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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

Friends and Traitors

Helen Peters

Frost Hollow Hall

Emma Carroll

Girl, Missing

Sophie McKenzie

Go Ahead, Secret Seven

Enid Blyton

Goblins vs Dwarves

Philip Reeve

Goofballs 01 – Crazy Case of Missing Thunder

Tony Abbott

Goofballs 02 – Startling Story of the Stolen Statue

Tony Abbott

Goofballs 06 – Crazy Classroom Caper

Tony Abbott

Hacker

Malorie Blackman

Half Moon Investigations

Eoin Colfer

Hardy Boys Clue Book 01 – The Video Game Bandit

Franklin W Dixon

Hardy Boys Clue Book 02 – The Missing Playbook

Franklin W Dixon

Hardy Boys Clue Book 03 – Water-Ski Wipeout

Franklin W Dixon

Hardy Boys Clue Book 04 – Talent Show Tricks

Franklin W Dixon

Hardy Boys Clue Book 05 – Scavenger Hunt Heist

Franklin W Dixon

Hardy Boys Clue Book 06 – A Skateboard Cat-astrophe

Franklin W Dixon

Hardy Boys Clue Book 07 – The Pirate Ghost

Franklin W Dixon

Hardy Boys Clue Book 08 – The Time Warp Wonder

Franklin W Dixon

Hardy Boys Clue Book 09 – Who Let the Frogs Out

Franklin W Dixon

Hardy Boys Clue Book 10 – The Great Pumpkin Smash

Franklin W Dixon

Hardy Boys Clue Book 11 – Bug-Napped

Franklin W Dixon

Hardy Boys Clue Book 12 – Sea Life Secrets

Franklin W Dixon

Hardy Boys Clue Book 13 – Robot Rescue!

Franklin W Dixon

Hardy Boys Clue Book 14 – The Bad Luck Skate

Franklin W Dixon
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