detective and mystery fiction

"You are a real, live princess: Her Royal Highness Princess Peregrine Yvette. This is your second summer at Princess Island, a summer camp just for royal girls like you. On your first day back at camp you find a mysterious note tucked beneath your pillow: Meet me at the burial ground at 9:00 tonight. Don't forget to bring the map! Who left the note? What if you run into the ghost of Lady Violet Grimm? YOU choose what happens next!"--Back cover.

"Singer Roxy Raines vanished from the tiny resort of Sandown thirty years ago, and now seventeen-year-old Mona Perry is on the hunt for answers. The island's locals refuse to talk about it, dismissing Roxy as a teenage runaway. But Mona can't let it go--her favorite singer deserves justice, and Mona will stop at nothing to share her findings on her crime podcast. The only problem is, she just has this one hot summer to get to the bottom of Roxy's disappearance, and the islanders don't want to give up their secrets. As Mona gets drawn deeper into the strange goings-on in this isolated community, she soon realizes that nothing is as it seems--least of all her own past and the secrets behind Roxy's disappearance that hit a little too close to home"--Provided by publisher.

"When fifteen-year-old Lucinda Hayes is found dead in her sleepy Colorado suburb, the secret lives of three people connected to her are revealed: the social outcast who loved her from afar, the jaded girl who despised her, and the policeman investigating her death"--Provided by publisher.

"A huge, mysterious creature is hiding out in the woods near Jake Nelson's new home, he's sure of it. He and his mom recently moved from Florida to live with his grandfather in Washington State, dashing any hopes he had of ever meeting his equally-mysterious father. Starting sixth grade at his new school hasn't been easy, either. When word gets out that Jake is a Sasquatch hunter, will he be mercilessly teased like he was at his old school? Or will his new friends Jasmine and Lanny help him track down an elusive Bigfoot that might be living in the local park?"--Dust jacket.

"Ever wonder why pigeons always act so weird? It's because they're out there chasing the bad guys and saving your butts! Did you know your city is protected by a secret squad of crime-fighting pigeons? It's true! With master of disguise Rock Pigeon, bendy Tumbler, strong Frillback and super-finder Homey, the Real Pigeons will solve any mystery and fight any bad guy to keep the city safe!"--OCLC.

After fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes seeks the missing Duquessa Del Campo in the seedy underbelly of nineteenth-century London, she finally reaches an understanding with her brothers Sherlock and Mycroft.

"Billy Dent is the world's most notorious serial killer, but even killers need to go on vacation sometimes. When a mysterious death occurs in the hotel where Billy is staying, his 'job' seems to call. Will his vacation truly be downtime for him after all?"--Amazon.com.

"In 30 BCE, Cleopatra and her husband, Marc Antony, lost their war against Octavian for control of the Egyptian Empire. However, Cleopatra knew Octavian was really after the mysterious item that was the source of all her wealth and influence, so she hid it before committing suicide. She left a series of devious clues behind for her children to find it, but they were lost to history--until now. . . . Charlie must fight for her life against ruthless enemies, match wits with Cleopatra, and solve the two-thousand-year-old mystery to prevent the most powerful treasure of the ancient world from falling into the wrong hands"--Provided by publisher.

Clare Cassidy gets involved with a murder case when her closest friends get murdered with the only evidence being a line from her favorite book. Not knowing who to trust, she turns to her closest confident, her diary. But when she notices writing that isn't hers, Clare is certain that her favorite book has come to life.

"One night, Molly Clarke walked away from her life. She doesn't want to be found. Or at least, that's the story. The car abandoned miles from home. The note found at a nearby hotel. The shattered family that couldn't be put back together. They called it a 'walk away.' It happens all the time. Women disappear, desperate to leave their lives behind and start over. But is that what really happened to Molly Clarke?"--OCLC.