Mysteries & Detective Stories

For twelve-year-old Emily, the best thing about moving to San Francisco is that it's the home city of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold, book publisher and creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger (a game where books are hidden in cities all...

Another gripping World War Two drama from the master storyteller and multi-award-winner, Robert Swindells.Life in a small village is boring now the war is over, there is still rationing and bomb damage and war losses. But when a group of children hear of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534463158Author Carolyn KeeneFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 206mm *...

The Clockwork Sparrow meets Downton AbbeyIt's a bitterly cold winter in Yorke and Rose Raventhorpe and her butler Heddsworth are stuck with Rose's unpleasant cousin Herbert, and his equally horrible butler, Bixby. When an orphan boy named Orpheus...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781837910007Author Nils-Olof FranzenFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Oak Tree BooksPublisher Andrews UK Limited

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781665919432Author Robin StevensFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781665946728Author James PontiFormat PaperbackPage Count 1312Imprint Aladdin PaperbacksPublisher Aladdin Paperbacks

Flick's big brother, Jack, goes missing in Peru and she is desperate to find him. But can she solve the greatest mystery of all: who Jack really is? A heartwarming, third novel from Waterstones Prize shortlisted author, Ewa Jozefkowicz, about the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544668515Author Holly WebbFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Clarion BooksPublisher Clarion BooksWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 191mm * 124mm * 15mm

A brilliant mystery series from bestselling author Enid Blyton, perfect for fans of The Secret Seven. Mr Goon is on holiday and there's a new policeman in town. While the Find-Outers are up to their usual games, he stumbles upon a puzzling mystery: the...

Book 2 in the Christie and Agatha's Detective Agency series! "His intent is more than clear: he'd rather see me and my car lost, than for us to reach the summit." Many are unhappy about Mr Alexander Jr's daring drive to the summit of Ben Nevis, but...

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...

In this second installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies returns for another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls.After...

The third book in an exciting new middle grade mystery series from actress, artist, and YouTube star Hayley LeBlanc!In Hayley Mysteries: The Secret on Set, Hayley has the lead role in a TV show about a young detective, and when strange things happen...

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! 'There are no other beryls like these in the world, and they...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534479500Author Stuart GibbsFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young...

I could hear Dennis talking to my ma. 'She was little,' he said. 'Little like me. But old. Older than you.' Those words gave me a cold shock. I could see Dennis imagining fairies, but old ones?When Bobby's mother moves the family into a rented house in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781947744288Author Thomas LockhavenFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Twisted Key Publishing, LLCPublisher Twisted Key Publishing, LLCWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781761043659Author R.A. SprattFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Random House Australia

The first time Melanie Ross meets April Hall, she's not sure they have anything in common. But she soon discovers that they both love anything to do with ancient Egypt. When they stumble upon a deserted storage yard, Melanie and April decide it's the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781805413899Author Angela HoareFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Publishing Push LTDPublisher Publishing Push LTDWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

A brilliant mystery series from bestselling author Enid Blyton, perfect for fans of The Secret Seven. Someone is sending spiteful letters to the people of Peterswood - but who? Fatty, Larry, Pip, Daisy, Bets and Buster the Dog have to find the culprit...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375802713Author Ron RoyFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Random House Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780448095028Author Carolyn KeeneFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Grosset & Dunlap Inc.,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 241gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481485494Author Carolyn KeeneFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint AladdinPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 120gDimensions(mm) 194mm * 130mm * 13mm

Maidservants, Mystery, and Murder! Everyone's favourite housemaid-detective is back! Now Nancy has a new job working at Oxcoombe Grange. It's great except for one thing - Nancy is convinced the house is haunted! Ella Otter, now a reluctant pupil at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780448095073Author Carolyn KeeneFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Grosset & Dunlap Inc.,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807593660Author Gertrude Chandler WarnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Albert Whitman & CompanyPublisher Random House Children's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995697294Author Erica-Jane WatersFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Wacky Bee BooksPublisher Wacky Bee Books

A thrillingly spooky gothic mystery... The grown-ups all think she's going to die soon ? she can see it in their eyes. Still, when twelve-year-old Stina is sent to be treated at Raspberry Hill Sanatorium, she can't believe her luck. She even gets to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Garden State Children's Book Awards (Easy-To-Read) 1984.Book InformationISBN 9780440461913Author Marjorie Weinman SharmatFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint...

'My mum killed my dad, then dragged his body all the way along the beach . . . I don't believe a word of it'Max Cassidy is a teenage escapologist, so good he's nicknamed the Half-pint Houdini. His father disappeared two years ago and his body has never...

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...

Determined to be the world's greatest detective, Zaiba is always on the lookout for a crime to solve! When a new family moves to the village, Zaiba is intrigued to hear about the strange happenings in their home. Things go missing, objects are smashed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481464017Author Eve TitusFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint AladdinPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 88gDimensions(mm) 194mm * 130mm * 10mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316207805Author Pseudonymous BoschFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Little, Brown & CompanyPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams)...

When Brian, Hannah, and twins Chris and Sam start their summer holidays, they know it's going to be the end of an era. The Misfits Club is disbanding and they still haven't managed to solve any real mysteries. But when they persuade new club member,...

The time for answers has arrived. After the death of a much loved friend, Team Veritas has even more to fight for. At the University of Yale, in the underground vaults of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the team finally get to see the real...

Nancy, Bess, and George must find the truth behind a photographic mystery in this nineteenth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to the classic mystery series.Nancy and her friends are spending the weekend in a small mountainside town called...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639110612Author Thomas LockhavenFormat HardbackPage Count 402Imprint Twisted Key Publishing, LLCPublisher Twisted Key Publishing, LLCWeight(grams) 757g