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The mystery of the mixed-up zoo

The Alden children investigate various mix-ups at a zoo run by their grandfather's friend in an effort to save it not only from pranksters but also from the town council.

One of us is next

"A year after the Bayview four were cleared of Simon Kelleher's death, a new mystery has cropped up--a game with dangerous consequences that's targeting students at Bayview again. And if the creator isn't found soon, dangerous could prove deadly"--Provided by publisher.

Marina

Fifteen-year-old Oscar Drai and an unusual girl named Marina witness an unsettling ceremony in a cemetery in Barcelona, which prompts them to investigate the origins of the ritual and leads them into a dark and mysterious world under the city.

Into the Sublime

Four girls from a defunct thrill-seeking group descend into a dangerous underground cave system in search of a subterranean lake that local legends claim has the power to change things for those who can confront their deepest fears.

Dead girls can't tell secrets

After her younger sister, Piper, is in a hiking accident that leaves her in a coma, Savannah finds evidence that her fall from a mountain may be related to their school's Survival Club--and it may not have been accidental. As she tries to figure out who would want to hurt Piper, Savannah joins the club on their weekend camping trip to the same mountain where Piper fell. Savannah tries to learn what happened to Piper in a club where everyone is a suspect and everyone is keeping secrets.

The truth about keeping secrets

When her beloved father, the only psychiatrist in their small Ohio town, dies in a mysterious car accident, high school outcast and lonely lesbian Sydney investigates the death, starting with why homecoming queen June attended his funeral.

A study in Charlotte

Jamie Watson wins an unwanted rugby scholarship to Sherringford, a Connecticut prep school not far away from his estranged father. Also at the school is Charlotte Holmes, great-great-great-granddaughter of the famous Sherlock. Jamie decides to admire the volatile girl from afar, but when the two of them are framed for murder, Jamie and Charlotte have no choice but to come together and clear their names.

Sadie

Told from the alternating perspectives of nineteen-year-old Sadie who runs away from her isolated small Colorado town to find her younger sister's killer, and a true crime podcast exploring Sadie's disappearance.

Pasadena

When Jude's best friend is found dead in a California swimming pool, her family calls it an accident, her friends call it suicide, but Jude calls it murder, and the suspects are family and friends.

Bought and scold

The Powerpuff Girls try to save Townsville from Princess Morbucks who buys the town and turns it into Crimesville.

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