detective and mystery stories

When someone gives Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude a deadly push down the stairs during the Swift Family Reunion, Shenanigan Swift, who has a penchant for mischief, decides to become a detective and solve this mysterious case.

Harriet Wermer investigates to find a treasured pair of binoculars that have gone missing from her grandmothers bed-and-breakfast.

"It's the start of another school year at Belching Walrus Elementary! Slice, Totz and Scoop are looking forward to finally just chilling with their foodie friends in the cafeteria. It's only the second day of school and already there are whispers about scurrying footsteps in the dark halls and squeaky classrooms. The other foods are totally spooked! Before long, our favorite trio discover that this year Belching Walrus Elementary has welcomed class pets. What are they up to and why is food suddenly going missing?"--Provided by publisher.

The Sinister-Winterbottoms, twins Alexander and Theo and their older sister Wil, find themselves at a mysterious summer camp where they meet other families whose parents are missing.

Relates the efforts of teens Elayah, Liam, Jorja, and Marcie to solve a 1986 murder, and the actions of their then-teenaged parents leading up to the crime.

What happened after the neighbor disappeared from Raven Brooks? Piper Klein;s life has been turned upside down. She's moving from the big city to her recently-deceased dad's old hometown, Raven Brooks, and it's smack dab in the middle of, well, nowhere. Her once-quiet and meek sister seems to be the popular kid, her mom is running the local grocery store (and taking online classes-yeesh), and Piper is finding the town a little more strange than, well, small towns should be. Raven Brooks is a lot more than the quiet life that piper thought she was getting. But just how strange is it, exactly? And what does a certain Mr. Peterson have to do with it?.

"After learning about mummies in class, Katie decides to make one of her own, but when it suddenly goes missing, Katie and Pedro start following clues that they hope will lead them to the missing mummy"--OCLC.

When seventh-grader Alex is stuck taking Film, he has to learn to work with two very different students to make the movie they want to make, even as someone tries to stop them.

"Creepella opens Mouse Island's first dating agency and hires Geronimo as her assistant, but someone is trying to sabotage their business"--OCLC.

"The Aldens head to Ladakh, a territory in northern India, to help save the elusive and critically endangered snow leopard"--OCLC.