mystery fiction

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Ghost

2024
"A small town Oregon boy couldn't really have been possessed by a ghost. The kids are sure they'll be collecting a new Mysterious Monster for 'Motel Mattigan,' but sorting out the truth this time will force them to look inside themselves like they never have before"--OCLC.
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The collector

2024
"The Mattigan kids have solved the mystery of their monsters' history and their own, but then they learn there's an evil and mysterious creature coming for them"--Amazon.
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Bigfoot

2024
"The Mattigan kids don't believe in things that go bump in the night. After all, their dad is famous for proving such things are impossible. But, when their long-lost Grandpa Joe shows up with his Mysterious Monsters journal, begging for help, the siblings find themselves drawn into a search for Bigfoot."--Amazon.
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The god of the woods

2024
Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn?t just any thirteen-year-old: she?s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region?s residents. And this isn?t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara?s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found. As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore?s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore?s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.

Dogs vs. cats

2024
Scooby-Doo and super dog Krypto compete against super cats Streaky and Misty to determine which pair is better at crime fighting--but discover that working together is best of all.

The mystery of locked rooms

2024
"Twelve-year-old Sarah Greene wants nothing more from her seventh-grade year than to beat the hardest escape room left in her town with her best friends, West, and Hannah. But when a foreclosure notice shows up on Sarah's front door, everything changes. Since her father became ill two years ago, things have been bad, but not lose your house bad . . . until now. Sarah feels helpless until the day Hannah mentions a treasure rumored to be hidden in the walls of an abandoned funhouse. According to legend, Hans, Stefan, and Karl Stein were orphaned at eight years old and lived with different families until they were able to reunite as adults. Their dream was to build the most epic funhouse in existence. They wanted their experience to be more than mirror mazes and optical illusions, so they not only created elaborate riddles and secret passages, but they also claimed to have hidden a treasure inside the funhouse. Once in, Sarah, West, and Hannah realize the house is unlike any escape room they've attempted. There are challenges, yes, but they feel personal. Like the triplets knew who would get in. It seems impossible, but so does everything about the house. As soon as they're in she immediately worries that attempting the funhouse is a bad idea but Sarah has no choice but to continue, since her future is at stake"--Publisher.
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The obedience class caper

2024
When Scooby sees dogs from an obedience class robbing a jewelry store, then notices Krypto also being controlled, he must figure out what is going on and who is behind this mystery.

The haunted dog park mystery

2024
When a ghost dog and other meddling monsters appear at the dog park, Krypto and Scooby-Doo team up to find out who is behind these mysterious happenings.
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The case of the stolen Scooby Snacks

2024
When Scooby-Doo looks for his stash of Scooby Snacks to reward his pal Krypto, he discovers they have been stolen all over town and now they must find who has been snatching them.

A royal conundrum

An elite group of underdogs trained to fight crime must save their unique school from shutting down.
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