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The Case of the Missing Mummy (The New Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley)
by Francess LantzMary-Kate and Ashley couldn't wait to see the mummy exhibit at their at museum. But when they got there, the mummy was gone! Join the Trenchcoat Twins as they solve one of their most puzzling mysteries ever!
The Case of the Missing Potatoes (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom)
by Tracey West Joe SutphinA Mystery to Solve The potatoes for the Emerson family picnic have disappeared. What could have happened to them? Weezer and Scout, mice detectives, are on the case! NIMAC-sourced textbook
The Case of the Missing Pumpkins (Calendar Club Mysteries October)
by Nancy Star Author James Bernardin[from the back cover] "Not a month goes by without a mystery being Solved! It's almost Halloween, and Dottie's pumpkin has disappeared from the front steps of her house. The Calendar Club is quick to get on the case. After all, what's Halloween without a pumpkin? But the three friends soon learn that Dottie's isn't the only gourd gone missing. Everyone all over town has had their pumpkins taken, too! Will the Calendar Club solve this strange mystery in time for the holiday?" Calendar Club mysteries for all of the months of the year are on the way.
The Case of the Missing Ruby and Other Stories (Smiffy Blue: Ace Crime Detective)
by Walter Dean MyersMeet Smiffy Blue, ace crime detective of Doober City. With his sidekick, Jeremy Joe, and his faithful dog, Dog, Smiffy Blue sniffs out clues that lead him all around town in search of crooks.
The Case of the Missing Servant: From the Files of Vish Puri, Most Private Investigator (Vish Puri, Most Private Investigator #1)
by Tarquin HallMeet Vish Puri, India's most private investigator. Portly, persistent, and unmistakably Punjabi, he cuts a determined swath through modern India's swindlers, cheats, and murderers.
The Case of the Missing Socks #2 (Dino Detective and Awesome Possum, Private Eyes #2)
by Tadgh BentleyMeet Dino Detective and Awesome Possum: the sister-and-brother duo who are on the hunt for the next big case! Designed to engage early readers, this story combines charming characters with simple text, lively illustrations, and laugh-out-loud humor to help boost kids' confidence and create lifelong readers!By veteran author-illustrator Tadgh Bentley comes a new series, chronicling the misadventures of a dynamic detective duo. When Awesome Possum notices yet another sock has gone missing in the wash, his suspicions are raised. He senses foul play. If they aren't in the laundry... who could be taking them? Feels like the perfect case for Dino Detective and Awesome Possum Private Eyes! With full-color illustrations on every page, this humorous story is perfect for kids just beginning to read on their own. The short chapters, early vocabulary, and amusing illustrations make reading easy and fun! Exciting, easy-to-read books are the stepping stone a young reader needs to bridge the gap between being a beginner and being fluent.
The Case of the Missing Turtle (Emily and Sam)
by Dave ColeFrom the creator of the Math Kids comes a new educational chapter book series!Siblings Emily and Sam are always ready to learn new things. When they find a box turtle and decide to adopt it, they need to learn what to feed it and how to create a safe home for it. But just as they're getting the hang of caring for their new pet, it goes missing! Someone must have taken the turtle, but who? It's up to Emily and Sam to find out.
The Case of the Missing Will: A Hercule Poirot Story
by Agatha ChristiePreviously published in the print anthology Poirot Investigates. When Violet Marsh's late uncle's first will seems to be a prank, she is desperate to find the second one.
The Case of the Mixed-Up Mutts
by Jeremy Tugeau Dori Hillestad ButlerBuddy has been adopted from the P-O-U-N-D by Connor and his mom, but he's still searching for his first family and his beloved Kayla. What has happened to them? He hopes to solve that mystery soon, but right now he's got another urgent case--two dogs, Muffin and Jazzy, have been switched! How can Buddy get poor Muffin and Jazzy back to their real owners? Readers will cheer as Buddy solves the second case in Dori Butler's The Buddy Files, and eagerly await the next adventure of this famous dog detective.
The Case of the Mixed-up Mutts (The Buddy Files #2)
by Dori Hillestad ButlerBuddy was adopted from the P-O-U-N-D and he likes his new family, but he's still searching for Kayla--his first family. What has happened to them? He hopes to solve that mystery soon, but right now he's got another urgent case-two dogs, Muffin and Jazzy, have been switched! How can Buddy get poor Muffin and Jazzy back to their real owners?
The Case of the Monster in the Creek (The New Sugar Creek #6)
by Pauline Hutchens WilsonWhat Is the Mysterious Destroyer Lurking in Sugar Creek? When his trouble-making cousins come for a visit, Les finds himself babysitting a couple of little monsters! But that's not the worst of it. Because the New Sugar Creek Gang has evidence that there is a real monster hiding in the park. Now Les and the gang must face a frightening old woman--and a danger they never expected--as they fight to protect each other--and Sugar Creek!
