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A summer at an elite riding academy becomes a search for answers about a girl who disappeared on a trail ride. Brynlei’s investigation draws opposition, and she faces a choice involving a secret and a life.

This family story pairs bereavement, a difficult move and money worries with a ghostly mystery. The siblings’ search for answers unfolds alongside their adjustment to a new home.

A ghostly cemetery mystery set during wartime: Flossie’s responsibility for the dead becomes harder as bombing unsettles them, and a soldier’s mysterious object draws her into a threat to the cemetery and country.

A lonely boy and a curious new friend explore a mansion and try to stop someone stealing a long-lost family treasure.

Rosalind’s unwanted journey becomes a confined murder mystery: one companion vanishes, two people are found stabbed, and she must try to clear herself while facing a sinister enemy.

Jillian faces a move, a changed family and summer camp, then gets a break from camp and makes a new friend through catsitting. Neighbour-watching leads her and Emily towards a mystery and an attempt to help.

Expect a fast-moving detective adventure, with a missing father, a magician’s trick and a pursuit of spies. The brothers are joined by their friend Chet as the investigation stretches from a lighthouse to Scotland.

This is a clue-led adventure: the brothers investigate obstruction around freighter bookings, encountering coded messages and a smuggling ring.

This is a tense missing-person mystery: Gabie worries she was the intended target and works with Drew to find Kayla before she is found dead.

The book brings together mouse misadventures, a beard-tangling puzzle and children’s plan to hide an elephant, all leading towards a Midsummer’s Eve gathering.

A speculative thriller built around stolen, downloadable memories, a hidden past and a government experiment. Seven and Alba’s uneasy bargain draws them into a chase involving the London Guard and Alba’s prosecutor father.

The mystery gives Kaz and Claire a shared task, while their friendship forms another strand of the story. A possible family connection adds a personal question to the investigation.

This is a school-set murder mystery about the fallout from a violent clash between two students. Its six boy narrators offer different perspectives as friends and enemies face loss, suspicion and racial tensions.

Expect a fantasy mystery with travel, magical beings and a murder investigation. A venomous snakebite and a cult that makes the twins targets give the adventure a dangerous edge.

Expect a puzzle-led adventure with travel, rival teams and historical mysteries, rather than a quiet standalone story. The search also touches on the Cahill siblings’ parents and the circumstances of their deaths.

The mystery pairs a stolen literary artefact with a frame-up: the brothers must work out who is placing pages among their things and why.

Expect a school-based mystery alongside friendship and family dynamics, with acting and celebrity culture in the background. The central puzzle concerns missing photographs and suspicion falling on a newcomer.

Porter is drawn into a mystery involving missing teenagers, crop circles and a strange boy linked with the future and past. He sets out to confront evil, relying on his wit and a designer bag.

This is a horse-centred mystery about Kate’s suspicions and the questions raised by Melissa’s sudden friendliness and a disappearing rider. Kate and her friends try to solve it, with faith and courage part of the story’s framing.

A school project draws Haley into a mystery involving her family’s past, a haunted glove and possible vampire activity. Alongside the supernatural investigation, she is grieving her cousin’s impending death and adjusting to a changed family.

Opera brings costumes, music and backstage intrigue into this Nancy Drew mystery. The investigation centres on danger to two rival singers and a suspected attempt to ensure that only one becomes the star.

A rescue quest unfolds in a world where survivors fear outsiders because of the flu. Ceej and Tim encounter a group that deliberately spreads it, while Bella’s search for a portal adds a spiritual mystery to their journey.

This is a suspenseful teen mystery centred on Tess, a deadly ride accident and a series of threats and further incidents. A shifting viewpoint gives the unidentified antagonist a voice as the question of motive develops.

A brisk school mystery built around a missing cello, a firm deadline and Chase’s hopes of joining the orchestra. Expect clues, red herrings and a school-day race against time.

A supernatural mystery centres on Miranda’s unusual arrival, her relationship with Wysteria, and the secrets of Bourne Manor. Farley’s arrival draws Miranda towards questions of identity and her connection with the wind.

A comic detective adventure follows Sally and Fetch as they tackle mysteries, often getting the wrong end of the stick. Their investigations bring slapstick confusion and unintended destruction.

This Tudor court mystery follows Lady Grace as she investigates a death after a ball, with help from Ellie and Masou.

Dan’s hoped-for summer of making friends turns into an investigation with Abby and Jordan. The former asylum’s hidden spaces and history connect the three teenagers to secrets from its past.

This is a diplomatic-setting mystery about a teenager pursuing answers about her mother’s death while navigating other people’s disbelief and uncertain loyalties.

This is a space-set mystery about an uneasy journey, a missing cultural symbol and two young travellers who try to help one another get home.

Expect a secret-agent assignment built around suspicion: Andy must choose between a model student and an antagonistic, angry student as his target. The central tension is whether he can identify the right person before NTRP notices him.

This historical supernatural story combines Gemma’s visions and the spiritual world with boarding-school life, strained belonging and an unsettling mystery around the young man following her.

A supernatural adventure follows Sarah as she inherits a demon-hunting mission after her parents die. Her dreams, developing powers and uncertain trust in a newly arrived cousin shape her attempt to face the threat.

This fantasy adventure follows Tessa as she helps Lizzie and the shelter animals during a storm, while trying to uncover Lizzie’s wish.

This is a clue-led sister-detective adventure, with a mysterious sculpture, a diamond theft and a suspected raffle scam driving the investigation.

Expect an imaginative adventure built around a long-running journey, strange creatures and a mystery about the Hawk.

A classic detective adventure with a peculiar mystery at its centre: missing dogs, a reported dragon and a cave to investigate. Suspense and strangeness sit alongside the puzzle-solving.

A fantasy mystery built around missing magical objects and unusual animal behaviour, with two friends at the centre of the search.

A fantasy adventure centred on a boy and a cat whose unexplained disappearances lead towards ancient Egypt.

The mystery pairs seasonal spookiness with a more personal puzzle: how to judge coincidences when you are worried. Mary Anne’s friends are part of the investigation, not just bystanders.

A supernatural romance-and-peril finale, with two intertwined strands: Sydney’s pursuit of a former enemy and Adrian’s investigation of spirit magic. It is the sixth Bloodlines book.

This is a fantasy adventure built around a search, a resistance and a mystery about stolen powers. Its appeal may lie in the blend of strange technology and magic.

A mystery-led story mixes school-life questions with romance and action. Gina’s search for answers gives the plot a suspenseful direction, while dance and the desert setting add other strands.

This combines a missing-artefact mystery with prehistoric adventure, using mice as its central characters. It may suit readers drawn to animal heroes, detective stories and imaginative settings.

A mystery built around a missing prize ring, with Nancy trying to make sense of a tangle of clues. The carousel ceremony and contest give the investigation a lively, public setting.