mystery and detective stories

Type: 
Topical Term
Subfield: 
a
Alias: 
mystery and detective stories

Up from Jericho Tel

1986
The spirit of a dead actress turns two children invisible and sends them out among a group of colorful street performers to search for a missing necklace.

My dog and the knock knock mystery

1985
Jennie's dog, who is good at solving mysteries, helps her friend Billy discover the source of the mysterious knocking at his house.

My dog and the green sock mystery

1986
Jennie's dog solves the mystery of the disappearing objects at her friend Andy's house.

Bernie and the Bessledorf ghost

1990
Living at the Bessledorf Hotel, where his father works as the manager, Bernie tries to solve the mystery of a troubled, young ghost who wanders the halls of the hotel at night.

Nightmare mountain

1989
Twelve-year-old Molly's visit to her aunt and uncle's llama ranch in the state of Washington leads her into unexpected danger and suspense.

Secret of the underground room

1990
When Father Higgins disappears, Johnny Dixon and Professor Childermass discover disturbing clues which lead them to England and an encounter with a long-dead knight.

The mansion in the mist

1992
While spending the summer in an old house on a desolate Canadian island, Anthony Monday and Miss Eells discover a chest that can transport them to another world and a maniacal group who are plotting the destruction of people on Earth.

Finding Zola

2003
Thirteen-year-old Crystal, confined to a wheelchair after being injured in a car accident in which her father was killed, begins to suspect there are forces conspiring against her when the eccentric older woman who is caring for her in her mother's absence goes missing.

The hound of the Baskervilles

2008
Unconvinced that there are beasts in the moors near the Baskerville home, the new heir to the family estate turns to Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, Dr. Watson, to find out who is behind the mysterious death of his uncle.

Ghost soldiers

2006
While investigating a haunted house, the Cannoiers discover a group of scientists who are creating an army of indestructible mutant soldiers to fight the Germans in pre-World War II London.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - mystery and detective stories