Mysteries & Detective Stories

There is much excitement at court as the famous painter Levina Teerlimc arrives to paint the Queen's portrait. The Maids of Honour are recruited to help entertain the Queen during the sittings, and to pose for the painter whilst the Queen is busy. They...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645720525Author Hani BruceFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Pink Pickle MediaPublisher Pink Pickle MediaWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 216mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534499355Author Stuart GibbsFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young...

ECPA award winner 2023 - Best fiction cover Set in the early industrial revolution and the great canal building age, a young Jane Austen takes on the role of detective as she seeks to solve the mysterious events at the Oxford canal terminus. ...

There were three men and two women . . . One had half a face. One had iron legs. The others all had one or both arms missing. There were pincers and claws and guns instead. And you could hear them ticking. Ticking all the time.When Sheba the wolfgirl...

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! Missing: Mr Jeremiah Hayling, aged 26, a hydraulic engineer. He...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593649565Author Chris GrabensteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 1888Imprint Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)Publisher Random House USA...

The hilarious adventures of everyone's favourite bear, Paddington, now a major movie star! "I do wish I could see into Paddington's mind," said Mrs Brown, "I know something's going on. I can recognise the signs." And there is plenty...

Team Veritas have been searching for the truth. But sometimes the truth is hard to handle. No longer safe in England, the team from Station X must escape to the United States of America where they embark on an epic treasure hunt. It starts in New York...

Team Veritas have been searching for the truth. But sometimes the truth is hard to handle. No longer safe in England, the team from Station X must escape to the United States of America where they embark on an epic treasure hunt. It starts in New York...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780448095042Author Carolyn KeeneFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Grosset & Dunlap Inc.,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780448095042Author Carolyn KeeneFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Grosset & Dunlap Inc.,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679890553Author Ron RoyFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Random House USA Children's BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142409855Author Donald J. SobolFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 200mm *...

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...

Experience the second CHERUB international bestseller in graphic novel format! James Adams' mission is to succeed where dozens of attempts by undercover police officers have failed ... When CHERUB kids go undercover, no one suspects that they are trained...

Timmy Failure takes to the road in the fourth book in the New York Times bestselling series, perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Barry Loser.Shenanigans abound when Timmy Failure finds himself on a road trip with none other than notorious...

Think your wildest wish can't come true? Just wait! It's his first day at a new school, and Stanley wishes he could disappear. He can hardly believe it when, after a big spill at the science fair, POOF! Stanley is invisible! ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760892166Author R.A. SprattFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint PuffinPublisher Penguin Random House Australia

"A terrific page-turner, full of unexpected twists and revelations. Buckle up."-James Patterson The second book in the acclaimed, action-packed series from New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman. The clones of Project Osiris are free-but...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368095143Author Ridley PearsonFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 437gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 140mm * 28mm

The first book in Holly Webb's darkly magical series for readers aged 9 and up - join the 85,000 readers who have fallen in love with Rose's world!The grand residence of the famous alchemist, Mr Fountain, is a world away from the dark orphanage Rose...

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...

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...

Brighton is braced for war. It's a time in history that never happened, and England's coast has become the front line of the Second World War. Rolls of barbed wire line Brighton Beach, soldiers scan the horizon, people wait nervously for an attack. When...

When twelve-year-old, UFO-obsessed, Lucy Sladan sneaks out in the middle of a thunderstorm to investigate the unexplained disappearances in her hometown of Sticky Pines, she finds more than she bargained for: a huge hairy creature, a thirteen-year-old...

When twelve-year-old, UFO-obsessed, Lucy Sladan sneaks out in the middle of a thunderstorm to investigate the unexplained disappearances in her hometown of Sticky Pines, she finds more than she bargained for: a huge hairy creature, a thirteen-year-old...

The final title in the brilliant Marsh Road Mysteries adventure series by hugely popular children's author Elen Caldecott. For fans of the Laura Marlin Mysteries by Lauren St John. Meet Piotr, Minnie, Andrew, Flora and Sylvie - the Marsh Road Mystery...

The final title in the brilliant Marsh Road Mysteries adventure series by hugely popular children's author Elen Caldecott. For fans of the Laura Marlin Mysteries by Lauren St John. Meet Piotr, Minnie, Andrew, Flora and Sylvie - the Marsh Road Mystery...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316412339Author James PattersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Jimmy PattersonPublisher Jimmy Patterson

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780448095080Author Carolyn KeeneFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Grosset & Dunlap Inc.,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910574188Author Enid BlytonFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint AtebolPublisher AtebolDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 10mm

Angela's been kidnapped - can her quick wits help her escape before it's too late? Gripping adventure from an award winning author repackaged. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers of 8+Snatched off the street, Angela is...

Fun and laughter abound in this fun spy caper from an award-winning author. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+ Annie's dad is a private investigator. She's used to mysterious things going on, but when...

The Queen and her Maids of Honour are spending the summer at a nobleman's estate, where a new manor house is being built. But the work has to stop when a mysterious spook appears. Could the ghost of a murdered Earl be haunting the site of his death?...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of ALA Notable Children's Book and NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies and Newbery Medal Winner and Young Adult Services Division,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781534424708Author Stuart GibbsFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint 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 9781481477864Author Stuart GibbsFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 193mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739509002Author Liana SomersetFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Delphian PressPublisher Delphian PressWeight(grams) 210gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm *...