Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction

Legend has it that a paymaster lost his gold during the War of 1812, and Sam, Eadie, and Ben are determined to find it.

Legend has it that a paymaster lost his gold during the War of 1812, and Sam, Eadie, and Ben are determined to find it.

Fourteen-year-old Jake MacRae's life is spinning out of control.

2012 Manitoba Young Reader's Choice Award - Shortlisted2010 Cybils Award - Shortlisted A Victorian garden, a fishing lure, and a ghost named John Absolutely nothing is going right for Max Green.

A brother and sister find a man entombed in ice in a Rocky Mountain glacier.

While camping in Ontario's Algonquin Park with their fathers, best friends Dani and Caitlin spend the night by themselves at an isolated site on Canoe Lake, rumoured to be the favourite spot of the famous Canadian painter Tom Thomson.

Sarah Martin is bored.

Sarah Martin isn't the only outsider in her small Muskoka town.

After the success of Seeds of Time and Secret of Light, kc dyer returns with Shades of Red, the final instalment in the Eagle Glen Trilogy.

Short-listed for the 2004 Chocolate Lily Book Award Darrell Connor is back for another term at Eagle Glen, but is shocked to find that along with her friends Brodie and Kate, her nemesis, Conrad Kennedy, has enrolled at the school.

Commended for the 2009 Best Books for Kids & Teens Annie Berkley, a schoolmate of Shelby's who has appeared in previous books, lives in a foster home and has become depressed.

Thirteen-year-old Darrell Connor is a troubled girl, still haunted by the motorcycle accident that took her father's life and part of her leg three years ago.

Short-listed for the 2009 Silver Birch Award, commended for the 2009 Best Books for Kids & Teens Due to circumstances beyond her control, 12-year-old Peggy Henderson has to move to the quiet town of Crescent Beach, British Columbia, to live with her aunt and uncle.

Short-listed for the 2003 Red Maple Award and Arthur Ellis Award for best Juvenile Book, commended for the 2003 Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection Shelby Belgarden isn't exactly thrilled when people start thinking Greg is her boyfriend.

Short-listed for the 2009 Golden Eagle Book Award To the Gwich'in First Nation, Shildii Rock near Fort McPherson in the Northwest Territories is a place of deep mythological significance.

Dani and Caitlin, two 12-year-old Ottawa girls, have a talent for meeting ghosts.

When Shelby Belgarden's peaceful hometown of Little River is shaken by a series of robberies, suspicion falls on Amber Chapman, a new girl in town who has alienated others with her standoffish attitude.

Thirteen-year-old Casey Templeton has recently moved with his family to the southeastern Alberta town of Richford.

With school over, Greg visiting relatives, and Betts on vacation with her family, it's looking like it will be a quiet summer for Shelby Belgarden.

An unexpected delivery from the florist points to a secret admirer for Shelby Belgarden, but when an ominous phone call and a disturbing email follow, the teenaged sleuth and her family realize that the dangerous obsession of a stalker lies behind them.

Jessica Marsh, who is fifteen and "e;hasn't lost her baby-fat yet,"e; lives with her mother on the top floor of a hundred-year-old triplex in Parkdale, a multicultural area in Toronto.

A mysterious white horse, a quirky parrot, a haunted house, an ancient curse, something frightening in the attic.

It's the summer of 1988 and 15-year-old aspiring artist Adam Zapotica has a big problem.

At last, Shelby Belgarden has put her crime-solving behind her and has returned to the life of an ordinary teenager.

A savvy young girl finds half a million dollars and wonders if she can keep it in this charming middle grade mystery that asks big questions about right, wrong, and what you'd do for family.

"e;Raw, real, and utterly gripping.

In a YA thriller that is Crazy Rich Asians meets One of Us is Lying, students at an elite prep school are forced to confront their secrets when their ex-best friend turns up dead.

"e;[A] deftly layered mystery about family, friendship, and the struggle to speak up.

Acclaimed author Elizabeth Eulberg continues her hilarious middle-grade twist on Sherlock Holmes as detective duo Shelby and Watson face their spookiest case yet--a haunting!

Critically-acclaimed author Leah Thomas blends a small-town setting with the secrets of a long-ago crime, in a compelling novel about breaking free from the past.

Katia (19) è una giovane universitaria che vive da sola con sua sorella Licia (21) nella  Zona Coloniale di Santo Domingo.

Al Capone was a criminal but he was once loved by his community.

Cassandra's life keeps changing, and she's learning that her unusual gift can't fix everything.

The blazing conclusion to the Stone Man Mysteries trilogy.

A wild California mystery full of feathers, sprinkles, and moreEver since Mattie Waters lost her mother, she's been sharing a trailer with her aunt Molly, the proud owner of Owl's Outstanding Donuts.

A demon seeking redemption, Silex has kept vigil over Edinburgh for countless years atop a local church as a gargoyle.

Q and Ray can't wait to see the famous Elm Tree Park meteorite at the science center.

Justin has always been a big fan of Mason Falls High School's baseball team, the Lions-even though they are the worst in their division.

For decades, Gusty's Cafe has been a beloved staple in Maiden Rock, Maine.

Jabez Wilson can't believe his luck.

';A sweet, heart-squeezing story!

They Wish They Were Us meets The Queen's Gambit in this ';stunningunforgettable' (Publishers Weekly) thriller set in the world of competitive Scrabble, where a teen girl is forced to investigate the mysterious death of her best friend when her Instagram comes back to life with cryptic posts and messages.

Christopher's homecoming takes a sinister turn when a murderous conspiracy is uncovered in this fifth novel of the award-winning Blackthorn Key series.

Mack Rhinoa private detective, who just happens to be a rhinocerosinvestigates foul play at the fair in this third mystery of this silly, fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book series that's perfect for emerging readers!

Tom and his friends track down a mysterious blogger who pushes pranks too far in this seventh novel in Tom Swift Inventors' Academyperfect for fans of The Hardy Boys or Alex Rider series.

Tom and his friends expose the truth when a friendly rivalry becomes a cutthroat competition in this sixth novel in Tom Swift Inventors' Academyperfect for fans of The Hardy Boys or Alex Rider.

Detective brothers Frank and Joe weed out a vandal in the fifteenth book in the interactive Hardy Boys Clue Book series.

Nancy and her friends must whip up a way to find the thief involved in a delicious baking case in the seventeenth book in the interactive Nancy Drew Clue Book mystery series.