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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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

A school experiment meant to defend Samara's character becomes a puzzle involving unusual DNA patterns and undeciphered manuscripts. The story also brings faith, aliens and uncertainty into the discussion.

This is a crime mystery built around a team investigation, an unusual pattern of killings and a code to decipher. The stakes rise as the investigators get closer to an answer.

A fantastical mystery-adventure pairs two young recruits on a mission involving disappearing school oddbods, with a hidden museum ministry as their unusual base.

A piano competition provides the setting for a mystery involving threats to finalists, sabotage and blackmail, alongside Ted’s romantic interest in Nancy.

A fast-moving adventure combines a threatened community, a mysterious child, and a young leader’s coming of age. Its appeal may lie in the blend of danger, family loyalty and an enigmatic revelation.

A magical village adventure sits alongside a story about siblings finding a more welcoming home. Expect mysteries and eccentric characters, with the children taking an active part in what happens.

This is a clue-led detective adventure, combining a stolen key, a hidden deed and a second case involving the brothers’ father.

This is a suspenseful mystery built around Charity’s restricted life, her unexplained condition and a dream that seems connected to a hidden part of the house.

This is an archaeology-themed adventure and missing-treasure mystery, led by a girl eager to pursue her ambitions. A local ghostly legend adds an eerie element to the expedition.

A ghost story built around a prank that goes wrong: the siblings’ attempt to create a haunting leads to a dangerous supernatural presence and a mystery rooted in the inn’s past.

A magical-object adventure becomes a search for treasure and answers, bringing together Rabé and Benja. The story also promises a mystery tied to the suitcase’s former owner and a past accident.

A child’s curiosity drives a small mystery set in a Renaissance palazzo. The book combines a fictional search with a story said to be based on a true event from 1494; the exact relationship between history and invention is unclear.

This is a relationship-led mystery about missing-person rumours, trust and deception. Kalah’s feelings for Beth are set against a friendship group shaken by Beth’s disappearance and Britney’s death.

This is a detective-style mystery centred on Marika’s efforts to understand the unusual attention surrounding her new friend. The appeal is likely to be the puzzle and its successive twists.

A travelling mystery brings the Scooby-Doo gang to a music festival, where disappearing performers prompt an investigation into a vampire legend.

A twin’s disappearance drives the mystery, while Ivy’s attempt to uncover the school’s secret gives the story a trail of clues to follow.

This is a vampire horror story with a mystery at its centre: how are more vampires being created? A reader also mentions romance, but the relationship and its role in the story are unclear.

This is a historical adventure shaped by books, friendship and mysteries tied to Glastonbury’s legends. Hugh’s disability and separation from his father form part of his situation, alongside the group’s quest.

A school adventure with a mystery at its centre, the book pairs animal-focused fantasy with Sunday’s ambition to carry on her father’s path.

A varied anthology of fantastic and detective short fiction, bringing together eleven stories by different writers rather than following one continuous plot.

This is a ghost mystery built around an investigation by two friends and Grandma Louise. It may appeal to readers drawn to unexplained happenings and historic settings.

A shared birthday and a mysterious briefcase draw four children into a search for an ancient object, with clues leading around Rome.

This offers an adventurous speculative setting, with a climber protagonist pursuing a mystery about how his world can survive. The quest is described as life-or-death.

This is a fantasy mystery built around an ominous castle secret, a message from beyond the grave and an unexplained disappearance. Its central appeal is how these strands might fit together.