mystery fiction

A thief with long blond hair and a motorcycle points a gun at a Los Angeles security guard demanding money, and when a girl with long blond hair arrives at Kenny's motel on a motorcycle, he becomes suspicious. Includes activities designed to be completed before, during, and after reading.

Asks the reader to make decisions to further the plot in a tale that follows a famous detective, Mycroft Pound, as he tries to track down a serial killer who is targeting the women of London for murder.

"In the Swedish criminal justice system, certain cases are considered especially strange and difficult, in Malm?, the dedicated detectives who investigate these crimes are members of an elite squad known as the Sensitive Crimes Division. . . With the help of a rather verbose local police officer, the crack team gets to the bottom of cases other detectives can't or won't bother to handle"--Amazon.

"Kayla is still holding on to Lainie's secrets. After all, Lainie is Kayla's best friend. And despite Lainie's painful obsession with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, and the ways he has tried to come between them, friends don't spill each other's secrets. They don't betray each other's trust. The murder at the end of the summer doesn't change all that"--From the publisher's web site.

"Two unlikely friends face down their worst fears in order to stop their small town--and themselves--from disappearing"--OCLC.

"Working as a nanny in the Hamptons before starting college, Anna learns of her weird connection to a missing girl, but after she confesses to manslaughter a podcast producer helps reveal life-changing truths"--Provided by publisher.

Private Eye Princess King and her beagle, Pants, have come to Snells Manor to try and find Daisy Snells's missing emerald, called the "pea"; nobody has left the house since the gem went missing, but there are many secret places to search, and the inhabitants are an eccentric bunch--none more so than Miss Daisy herself. In graphic novel format.

"As a town prepares for the anniversary of the deaths of five cheerleaders who were killed in three separate, horrific accidents, two teens uncover long-buried truths about what really happened years ago"--Provided by publisher.

"Mr. Summerling, Marly's neighbor, talked about being a treasure hunter, and news of his death has brought Marly into a treasure hunt of her own. In his will, Mr. Summerling left a treasure for Marly and two classmates, Isla and Sai. They barely know each other, but they have to work together with a series of riddles, puzzles, and clues to find the treasure"--OCLC.

"Ra, the pharoah's pampered cat, and his scarab beetle sidekick, Khepri, investigate when crown prince Dedi disappears from the palace of one of Pharoah's wives in ancient Egypt"--OCLC.