detective and mystery stories

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detective and mystery stories

Lee Wong, boy detective

1972
After a girl's personality changes drastically, a boy and his monkey investigate the mystery.

The case of the wiggling wig

a McGurk mystery
1996
McGurk is confined to an upstairs bedroom when he breaks his leg, but that doesn't stop him and the rest of his detective organization from uncovering a clever robbery scheme being plotted right next door.

The lost Christmas star

1979
After River Junction's Christmas tree loses its star, two children determine to identify the thief.

The skate patrol

1980
The Skate Patrol helps track down the despicable Creep Thief, who steals from old ladies.

Night fall

1971
Haunted by a recurrent nightmare, a young English girl travels to Cornwall to trace the source of the dream.

The sign of the twisted candles

1992
While solving the mystery of an old man's disappearing fortune, Nancy ends a family feud and reveals the identity of an orphan of unknown parentage.

The clue in the diary

1992
Nancy and her friends George and Bess attempt to exonerate an inventor who is suspected of arson.

Trouble takes the cake

1998
Nancy investigates when a birthday party at Haunted Harriet's restaurant is ruined by a cruel joke.

Third-grade reporter

2000
Nancy investigates when reporter Alice Stone's visit to Sandburg Elementary School is sabotaged.

The voice from the Mendelsohn's maple

1990
Penny's expectations of a long boring summer are exploded when she meets an elderly, practically naked, woman in a tree and soon finds herself embroiled in a mystery involving the Beacon Manor Senior Citizen's Residence.

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