detective and mystery fiction

"Nothing exciting ever happens in the small town of Newpark, where Brian, Hannah, and twins Chris and Sam live. And when they start their summer vacation, they know it's the end of an era. The Misfits Club--a club they started when they were eight years ols--is disbanding, and they still haven't managed to solve any real mysteries. But when they persuade new club members Amelia to go investigate a spooky old house, they unexpectedly discover some stolen goods. Could this be their change for one last adventure? One thing is for sure, though: Newpark is decidely more exciting now"--Jacket flap.

Elizabeth, eleven, spends Christmas break at Winterhouse hotel under strange circumstances, where she discovers that she has magic, and her love of puzzles helps her solve a mystery.

A group of teenagers living on Whidbey Island in Washington state deal with various issues including love, drug use, sexuality, strict parents, a missing person, and the astounding secret of Becca, a girl with paranormal powers living under a false identity.

After her twin sister Anna falls to her death while sneaking out her bedroom window, high school sophomore Jess tries to learn everything she can about the sister she thought she knew and soon discovers that her twin kept many dark secrets.

Freelance journalist Molly Sanderson is called to cover the story about a newborn baby found on the fringe of woods near the university campus in the well-to-do town of Ridgedale, New Jersey, but as she delves into her investigation she discovers a decades-old secret.

"Anne and Marco Conti seem to have it all--a loving relationship, a wonderful home, and their beautiful baby, Cora. But one night when they are at a dinner party next door, a terrible crime is committed. Suspicion immediately focuses on the parents. But the truth is a much more complicated story. Inside the curtained house, an unsettling account of what actually happened unfolds. Detective Rasbach knows that the panicked couple is hiding something. Both Anne and Marco soon discover that the other is keeping secrets, secrets they've kept for years"--Provided by publisher.

"The home of a family of five is now a crime scene: four of them savagely murdered, one--a sixteen-year-old girl--missing. Was she lucky to have escaped? Or is her absence evidence of something sinister? Detective D.D. Warren is on the case--but so is survivor-turned-avenger Flora Dane"--Provided by publisher.

While trying to jumpstart the zombie apocalypse, twelve-year-old Ernestine Montgomery and her new stepbrother, Charleston, stumble upon a murder mystery in the retirement apartments where their parents do maintenance.

Our heroines, Sophie and Lil, don cunning disguises, mingle in high society and munch many cucumber sandwiches to solve this curious case. Applaud their bravery as they follow a trail of terrible secrets that leads straight to London's most dangerous criminal mastermind, and put their own lives at risk. It will be the most thrilling event of the season.

"Harper doesn't trust her new home from the moment she steps inside, and the rumors are that the Raine family's new house is haunted. Harper isn't sure she believes those rumors, until her younger brother, Michael, starts acting strangely. The whole atmosphere gives Harper a sense of d?j? vu, but she can't remember why. She knows that the memories she's blocking will help make sense of her brother's behavior and the strange and threatening sensations she feels in this house, but will she be able to put the pieces together in time?"--Provided by publisher.