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Hand-picked Mystery Books for Children

Whodunits, missing pets, secret codes and locked rooms. The kind of book that gets read under the duvet with a torch.

432 mystery books

Calendar Mysteries – September Sneakers

Ron Roy

Missing Me

Sophie McKenzie

Sister, Missing

Sophie McKenzie

The Sisters 8 9 – The Final Battle… for Now

Lauren Baratz-Logsted

Guys Read: Thriller

Jon Scieszka

Nancy Drew Diaries 10 – A Script for Danger

Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew Diaries 11 – The Red Slippers

Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew Diaries 12 – The Sign in the Smoke

Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew Diaries 14 – Riverboat Roulette

Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew Diaries 19 – Hidden Pictures

Carolyn Keene

The Mountain of Adventure

Enid Blyton

The Mystery of Holly Lane

Enid Blyton

The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage

Enid Blyton

The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat

Enid Blyton

The Mystery of the Hidden House

Enid Blyton

The Mystery of the Invisible Thief

Enid Blyton

The Mystery of the Missing Man

Enid Blyton

The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat

Enid Blyton

The Mystery of the Secret Room

Enid Blyton

The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters

Enid Blyton

The Mystery of the Strange Bundle

Enid Blyton

The Mystery of the Strange Messages

Enid Blyton

The Mystery of the Vanished Prince

Enid Blyton

The Sea of Adventure

Enid Blyton
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