Balliett, Blue.  Chasing Vermeer.  J PB B
When strange and seemingly unrelated events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.  Edgar Award winner for best mystery.

Barrett, Tracy. The 100-year-old Secret. J Fic Barrett
Xena and Xander Holmes, an American brother and sister living in London for a year, discover that Sherlock Holmes was their great-great-great grandfather when they are inducted into the Society for the Preservation of Famous Detectives and given his unsolved casebook, from which they attempt to solve the case of a famous missing painting.

Cameron, Ann.  Julian, Secret Agent.  J FIC Cameron
When Julian, his little brother Huey, and their friend Gloria decide to be "crime busters," they find themselves in one adventure after another.

Christopher, Matt.  The Spy on Third Base.  J FIC Christopher
A third baseman is sick with anxiety about whether or not to help his team by using his knack for knowing where the batter is going to hit the ball.

Clifford, Eth.  Harvey's Mystifying Raccoon Mix-up.  J FIC Clifford
Twelve-year-old Harvey and his bossy cousin Nora get involved with counterfeiters, imposters, and a pet raccoon when they find a prowler outside the house one night.

Corbett, Scott.  The Great McGoniggle's Key Play.  J FIC Corbett
While collecting money for charity in front of a supermarket, two boys become inadvertently involved in a jewel theft.

Fleischman, Paul. Phoebe Danger, Detective, in the Case of the Two-Minute Cough.  J FIC Fleischman
The first case to come to Phoebe Danger's detective agency involves a priceless cough syrup bottle, a group of Canadian ornithologists, and a shop specializing in Latin American curios.

Giff, Patricia Reilly.  Mary Moon is Missing.  J FIC Giff
Assisted by her cat Max and her friend Cash, Minnie tries to find Mary Moon, a valuable racing pigeon that has disappeared just before a big race.

Haas, Jessie. Beware the Mare.  J FIC Haas
Gramps gets a good bargain on an apparently perfect bay mare for Lily, but because the horse is named Beware he suspects that there may be something wrong with her.

Levy, Elizabeth.  Frankenstein Moved in on the Fourth Floor.  J FIC Levy
Robert and Sam suspect their weird new neighbor is really Frankenstein.

McCall Smith, Alexander. Max and Maddy and the chocolate money mystery. J Fic McCall
Asked by a Swiss banker to investigate a series of bank robberies committed by dogs, young detectives Max and Maddy Twist travel to Switzerland, where they discover that the man behind the robberies is none other than Professor Sardine.

Medearis, Angela Shelf.  The Spray-Paint Mystery.  J PB M
Cameron and his school friend Tarann team up to uncover the identity of the town's graffiti artist.

Monsell, Mary Elise.  Mr. Pin : The Chocolate Files.  J FIC Monsell
Mr. Pin, the rockhopper penguin who has traveled from the South Pole to be a detective in Chicago, investigates two cases involving chocolate.

Murphy, Elspeth Campbell. The Mystery of the Eagle Feather.  J PB M
Excited at the prospect of meeting Timothy's Native American pen pal at an All-Tribes Powwow, the three cousins soon find themselves involved in another investigation when they discover a thief in their midst.

Roy, Ron. A to Z Mysteries.  J PB R  //  J FIC Roy
Enjoy any one of the alphabet mysteries.

Santopolo, Jill. The Nina, the Pinta, and the Vanishing Treasure. J Fic Santopolo
When the entire Christopher Columbus exhibit disappears from the local museum, fourth-grade sleuth-in-training Alec Flint investigates, aided by his new classmate and potential partner, Gina, who wants his help looking into the disappearance of a teacher.

Shaw, Murray.  Match Wits with Sherlock Holmes.  J Fic Shaw
Enjoy any one from this classic series

Shub, Elizabeth.  Cutlass in the Snow.  J FIC Shub
In 1797 Sam and his grandfather explore the wild and uninhabited Fire Island, just missing a band of pirates but finding a cutlass and buried treasure.

Sobol, Donald J.  Encyclopedia Brown.   J PB S / J FIC Sobol
Enjoy this mysterious series of different books!

Torrey, Michele.  The Case of the Gasping Garbage.  J FIC Torrey
Fourth-graders Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve a variety of cases, involving a noisy garbage can, endangered frogs, a stuck truck, and a mysterious love letter.

Van Draanen, Wendelin. Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief.  J PB V  // J FIC Van Draanen
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.
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