Skønlitteratur for børn og unge: krimier og mysterier

"Kid-reporter CJ Delaney stumbles on the scoop of a lifetime when strange, spooky things start happening around her small town"--

A collection of sizzling summer-themed crime and mystery stories by thirteen of the most exciting children's book authors!Co-edited by Serena Patel, the award-winning author of the Anisha: Accidental Detective series and by Robin Stevens, author of the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series.

The second thrilling and unputdownable mystery starring a new generation of the Detective Society, from the million-copy-bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike: Robin Stevens.March 1941. Britain is at war, and a secret agency called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up children as spies - because grown-ups always underestimate them. Enter May, Eric and Nuala: courageous, smart, and the Ministry's newest recruits.May's big sister Hazel has arranged for them to stay on a quiet street close to the Ministry, home to an unlikely collection of people thrown together by the war. And it is in the basement of the bombed-out house at the end of that street that they discover something mysterious. Something that was not there when the Blitz wreckage was first combed through. Something that has been placed there recently. A body...Could this be the missing Ministry spy that Daisy Wells is on a dangerous mission in France to find? Or could it be someone else - someone a resident of the street wanted silenced . . . ?

During Victorian-era London, a group of teenagers between fifteen and seventeen embark on an adventure to Hatfield Forest. At first it was all happiness and fun, but as time passed, the days turned dark and sinister. The trip will get dangerous and very scary as they, with the help of famous detective Arthur J. Woolf, investigate the murder of their friend by a masked man dressed in black.

Leon ist einer der Helden in der Rabenherz-Reihe von Sistabooks. Weil er erst ab Band 4 in Erscheinung tritt, weiss man kaum etwas über seine Jugend. Dieses Buch schliesst die Lücke.Diesen Roman hat die Autorin ganz speziell für ihre Rabenherz-Mitautorin Michèle Combaz Thyssen geschrieben.Leon Inderbitzin ist kein Kind wie jedes andere, denn er wächst in Zelten, Wohnmobilen und Forschungscamps auf. Seine Eltern sind Wildbiologen und stets auf Achse. Nach Tigern in Asien, Löwen in Afrika, Pumas in Nordamerika erforschen sie Luchse in Graubünden. Zufällig macht der vierzehnjährige Leon eine grausige Entdeckung: eine illegale Giftmülldeponie. Der Junge ermittelt auf eigene Faust. Das kostet ihn fast das Leben. Kann er die Umweltsünder der Polizei übergeben?

Ellie Anders and Lex are on the case! It looks like someone is up to no good in the quiet town of Oak Forest. Ellie's beloved dog, Sammy, has been kidnapped. Other dogs are missing from their neighborhood, too: a pug named Ozzie, a husky named Holly, and a Chihuahua named Bruno. Ellie and Lex set out to solve this mystery. One-by-one, they gather clues, follow suspects, and try to find the missing dogs. Will they save the dogs in time?

As President of the Shoreham Detective Club, Pete Hollister called the meeting to order:"You have all heard about the Shoreham monster. We're going to solve this mystery. But besides the monster, we have another project-the new toy library at the school. Pam will tell us about it."His sister, Pam Hollister, rose: "It's a new kind of library-instead of borrowing books, children who can't afford toys can borrow them. I think the Shoreham Detective Club should help find toys for the library . . ."Suddenly, the meeting was interrupted by a terrified scream. Holly Hollister stood pale and trembling, pointing to the window."I saw it! I saw the monster! It was wrinkled-like an old man-with big teeth!"And that is just the start of this newest adventure of the Happy Hollisters! Before long, the Hollisters-and the other members of the Shoreham Detective Club-find themselves deep into a mystery that not only involves the "monster," but flying saucers . . . a mysterious airplane with an even more mysterious pilot . . . and the strangest case of kidnapping you've ever heard of!

For readers who loved The Inheritance Games, Calculated, or Legend, prepare to be swept into a chilling conspiracy and nail-biting quest for the truth.Those sworn to protect me now hunt me. I am the prey.In 2048, 25 years after a pandemic killed one-third of the world's population, America is flourishing under the department of Safety Threats and Reinforcement (STaR). STaR keeps citizens safe and healthy and STaR's social media app, Allicio, boasts two billion users worldwide. Then a power outage shuts down STaR's health monitors and disables millions of mobile phones.Sixteen-year-old Rami Carlton earned a starting spot on the varsity volleyball team. For fun, she races tech-genius Finley Drake to decipher the online identities of their techie friends. The game is harmless. So they thought.Rami receives a chilling text message that she's being watched. That night, her mother disappears. Despite thousands of city-wide monitors, STaR's Reinforcement Division cannot locate Rami's mom and Rami's stalker threatens to kill her brother if she talks to Reinforcement Officers.Then Finley hacks the nation's cellular provider and discovers STaR has a secret. STaR isn't just watching. They're manipulating Allicio. And Rami is their next target. Award-winning author Julane Fisher explores a near future where technology not only governs citizens, it controls them.

In in 1930s Los Angeles Chinatown, the Chow sisters, May, Gemma, and Peony, suspect foul play in the death of Chinatown star Lulu Wong and take it upon themselves to solve the murder, revealing a conspiracy that threatens their Chinatown neighborhood.

The seventh book in Carol Dean's Charlie Dryden Series.It was bad enough that Charlie Dryden and his family had their day at the Roman museum spoilt because someone had decided to steal the Roman Standard of the Fourth Cohort, the Signum, found recently in a farmers field.But little did Charlie know that he would soon become involved with the quest to retrieve the Signum, bringing honour back to the Fourth Cohort, and the thieves to face justice. With the help of his new friend Atticus Marcus Lucius that is.

