mystery and detective stories

Sir Simon Spookington, professional scarer, gets transferred to a house to haunt, but something changes when he meets Chester.

"The annual neighborhood rooftop party is tomorrow, and Ronnie Anne can't wait to bring the tres leches cake that she helped her abuela make. But while she's supposed to be guarding the cake against hungry family members, it goes missing! Ronnie Anne and her best friend Sid are on the case. Can Ronnie Anne save the cake--and save face--in time for the party?"--Provided by publisher.

"Alastair, Pete, Charlie, and Rachel aren't just magical teen detectives in their coastal town of Port Howl--they are also members of a local teen rock band. Before a show one night, Charlie and Rachel meet a famous rockstar, Gideon, and invite him to their show. He'll never come, but why not try, right? Little do they know, Gideon does show up, and he brings the threads of his dark past with him. In fact, he might even be the source of the rumored Devil's Music, a limited-release song that entrances all of its listeners in a deadly hypnosis. When Pete quickly gets drawn into Gideon's web, it's up to his brother and friends to save him. But Pete might not be the only Montague Twin at risk for Gideon's spell"--OCLC.

In 1948 Milwaukee, twelve-year-old Nick's expectations for summer crumble when he ends up working at a frozen custard stand at the zoo, but with a competitor who plays dirty tricks and a runaway polar bear Nick's summer turns out more eventful than he imagined.

"Zora Novak is framed for a crime she didn't commit--in a town obsessed with ghosts, will she be able to find the culprit and clear her name before it's too late?"--Provided by publisher.

"Someone's been stealing from the Lost and Found. But the strangest part of this mystery is what they've been stealing. Not mittens or books or water bottles--only hats! Just when Jigsaw comes up with a plan to catch this Hat Burglar in the act, the mystery thief strikes again, right under his nose! Will this be the first cast Jigsaw and Mia can't solve?"--Dust jacket.

"Still reeling from the life-changing discovery he found buried in the mysterious archive, Cruz Coronado grapples with an important secret as the gang heads to China in search of the second-to-last piece of the cipher. Under the watchful eye of a new adviser, life on the ship returns to almost normal . . . Almost. Just as things seem to be going smoothly, a familiar face shocks Cruz back into reality, and the final piece in this life-and-death scavenger hunt veers toward a dead end"--Publisher.

"A bump in the night? They're on the case! At Strander House, things are . . . weird. There's an ogre wedged in the closet, and you have to be careful not to slip on the leak coming from the ocean in the attic. What's possibly weirder than the fact that you can walk into the bathroom and end up in next Tuesday are the four brothers who investigate these strange supernatural occurrences . . . the Brothers Flick! Leo, Desmond, Remy, and Cub seek to get to the bottom of every shadow you swear you saw move. If they happen to stumble upon answers to the mysterious disappearance of their own family along the way, all the better"--Back cover.

"Things are going great for Hayley on the set of the mystery show Sadie Solves It. But one day, things start disappearing from the studio―expensive jewelry used on the show, and even earrings from someone's purse! Who's the thief stalking Silver Screen Studios? Hayley doesn't want to get involved . . . after all, she only plays a detective on TV. But then one of the stolen items is found in her trailer, and her favorite makeup artist, Vee, is blamed for the theft! With the help of her two best friends and co-stars, Hayley begins to investigate. Can they find the real thief before Vee is fired for good?"--Amazon.

After their guardian disappears, twelve-year-old twins Jess and Jude are fostered by the Blakeney family, but their search for information about their parents puts them in danger when they uncover secrets their wealthy benefactors want to keep hidden.