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The ostrich conspiracy

2014
"Detectives Rick Zengo and Corey O'Malley investigate foul play at the opening of the Kalamazoo City Dome, the world's largest indoor amusement complex"--.

Paper towns

2009
One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears.

Nancy Drew and the clue crew

No. 5
2006
Winter has come to River Heights, and the girls are busy making a snowman--affectionately named Sherlock. They are distracted, however, by one of their classmates. It seems Deirdre has changed her name to Madame Chocolata, and she's reading marshmallows to tell fortunes. Then Sherlock disappears, and an outbreak of pranks plagues the kids. Could Sherlock have come to life--or is someone less frosty behind everything?.

Pirate Island adventure

1984
Three children vacationing on Pirate Island discover a long-lost family "treasure.".

The case of the stolen baseball cards #5

1999
Jigsaw tries to recover Eddie's baseball cards which have disappeared in school.

The case of the spooky sleepover #4

1999
Jigsaw spends the night in a haunted house in order to trap a ghost.

The case of Hermie the missing hamster #1

1998
Jigsaw Jones, private eye, and his partner Mila, investigate the disappearance of their friend Wingnut's hamster.

One of us is lying

"When the creator of a high school gossip app mysteriously dies in front of four high-profile students all four become suspects. It's up to them to solve the case"--.

Red Dragon

1981
This is the book in which we first meet Hannibal Lecter, M.D. This is a journey into a madman's mind.

The hollow boy

Supernatural visitors continue to cause trouble in London, and Lockwood & Co. stay busy exterminating spirits. They even hire a new assistant, Holly Munro. They are in the midst of investigating several cases when assassins attack during a local carnival. The team gets right to work, but the company's growing pains, and personal issues, might bring the friends more trouble than they can handle.

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