detective and mystery fiction

"Fourteen-year-old Daniel and his friends battle the Nobles of the new Noble Academy and attempt to defeat the Shroud once and for all"--Provided by publisher.

When sixteen-year-old AJ Flynn finds a mysterious key at his new job at a London law firm, he and his scrappy friends begin a series of journeys to 1830 where they discover a crime only they can solve.

"A seventeen-year-old girl jumps between the lines of books and into the white space where realities are created and destroyed--but who may herself be nothing more than a character written into being from an alternative universe"--Provided by publisher.

While Cam's Aunt Molly is competing in a comedy contest, the expensive plate the winner will receive disappears and Cam and Eric set out to find it before the contest is over.

"P.T. and his friend Gloria must solve a mystery at the world's wackiest motel: The Wonderland"--Provided by publisher.

"When middle school puzzle-master Sam and history-whiz Martina win a contest for a summer trip across the United States, they soon discover that they've been drafted into something vastly more exciting. Joining Theo, the last descendent of an American icon, they begin an extraordinary adventure across national landmarks and natural wonders, following clues to find seven artifacts left behind by the Founding Fathers. Together, these historical artifacts are keys to unlocking Benjamin Franklin's greatest invention--a powerful secret weapon. Each of the artifacts is hidden and protected with puzzles, riddles, and traps. This has kept the invention safe until now. Gideon Arnold, dangerous descendent of the infamous Benedict Arnold, is on the chase!"--Dust jacket.

"An old friend presents Mike Erikson with an irresistible mystery to solve, far out in the California desert, a team of DARPA scientists has invented a device that shrinks distances so that a traveler can travel hundreds of feet with a single step but evidence is mounting that this miraculous machine isn't quite what it seems, and that its creators are harboring a dangerous secret."--Provided by OClC.

"Sixteen-year-old Lily Bennett becomes wrapped up in a murder mystery that she learns might be linked to her past...and future"--.

Barbie and her sisters investigate the sighting of a sea monster.

Forensic anthropologist Ruth Galloway, is shocked when she finds out her old friend, Dan Golding, has died unexpectedly, but when she receives a letter from Dan dated before his death, he states that he has discovered an extraordinary archeological find but he fears for his life, but when Ruth is asked to examine the bones Dan had found, they disappear.