The Case of the Mossy Lake Monster (Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives #2)
by Michele TorreyIs there a creepy creature lurking in Mossy Lake? Is an evil plot stirring? Is something shocking happening to Caitlin’s cat Zappy—and can he be de-zapped? Would-be scientists and detectives will want to slip into their lab coats, dust off their test tubes, and get on the case with Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey. Hint: to find the answers, kids will have to use such scientific principles as buoyancy and static electricity.
The Case of the Most Ancient Bone (Hank the Cowdog Series, #50)
by John R. EricksonHank the Cowdog Head of ranch security is on the case in his fiftieth mystery! And this is no ordinary, run-of-the-mill ranch intrigue. No sir, this is a real, honest-to-goodness archaeological adventure! when an old friend of Slim's starts an archaeological dig near the ranch, it doesn't take long before little Alfred gets caught up in the excitement. And once Alfred manages to get himself invited to the dig, it isn't long before Hank follows. once there, Hank finds himself face-to-face with the most ancient of bones a huge bison bone that Hank just knows has been aged to delicious perfection. Hank should be protecting the bone, but can he keep his doggie instincts at bay and uphold his position? or will the most ancient of bones get the best of him?
The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink
by Erle Stanley GardnerWhile dining at a restaurant after a grueling day, Perry Mason and his secretary, Della Street, find the proprietor angered by the sudden walkout of one of his waitresses. She leaves behind an old mink coat which ends up offering a number of clues to Perry in his next murder case.
The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink: A Perry Mason novel (Perry Mason)
by Erle Stanley Gardner'The bestselling author of the century ... a master storyteller' New York Times'Tantalising on every page and brilliant' Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent and TestimonyPerry Mason orders a double serving of trouble the night he and Della Street dine at an intimate restaurant after a hard day at law. In the middle of their steaks a waitress flees the premises in terror, leaving the puzzled proprietor holding her mink coat.Why a humble working girl abandons such a pricey wrap is only the first question in a cop-killer case that traps Mason's client with both an impossible story and the murder weapon, makes Perry himself a prime suspect, and blazes a gunpowder trail that leads straight to the heart of the police department itself.
The Case of the Mummy Mystery (Jigsaw Jones Mystery #6)
by James PrellerJoey Pignattano made a Halloween bet. He is going to eat a worm for a dollar. The only problem is, someone stole the worm. And the number one suspect is a mummy! It's going to take two top detectives like Jigsaw and Mila to unwrap this mystery.
The Case of the Murdered Mackenzie (The Masao Masuto Mysteries #7)
by Howard FastDetective Masuto reopens an investigation into a murderous film star—with deadly consequencesOn the day that Eve Mackenzie murders her husband, Masao Masuto is on a plane to Japan. For years he and his wife, both American-born Japanese, have dreamed of visiting their homeland, and though the trip is a delight, the Zen Buddhist detective cannot help but check the international papers for news of murder on his home turf of Beverly Hills. Part of him regrets missing the sensational Mackenzie killing. Once a high-profile film star, Eve faded from the public eye after wedding a wealthy Scotsman—an unhappy marriage that ended in bloodshed. When Masuto returns home, Eve is headed toward an inevitable conviction. Why, then, does he reopen the case? The evidence against the Hollywood starlet is so airtight that Masuto suspects a frame-up. As he pries into the closed case, more blood spills. Eve Mackenzie may not have murdered her husband, but she is far from innocent. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Howard Fast including rare photos from the author&’s estate.
The Case of the Murdered Madame
by Henry KaneA petulant blonde bombshell with a deadly taste for danger … A ham actor who stars dramatically in his own murder … A sharpshooting hoodlum who takes his killing casually … And a lady Greek philosopher with “the longest, shapeliest legs in New York” … These are only a few of the characters who mix it up with Peter Chambers, as fiction’s most eye-catching private eye vaults from one lighting-paced, hard-boiled adventure to another.
The Case of the Murdered Madame (Peter Chambers Mystery #8)
by Henry KaneA petulant blonde bombshell with a deadly taste for danger ... A ham actor who stars dramatically in his own murder ... A sharpshooting hoodlum who takes his killing casually ... And a lady Greek philosopher with "the longest, shapeliest legs in New York" ... These are only a few of the characters who mix it up with Peter Chambers, as fiction's most eye-catching private eye vaults from one lighting-paced, hard-boiled adventure to another.
