detective and mystery stories

Scooby and the Mystery, Inc. gang, having split up when they grew bored with unmasking bad guys disguised as monsters and ghosts, reunite to help Daphne, now a reporter, search for a haunted house, but they do not quite know what to do when they finally encounter the real thing.

Scooby, Shaggy, and the gang travel to Egypt in order to solve the mystery involving the curse of Cleopatra's tomb.

Presents an introduction to the mystery genre, discussing why children and young adults might or might not enjoy mysteries, looking at series mysteries, offering suggestions for educators on how to integrate mysteries into other areas of the curriculum, and including outlines for mystery-related programs, as well as lists of mystery books.

Lieutenant Leon Leafwing and Detective Spider Kane investigate the mysterious disappearance of Leon's mother and members of the Order of the Moth.

"Then a ghostly pale girl moves in next door. But every time Libby tries to talk to Julia, she has a strange way of disappearing. And when Libby sees the words Help Me scrawled on Julia's bedroom window, she starts to suspect that something seriously creepy -- supernatural, even -- is going on." --P. [4] of cover.

Chloe never thought she'd have a friend as stylish, confident... or mysterious as Taylor. And Taylor definitely has secrets. She doesn't like to talk about where she's from, and she has a weird habit of predicting things before they happen. And she has a nasty jealous streak. Sometimes Taylor gets so green with envy she doesn't even seem human. So when a string of "accidents" hurts everyone who's ever had something Taylor wanted, Chloe is scared for her friend. Is Taylor just a mean girl or could she really be... some kind of monster?.

Eleven-year-old C?cile Rey searches through many corners of 1854 New Orleans seeking a necklace, borrowed from her Tante Tay, that disappeared as she was exiting a crowded showboat. Includes facts about the 1850s.

The Hardys have been invited to take part in an action-packed game of Wizards and Warriors. When one of the players turns up missing, Frank and Joe set out to find him in the Dungeon of doom.

Christina and Grant encounter mysteries while visiting Japan which take them from Tokyo to Mount Fuji.

In solving a series of mysteries, Nancy Drew and her Detective Club study techniques of criminal investigation involving handwriting, fingerprints, codes, and moulages.