detective fiction

The Code Busters are competing in their school's science fair, but when a mysterious drone ruins their project, it is up to sixth grader Cody and her friends to figure out who is responsible. Back matter includes keys to the codes and solutions to the coded messages that appear throughout the text.

When Cody's younger sister disappears in Magicland, it is up to the Code Busters to solve puzzles and messages to find her. Back matter includes keys to the codes and solutions to the coded messages that appear throughout the text.

When Matt the Brat forms his own club, Cody and the other Code Busters gear up for competition.

Clues lead Noah, Josh and Olivia to a suspicious corner store, an abandoned warehouse, and City Hall itself. The mayor's office is fundraising for the Sycamore Children's Hospital, but the money seems to be heading to a shadowy business group. Who is behind the Sycamore Corporation and what are they up to in the city?.

Noah is is camped out on the couch with a cold. But everyone is talking about the diamond necklace that was stolen on Sycamore Street. His brother Josh and friend Olivia search the alleys and pawnshops. Can Noah help them gather the clues they need to follow the trail? Will the thief get away with stealing the necklace, or will the kids find the snowflake diamond and receive the reward?.

Noah, Josh and Olivia are regular kids on Sycamore Street. Noah's fed up with all of the homework in 6th grade. Josh is obsessed with making cupcakes and rock climbing. Olivia is saving all of her babysitting money for a new tablet. A trip to the library leads to a mysterious adventure that draws Noah, Josh and Olivia into stolen books, GPS tracking, bolt cutters and a tense stakeout in the cold. Will the kids get to the bottom of who is stealing books on Sycamore Street?.

Noah is looking forward to spending all of spring break sleeping in and relaxing. But a mysterious fire is discovered in the Old Town Hall and none of the adults can agree on what happened to the crumbling building. Getting to the bottom of an arson investigation will mean taking risks and using high tech tools for Noah, his brother Josh and friend Olivia. Who set the fire in the Old Town Hall? And what are they trying to accomplish?.

When a mysterious beam of light appears during a thunderstorm off the coast of Maine with no logical explanation, three friends go in search of answers and find themselves unraveling an otherworldly tale. Noah's been known to leap before he looks, but fortunately, his sister's wits are usually sharp enough to extract the group from the sticky situations in which he lands them. On a visit to a coastal harbor town in Maine, the world is Noah's oyster--pun intended--as long as the stormy weather doesn't ruin the fun. Summer break has just begun, and with seven days of freedom, how much trouble can he and his best friend and his sister really find? Plenty, as it turns out. Because when the kids go snooping around an old, decommissioned lighthouse, its haunting secrets begin to reveal themselves, and the kids are about to stumble upon a hundred-year-old mystery that still haunts the nearby fishing village.

The Bikini Bottom community theater is on its last days, so when someone starts sabotaging the production of a new play, Detective SpongeBob SquarePants and his new partner Sandy Cheeks step out of the spotlight and into the shadows to discover who is responsible.

In this second installment of the funny and stylish new graphic novel series Pup Detectives, the puppy PIs sniff out a statue thief! Fresh off of their victory in nabbing the lunchtime bandit of Pawston Elementary, Rider Woofson and the rest of the pup detectives are on the lookout for their next case. They don't have to wait long because before you can say "Bow-Wowza!" a crime occurs--the theft of a precious statue known as the Tiger's Eye that was on display for Show and Tell. The suspects are a-plenty, but the key to catching this crook will come from uncovering who had a motive. The PI Pack is up for the challenge...as long as the investigation doesn't interfere with lunch!.