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The mystery hideout

1990
Exploring in an old unused film studio, two boys run across clues to a series of unsolved bank robberies.

Where is Freddy?

1986
Famous mouse detective Tweedy and his assistant Rollo investigate the case of wealthy Mrs. Twombly's missing grandson.

The burglar next door

1976
A thirteen-year-old girl, whose ambition in life is to build bridges, attempts to solve a robbery when her friend becomes a suspect.

Basil in Mexico; a Basil of Baker Street mystery. Illus. by Paul Galdone

1975
Basil, mouse and master detective seeking for the truth behind the theft of the Mousa Lisa, must also solve the mystery of his companion's disappearance.

The ghosts of Austwick Manor

1982
Hillary and Heather find themselves entering the sixteenth century as a direct result of their older brother Don's inheritance. Will they be able to save Don who is in grave danger from an ancient curse?.

What Eric knew

a Sebastian Barth mystery
1985
After Eric moves away he sends cryptic notes to Sebastian and David, who attempt to make sense of them by investigating a mysterious death.

The case of the felon's fiddle

a McGurk mystery
1982
Finding a note hidden in an old violin starts the McGurk Detective Organization searching for a cache of uncut diamonds.

Alvin's swap shop

1976
While running a swap shop, a group of youngsters become involved in the mystery of a sunken ship.

Mystery of the midnight message, by Florence Parry Heide and Roxanne Heide. Illus. by Seymour Fleishman

1977
While stranded in a half-empty motel during a blizzard, the Spotlight Club detectives receive a mysterious phone call about a crime in the making.

The December rose

1987
A young sweep's fall down the wrong chimney in Victorian London lands him in the center of a terrifying chain of events that includes espionage, treachery, and murder.

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