Children's / Teenage fiction: Crime & mystery fiction

  • The ghost pirates

    £6.99

    When the mudlarking gang find a mysterious cutlass on the banks of the Thames, they immediately know that something fishy is afoot. When the cutlass vanishes, and Mrs Drummonds disappears too, it’s down to Clem and the gang to find them. The mystery leads them to a band of ghost pirates, who will stop at nothing to find their long-lost treasure. With the help from their friends in the Undercity, the gang must set sail on the seven seas, solve riddles and save the day!

  • The Bletchley riddle

    £7.99

    A thrilling middle grade historical adventure from bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

  • My family and other suspects

    £8.99

    Holly Jackson meets Agatha Christie in this cosy modern-day YA murder mystery where your closest family are your prime suspects.

  • You only spy twice

    £7.99

    Agent Harrier must discover the identity of a top-secret file-stealing traitor in the BARK intelligence agency. But something’s happening to the book itself . . . whole pages are repeating, and there’s an ink-deleting weapon threating to wipe everything out! Will Agent Harrier sniff out the rat before he’s TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY ERASED?

  • The Detective Society Presents: The Most Unladylike Puzzle Book

    £9.99

    Could you be a detective? Do you love puzzles and mysteries? Do you see patterns where no one else does?In this book you can really put your problem-solving to the test as you work alongside characters from bestselling series, Murder Most Unladylike and The Ministry of Unladylike Activity.From codebreaking with Hazel, to logic and reasoning with Daisy, and problem-solving with Beanie and Kitty, test your sleuthing skills with pages of playful puzzles and riveting riddles, before using what you’ve learned to crack a brand-new case!From the imagination of award-winning author Robin Stevens, The Most Unladylike Puzzle Book features a fabulous flip-book design and over 100 puzzles to solve, making it the perfect activity book for keen detectives age 9+.

  • The haunted house on Hollow Hill

    £14.99

    *The book version of the thrilling and innovative narrative podcast launching August 2024*

    On a dark and stormy night ?

    A pair of journalists arrive at the most haunted house in Britain – the Hollow Hotel. They’re here to interview the Dark King of television magic, Romeo Gideon.

  • Mysterious Affair at Styles,The

    £15.99

    This retelling of Agatha Christie’s The Mysterious Affair at Styles is the first in a series of interactive picture book mysteries for children.

  • Cucumber Madness!

    £7.99

    VANISHED! The World’s #1 Cat Video Star has disappeared! Or has she?As a diabolical mystery unravels around her, Princess Beautifulis plunged into a terrible world where trending isn’t a thing,danger lurks around every corner, and cucumbers are no laughingmatter. She’s jumped out of the frying pan and into . . . CAT ONTHE RUN – BOOK TWO!

  • The golden linnet – signed

    £14.99

    Discover the thrilling children’s debut novel from Alexander Armstrong. A modern classic for children aged 9-12, bursting with ancient magic, secret societies and fearsome foes! For fans of Philip Pullman’s Dark Materials, Skandar, Percy Jackson and Harry Potter.

  • Rani reports on the copycat crook

    £7.99

    Rani and Nani are back and ready for action in the second book in the Rani Reports series. Perfect for fans of Anisha, Accidental Detective.

  • The gnome’s nightmare

    £9.99

    When an unusual visitor asks Miss Cat to stop a terrible dream from coming true, she has a whale of a mystery on her hands. Soon she’s on the trail of a secretive author, meeting a mysterious mayor and chasing a pack of peculiar pirates. But with a little help from her friends, no case is too tough for Miss Cat to crack!

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