mystery and detective stories

Young Lemony Snicket investigates a rash of fires that have plagued the town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, revealing secrets that involve the Department of Education and the notorious villain Hangfire.

When Bella's stepfather participates in a reality television show, the entire family gets involved, and as her less-than-perfect life goes on public display, she must rely on her Christian faith while she investigates a mystery involving the prom, deals with her returning ex-boyfriend, and negotiates an awkward relationship with the irritating yet attractive editor of the school newspaper.

Four high school friends--Cass, Jemmie, Ben, and Justin--and Ben's younger brother Cody explore an abandoned building with a tragic past in the woods, where they each discover something relevant to their lives and their futures.

Laura Martin is on a class trip to Rome when Mercury, a dark-eyed boy with wings on his heels, appears to give her a message, and Laura soon realizes that she is at the center of a brewing battle between the gods and goddesses--and only she and her friends can unravel the mystery behind what is happening.

Randi Rhodes and her friends are heading back to Brooklyn to solve another mystery.

Elodie, dragon detective Meenore, and the ogre Count Jonty Um travel to Elodie's home on the island of Lahnt. However, when they arrive, they discover a statue that keeps the local volcano from erupting has been stolen. Elodie must use her wits to find the statue before the volcano erupts and destroys her island home.

While at the airport waiting for her father to pick up his best friend from childhood, Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to help a distressed father find his missing daughter.

Dink and his friends use their detective skills to locate a giant emerald missing from a statue delivered to Uncle Warren's museum in New York City.

When an explosive device is found in the local movie theater, middle school journalist Samantha Sanderson gets the lead on this developing and controversial story--controversial because the movie theater has recently come under attack by a renowned, outspoken atheist for allowing a local church to show Christian movies.

Twelve-year-old Bitsy Burroughs, vacationing with Garrett and Ellie on Amelia Island, Florida, has a run in with the neighborhood bully and decides to participate in the Fourth of July talent show, while also investigating a strange house which may be haunted.