Mysteries & Detective Stories

A fast-paced fantasy adventure set in a broken, future England, following the further exploits of the outlaws Scarlett and Browne.Scarlett McCain and Albert Browne have outwitted their pursuers and escaped into the wilderness once more, and it's not long...

Whizz off on three magical adventures in one bumper illustrated book from the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton. The Adventures of the Wishing-Chair: When Mollie and Peter go to buy their mother a birthday present, they discover the...

For fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and The Blackthorn Key series comes an award-winning boarding school mystery about twelve year old Emmy, who's shipped off to a prestigious British school. But her new home is hiding a secret society ... and it...

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! 'Well, Watson, something bad has happened to me,' Holmes said...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760895761Author R. A. SprattFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Penguin Random House AustraliaPublisher Penguin Random House Australia

Disappearing hamsters? Vanishing toads? Missing snails? This needs investigating. This looks like a case for Mina Mistry. Pets. Mina doesn't have any. This is super inconvenient when it's Showcase Your Pets week at school. Unfortunately, Mina's best...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780448089645Author Franklin W. DixonFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint G P Putnam's SonsPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 380gDimensions(mm) 194mm...

Iris's grandmother, Mimi, has started to put jam on her scrambled eggs and tie blue ribbons around her fingers to remind her of stuff. Her house, always full of things, is becoming harder and harder to navigate, and when Iris goes to stay, she feels as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781947744127Author Thomas LockhavenFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint Twisted Key Publishing, LLCPublisher Twisted Key Publishing, LLCWeight(grams)...

A great new edition of this classic Scarry title, with a beautiful, retro cover. Sam Cat and Dudley Pig are on the trail of a thief! The perfect gift for any child or Scarry collector, The Great Big Mystery book is a collection of...

Prepare yourself for even more mischief than before with this gorgeously gothic series! Malice Morbid Malign isn't like the rest of her family. But when her younger sister Antipathy-Rose finds a sphere of...

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Introducing schoolgirl detective Mina Mistry! Being at school is boring when you know you're going to be something cool like a Private Investigator. Until then, Mina's going to practise for her future... Aren't school dinners a bit strange?...

Introducing schoolgirl detective Mina Mistry!   Being at school is boring when you know you’re going to be something cool like a Private Investigator. Until then, Mina’s going to practise for her future...   Aren’t school dinners a bit strange? Chicken...

When a mysterious runaway van crashes into St Smithen's on the first day of the new school year, Poppy knows it's going to be an action-packed term! But when accidents continue to happen at St Smithen's, Poppy can't shake the feeling...

Ordinary Kids. Extraordinary Adventures. Laughs for the Whole Family.'Action-packed, hilarious and EPIC!' Annabel Steadman, author of SKANDAR AND THE UNICORN THIEFAn epic superhero adventure with a twist from Radio 1 broadcasters and bestselling authors...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910426272Author Julia GoldingFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Frost WolfPublisher Frost WolfWeight(grams) 372gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 20mm

ROOM 13Somebody was in there. Somebody - or some thing.There is no room thirteen in the creepy Crow's Nest Hotel, where Fliss and her friends are staying on a school trip. Or is there? For at the stroke of midnight, something peculiar happens to the door...

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...

Winner of the PEN Translates Award Jean-Claude Mourlevat is the 2021 winner of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award When Jefferson the hedgehog goes to his hairdresser's, he's shocked to discover the barber lying dead on the floor. Falsely accused of...

Nicki Demere is an orphan and a pickpocket. She also happens to be the U.S. Marshals best bet to keep a family alive. The marshals are looking for the perfect girl to join a mother, father, and son on the run from the nation's most notorious criminals...

Damian's new friend wants him to be a hero. But what does that really mean? Damian's family are living under witness protection now that his dad, a once powerful gangster, has turned Queen's evidence. ...

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! 'This is not danger. It is definite destruction. Even with all...

"The Dragon Detective Agency. Dirk Dilly speaking." When a visitor turns up unannounced at Dirk's office with a new case for him and Holly to solve, all is not as it seems. A Sea Dragon has disappeared and the only clue left at the scene of the crime...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481485982Author Emily CalandrelliFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 188mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780448089287Author Franklin W. DixonFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Grosset & Dunlap Inc.,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398518476Author Harriet WhitehornFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Simon & Schuster LtdPublisher Simon & Schuster LtdWeight(grams) 126g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534496668Author Stuart GibbsFormat PaperbackPage Count 2512Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young...

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Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material...

The owner of Tiddles and Monty has the most marvellous thing to show them . . . A cake, with extra chocolate and bonbons too! Delicious! She knows she can trust her dear little cats to look after it for a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423194620Author Jonathan StroudFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublisher Little, Brown Books for Young...

A priceless golden chalice has been stolen from Fergus McSwaggers, fearsome chief of the squelchy Bog Islands ... and he wants it back! Can Flynn and the crew of the Black Hound solve their most dangerous case yet, battling deadly ice pirates,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781442494879Author Stuart GibbsFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young...

A stunningly illustrated picture book full of mystery and suspense, from the bestselling author of THE STORM WHALE and GRANDAD'S ISLAND. "I know when the Grotlyn's beenSlipping through your house unseen..." What is the mysterious...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250174949Author Dhonielle ClaytonFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 300g

Meet Violet Remy-Robinson, an amateur Sherlock Holmes in the making... When a new family move in next door, Violet is sure there's something strange about them. Then her eccentric, but lovely neighbour, Dee Dee Derota, has a precious jewel stolen. Could...

A body on the tracks A teenage terrorist A mysterious wish-granting machine The world's worst private detective The second volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading is chock-full of mystery, intrigue, and nefarious activity. Featuring some of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760892159Author R.A. SprattFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Random House AustraliaWeight(grams) 178gDimensions(mm) 196mm *...

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...