadn't counted on seeing the most...

Meet RORY BRANAGAN - he eats bad guys for breakfast. Well, not ACTUALLY. But he IS the best detective in town. Fifth in a hilarious comedy-crime series for readers of 8+. Hello. I am Rory Branagan. I am...

"The Dragon Detective Agency. Dirk Dilly speaking." Holly is desperate to be sleuthing with her partner-in-solving-crime, dragon Dirk Dilly, but instead she's stuck at her exclusive boarding school for children of the rich and famous. She's determined...

Dot, her best pal Beans and TOP DOG McClusky are back on the case in a brand-new story! Dotty and Beans are SUPER excited about their summer holiday together. It's going to be SO much fun. Beaches, BBQs and best of all NO SCHOOL! But there's...

Meet Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timothy. Together they are THE FAMOUS FIVE - Enid Blyton's most popular adventure series. All 21 titles also available as audiobooks!In book ten, Dick is woken by a light flashing through his window. Is someone trying...

The highly anticipated second novel from the author of the acclaimed The Secret Starling and The Accidental Stowaway - a spectacular adventure set through and under the streets of Paris.When Penelope Magnificent's awful parents tell her they're taking a...

A New York Times bestseller! A GMA3 Summer Reading Squad Selection! "Ingeniously plotted, and a grin-inducing delight." -People "Will keep young readers glued to the page...So when do I get the sequel?" -Beth McMullen, author of Mrs. Smith's Spy School...