11/13 is Detective Day! What better way to celebrate than with mysteries and puzzles that any detective would be dying to solve? Whether you love trying to solve a mystery as you turn the pages, or you excel at cracking codes and cases, these are perfect for any amateur sleuths out there. Grab your magnifying glass, keep your eyes peeled, and get reading!
Grab a pencil and get ready to complete a series of intergalactic mini-mysteries. This puzzle book is packed with illustrations, clues, codes and a helpful mystery-solving logic grid. You’re definitely going to want to check out the novels inspired by these puzzles as well. The first adventure, Murdle Jr.: Sleuths on the Loose listed below, is a companion to this puzzle book and there’s some Easter egg puzzles if you look closely. And don’t miss Murdle Jr. Curious Crimes for Curious Minds for even more puzzle mysteries!
Inspired by the Murdle puzzle books, this is the first novel in a mystery series! It’s perfect for fans of Mr. Lemoncell’s Library and The Swifts. Plus, if you combine it with the puzzle book above (Murdle Jr. Ready, Set, Solve!) and keep your eyes peeled, there will be some Easter egg puzzles to solve between the pairing. In this adventure, junior detective Jake and her sidekick Sterling prepare to face off against the biggest bully in school when they hear a scream from the library. They’re sure they heard Miss Saffron cry out but she’s no where to be found. Can Jake, Sterling, and Brick the bully solve the crime?
Hannah Sharpe is an amateur sleuth who likes to solve mysteries by drawing cartoons of her cowboy alter ego Dusty Pickle. Filled with color art on every page, this is a fun, thoughtful story that encourages curiosity and creativity, and embracing all the things that make us unique.
If you like your mysteries with lots of laughs mixed in, don’t miss this graphic novel starring eight-year-old detective Nancy Spector and her talking dog Jinx, as they search for an invisible dog. How does one find an invisible dog? What do they serve at a monster diner? What are vicious chipmunk unicorns? You’ll have to read to find out.
Mystery, danger, intrigue–all in a day’s work for MK’s Detective Club! Don’t miss the first book in this funny, smart, and action-packed new series from beloved #1 bestselling author James Patterson. Twelve-year-old Minerva Keen has always loved living in the luxurious Arcanum building…until her neighbors start getting poisoned. Everyone is a suspect so to clear her name and help the police crack the case, Minerva starts her own detective club. Can the club uncover the killer before it’s too late?
Once you dive into the Myrtle Hardcastle series, you’re going to want to read all five books immediately. Twelve-year-old Myrtle Hardcastle has a passion for justice and a Highly Unconventional obsession with criminal science. She is ready to take on the hardest cases, and maddening Victorian rules for Young Ladies of Quality, in order to earn her place among the most daring and acclaimed amateur detectives.
When your dad is Alex Cross, solving crimes runs in the family. The blockbuster Alex Cross series has sold over 100 million copies and now James Patterson is bringing those thrills to a new generation. Alex’s son Ali is eager to follow in his father’s footsteps as a detective, but does he have the same strength and resolve? When his best friend goes missing, will he be able to solve the crime?
Maizy stumbles upon an old photo in a box full of vintage Nancy Drew books that was left at her mom’s thrift store. What’s curious is that it looks like her grandmother in the photo, but her grandmother feigns ignorance. Inspired by the legendary Nancy Drew, Maizy launches an investigation with two new friends, Nell and Cam. What they discover not only points to the origins of the iconic series, but uncovers a truth from the past that will lead to self-discovery in the present, connecting three generations of women.
