mystery fiction

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mystery fiction

The mystery in tornado alley

2000
Nancy Drew becomes suspicious when she finds a duffle bag in the aftermath of a tornado that contains what appears to be a ransom note.

In search of the black rose

1997
Nancy Drew's first formal dinner at Oxford is interrupted by an arrow that flies through the room and embeds itself in the oak table in front of her, carrying a riddle and a clue that sets off her sleuthing instincts and leads her on a search for the mystery of the black rose.

The secret of the forgotten cave

1996
While visiting George's aunt, Nancy becomes involved in a local contoversy. Community opinion is split over improvements to a winding road: some want to widen it, while others wanting to save a rare species propose a bike path. When George's aunt is threatened and her car sabotaged, Nancy vows to solve the mystery.

The case of the backyard treasure

1998
Liz the Whiz and her younger brother use codes, a chart, and a map of the backyard that matches a clock face to solve Zack's mystery. Includes a section with related activities.

The schoolyard mystery

1994
Chip, an invisible boy, and his friends solve the mystery of who took the school ball from the playground.

Cam Jansen and the mystery of the carnival prize

1984
When fifth-grader Cam notices that the prizes for the most difficult game at the school carnival are rapidly disappearing, she uses her amazing photographic memory to investigate.

The bodies in the Bessledorf Hotel

1986
Dead bodies which appear and disappear mysteriously are threatening to lose Sam's father his job as manager of the Besseldorf Hotel. What can be done? How do you find a ghost?.

The Pilgrim Village mystery

1995
When the Alden children spend a week visiting at Pilgrim Village, they uncover the mystery behind the unusual happenings at the historic site.

The mystery of the lost mine

1996
On a camping trip to Arizona with their grandfather, the Alden children search for a lost gold mine.

The mystery at Snowflake Inn

1995
While staying at an eighteenth-century inn in Vermont, the Boxcar children become curious about the mysterious "accidents" that keep plaguing the owners.

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