detectives

When shop owners call on Detective Small to track down a banana thief, he follows the clues to a likely suspect, then learns that the real culprit is still on the loose.

Introduces aspiring detectives to the fundamentals of criminal investigation. Includes games and activities to develop skill in fingerprinting, interpreting clues, organizing investigations, making deductions, and using secret messages, codes, and disguises.

A collection of twelve Sherlock Holmes mystery adventures, including "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Red-headed League," and "The Speckled Band.".

Highlights the lives of seven famous detectives, including Allen Pinkerton, Eliot Ness, and Simon Wiesenthal.

Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, now aged and crippled, calls upon his old friend Captain Hastings to help him stop a murderer who is operating out of Styles Court, the scene of Poirot's first case.

When the neighborhood bully starts following Willy, Lucy, and Kyle around and acting goofy, they suspect that he's been abducted by aliens until Scarface the parrot presents another possibility.

Describes detective work done by private investigators as well as members of police departments.

A biography of Allan Pinkerton, the Wild West detective who uncovered a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, caught Civil War spies, and created the famous detective agency that served as a model for the FBI. Also includes a glossary and a further reading list.

Follows two young detectives through an investigation and introduces such tricks and techniques as mirror writing, codes, invisible ink, fingerprinting, and other tools of the trade.

Profiles the career of a special agent for the Division of Law Enforcement of the Fish and Wildlife Service while highlighting the excitement and danger involved in the work.