detective and mystery fiction

"You're home making dinner for your husband. You expect him any second. The phone rings--it's the call you hoped you'd never get. You jump in your car and race to a neighborhood you thought you'd never visit. You peer into the dark, deserted building. You brace yourself for the worst. And then, you remember nothing else. They tell your husband you've been inan accident. You lost control of your car as you sped through the worst side of town. The police suspect you were up to no good. But your husband refuses to believe it. Your best friend is not so sure. And even you don't know what to believe.."--Provided by publisher.

Journalist Kate Waters unearths a deacdes old crime where an newborn baby was stolen from the maternity ward, but never found, until Kate looks deep into the pasts of the people who lived in the neighborhood.

"Penn Cage must investigate when his father, a beloved family doctor and pillar of the community, is accused of murdering Violet Davis, the beautiful nurse with whom he worked in the dark days of the early 1960s"--Provided by OCLC.

"When a young boy is discovered in Washington, DC's National Gallery of Art without any recollection of who he is, he must piece together the disjointed clues of his origins while using his limited knowledge to stop one of the greatest art frauds ever attempted"--.

"Fifteen-year-old Beppo, an indentured servant in Rome, is accused of murder. The only person who can help him is one of the most celebrated artists of his day--Caravaggio"--Back cover.

At his boarding school for monsters, a young werewolf learns a devastating truth about his family while uncovering a plot to sabotage the world's finest training program for aspiring minions to evil overlords.

"Ella and her friend Kiara are excited about a weekend Girl Scout campout with big sister Avery and her friend Fari. But when Ella's sash goes missing shortly after their arrival, Ella becomes suspicious. Who took it? Was it another camper, or someone (or something!) else? Soon the girls are drawn into an even greater mystery involving a mysterious madam, a ludicrous legend, and even a freaky, five-legged frog! What's really going on at Cryptic Lake???"--Back cover.

This time Cleo, Evan, and Ms. Crowley (who, it turns out, is the missing Ms. Hilliard's sister) find themselves in a confusing fantasy book, caught up in a war with wizards, elves, trolls, and the mighty Golden Dragon--and while they manage to find their missing librarian, their quest does not end there.

"Frank and Joe are excited for the school's annual talent show! Frank is working backstage, and Joe is going to show off his sweet juggling skills. Someone keeps playing pranks on all the acts-- bubbles are found in someone's trumpet and someone's music is replaced with the sound of croaking frogs!"--Provided by publisher.

After a dying criminal confesses that his loot has been stashed in a tower, the Hardy boys make an astonishing discovery.