The Case of the Murdered Muckraker (Daisy Dalrymple #10)
by Carola DunnIn late 1923, the newly married Daisy Dalrymple and her husband Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard, come to America for a honeymoon visit. In the midst of a pleasure trip, however, both work in a bit of business - Alec travels to Washington, D. C. to consult with the U.S. government, Daisy to New York to meet with her American magazine editor. While in New York, Daisy stays at the famed Chelsea Hotel, which is not only close to the Flatiron Building offices of Abroad magazine, where she'll be meeting with her editor, but home to many of New York's artists and writers. After her late morning meeting, Daisy agrees to accompany her editor, Mr. Thorwald, to lunch but as they are leaving the offices, they hear a gun shot and see a man plummeting down an elevator shaft. The man killed was one of her fellow residents at the Chelsea Hotel, Otis Carmody, who was a journalist with no end of enemies - personal and professional - who would delight in his death.Again in the midst of a murder investigation, Daisy's search for the killer takes her to all levels of society, and even a mad dash across the country itself, as she attempts to solve a puzzle that would baffle even Philo Vance himself.Critical Praise for The Daisy Dalrymple novels by Carola Dunn:"Replete with well-drawn characters, snappy dialogue and interesting plot twists...Easily the best entry in a charming series." Booklist on Mistletoe and Murder"The period sense remains vivid, the characterizations are excellent, and the mysteries are, if anything, more perplexing than ever." The Oregonian on Rattle His Bones"Daisy and her husband spring into action, surrounded by historical armaments, secret rooms, hidden treasure, and family secrets. For fans of British cozies and Dorothy Sayer's novels, this is a very inviting situation." Library Journal on Mistletoe and Murder"Styx and Stones is a swift, deeply enjoyable read. While Dunn's influences are many, she ultimately makes this territory her own." The Register-Guard "Reading like an Agatha Christie thriller, Rattle His Bones is a charming look at life after the first World War." Romantic Times "Dunn captures the melting pot of Prohibition-era New York with humorous characterizations and a vivid sense of place, and with careful plotting lays out an enjoyable tale of adventure." Publisher's Weekly on The Case of the Murdered Muckraker
The Case of the Murdered Players (Andrew Tillet, Sara Wiggins & Inspector Wyatt #7)
by Robert NewmanSpecial effects might look like magic to the audience, but there&’s always someone behind a curtain pulling the strings Someone is targeting the best actresses in London, and the only way to keep Verna Tillet safe is to keep her off the stage until Andrew Tillet, Sara Wiggins, and Inspector Peter Wyatt can find out who the deadly killer is. But Andrew&’s mother isn&’t going to like being kept in the dark, and with a mysterious criminal mastermind set to take over London&’s sordid underworld, Wyatt has his hands full already. For extra help, the intrepid sleuths turn to their friend Baron Beasley, a gentle giant of a man whose job as an antiquities dealer provides plenty of opportunities to meet people from every level of London society—including a colorful reformed safecracker. They&’ll all have to work together to solve the case before time runs out . . . and the killer turns his attention to Verna.
The Case of the Musical Mishap (Secret Spy Society #3)
by Veronica MangGifted Girls. Daring Dames. Marvelous Mysteries.The Secret Spy Society is back with a new case to solve!Peggy, Rita, and Dot are practicing for the upcoming band concert. But when the school's instruments start to disappear one by one, their big performance is in jeopardy. With the help of some secret codes and the most enigmatic women in history who worked as spies, with the girls be able to solve the mystery and face the music?
The Case of the Mysterious Codes (The Kerry Hill Casecrackers #4)
by Peggy Nicholson John F. WarnerJason and the new friends he and his sister have made during their summer in Newport, Rhode Island, try to figure out the coded messages he has been getting from a mysterious stranger.
The Case of the Mysterious Dognapper
by Bruce Lansky M MastersTwelve-year-old amateur sleuths, and best friends, Hawkeye Collins and Amy Adams love to solve cases. They invite readers to follow the clues and sketches to solve crimes in their hometown of Lakewood Hills. All of the books in the "Can You Solve the Mystery" series contain 9-10 short mysteries. Readers are given written clues as well as visual clues to help them solve the crime. The answers and a brief wrap-up are given in the back of the book.The Case of the Imperfect Crime; The Case of the Mysterious Dognapper; The Mystery of the Moody Medallion; The Case of the Stashed Cash; The Mystery of the Double-Crossed Inheritance; The Secret in the Stands; The Case of the Reptile Rip-Off; The Mystery of the Musical Phone Call; The Secret of the Smuggler's Car; The Secret of the Ancient Treasure. Part 4: The Treasure Trove
The Case of the Mystery Cruise (The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley)
by Carol ThompsonTrench Coat Twins Mary-Kate and Ashley launch their first investigation when they visit Sea World with their parents and attempt to solve the mystery of a disappearing person and a scary, black-clad lady.