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A large New Year’s Eve party takes place at the Peterson family home, near an abandoned house associated with strange happenings. The story centres on what emerges when old mysteries demand attention.

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.

Expect a browseable mix of practical topics rather than one continuous adventure narrative: mystery-solving ideas, travel tips, outdoor life, crafts, art projects and recipes.

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 neighbour-focused mystery in which Lydia and her sister pursue answers together. The plot’s appeal centres on puzzling discoveries and growing suspicion rather than an informational topic.

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.

This is a fast-moving escape-and-reunion adventure, with the Toa split between prison and flight. Its central draw is how they respond to betrayal while trying to confront a new enemy.

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.

This is a fantasy adventure built around Conn’s apprenticeship and a mystery affecting the city. The premise links personal learning with a wider problem, without revealing how either is resolved.

A ghost-communicating heroine faces a new school and joins her friend in investigating an old mystery. The adventure moves into New York’s subway system, with humour part of its presentation.

A 21-book adventure collection, with the featured stories involving secret places, a circus-linked mystery and someone watching on an island.

This is a birthday-centred fantasy adventure in which Tara’s search for unusual objects brings her into contact with eccentric townspeople and new friends.

Expect a clue-following mystery told through a character’s journal, rather than a straightforward narrative: readers are invited to piece together Cathy’s story from mixed materials.

This is a child-led detective mystery with an environmental question at its centre. Hannah’s investigation unfolds alongside her and her mother’s unsettled living arrangements.

A familiar fairy tale becomes a mystery for Rachel and Kirsty at a storytelling festival.

This is a holiday mystery built around a family trip, uneasy new neighbours and a possible link between strangers and unexplained money.

A campout investigation turns Jenna’s interest in a local monster legend into a creepy mystery. The story centres on whether the creature is real, with friends joining her search.

A classic-style detective setup: Nancy follows two mysteries at a zoo, with a suspect who may have been framed and a trap that puts her in danger.

This is a clue-led detective adventure, with the Hardy brothers investigating the vanishing water while also helping their father with his case.

A mystery-driven story combines an extraordinary pregnancy and memory gaps with family secrets, public rumour and possible supernatural explanations.

This is a suspenseful supernatural-leaning story about Rory, who is displaced by danger; her apparent refuge becomes frightening, and she may never return home.

A clue-gathering mystery set around a buffalo ranch, with Nancy and her friends trying to discover who took a young buffalo.

A club-saving mystery driven by four friends’ attempt to secure money intended for their Boys Club.

Expect a character-led fantasy mystery with two narrators, a homecoming and an investigation. Friendship and banter sit alongside questions of blackmail, suspicious fires and Michael’s unease about being useful.

This is a light mystery built around a missing bird and a group of friends. A nature programme provides the setting, while finding Carmen gives the friends a shared goal.

The mystery centres on the callers’ silence and Claudia’s suspicion. The group’s investigation has “mixed results”, though what those involve is not specified.

A brisk mystery built around a lodge, a reported ghost, a hidden-money hunt and a cast of possible suspects. Frank and Joe face several threats as they investigate.

This instalment brings together friendship, Christian belief, end-times danger and an investigation into a relative’s reported death. Its conflicts include pressure to share the group’s faith as well as an external threat.

A child detective mystery built around missing dogs, neighbourhood concern and Hannah’s effort to investigate after suspicion falls on her.

A private-school social circle becomes the focus of a murder mystery after Samantha disappears and is found dead. The earlier killing and the claim that the murderer belongs to the school community set up a suspect-focused investigation.

This is a mystery built around martial arts training, team competition and a troubling act of vandalism. Nancy investigates, but whether her suspicions are right remains open.

This is a clue-led Hardy Boys mystery, with missing valuables, a vanished suspect and riddles sent to the brothers. The emerald gives the investigation a clear possible next target.

A boy’s admiration for Houdini leads to a mysterious locked box and unanswered questions about how magic tricks work. The book also offers a short biographical note and an illustrated trick.

A chilly carnival mystery turns into a rescue-and-detective adventure, with the gang trying to stop a giant and find out what is really happening.

A three-case detective collection, centred on a group of young investigators. Its hooks are a mysterious fire, a missing cat and secrets surrounding Banshee Towers.

A playful premise pairs sibling detectives with fantastical communication: one talks to animals and the other to insects. It may appeal to readers who enjoy mysteries with an imaginative twist.

This is a supernatural investigation with two strands of tension: competition between agencies and a mysterious object that the authorities consider dangerous.

A school production becomes unsettling when apparent sabotage and the possibility of a real phantom both enter the picture. Brooke’s concern about Zeke’s enthusiasm gives the spooky mystery a friendship angle.