Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction

Squid Game meets Agatha Christie in this locked-room virtual reality murder mystery, where the only option is to win or die trying _______________Video games have never been more murderous.

Harry loves creepy-crawly things.

With a lot of searching and a lot of luck, Kaz has found his dog Cosmo, his little brother Little John, his grandmom, and his grandpops.

Ilene Cooper''s sixth story of a boy and his beagle follows Bobby and Lucy as they celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday in their own doggy way.

Guy Langman can''t be bothered with much.

Here is the much-begged-for sequel to Shadow Horse.

When 16-year-old Scarlett Wakefield transfers from St.

A masked intruder leads the orphans of Winterborne House into another danger-filled adventure in the 2nd book of this middle grade mystery series.

In this heart-wrenching coming-of-age story about family, grief, and second chances, seventeen-year-old Emmy returns home for the summer to uncover the truth behind her sister Roses disappearanceonly to learn that Rose had many secrets, ones that have Emmy questioning herself and the sister Emmy thought she knew.

In another suspenseful mystery romp with art appreciation (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Art and Camille head to London to find her estranged father, and soon find themselves embroiled in a heist involving a long-dead monarch.

In this standalone companion to The Van Gogh Deception, Art and Camille team up once again to solve a large museum theft, using one of the biggest heists in history to help them solve the case.

Ghosts, a kidnapping, a crew of young detectives, and family secrets mix in this new standalone mystery set in the world of the best-selling Greenglass House, from a National Book Award nominee and Edgar Awardwinning author.

Join Carmen Sandiego and decide where in the world to go next in this globe-trotting, daring caper!

Join Carmen Sandiego and decide where in the world to go next in this globe-trotting, daring caper!

A bewitched doll, a vengeful spirit, and a haunted mansion populate three haunting tales from award-winning author Mary Downing Hahn.

"e;The Last Last-Day-of-Summer reminds me that all children deserve to exist in magical spaces where their imaginations and familial bonds will them into heroism.

Hilarious action adventure for readers aged 8 and up, featuring the world's most unexceptional spies.

Even the dead can't escape their past.

'A darkly clever teen murder mystery [.

'Armstrong deftly works suspense into the narrative.

'This is a compelling thriller that keeps the reader hooked until the end.

Former car thief Ray Lilly is now the expendable grunt of a sorcerer responsible for destroying extradimensional predators summoned to our world by power-hungry magicians.

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