Mysteries & Detective Stories

Mark Anchovy: pizza delivery boy and private detective is off to Russia . . .'Hilarious and exciting' The Scotsman'LOVE this proper funny series ... Funny, fast-paced adventure with loads of cheese (the good kind!)' Pamela ButchartPosted to Russia on a...

The third book in Elizabeth Eulberg's hilarious, modern take on the Sherlock Holmes mysteries sees detective Shelby and her loyal sidekick John Watson go undercover in their most exciting adventure yet. SHELBY IS ON SERIOUSLY THIN ICE Someone is...

Ethan Blake is seventeen and desperate to escape from his dead-end life. When he sees someone B.A.S.E. jump from the top of his block of flats, it changes the way he sees the world for ever.Soon, Ethan is caught up in the adrenaline-fuelled world of...

Meet Piotr, Minnie, Andrew, Flora and Sylvie - true friends and even better mystery-solvers! When Minnie's gran comes to stay, all the way from Nigeria, Minnie KNOWS there will be trouble. And straight away Gran notices she's picked up the wrong...

What could be crazier than a 2000-year-old Egyptian mummy detective moving in next door?How about:* An army of brainwashed baboons?* A flying bandaged dog's-bottom?* A talking cat goddess?* An evil sorcerer from another world?Somehow, Niall Rivers has...

It's the height of summer in Moreland, and Grace Griffin and her fellow warden Tom Eely are sweltering in the heat until they answer a strange call for help that comes through on the amazing Griffin map. After teleporting to Oakwell, they find the...

The Clockwork Sparrow meets Downton AbbeyThe city of Yorke is in a panic. There's been a murder! Is an ancient ghost-hound called the Barghest on the loose?ROSE RAVENTHORPE, her friend Orpheus and the secret society of butlers search for clues in the...

A research team arrives in Castle Key to explore the wreck of an old smugglers' ship that sank in Pirate Cove. When Scott and Emily dive down to the wreck, Scott glimpses a long lost artefact said to hold the key to a hoard of smuggled treasure. But when...

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 six, Peter and Janet are the only witnesses...

An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! Also includes a QR code for the free audiobook! A valuable jewel known as the Blue Carbuncle was stolen from the...

An illustrated adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes mystery - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! Also includes a QR code for the free audiobook! A valuable jewel known as the Blue Carbuncle was stolen from the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593180877Author Andrew SharmatFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Emmy and her friends battle the Order of Black Hollow Lane in the exciting sequel to the bestselling mystery series, perfect for fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and The Blackthorn Key series.When Lola is framed for a crime she didn't commit, the...

Knife Edge is the sixth in the Young Sherlock Holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager - creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books...

Knife Edge is the sixth in the Young Sherlock Holmes series in which the iconic detective is reimagined as a brilliant, troubled and engaging teenager - creating unputdownable detective adventures that remain true to the spirit of the original books...

Praise for Gracie Fairshaw and the Mysterious Guest: 'A delightfully engaging mystery.' Katherine Woodfine 'A magical rollercoaster of a ride.' Marie Basting 'Satisfyingly sprinkled with clues to sniff out, this is a timeless, accessible and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338143683Author Mac BarnettFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 145mm * 20mm

Some people think that museums are boring places full of glass cases, dust and stuff no one cares about: wrong! In a hidden headquarters below the exhibits there's a gang ready to handle dangerous, spooky or just plain weird problems: the Museum Mystery...

The first book in the bestselling and multi award-winning SLATED trilogy.Kyla's memory has been erased,her personality wiped blank,her memories lost for ever.She's been Slated.The government claims she was a terrorist, and that they are giving her a...

Join schoolgirl detectives Molly, Maria, Pippa and Sally for more mystery and glamour in Holly and Kelly Willoughby's final adventure set in a contemporary school for the Performing Arts.Twin sisters Molly and Maria are first class detectives with a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316409919Author James PattersonFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Jimmy PattersonPublisher Jimmy PattersonWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm) 196mm *...

Meet Fletcher Moon. Half-pint schoolboy and fully qualified private investigator. Since graduating online, he has solved all sorts of minor mysteries at school and at home. It was only a matter of time before things got serious. When Fletcher...

Meet Fletcher Moon. Half-pint schoolboy and fully qualified private investigator. Since graduating online, he has solved all sorts of minor mysteries at school and at home. It was only a matter of time before things got serious. When Fletcher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062875860Author Janae MarksFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 191mm *...

Shelby Holmes is not your average nine-year-old. For one, she happens to be the best detective her neighbourhood has ever seen, using her uncanny analytical mind and sassy attitude to solve crimes which stump even the police department. But when...

Shelby Holmes is not your average nine-year-old. For one, she happens to be the best detective her neighbourhood has ever seen, using her uncanny analytical mind and sassy attitude to solve crimes which stump even the police department. But when...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets A Night in the Museum in this the action-packed New York Times bestseller from Chris Grabenstein, coauthor of I Funny and other bestselling series with James Patterson!Kyle Keeley is a huge fan of all games - board...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368076913Author Eoin ColferFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.Weight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm) 192mm...

Get ready to meet Violet Remy-Robinson - an amateur Sherlock Holmes in the making - in the fifth book in this delightful young detective series, perfect for fans of Robin Stevens, Enid Blyton and Anisha, Accidental Detective!'There is a new girl sleuth...

ATAC BRIEFING FOR AGENTS FRANK AND JOE HARDY MISSION: Investigate possible hazing at Eagle River Academy, and find the truth behind a student's death. LOCATION: A town near Bayport. POTENTIAL VICTIMS: All new students, including Frank and Joe. ...

Mystery and adventure for four young detectives in Ancient Roman times . . .Flavia is suspicious of the new woman in her father's life, Cartilia Poplica. She's certain that Cartilia has an ulterior motive, but to find out the truth Flavia must perform...

From the author of the bestselling Roman Mysteries, a new series set in the Wild West, packed with danger and deadly desperados at every turn!Virginia City in 1862 is a mining camp sitting above a rich vein of silver in America's Wild West. It's a...

A hugely imaginative and magical novel from the Godmother of British fantasy, Diana Wynne Jones. When Howard Sykes comes home from school and finds the enormous Goon in the kitchen, his life turns upside-down. The...

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that...

Join the club, find the magic!The third book in the brilliant Secret Beast Club series - brimming with adventure, friendship and an amazing array of magical creatures! A must-read for fans of Beast Quest and Bad Mermaids.Aisha and Jayden and the rest of...

Mission: Pursuit!Alpha Force are a unique group of five individuals, each with special skills, each ready to go anywhere in the world to help others in need. Undercover, they head for the Sahara Desert, resolved to gather evidence of young landmine...

"Stunning...a gorgeous, twisty gem of a book" - Simon James Green How well do you really know the people you love?Dylan falls for Ellis the moment he meets him - he's funny and fearless and makes living in a small town like Ferrivale more bearable. Dylan...

Small town murders. Big time thrills. "Someone knows where you live. And whoever they are, they want you to know... you're next." Bea Fletcher never met a cold case she didn't want to solve. So when she finds herself...

The hilarious adventures of everyone's favourite bear, Paddington, now a major movie star! Paddington always finds himself in unusual situations so it is no surprise when he has a run-in with the police, appears in a TV cookery show, and gives...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Newbery Medal (Children's) 1962.Book InformationISBN 9780140303353Author Eloise Jarvis McGrawFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin...