detective and mystery stories

Eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is propelled into a mystery when a man is found murdered on the grounds of her family's decaying English mansion and Flavia's father becomes the main suspect.

Provides biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on thirteen mystery authors who wrote from the 1930s to the 1960s.

Lionel Essrog, a victim of Tourette's syndrome, is rescued from the St. Vincent's Home for Boys, along with three other boys, by local tough guy Frank Minna who molds the group into a fly-by-night detective agency, but when Frank is knifed and tossed in a dumpster, Lionel is forced to become a real detective in order to find the killer.

A teenager casually suggests playing a cruel trick on the English teacher, but did he intend it to end with murder?.

Scooby and the Mystery, Inc. gang, having split up when they grew bored with unmasking bad guys disguised as monsters and ghosts, reunite to help Daphne, now a reporter, search for a haunted house, but they do not quite know what to do when they finally encounter the real thing.

Scooby, Shaggy, and the gang travel to Egypt in order to solve the mystery involving the curse of Cleopatra's tomb.

Presents an introduction to the mystery genre, discussing why children and young adults might or might not enjoy mysteries, looking at series mysteries, offering suggestions for educators on how to integrate mysteries into other areas of the curriculum, and including outlines for mystery-related programs, as well as lists of mystery books.

Lieutenant Leon Leafwing and Detective Spider Kane investigate the mysterious disappearance of Leon's mother and members of the Order of the Moth.