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The hound of the Baskervilles

2000
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to the bleak wastes of Dartmoor to solve the mystery surrounding the late Sir Charles Baskerville and a ghostly hound. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

Near miss

1992
Lucy has a summer job teaching riding to the Mosedale children of their estate on Shelby Island. There is only one problem--somebody is trying to kill one of the Mosesdales and there is talk of a hidden treasure in the house.

The case of the visiting vampire

1986
Three friends pursue proof that the new Romanian actor/professor in town doing the role of Count Dracula in a play really is a vampire.

Nutty and the case of the mastermind thief

featuring William Bilks, boy genius
1985
When Nutty investigates the disappearance of the school Christmas fund from his locker, he and his friends run into a bunch of thieves as well as a more surprising solution.

Hit and run holiday

1986
A friend's near-murder plunges Nancy into a dark tangle of clues on Florida's sunny beaches.

Smile and say murder

1986
Several death threats send Nancy undercover at a teen magazine. Can Nancy stop the culprit before he strikes?.

The secret of Gumbo Grove

1988
While helping restore the cemetery of the old Baptist church, eleven-year-old Raisin solves the mystery surrounding the founding of her home town and gains pride in her family's past.

The treasure at Dolphin Bay

1994
At the world-famous dolphin research center in Hawaii, the Hardys learn that a dolphin has a mysterious injury and one of the researchers has disappeared.

The locker

1994
At her new school Marlee is assigned the locker of Suellen, who had mysteriously disappeared. After a horrifying vision, Marlee knows she must find Suellen -- even if it costs her life.

Highway robbery

1990
The Hardys have gone undercover, determined to crack a truck hijacking scheme, but a gang of thugs are just as determined to run them off the road.

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