detective and mystery fiction

In 1924 Chicago, eighteen-year-old Piper Sail attempts to solve the mystery of her best friend Lydia's disappearance and finds herself in danger as she uncovers corruption in her privileged neighborhood.

Timmy Failure, founder, president, and CEO of the best detective agency in town, perhaps the nation, is about to crack the biggest case of his generation: a school competition to find a stolen globe.

Twelve-year-old Sebastian is struck by the eerie similarity of photos separated by half a century and half the globe. The photos are of Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but to the side in all of them is a mysterious boy holding a book to his chest, the same book in every photo. It is too strange to be a coincidence, but what else could it possibly be? Back home in Virginia, seventh graders Henrietta and TP discover a novel that changes each time Henrietta reads it. When Sebastian learns that a girl his age has the book, he needs to find her. Figuring out the powerful mystery of Unus Operor, the magical book that seems to have the answers to all their questions involves saving Henrietta and TP'-s school library, tracking down a famous author, creating beautiful graffiti in the school bathroom, and forming a meaningful new friendship.

High-schooler Willa has just moved to California with her mother and film director stepfather, and she will be attending a private school--but her real problem is that she keeps seeing things that are not really there, like a dead body in the swimming pool, and her visions may be connected to a serial killer that is stalking young girls in Hollywood.

"Spotting a ghostly girl in the park who resembles the Wollstonecraft Detective Agency's new client, Lady Ada and Mary discover links between the girl and a case involving a hospital, a missing will, a hasty engagement, and a devious servant"--OCLC.

Abandoning her homeless existence to become a minister's wife, Lila reflects on her hardscrabble life on the run with a canny young drifter and her efforts to reconcile her painful past with her husband's gentle Christian worldview.

Jacob Portman and his newfound friends travel to war-torn 1940 London where they use their unusual talents to find a cure for Miss Peregrine, the beloved headmistress of their orphanage who has been trapped in the body of a bird.

On a trip to New York City to visit Randi's aunt, the ninja detective trio explores Randi's old neighborhood in Brooklyn, where they uncover an art heist involving Faberg?? eggs. Except no one will believe them. So they'll just have to catch the criminals in the act...

Winter has come to River Heights, and the girls are busy making a snowman--affectionately named Sherlock. They are distracted, however, by one of their classmates. It seems Deirdre has changed her name to Madame Chocolata, and she's reading marshmallows to tell fortunes. Then Sherlock disappears, and an outbreak of pranks plagues the kids. Could Sherlock have come to life--or is someone less frosty behind everything?.

"Mister Max, Solutioneer, helps the mayor investigate a string of mysterious fires, while attempting to solve the mystery of his parents' disappearance on the side"--Provided by publisher.