mystery fiction

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Dew drop dead

a Sebastian Barth mystery
1990
While setting up a homeless shelter at the church, Sebastian and his friends, Corrie and David, solve the mystery of a dead man found in an abandoned inn.

The haunted fort

1965
Vicious traps and threats beset Frank and Joe as they search for two stolen, famous paintings in an old fort said to be inhabited by a ghost. One of the paintings is a clue to the hiding place of a chain of gold.

Scared silly

1988
Sensible eleven-year-old Mary Rose, constantly at odds with her imaginative seven-year-old sister Jo-Beth, finds that they need to work together when an unplanned visit to a strange shoe museum and house of magic illusions involves them in the disappearance of a Chinese emperor's shoes.

Harvey's marvelous monkey mystery

1987
Harvey finds himself embroiled in a mystery when a monkey appears at his bedroom window in the middle of the night.

Case of the great train robbery

1982
Mark and his pet skunk, Sheldon, outwit a pair of train robbers.

Piggins

1987
During a dinner party, the lights go out and Mrs. Reynard's beautiful diamond necklace is stolen, but Piggins the butler quickly discovers the real thief.

Detective Mole and the haunted castle mystery

1985
Detective Mole investigates the mystery of hidden treasure, strange noises, and disappearing guests at the castle of the Rabbit family.

The spell of the sorcerer's skull

1984
When Johnny Dixon takes a tiny skull from a haunted dollhouse, demonic forces are released,capturing Professor Childermass and leading Johnny on a harrowing chase to a deserted island off the coast of Maine.

The eyes of the killer robot

1986
Thirteen-year-old Johnny Dixon is put in jeopardy when he and Professor Childermass try to find a robot made many years ago by an evil wizard.

Detective Mole and the seashore mystery

1979
With cool-headed logic, Detective Mole tracks down the robber of Captain Bill's valuable pearl.

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