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The mystery of the dark lighthouse

2000
Twins Jen and Zeke investigate the haunted Mystic Lighthouse. Clues are provided so that readers can try to solve the mystery.

The sinister signpost

1955
The Hardy boys and their father solve a mystery involving inexplicable crashes of high-speed race cars being used to test an experimental turbine motor.

While the clock ticked

1962
Who is writing threatening notes? How could anyone get into the secret room of the old mansion? As Frank and Joe investigate, robbery and mistaken identity complicate matters.

The secret warning

1966
False robbery charges, Joe's disappearance, and other strange things occur when Frank and Joe set out to retrieve their father's important papers from a diver.

The Minestrone Mob

2007
Lettuce Leef and Nimble Charlie, the Crook Catchers to the Queen, investigate the disappearance of the queen's recipe for minestrone soup--as well as her clothing.

The circus scare

2007
Nancy Drew and her friends Bess and George decide to investigate when they notice a lot of the performers with the circus are missing costume pieces and props.

The ghost of Cutler Creek

2006
When Allie is contacted by the ghost of a dog, she and Dub investigate the surly new boy at school and his father, who may be running a puppy mill, to see if they are involved.

The clue of the gold doubloons

1999
Nancy investigates a movie production which is plagued by crimes and strange incidents.

Cam Jansen and the mystery of the stolen diamonds

1997
A fifth-grader with a photographic memory and her friend Eric help solve the mystery of the stolen diamonds.

Cam Jansen and the mystery at the monkey house

1999
Fifth-grade sleuth Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to solve a monkey-smuggling mystery at the city zoo.

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