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The collection brings together eighteen macabre tales from Horowitz Horror and More Horowitz Horror.

This is a dual-protagonist mystery: Alice and her tutor Iris investigate what happened to Brooke, while Alice’s earlier disappearance remains unexplained. Their search involves a reward, a suspected boyfriend and clues from Christie’s mysteries.

Expect a varied collection rather than one continuous story: its contents include Gothic horror, suspense and detective tales, with subjects such as murder, burial and fear.

A fantasy adventure sends Spencer and Daisy, alongside rebels, fleeing the Sweepers. Spencer has a fabled manual and must work out how to summon the founding witches to help save education.

The siblings face a mysterious forest, Aunt Eda’s many rules and questions about their missing uncle. Strange creatures, night-time sightings and the contrast between chills and humour shape the story.

Maddie’s first trip abroad combines exploration of Northern Ireland with questions about Ryan’s family past. Her changing ideas about her future and developing friendship with Ryan run alongside the mystery.

The story centres on Elena's return after a sacrifice, the vampire brothers who love her, and a threatening creature that can possess Damon. Its mode is supernatural horror and suspense.

Abby welcomes True Blue to her family’s ranch, though her father is wary. The horse’s previous owner died in a car crash; his pacing and the strange whispers Abby hears prompt questions about that woman and her connection to him.

A school mystery with science-fiction and spooky elements follows Duncan as he tries to work out which teacher may be an alien. The aliens’ interest in pupils’ qualities adds an unsettling twist to the school setting.

A science-fiction sequel to Gone, Monster imagines a world exposed to a virus that changes people. Teenagers with dangerous powers and people who become dangerously out of control face a looming battle.

A relationship-led coming-of-age story about a transgender teen navigating a new school, friendship and the decision to share her past. It combines first love with questions of trust and belonging.

A horse-and-friendship story with a ghostly mystery: Ellie and Jonah try to discover whether a haunting lies behind the guests’ worries and the threat to the family business.

This is a suspense story about a frightening encounter, a violent act and friends trying to keep a secret while searching for evidence.

This is a horror mystery about ambition, apprenticeship and an unsettling disturbance at an animation studio. Buddy and Dot investigate what is happening as the studio works towards a deadline.

A haunted-house mystery drives the story: Amethyst is drawn to a strange home and becomes increasingly connected to it while trying to uncover what has happened to its residents.

A school mystery grows into a suspense story with gothic and fantastic touches. Blanka’s investigation draws on the convent’s history, while the Wolves’ hostility and uncertainty about whom to trust keep tension close to school life.

Expect supernatural mystery alongside questions of loyalty: Zoey and Stevie Rae share a secret, while friendships and enmities shift around them.

Two teenagers who each believed Charlie loved only them join forces after his apparent death. Their search across several cities becomes a suspenseful journey into what they knew—and did not know—about him and each other.

Expect a suspense-led investigation involving serial killers, a secretive group, and danger to the young investigators. The central mystery also concerns Cassie's mother and what happened to her.

A suspense-led story about Scarlett piecing together an obscured childhood while facing the people who want her returned to their group. Romance is part of the premise, alongside danger and questions of trust.

This historical romance centres on Anna’s uncertain engagement, family inheritance and growing attraction to Ewan. Her interest in poetry and doubts about love unfold alongside a plot against Ewan.

A twisty teen murder mystery, driven by Emma’s investigation and Sutton’s emerging memories. Expect secrets, suspicion and tense relationships alongside the central question of who killed Sutton.

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.

A choose-your-own-adventure structure puts the reader in charge of decisions, with over 20 possible endings. The island setting mixes holiday exploration with supernatural threats, so choices can lead towards different kinds of peril.

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.

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.

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.

Peter’s plan to make his mum a Mother’s Day pie leads him and his friends to seek strawberries in Mr Tod’s garden, where the fox has his own pie-making intentions.

A science-fiction thriller about two teens caught between human institutions and aliens, alongside Reese’s unresolved feelings for her ex-girlfriend and David.

The book combines a fantastical bookshop setting with a high-stakes quest centred on a brother and sister trying to save their father and home.

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 family drama about bereavement, estrangement and memory: Michelle faces her changed brother and unresolved questions about a past accident while trying to work out what comes next for her.

A comic animal adventure driven by clever schemes and escalating trouble. Mr Fox’s efforts to feed his family widen into a rescue for other hungry animals.

Ben’s paid desert-guiding trip turns into a fight to survive when Madec tries to silence him after a prospector is shot. The suspense centres on exposure, thirst, gunfire and the difficulty of being believed.

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.

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

An adventure set among London’s dark places, where Birdie’s work as bait for monsters draws her into a mystery involving missing pickpockets, folklore and a more dangerous villain.

A quick-thinking mouse fends off animals that want to eat him by telling stories about a fearsome creature. When he meets the Gruffalo, he improvises again to get away.

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

A lively urban fantasy for readers drawn to spirits, unusual allies and New York history; the story balances adventure with a strand about the island’s original inhabitants.

The story gives a child’s imaginative suspicions centre stage, turning an invitation to play into an elaborate monster adventure.

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.