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Their efforts to recover a stolen ancient chess piece lead the Hardy brothers to Hong Kong where they help smash an international criminal organization.

2) The absent author

Author

Series

A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 1
A to Z Mystery

Language

English

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Description

Dink Duncan and his two friends investigate the apparent kidnapping of famous mystery author Wallis Wallace.

3) The deadly dungeon

Author

Series

A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 4
A to Z Mystery

Language

English

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Description

While visiting Wallis's castle, Dink and his friends investigate strange noises that lead them to a dangerous secret.

4) The bald bandit

Author

Series

A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 2
A to Z Mystery

Language

English

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Description

Third-grader Dink and his detective friends hope to receive a big reward by finding the person whose video recorder picked up a picture of the local bank robber.

5) A study in scarlet: a Sherlock Holmes mystery

Author

Doyle, Arthur Conan

Series

Sherlock Holmes mysteries volume 1
Classic fiction

Language

English

Description

The astonishing debut of Sherlock Holmes and his partner in detection, Dr. Watson
Shot in the shoulder and brought to death’s door by typhoid fever, Dr. John Watson is sent home from the second Afghan war with a small income and nothing to do but recover his health. By his own account, he leads a meaningless existence in London until a chance encounter with an old friend brings news of comfortable lodgings on Baker Street. In a hospital...

6) The tower treasure

Author

Dixon, Franklin W

Series

Hardy Boys mystery stories volume 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman

The Tower Treasure: After a dying criminal confesses that his loot has been stashed "in the tower," the Hardy boys make an astonishing discovery. The House on the Cliff:When Mr. Hardy disappears while investigating a mystery surrounding a vacant house rumored to be either haunted or an abode for criminals, Joe and Frank search for the truth.

7) Nate the great

Author

Series

Nate the Great volume 1
A Yearling book
A Break-of-day book

Language

English

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Description

Warner, Gertrude Chandler

Nate the Great solves the mystery of the missing picture.

8) The mystery girl

Author

Series

Boxcar children volume 28

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

While helping run Jerry Taylor's general store, the Alden children investigate his mysterious employee Nancy.

9) Mandie and the secret tunnel

Author

Leppard, Lois Gladys

Series

Mandie mysteries volume 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

In 1900, Mandie is searching her dead uncle's mansion for a missing will when she finds a secret tunnel and strangers who claim to be her relatives.

10) The mystery of Case D. Luc

Author

Lewis, Beverly

Series

Cul-de-sac kids volume 6
Cul de-sac-kids volume 6

Language

English

Formats

Description

Warner, Gertrude Chandler

Dunkum follows a trail of secret coded messages to find his missing autographed basketball.

11) The old motel mystery

Author

Series

Boxcar children volume 23

Language

English

Description

Someone is trying to put Aunt Jane's motel out of business, but the Alden children aren't going to let that happen.

12) Murder in the middle pasture

Author

Erickson, John R

Series

Hank the Cowdog volume 4

Language

English

Formats

Description

When a calf is murdered, Hank, the wiley Cowdog and Head of Ranch Security, pursues a gang of wild dogs and a clan of coyotes to find the killer.

13) The canary caper

Author

Series

A to Z mysteries. Main series volume 3
A to Z Mystery

Language

English

Formats

Description

Dink and his friends investigate why pets, like Mrs. Davis's canary, Mozart, are mysteriously disappearing all over town.

14) Well-schooled in murder

Author

George, Elizabeth

Series

Thomas Lynley mysteries volume 3
Inspector Lynley

Language

English

Formats

Description

“The Lynley books constitute the smartest, most gratifyingly complex and impassioned mystery series now being published.”—Entertainment Weekly
When thirteen-year-old Matthew Whately goes missing from Bredgar Chambers, a prestigious public school in the heart of West Sussex, aristocratic Inspector Thomas Lynley receives a call for help from the lad’s housemaster, who also happens to be an old school

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15) The case of the bicycle bandit

Author

Preller, James

Series

Jigsaw Jones mysteries volume 14
Jigsaw Jones mystery volume 14

Language

English

Description

Warner, Gertrude Chandler

Someone stole 'Old Rusty,' Ralphie Jordan's trusty bicycle. Jigsaw and Mila hit the trail to track down the thief. But one piece of the puzzle doesn't fit. Who would take a hand-me-down bike? Solving this case is an uphill ride for ace detectives Jigsaw and Mila.

16) Benny uncovers a mystery

Author

Series

Boxcar children volume 19

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

Henry and Benny are suspects when a valuable vase disappears from the local department store where they are working for the summer.

17) The clue of the black keys

Author

Keene, Carolyn

Series

Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 28

Language

English

Description

Once again Nancy Drew is involved in a mystery as she tries to locate an archaeologist who disappeared with the clues to a buried treasure.

18) Eclipse

Author

Meyer, Stephenie

Series

Twilight saga volume 3

Language

English

Description

Bella must choose between her friendship with Jacob, a werewolf, and her relationship with Edward, a vampire, but when Seattle is ravaged by a mysterious string of killings, the three of them need to decide whether their personal lives are more important than the well-being of an entire city.

19) Backyard bandit mystery

Author

Lewis, Beverly

Series

Cul-de-sac kids volume 15

Language

English

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Description