Mystery Bibliography


Anastasio, Dina. The Case of the Glacier Park Swallow. When environmental sleuth and veterinary student Juliet Stone finds an injured swallow, an international adventure begins.

Anastasio, Dina. The Case of the Grand Canyon Eagle. Environmental sleuth and veterinary student Juliet Stone spends the summer in the Southwest, where she is caught up in mystery and adventure.

Arkin, Anthony Dana. Captain Hawaii. While vacationing in Hawaii, sixteen-year-old Arron becomes involved with a tour guide, his beautiful daughter, and a ruthless developer who seeks an ancient secret hidden on the island of Kauai.

Avi. The Man Who Was Poe. In Providence, Rhode Island, in 1848, Edgar Allan Poe reluctantly investigates the problems of a boy whose family has mysteriously disappeared and whose story suggests a new Poe tale with a ghastly final twist.

Bennett, Jay. The Birthday Murderer. Shane hates and fears his mother's boyfriend. His fears are confirmed when he receives threatening notes--but they are in his own handwriting.

Bennett, Jay. The Dark Corridor. Kerry tries to prove that her friend Alicia would not have committed suicide.

Bennett, Jay. The Pigeon. When Brian finds his girlfriend dead and himself framed for her murder, he vows to find her killers and the reason for her death.

Bennett, Jay. Sing Me a Death Song. Jason risks his life to find evidence that his mother, a convicted murderer facing execution, was framed.

Bunting, Eve. A Sudden Silence. Jesse Harmon searches for the hit-and-run driver who killed his brother.

Bunting, Eve. Is Anybody There? After discovering the disappearance of several household items, Marcus, a thirteen-year-old latchkey child, suspects that a stranger may be prowling around inside his house while he is at school and his mother is at work.

Byars, Betsy. The Dark Stairs. The intrepid Herculeah Jones helps her mother, a private investigator, solve a puzzling and frightening case.

Byars, Betsy. Dead Letter. Herculeah Jones and her best friend Meat set out to crack the case of the mysterious note which she finds in the lining of a second-hand coat.

Byars, Betsy. Death's Door. Super-sleuth Herculeah Jones's investigation of the attempted murder of Meat's uncle leads them to a mystery bookstore named Death's Door.

Carris, Joan. Beware the Ravens, Aunt Morbelia. Todd Fearing, his aunt Morbelia, and his friend Jeff are shadowed by mysterious characters when they visit London and their ancestral home.

Christie, Agatha. And Then There Were None. Ten strangers are gathered together on an isolated island by a mysterious host; and one by one, they die.

Christie, Agatha. The Body in the Library. The body of a beautiful blonde is found in the library of Gossington Hall and Jane Marple will solve the mystery.

Christie, Agatha. Cards on the Table. Mr. Shaitana, the host, ends up dead when he invites four sleuths and four guests who have gotten away with murder together for a special game of bridge.

Christie, Agatha. The Clocks. Hercule Poirot, the relentless Belgian detective, investigates when a body is found in Miss Millicent Pebmarsh's sitting room with four strange clocks set at 4:13.

Christie, Agatha. Death on the Nile. Hercule Poirot investigates a murder aboard a cruise ship.

Clark, Mary Higgins. Moonlight Becomes You.  Maggie is reunited with her stepmother and discovers that her death may have not been a random killing.

Clark, Mary Higgins.  While My Pretty One Sleeps.  A tale of murder and greed in New York's fashion industry.

Cooney, Caroline. The Face on the Milk Carton. Janie is shocked to find a picture of herself as a three-year-old on a milk carton advertisement seeking to locate missing children. She then attempts to learn the truth of who she really is.

Cooney, Caroline. The Terrorists. Sixteen-year-old Laura, an American living in London, tries to find the person responsible for the death of her younger brother Billy, who has been killed by a terrorist bomb.

Cormier, Robert. After the First Death. Terrorists hijack a school bus containing several young children and a teenage girl bus driver.

Cross, Gillian. On the Edge. Two young people discover unknown strengths inside themselves when one is kidnapped and the other tries to save him.

Cusick, Richie Tankersley. The Lifeguard. Kelsey suspects that one of the three lifeguards on the island she is visiting has murdered a girl.

DeFelice, Cynthia.  The Light on Hogback Hill.   When she investigates the mysterious light up on Hogback Hill, eleven-year-old Hadley finds and befriends a hunchbacked old woman with a tragic past.

Dexter, Catherine. I Dream of Murder. Fourteen-year-old Jere is haunted by a recurring dream about a murder he may have witnessed ten years earlier.

Draanen, Wendelin Van. Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief. Thirteen-year-old Sammy's penchant for speaking her mind gets her in trouble when she involves herself in the investigation of a robbery at the "seedy" hotel across the street from the seniors' building where she is living with her grandmother.

Duncan, Lois. Down A Dark Hall. Suspicious and uneasy about the atmosphere at her new boarding school, Kit slowly realizes why she and the other three students at the school were selected.

