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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.

405 mystery books

Harriet Hall and the Kaiser’s Curse

Sonia Garrett

Hither & Nigh

Ellen Potter

Honesty and Lies

Eloise Williams

Horton Halfpott

Tom Angleberger

I’ll Keep You Close

Jeska Verstegen

Invisible in a Bright Light

Sally Gardner

Jacob Two-Two’s First Spy Case

Mordecai Richler

Johnny Swanson

Eleanor Updale

Judy Moody Predicts the Future

Megan McDonald

Judy Moody, Girl Detective

Megan McDonald

Karma Moon – Ghost Hunter

Melissa Savage

Lia Park and the Missing Jewel

Jenna Yoon

Libby and the Highland Heist

Jo Clarke

Libby and the Parisian Puzzle

Jo Clarke

Lizzie and Lucky: The Mystery of the Missing Puppies

Megan Rix

Look Out, Secret Seven

Enid Blyton

Looking for Emily

Fiona Longmuir

Loot: How to steal a fortune

Jude Watson

Lulu and the Cat in the Bag

Hilary McKay

Max the Detective Cat: The Catnap Caper

Sarah Todd Taylor

Max the Detective Cat: The Disappearing Diva

Sarah Todd Taylor

Midnight at the Barclay Hotel

Fleur T. Bradley

Miss Mary-Kate Martin’s Guide to Monsters 01 – The Wrath of the Woolington Wyrm

Karen Foxlee

Molly Moon 1 – Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism

Georgia Byng
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