157 results for "Detective"

Cam Jansen and the Joke House Mystery

David A. Adler
The latest installment in the beloved Cam Jansen mystery chapter book series from David A. Adler! Aunt Molly has entered a joke-telling contest at a local comedy club and Cam, her best friend Eric, and Mr. Jansen are in the audience to watch her perform. The prizes are exciting, but the competition is stiff —there’s a prop comic, a knock-knock joker, and more! As the show starts, Cam notices that one of the prizes, an engraved silver plate, has disappeared. Suddenly, everyone in the club becomes a suspect. Can Cam solve the mystery of the missing prize or will she be laughed out of the Joke House?
Penguin 2015-09-01 64 pages

Cam Jansen and the Spaghetti Max Mystery

David A. Adler
No mystery is too great for super-sleuth Cam Jansen and her amazing photographic memory! Mysteries follow super-sleuth Cam Jansen everywhere she goes… even to the airport. Cam and Eric go with her father to the airport to meet “Spaghetti” Max, her father’s best friend from childhood. While they’re looking for him, a distressed traveler asks Cam to help him find his missing daughter. But what use is Cam’s photographic memory if she has never seen the missing girl? And where is Spaghetti Max? Can Cam solve this double mystery?
Penguin 2014-10-16 64 pages

Cam Jansen and the Millionaire Mystery

David A. Adler
Can Cam catch a jewel thief? Mysteries follow super-sleuth Cam Jansen everywhere she goes… even to a charity event. Cam and Eric are at a benefit with their mothers to raise money for local firefighters. When the host's pearl necklace goes missing, the luncheon turns into a whodunit, and all the guests are suspects. Can Cam use her photographic memory to identify the culprit before the thief gets away?
Penguin 2013-09-12 64 pages

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Soccer Scheme

Donald J. Sobol
For fifty years, Encyclopedia Brown has been the best boy detective on the block and a favorite character for generations of middle-grade readers. Following the classic formula, this installment presents ten mysteries, complete with answers at the end of the book that allow the reader to solve the cases, too. Join Encyclopedia as he takes on the cases of an African killfish, a library book vandal, and a nail-biting soccer game.
Penguin 2013-09-12 96 pages

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt

Donald J. Sobol
Suspects who are identical twins... A leaking tent... Magical worm pills... A zebra's portrait... And a sheet of toilet paper from Spain that's been swiped! These are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown must solve by using his famous computer-like brain. Try and crack the cases along with him--the answer to all the mysteries are found in the back!
Random House Children's Books 1989-01-01 96 pages

Cam Jansen and the Graduation Day Mystery #31

David A. Adler
The beloved elementary school sleuth Cam Jansen is back in her 31st mystery! Eric's father is finally graduating from college. But before the celebration can begin, a very special present from Grandpa Shelton disappears. Was it lost--or stolen? There's no way Cam will let a thief ruin the graduation celebration! She must use her photographic memory to track down the gift.
Penguin 2012-10-11 64 pages

Young Cam Jansen and the 100th Day of School Mystery

David A. Adler
Cam Jansen and her best friend, Eric, are excited about their class's 100th day of school party! To celebrate, they're having snacks that start with the letter P: pretzels, popcorn, pineapple juice, and everybody's favorite, pizza. But when the pizza disappears from the kitchen, it's up to Cam and her photographic memory to "click" and solve this delicious mystery!
Penguin 2010-12-23 32 pages

Ski Weekend

R. L. Stine
"Red" Porter was a stranger they'd met on their ski weekend. But Ariel Munroe, Doug Mahr and his girlfriend Shannon Harper were grateful he was there when they set out for home on the icy roads. Thank heaven for Red! He spotted the hilltop lodge when they were stranded by the blizzard. He took charge when they stumbled into strange surroundings, scared, tired and looking for refuge. But can he save then when their refuge becomes a trap? Suddenly, their hosts are acting very sinisterly. Doug's car is gone. The phones are dead. And the house is full of guns. If they steal one, maybe they can escape! Until a shot is fired and the real terror begins...
Pocket Books 1991 165 pages

Nancy Drew: the curse

Ostow, Micol
"Nancy Drew isn't one for ghost stories. So when the annual Horseshoe Bay Naming Day celebration is threatened by eerie warnings of an old curse, Nancy is sure someone-someone human-is behind them. And no way is she letting this person stand in the way of her best friend, Daisy, finally getting her day in the spotlight as the lead in the much-anticipated Naming Day reenactment. But as Nancy begins investigating, the so-called marks of the curse become bolder...and more sinister. A vandalized locker and ominous notes are one thing, but soon enough lives-including Nancy's own-are at stake. Though the dreams and eerie visions plaguing Nancy are certainly just products of her own mind...right? All old towns have their traditions and histories, but as Nancy will soon discover, they don't always tell the whole story"--
Simon Pulse 2020-03-31 272 pages