Duncan, Lois. Killing Mr. Griffin. A teenager casually suggests playing a cruel trick on the English teacher, but did he intend it to end with murder?

Duncan, Lois. Twisted Window. When Tracy was asked by a mysterious new boy at her school to help him locate his little sister, she finds herself in the middle of a mystery.

Ferguson, Alane. Show Me the Evidence. When, after a bizarre series of events, her best friend is accused of murdering her own baby brother and two other babies, Lauren, convinced of her friend's innocence, joins her in trying to solve the mystery and find evidence to clear her name.

Garfield, Leon. The December Rose. Barnacle, a chimney sweep, becomes involved in a dangerous mystery when he overhears a conversation while cleaning a chimney.

Giberga, Jane. Friends to Die For. Sixteen-year-old Cristina is forced to evaluate her sophisticated world of elegant New York apartments, private schools, and rich friends when a peer is murdered after a party they both attended.

Glenn, Mel. Who Killed Mr. Chippendale? A Mystery in Poems. Free verse poems describe the reactions of students, colleagues, and others when a high school teachers is shot to death as the school day begins.

Gorman, Carol. Jennifer-the-Jerk Is Missing. Thirteen-year-old Amy is babysitting Malcolm, an eight-year-old with a reputation for making up stories. When he tells her he's witnessed the kidnapping of a schoolmate, Amy doesn't know if she should believe him.

Grisham, John. The Client. Mark, an 11-year-old boy, is in danger because he and his brother witness a mafia-defending shyster's suicide in New Orleans.

Guy, Rosa. New Guys Around the Block. Imanu Jones solves the mystery of the phantom burglar -- and even he is surprised to learn who it is.

Hahn, Mary Downing. Following the Mystery Man. Madigan convinces herself that Clint, a stranger in town, is the father that she has never known. Then she learns that he is not the respectable person that he seems.

Hall, Lynn. Murder in a Pig's Eye. Convinced that the owner of a neighboring farm has killed his sharp-tongued wife, sixteen-year-old Bodie searches for her body, until his detective work reaches a chaotic and humorous climax.

Harrell, Janice. The Murder Game. Dusty intends to throw a party at an isolated cottage with a pretend corpse, with hidden motives. He is out to catch his sister's killer, but a real corpse turns up and Dusty is the prime suspect.

Haynes, Betsy. Deadly Deception. When her boyfriend is arrested and charged with murdering the school guidance counselor, seventeen-year-old Ashlyn tries to find the real killer.

Hildick, E.W. The Case of the Absent Author. The six members of the McGurk Detective Organization, young amateur detectives, are called on to help solve a case involving the disappearance of a reclusive mystery writer.

Hillerman, Tony. Coyote Waits. Tribal police officer Jim Chee works to learn why and how an elderly Navajo shaman has murdered a fellow police officer.

Hillerman, Tony. A Thief of Time. Navajo Tribal Policeman Lt. Joe Leaphorn investigates the disappearance of a noted anthropologist who was studying an ancient Indian burial site.

Jackson, Shirley. Haunting of Hill House. Dr. Montague and three other people go to live in Hill House, a supposedly haunted house, in order to study ghostly phenomenon.

Johnson, Annabel and Edgar. Gamebuster. Overhearing what seems to be a bomb plot and discovering a dead body in the trunk of his car are only the beginnings of a dangerous adventure in which a high school senior rediscovers his father, an undercover agent.

Johnston, Norma. The Dragon's Eye. When an anonymous graffiti smear campaign begins against unpopular Doris Haywood, sixteen-year-old Jenny investigates, discovering in the process a champion football team taking steroids, a young life cut tragically short, and a cover-up attempt.

Kavanaugh, Michelle. Emerald Explosion. Not believing the official Soviet report about his mother's accidental death, Patrick travels to the Soviet Union to uncover the truth.

Levitin, Sonia. Incident at Loring Groves. While at a party at an off-limits area, a group of students discover the body of a missing classmate; but because they do not want to implicate themselves in a bad situation, they decide not to tell the authorities. Cassidy and Ken begin to suspect that one of their friends is the murderer.

MacGregor, Rob. Hawk Moon. Will faces a mystery involving drugs at his high school, while being framed for the disappearance and possible murder of his girlfriend.

Martin, Ann M. Missing Since Monday.  When their little sister doesn't come home from school, fifteen-year-old Maggie and her brother must face up to some deep, dark secrets about their natural mother, whom they must consider as a kidnapping suspect.

Nixon, Joan Lowery. A Candidate for Murder. Cary finds her life in danger when she uncovers a plot to sabotage her father's political campaign for governor of Texas.

Nixon, Joan L. The Dark and Deadly Pool. Mary Elizabeth's summer job at an expensive health club turns out to be more exciting than she bargained for when a series of mysterious events culminate in murder.

