Last Updated: April 10, 2026
Millie of the Manor
by Karina Evans
Amy has always loved a good mystery. So when her classmate Reagan invites her to a murder-mystery-themed birthday party, she should be ecstatic. But…she’s not. Instead, she’s worried that her social anxiety will mess everything up. Thankfully, all the guests are given characters to play for the night. But when evidence piles up and clues begin to incriminate her alter ego, Amy’s anxiety comes rushing back. With the help of her new friends, Amy must learn to navigate her own anxiety as Millie works to solve the mystery and prove her innocence.
Opal Watson: Private Eye
by Brittany J. Thurman
Twelve-year-old African American Opal investigates the disturbances in her apartment building that are interfering with the vital renovations.
I Escaped the Haunted Winchester House
by Ellie Crowe, Scott Peters
Jesse and his friends are trapped in the haunted Winchester house during one of history’s most significant earthquakes.
Benny on the Case
by Wesley King
Eleven-year-old Benny, a boy with Mosaic Down syndrome, navigates a new mainstream classroom, standing up to bullies, making new friends, and uncovering a government conspiracy threatening to close down the retirement home owned by his mother.
It’s Watching
by Lindsay Currie
After attempting to prove the existence of a famous ghost for their school newspaper, Josie, Jackson, and Alison begin to receive sinister memes on their phones and must uncover the truth behind the terrifying messages before time runs out.
The Secret of Moonrise Manor
by Stephanie Bearce
Twelve-year-old Raven Gallows, a budding detective and mortician, investigates a mysterious death linked to her mother when a mummified body discovered in a haunted hotel holds crucial clues, leading her and her friends to uncover a hidden stash of stolen art and a secret society.
The Mysterious New Girl
by Kay Healy
No mystery is too big or small for Casey to tackle! OK, so she doesn’t see everything coming — mean girl Dina always has the last word, and Casey is constantly falling into embarrassing disasters in front of cute boy AJ. But now, it’s Casey’s eleventh birthday, and she’s just been given a magnifying glass and a pair of binoculars — perfect gifts for today’s mystery: Mr. Muffin, a cat Casey’s parents insist is too big to be a hungry stray. Will Casey manage to convince them he belongs with her? More importantly, could that new girl in school be the perfect contender for a new best friend?
A Risky Game
by Alyson Gerber
Weatherby and Jack are tapped to join Last Heir, the most powerful secret society of deception in the world, and on the night of the first gambit, the game takes a terrifying turn, pushing Jack and Weatherby to discover the truth about the game–and themselves.
A Copycat Conundrum
by Lisa Yee
When one of their classmates starts receiving threatening notes, the Misfits investigate and uncover ties to an art forgery scheme.
The Double Trouble Puzzle
by James Patterson and Keir Graff
Minerva Keen faces competition in her middle school detective club as they race to solve the mystery of a once-beloved teacher’s alarming behavior.
A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall
by Jasmine Warga
A painting has been stolen…! When Rami sees a floating girl in the museum, he knows he has seen her somewhere before. Then he realizes: She looks just like the girl in the painting that has gone missing. But how does her appearance connect to the theft? Agatha the turtle knows–she has been watching from the garden. But she can’t exactly tell anyone…can she? Will Rami, with the help of his classmate, Veda, be able to solve the mystery? The clues are all around them, but they’ll have to be brave enough to really look.
The Cookie Crumbles
by Tracy Badua & Alechia Dow
While competing in the Golden Cookie Competition for a full ride to the prestigious Sunderland boarding school, Laila gets mixed up in a mystery as she and her best friend, Lucy, search for the truth after one of the celebrity judges collapses after sampling her showpiece.
Sweet Pea’s got a pretty sweet life. The animals in her hometown of Parkville have always gotten along with one another, and she’s free to spend her days doing what she loves best: making art, hanging out with friends, and digging through the trash for tasty treats. When two new dogs move to town, Sweet Pea is eager to show them the sights and smells of Parkville … especially its most famous attraction, the one-of-a-kind Golden Chew Bone. But the Golden Chew Bone has vanished! Parkville needs a detective, and Sweet Pea’s spectacular sense of smell makes her the perfect pup to crack the case.
Meet Detective Beans (just Beans for short), a young cat sleuth dedicated to doing whatever it takes to solve the case. After a night of mystery movies with his best friend, Biscuit, Detective Beans wakes up to find his detective hat is missing. There’s only one thing to do: hit the streets of Cat Town and find that missing hat! Cat Town is full of suspects, from the neighborhood bird to a magician in the park, and each twist and turn in this journey leads to an interesting new encounter — and to solving a much bigger case than Beans could have imagined.
The Sherlock Society
by James Ponti
Twelve-year-old Alex Sherlock, his thirteen-year-old sister Zoe, and their friends Lina and Yadi decide to spend their summer in Miami investigating the many “cold cases” their grandfather accumulated during his years as a reporter–first up, Al Capone and a buried treasure.