mystery and detective stories

There s always something fun to see or learn in Richard Scarry s Busytown! A jewel thief is aboard a steamboat. Thankfully, Sam Cat and Dudley Pig, two of Busytown's best detectives, are on the case! Detectives Sam Cat and Dudley Pig have been invited to a fancy wedding party aboard a steamboat. But when a jewel thief strikes, they must catch the crook instead of eating yummy cake! Children ages 3 to 7 will enjoy searching for clues in this humorous storybook! It's a great way to introduce young children to the friendly characters in Richard Scarry's Busytown.

When Mrs. Third Floor visits and reports paranormal activity on the fifth floor, Butterbean and the other pets set out to find the truth and save Mrs. Third Floor from being scammed by professional ghost hunters.

Although housebound following an eerie accident, teenaged Ryan continues to investigate the strange occurrences in his hometown of Skeleton Creek, recording his findings in a journal and viewing email video clips sent by fellow detective Sarah.

After River's death and Remy's disappearance, Jules teams up with River's cousin Sam to uncover the dark secrets her friends were hiding, while grappling with her unexpected attraction to Sam.

"Shy, nerdy Tanvi has always thought of her perfect cousin Mimi as her sister. Not only did Mimi's family raise Tanvi after the tragic death of her parents, fierce Mimi has always protected Tanvi at school. At least until Mimi fell under the spell of their flawless, rich classmate, Beth . . . Tanvi's biggest bully. Fearing another terrible year, Tanvi decides to take a desperate, preemptive strike--and captures an incriminating photo of Mimi and Beth at a party. When Tanvi wakes up the next day with a bump on her head, scratches on her leg, and no memory of what caused her injuries, Mimi is gone. Tanvi begins to fill the gaps in her memory and question Mimi's friends and enemies, hoping to bring her cousin home. But when new evidence comes to light, the search for Mimi takes a dark turn as the cops announce that they are now hunting a murderer. Could Tanvi be the killer? To save her family, Tanvi must revisit the worst night of her life and the darkest parts of her past to discover if she's capable of murder--and the truth of what happened to Mimi"--Provided by publisher.

Three feuding exes of an internet prank star must work together to solve his murder after his deactivated account claims one of them is the culprit.

"In Prohibition-era Washington, [DC,] three best friends investigate their beloved headmistress's murder as dark secrets and new feelings start to arise among them"--Provided by publisher.

"Amateur sleuths and wannabe influencers Kerry and Annie are back on the case when a social media festival inspires some killer content--and several on-camera influencer deaths"--Publisher.

"In the months after Cam and Blair broke their small hometown's legendary missing-girl story and catapulted to accidental fame, they vowed never to do it again. Until Mattie Brosillard, a freshman at their high school, shows up on their doorstep, begging Cam and Blair for help. Mattie's sister Lola disappeared mysteriously five years ago. Now, she's back--but Mattie is convinced the girl who returned is an impostor. Nobody believes Mattie's wild story--not even Cam and Blair. But something is definitely wrong in the Brosillard family. And Blair has her own reasons for wanting to know what really happened to Lola while she was gone. With Cam and Blair still struggling with the aftermath of their first mystery--and with new secrets swirling between them--the stakes are higher than ever"--Provided by publisher.

When several campers at Camp Dakota report missing items and begin pointing fingers at a fellow-camper, a group of children search for the culprit, learning the scientific properties of light along the way. Includes glossary and experiments.