Nixon, Joan L. Deadly Game of Magic. Four young people are trapped in a strange house during a storm. Something about the house seems odd, and then strange things begin to happen -- someone or something dangerous is in the house with them.

Nixon, Joan Lowery. Don't Scream. When two new guys come to her school, Jess thinks things are really looking up, but she doesn't know their real identities or if she can trust them.

Nixon, Joan Lowery. Murdered, My Sweet. Jenny and her mother hunt a killer while fearing for their own safety, after the reading of their millionaire cousin's will leads to the murder of another cousin.

Nixon, Joan Lowery. The Name of the Game was Murder. When she visits her great-uncle, a successful and self-centered author, Samantha becomes involved in his manipulative game that leads to murder.

Nixon, Joan Lowery.  Nobody's There.  Following an act of vandalism against her father's girlfriend, a seventeen-year-old girl is paired by the court with an eccentric senior citizen whose hobby as a sleuth turns deadly.

Nixon, Joan Lowery. Search for the Shadowman. While working on a genealogy project for his seventh-grade history class, Andy Thomas becomes determined to solve the mystery surrounding a distant relative who was accused of stealing the family fortune.

Nixon, Joan L. Secret, Silent Screams. Marti, who does not believe that her best friend committed suicide, attempts to prove that he was murdered.

Nixon, Joan L. The Specter. Dina realizes that in befriending Julie she may have made herself the target of a dangerous killer.

Nixon, Joan Lowery. The Weekend Was Murder! Sixteen-year-old Liz's summer job with an expensive hotel involves her in a staged murder mystery weekend and a real murder. Sequel to "The Dark and Deadly Pool."

Nixon, Joan L. Whispers from the Dead. Sarah, who is sensitive to the spiritual world, senses a "presence" in her new home. Several communications with the spirit reveal that there has been a death under mysterious circumstances.

Nixon, Joan L.  Who Are You?When the police discover that a man who has been shot has been keeping a file of her entire life, sixteen-year-old Kristi, an aspiring artist, suspects a connection with the possible theft of a painting from a museum.

Patneaude, David. Someone Was Watching. Chris, sets off to find his missing baby sister everyone believes drowned.

Pilling, Ann. Henry's Leg. When Henry hauls home the leg from a fashion dummy to add to his junk collection, he finds himself involved in a mystery.

Pullman, Philip. A Ruby in the Smoke. After receiving a mysterious message about a ruby, orphaned Sally finds herself involved in murder, opium smuggling, and kidnapping.

Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game. The heirs of Sam Westing are brought together and challenged to solve the mystery of his death before they will be able to inherit his fortune.

Roberts, Willo Davis. Caught! After a bus journey in search of their father, thirteen-year-old Vickie and her younger sister discover that he is missing and may need their help.

Roberts, Willo Davis. Megan's Island.  First eleven-year-old Megan is astonished when her mother insists on taking her and her younger brother up to the lake cottage a week before school is out; then they find mysterious strangers following them.

Roberts, Willo Davis. Nightmare. After a man falls from an overpass and dies on the hood of his car, Nick becomes involved in a series of mysterious events.

Roberts, Willo Davis. The Kidnappers. No one believes eleven-year-old Joey, who has a reputation for telling tall tales when he claims to have witnessed the kidnapping of the class bully outside their expensive private school.

Roberts, Willo Davis.  Pawns.After her mother's death and her father's suicide, fourteen-year-old Teddi finds some stability when she moves in with Mamie, her good-hearted next-door neighbor.

Roberts, Willo Davis. Twisted Summer. Fourteen-year-old Cici hopes for a romantic summer at the beach but instead finds herself trying to solve a murder which had occurred there the previous year.

Strasser, Todd. The Accident. After four of his friends leave a party and suffer a fatal accident, Matt senses something peculiar about the police investigation and suspects a cover-up to hide the identity of who was really responsible for the accident.

Sykes, Shelley.  For Mike.  When Jeff's best friend Mike disappears in the fall of their senior year in high school, Jeff has disturbing dreams in which Mike urges him to come get him, and a secret begins to unfold.

Vande Velde, Vivian.  Never Trust a Dead Man.  Wrongly convicted of murder and punished by being sealed in the tomb with the dead man, seventeen-year-old Selwyn enlists the help of a witch and the resurrected victim to find the true killer.

Voigt, Cynthia. The Callender Papers. Jean plans to spend her summer cataloging family papers in the old Callender home. She soon realizes that the papers contain the key to a family mystery.

Yep, Laurence.  The Case of the Firecrackers. When a prop gun used making a television show contains real bullets, Lily Lew and her movie actress great-aunt search Chinatown for the culprit.

Yep, Laurence. The Case of the Goblin Pearls. Lily and her aunt, a Chinese American movie actress, join forces to solve the theft of some priceless pearls and stop the operator of a sweatshop in San Francisco's Chinatown.

Yep, Laurence. Liar, Liar. Marsh tries to prove that his friend's death in a car crash was no accident. This proves difficult because of his past reputation for lying.



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