mystery fiction

There's been a break-in on Orange Street! Cupcakes have been stolen, and soon a pie goes missing, too. Can Hilde crack the case in time to post her news story online?.

When a shooting occurs at a country estate, the guests become amateur detectives and quickly realize that their host may be the murderer.

"Twelve-year-old Colophon Letterford has a serious mystery on her hands. Will she discover the link between her family's literary legacy and Shakespeare's tomb before it's too late?"--Provided by publisher.

Kidnapping would-be victims in Golden, N.C., a serial killer sets up a torturous ending for them and then dares the lawmen to arrive in time for a last-second rescue. The primary agent assigned to stop the carnage is Lucas Jordan, who leads the investigation with a unique team of clairvoyant agents.

Laurie Moran, widowed when her husband was murdered five years ago, is again dealing with murder, but this time as producer of a true-crime cold-case television show, and it is sure to be a hit, but when the filming begins it is clear that each character is hiding secrets, and what if her husband's killer, witnessed by her three-year old son Timmy, is still watching.

Miss Jane Marple investigates a series of poison pen letters accusing many citizens in the quiet village of Lymstock of illicit love affairs and scandals leading to at least one distraught victim to take her own life.

Gabby Woods is looking forward to another summer vacation at her family's lake house, even though she would rather bury herself in a mystery novel than make new friends. But soon Gabby meets Paige, a snarky kid from Chicago, and they get caught up in a local mystery: the sudden disappearance of a glamorous couple and the extravagant lake house they left behind. To gather clues about the missing couple, Paige coaxes Gabby into trespassing. Though Gabby knows it's wrong, each sneaky visit to the abandoned lake house uncovers new mysteries. With suspicions mounting about foul play, Gabby must decide what she's willing to risk to uncover the truth, or if solving this mystery -- and keeping her friendship with Paige -- are more trouble than they're worth.

Nancy, Bess, and George investigate when the toys they are making for zoo animals disappear.

Eight-year-old Nancy and her friends Bess and George solve a mystery involving a missing treasure chest.

Eight-year-old Nancy Drew is hired--along with her Clue Crew friends--to help a neighbor look after twin girls, but when the twin's toys disappear Nancy decides to investigate.