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The Case of the Beagle Burglar: The Case of the Beagle Burglar (Jack Gets a Clue #1)
by Nancy KrulikThird grader Jack has a secret -- he can talk to animals! Can they help him crack this case?The day I found out I could talk to animals did not start out well. First, I couldn't find my lucky T-shirt. Second, my dog, Scout, dragged me around the yard chasing squirrels. And third, the squirrels threw a bunch of acorns at my head. After I was hit, I realized I could talk to animals! It sounds crazy but it's true. I could understand Scout, the squirrels, and every other animal--even bugs!My day got even worse when my best friend Leo's homework went missing. Leo blamed Scout! I know Scout's a dog, but trust me--he did not eat Leo's homework. But how would I prove it? There was only one thing to do--I had to talk to the animals around town. It was up to me, Jack Doyle, to get a clue and solve the mystery.
The Case of the Bear Scare (Jigsaw Jones Mystery #18)
by James PrellerMissing hamsters, lost coins, haunted houses...Jigsaw Jones has seen it all before. With his top secret detective journal, eye for detail, and ace partner Mila, Jigsaw is always ready to take on a new case.Is a bear on the loose in Jigsaw's town, or is someone trying to scare Ms. Gleason's class silly?
The Case of the Beautiful Beggar
by Erle Stanley GardnerA beautiful debutante is shocked. Her beloved wealthy uncle is missing. Strange relatives are in charge of his fortune- and they're counting her out. Then a dead man surfaces, pointing his finger straight at her. Now she's desperate. To Perry Mason, however, it's all in a day's work. With clever secretary Della Street and street wise detective Paul Drake, he takes on THE CASE OF THE BEAUTIFUL BEGGAR.
The Case of the Best Pet Ever (Jigsaw Jones Mystery #22)
by James Preller Howie DewinMany things are missing when people visit the pet store. Jigsaw and his pet help solve the mystery.
The Case of the Bicycle Bandit (Jigsaw Jones Mystery #14)
by James PrellerSomeone stole Ralphie Jordan's rusty old bicycle. Jigsaw and Mila hit the trail to track down the thief. But one piece of the puzzle doesn't fit. Who would take a hand-me-down bike? Solving this case is an uphill ride for ace detectives Jigsaw and Mila.
The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets: An Enola Holmes Mystery (The Enola Holmes Mysteries #3)
by Nancy SpringerEveryone knows Dr. Watson is Sherlock Holmes? right-hand man?so when he goes missing, it?s a shock. Even Sherlock hasn?t, well, the slightest clue as to where he could be. Enola is intrigued, but weary; she?s still hiding from her older brothers?and getting involved could be disastrous. But when a bizarre bouquet shows up at the Watson residence, full of convolvulus, hawthorn, and white poppies, Enola must act. She dons her most discerning disguise yet to find the sender?and quickly, for Enola knows the blossoms symbolize death! Hold your breath because Enola?s about to take it away. The stakes are higher and the mystery deeper than ever before in the third installment of this Edgar-award nominated, critically acclaimed series. .
The Case of the Black Pearl (The Patrick de Courvoisier Mysteries #1)
by Lin AndersonIntroducing glamorous private investigator Patrick de Courvoisier in this stylish new mystery series.Content to leave his controversial past behind him and enjoy a more relaxed, hedonistic lifestyle on a converted houseboat in the glamorous French resort of Cannes, enigmatic Englishman Patrick de Courvoisier is known as ‘Le Limier’ or ‘Fixer’. People come to him with their problems—and he fixes them.However, when Camille Ager asks Patrick to find her sister, Angele Valette, star of the new movie The Black Pearl, Patrick’s laidback lifestyle is dealt a terminal blow. Last seen at the film’s lavish launch party on board the luxurious black yacht owned by Russian oligarch Vasily Chapayev, the funds behind the movie and owner of the famous black pearl, Angele seems to have vanished into thin air—and so has the pearl.As Patrick questions all those involved with the movie, he discovers that this is a case where nothing is as it seems. And when a dead body turns up on his boat, the investigation takes a deeply disturbing new twist.
The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde
by Erle Stanley GardnerA beautiful blonde gets a fist in the eye from her employer's son, and Mason must defend her when her roommate is murdered.
The Case of the Black-Hooded Hangmans (Hank the Cowdog Series, #24)
by John R. EricksonWhen Eddy the Rac disappears from the ranch, a search for the fugitive leads Hank, along with Drover and Little Alfred, into the lair of the dreaded Black-Hooded Hangmans.
The Case of the Bleeding Limo (A Clooz Calahan Mystery #case 2)
by Michael ManleyWhile attending an antique-car auction, ace detective Clooz Calahan, his loyal assistant Matthews, and their friend Mary Beth discover blood dripping from the rear of a vintage car. The trail they follow leads to a mysterious accident involving a 1953 Buick Skylark and its owner, who's been missing ever since. Who caused the accident and why? The conclusion will astound you. Look in the Bookshare library for the Case of the Missing Ghost, case #1 in the Clooz Calahan series.
The Case of the Blonde Bonanza
by Erle Stanley GardnerPerry Mason asks, "Why would anyone hire a girl with the figure of a strip teaser and pay her $100 a week to put on weight?"
