detective and mystery stories

"Hinata, a shy boy in the fifth grade, receives his first-ever pet when his grandfather brings him Chris, a retired police dog with excellent training and top-notch skills. There's only one problem: whenever Chris sees a bug, they fly into a panic. Soon, however, their nose is put to the test, when during a walk, they hear police sirens blare...There's been a robbery at a nearby jewelry shop! As the police investigation stalls, Hinata and his plucky pooch stumble across a vital clue. Can the pair overcome their fears and catch the culprit?"--OCLC.

Harriet Wermer investigates to find a treasured pair of binoculars that have gone missing from her grandmothers bed-and-breakfast.

"When Sky Patel-Baum is sent to live with her mysterious uncle, she never imagines she'll end up in Area 51, a top-secret military base with a bajillion rules. Sky feels like she's landed in a whole new world, even though she hasn't left the planet. Because guess what? Area 51 is full of aliens. Lots and lots of aliens. But something even stranger is happening in Area 51: aliens are going missing. Where could they be? How come everyone thinks Sky and her uncle are involved in their disappearance? And why are there eyeballs in the macaroni and cheese at Area 51 Middle School? Sky must team up with her pizza-obsessed pet hedgehog, Spike, her otherworldly next-door neighbor, Elvis, and his fluffy pup, Pickles, to solve the case!"--Back cover.

"On a remote Scottish island, Max loses his hearing in a boating accident. Struggling to make sense of his new life, and resenting being put into the 'special' class at school, he notices changes taking place after a new wind farm is constructed off the island's coast. People have become irritable and unpredictable, and acts of violence threaten to tear the community apart. For the turbines are being used to test out a new soundwave weapon. Unaffected due to his hearing loss, Max and his classmates must find a way to stop the out-of-control experiment before it has tragic consequences"--OCLC.

"After her sister's murder acquittal, Amanda Pruitt visits Colorado to reunite with childhood friends and Aunt Amy, where she is drawn into an old murder case, When her friend is killed, Amanda must unravel the connection between the two murders to clear her name"--Provided by publisher.

With just your common sense and a capable eye for detail, you can learn How to Solve a Murder. In this unassuming book of 70 detect-o-grams (brief but curious mysteries you can solve in a minute), you will dust off the case files of a time gone by, when the answers were not at your fingertips. Do away with forensic tools and technology and focus on the barest of facts and critical details. Follow the guidance of the fictional Professor Fordney, a mere intellectual with a sharp wit, whose assessments broke cases wide open and embarrassed the likes of detectives who could not see the easy answers before them. Simply ask yourself: What is it about the criminals? own hubris, negligence, or even stupidity, that will lead you to the solutions?.

"July 1962. Following in the tradition of Indigenous workers from Nova Scotia, a Mi'kmaq family arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the family's youngest child, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother, Joe, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge of a berry field. Joe will remain distraught by his sister's disappearance for years to come. In Maine, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent family. Her father is emotionally distant, her mother frustratingly overprotective. Norma is often troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem more like memories than imagination. As she grows older, Norma slowly comes to realize there is something her parents aren't telling her. Unwilling to abandon her intuition, she will spend decades trying to uncover this family secret"--Provided by publisher.

"All the world is a puzzle, and Mike Brink-a celebrated and ingenious puzzle constructor-understands its patterns like no one else. Once a promising Midwestern football star, Brink was transformed by a traumatic brain injury that caused a rare medical condition: Acquired Savant Syndrome. The injury left him with a mental superpower-he can solve puzzles, calculate equations, and see patterns in ways ordinary people can't. But his condition has also left him deeply isolated, unable to fully connect with other people"--Provided by publisher.

Young sleuths Abbi, Lydia, and Daniel are excited to search for clues of a cougar near Abbi's home, but they soon discover something more might be going on.

"A high-pitched loud sound in an elevator shaft sends young sleuths Abbi, Daniel, and Lydia on the hunt for the source"--Provided by publisher.