detective and mystery stories

Following the clues left behind, Theo and Alexander find themselves at Siren's Song Seaside Amusement Park, where they must work together to escape, stop their newfound nemesis Essa, save Wil and their friends, and find their parents.

"Twelve-year-old Kimmy Jones discovers secrets about her heritage and learns about a witch who has been wreaking havoc for centuries"--Provided by publisher.

"Wes and Meg love nothing more than following leads and reporting for their school newspaper. When they stumble upon a mysterious twenty-year-old theft, these teens are on the case. Can they uncover the clues before the thief gets too close?"--Provided by publisher.

"Poisons, knives, and bullets riddle the stories of Agatha Christie, but so does food, which she uses to invoke settings, to develop characters, and, of course, to commit murder. This . . . cookbook offers recipes written by the author for one accessible, . . . dish or drink for each of Christie's 66 mysteries. Recipes include Fish and Chips at the Seven Dials Club, Literary Luncheon Meringues, Oysters Rockefeller on the Orient Express, Sixpence Blackbird Pie, Orange Marmalade from Gossington Hall, and more. Along the way, [one will] learn how to make an exquisite omelet, how to roast a leg of lamb properly, and how to serve perfectly timed steak frites. Framing these dishes are insightful essays and headnotes that detail the history of the recipes, their context in Christie's life and times, and the roles they play in the source works"--Provided by publisher.

"It's been twenty years since Detective Chelsey Calhoun's sister vanished. Ever since, Chelsey's been searching: for signs, for closure, for other missing girls. But happy endings are rare in Chelsey's line of work. Then, a glimmer of hope. Local teenager Ellie Black, who disappeared without a trace two years earlier, has been found alive in the woods of Washington State. Only--something isn't right with Ellie. She won't say where she's been or who she's protecting. Now, it's up to Chelsey to find answers before it's too late: for herself and for the memory of her sister. But mostly for the next girl who could be taken--and who, unlike Ellie, might never return"--Provided by publisher.

When Catrin, the orphan caretaker of the Holy Sanctum, witnesses a murder that traps her between a killer and the brilliant detective investigating the case, she is forced to hide her own secret gifts, the only thing that might save her and those she loves from becoming the next victims.

"Young sleuths Abbi, Lydia, and Daniel notice that the dolphins off the coast of Maine are acting strangely and set out to find out why"--Provided by publisher.

Estranged friends Ivy, Mateo, and Cal witness a murder while skipping school, and the only way they can solve it is by revealing what they have been hiding from one another--and themselves.

Two brothers must come together to solve the murder of the most popular girl in school after one of them is caught fleeing the scene of her death.

Streetwise stray dog Mr. Whiskers and sisters Misty and Zelda follow clues through the streets of San Francisco in their search for the siblings' kidnapped father.