The Case of the Blonde Bonanza: A Perry Mason novel (Perry Mason)
by Erle Stanley Gardner'Tantalising on every page and brilliant' Scott Turow, bestseller author of Presumed Innocent and Testimony'Kingpin among the mystery writers' New York Times'Why would anyone hire a girl with the figure of a stripteaser and pay her $100 a week to put on weight?' Perry Mason asked Della Street.'In the course of my secretarial career,' Della said demurely, 'I've seen quite a few approaches, but this is a new one.''According to the letter of this contract,' Mason mused, 'if Dianne Alder should marry a millionaire and her husband should die, the party of the first part would be entitled to fifty percent.' Suddenly Mason snapped his fingers.'You've got it?' Della Street asked.'I have an explanation. I don't know whether it's the explanation, but it's quite an explanation'.
The Case of the Bogus Detective: Book 4 (The P. K. Pinkerton Mysteries #4)
by Caroline LawrenceThe final whip-cracking adventure in the P.K. Pinkerton series from bestselling Roman Mysteries author Caroline Lawrence.When P.K's father, Robert Pinkerton, suddenly appears in Virginia City, P.K.'s life turns upside down. Suddenly she's having to learn how to be a 'girly-girl' in a cunning plot to outwit silver thieves. But it seems the thieves are one step ahead! Has P.K. finally met her match or can she use her detective skills to turn the situation on its head and impress her private-eye Pa?A gripping rollercoaster ride of a tale packed with Wild West authenticity and atmosphere from this million-selling author.
The Case of the Booby-Trapped Pickup (Hank the Cowdog Series, #49)
by John R. EricksonThere's never a dull moment when Hank the Cowdog is around. In this next installment to the long-running series, Hank gets the ride of his life when Slim's pickup truck breaks down and they end up with a brand-new model on loan while the old one gets fixed. But a ranch dog like Hank isn't used to power windows and door locks, and he manages to get himself in a whole heap of trouble with just one push of a button! Will Hank be able to find a way out of this latest mess?
The Case of the Borrowed Brunette
by Erle Stanley GardnerA young woman is hired to impersonate someone because her measurements and coloring match a very specific list. It is a tricky ploy in a divorce, and it soon leads to a murder charge against her chaperone.
The Case of the Borrowed Brunette: A Perry Mason Mystery (An American Mystery Classic #0)
by Erle Stanley Gardner Otto PenzlerA classified ad finds Perry Mason's client drawn into a murder plot, and only the sleuthing attorney can save her. When Perry Mason stumbles upon a classified ad for a brown haired woman with very specific physical attributes, he takes note of the seemingly suspicious circumstances surrounding the job posting. Then the woman hired for the job gets in touch, describing the strange requests of her new employer—who pays her and her chaperone to stay inside an apartment and answer to another woman’s name—and Mason knows there’s a more knotted plot at play. But by the time he works out the first mystery, a second, with murder, is just getting started, and that’s only the first twist that awaits him as he endeavors to prove the innocence of “the borrowed brunette.” Together with his crime solving team of Paul Drake and Della Street, Mason winds his way through one of the most puzzling cases of his career, involving separated ex-lovers, a tangled series of impersonations, and scores of private detectives. In order to clear his client of the charges, though, he’ll risk getting a few himself, before, in a final courtroom scene, breaking the case apart to the judge’s satisfaction. Reissued for the first time in thirty years, The Case of the Borrowed Brunette is one of the most beloved whodunnits featuring the iconic Perry Mason character, inspiration for multiple hit television series bearing his name.
The Case of the Bug on the Run (First Kids Mystery)
by Martha FreemanFirst Kid Tessa loves pets, so when she finds out that a hissing cockroach at the National Zoo might meet a terrible fate, how can she resist adopting it? The rest of her family are not so thrilled, especially when the giant cockroach turns up missing. Did it escape? Or was it stolen? Who besides Tessa would want a cockroach? There is more to this bug than meets the eye in the sixth book about three mystery-loving kids (and one too-energetic dog) who live in the White House.
The Case of the Buried Bones (The Milo & Jazz Mysteries ®)
by Lewis B. MontgomeryWhen it's time to dig up the town time capsule, all that is found is a mysterious note...and a skeleton! To everyone's relief, "Herman" turns out to be the long-lost skeleton from the high school science lab. Can Milo and Jazz gather enough clues to find the missing capsule and solve a 75-year-old mystery? (Super Sleuthing Skills: Make Connections, Observe, Think Logically, Draw Conclusions)
The Case of the Buried Clock
by Erle Stanley GardnerA returning war veteran stumbles across a buried clock that is apparently keeping sidereal time. A murder victim is found in a rural area where, it seems, all the neighbors go out for walks at night.
The Case of the Burrowing Robot (Hank the Cowdog Series, #42)
by John R. EricksonSally May's new vegetable garden is invaded by a burrowing robot. Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, investigates but then is implicated as the perpetrator. In exile, Hank meets his old friend, Madame Moonshine, who helps clear Hank's name. Number 42 in the Hank series.
The Case of the Candy Cane Clue (The New Adventures of Mary Kate and Ashley)
by Judy Katschke Mary-Kate Olsen Ashley OlsenThere is only one Sing-along Sammy doll left on Earth and it is missing! Sammy was stolen during Patty's slumber party at a really cool toy store Toy World. Now all at the party are suspect! Mary-Kate and I have to find the real crook before morning.
The Case of the Captured Queen (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #147)
by Carolyn KeeneThe International Chess Tournament has come to River Heights, but there is intrigue. Can Nancy figure out who is threatening players and their siblings?
The Case of the Careless Cupid, A Fine and Private Place
by Erle Stanley Gardner Ellery QueenThere's no love lost between Delane Arlington's fiancee and his frosty family. The wealthy widower's heirs are extremely eager to keep their lovestruck uncle from tying the knot -- thus cutting off their route to easy street. That's what brings Selma Anson, Arlington's beleaguered bride-to-be, to Perry Mason.