"When Sky's grandmother is kidnapped, Sky discovers her secret life as an undercover FBAI agent, and embarks on a mission filled with puzzles, codes, and risky adventures to save her"--

Will was looking forward to eighth grade. Will he even make it past September? Will Abbott expects his eighth-grade year at Fern Valley Middle School to be the same as the last seven-school, soccer, and lazy Saturdays. But when a rash of crime strikes his little town, it doesn't take long to realize something peculiar is going on. Will is certain the class bully, Beefy Boris, is involved and suspects he's getting help-from their own classmates! As Will and his friends investigate, they stumble upon clues leading them to suspect someone even more sinister is responsible. Can Will and his friends-including a new girl with a mysterious past-trap the criminal mastermind and reveal a secret that has haunted Fern Valley for twelve years?

I live in Shadow Cove, a town ruled by wealth and power, and that has an alarmingly high number of deaths and disappearances. And I understand these deaths and disappearances way too well.Less than a year ago, my brother mysteriously died and my father vanished while trying to solve the strange circumstances behind my brother's death. Now I'm left living a life haunted by my brother's ghost, and in a town where everyone seems to hate me.Well, except for my three best friends. And Rylen, who I consider a friend. Although my friend Kennedy insists he has a thing for me. But Rylen is also friends with Dixon, who might have had something to do with my brother's death.I'm about to find out for sure since I've decided to follow in my dad's footsteps and investigate what happened to my brother, my father, and all the rest of the people in this town who have mysteriously died or vanished.But I'm quickly finding out that a lot of people will do just about anything to keep the town's secrets hidden.

Jump into the thrilling world of Ancient Rome with Aria and Liam!When the two best friends are tasked with uncovering a sinister assassination plot targeting Julius Caesar, they quickly realize there is more than meets the eye. Along with their new allies, Gaia and Titus, they must traverse the treacherous streets of Rome and uncover the truth before it's too late. But the closer they get to uncovering the truth, the more danger they face.With friendship and courage on their side, will they be able to save Caesar and unravel the mystery before it's too late? And when the stakes are at their highest, can they stay together and face the shadows that threaten to tear them apart?Enigma in Rome is the perfect page-turner for middle-grade readers who love a thrilling adventure!Aria & Liam is a middle-grade book series where each book can be enjoyed in any order, offering young readers the freedom to explore captivating stories in a sequence of their choosing.

'Død, splat og pelsdyr' er en serie om Alvin, der får en gammel egyptisk amulet foræret af sin seje Indiana Jones-agtige grandonkel … men samtidig bliver Alvin de døde kæledyrs vogter.Eller rettere de ikke-helt-så-døde kæledyrs vogter: Hvis et kæledyr omkommer, men har "uafsluttede sager" i vores verden, kan det ikke finde fred.I denne bog er Alvin til sin kusines bryllup på et idyllisk og tilsyneladende fredeligt strandhotel, men ejerens meget nyligt afdøde gravhund kræver omgående hjælp ... samtidig med at Alvin skal håndtere sin aldeles rædselsfulde og stor-pralende fætter.Bøgerne i serien 'Død, splat og pelsdyr' kan læses selvstændigt og i vilkårlig rækkefølge. I de andre bøger kan du læse om en halvdød hamster, en stresset zombie-kat, en ildelugtende hund, en mafioso-guldfisk, en glødende grøn kanin, en ret underlig undulat og et sejt marsvin, som ikke er bange for slanger.

When twelve-year-old Jessi Johnstone's insatiable curiosity leads to her parents' separation, she's determined to make things right. But her mission to reunite them is derailed when she stumbles upon an antique cameo necklace revealing a scandalous town legend.Now Jessi must navigate the treacherous waters of middle school, outwit the adults who want the necklace for themselves, and face down the "mean girls" who stand in her way, all while trying to save her family. With a twerpy boy crushing on her, and secrets swirling around her at every turn, Jessi must summon all her courage and cunning to reunite her parents before it's too late.Can Jessi uncover the truth behind the town legend and save her family from falling apart? Find out in this heartwarming tale of love, friendship, and the incredible power of a determined young snoop.

With no way out, she'll face a pissed-off artificial intelligence and two killers...Lena's ready to put it all behind her. She helped catch two killers who used CyberCorp to commit murder, and starting right now, she vows never to set foot inside the company's headquarters again. But when those killers show up at CyberCorp Tower to confess everything they've hidden, Lena can't resist seeing justice done.As she steels herself to confront them again, decommissioned androids go berserk inside the headquarters, forcing a lockdown. Lena is trapped inside not only with the killers she brought down--but also with the dangerous technologies she fears.Can Lena escape, or will she die inside CyberCorp Tower?Don't miss the thrilling conclusion to the young adult sci-fi mystery Flesh and Metal trilogy.

Izzy and her family welcome foreign exchange student Alberto into their home, but after a series of mishaps and coincidences, and with a serial killer on the loose, Izzy begins to suspect Alberto is not who he seems.

The second story in their series Masel Mysteries, this book for kids by kids follows Lydia, Lacy, and their new friend Liam as they are sucked back in time while trying to capture an escaped prisoner and the crystal ball he has stolen. Their friendship will be put to the test as they face challenges unlike they have ever seen before and learn that things aren't always as they seem.

In 1892, in the bustling town of Fall River, Massachusetts, 16-year-old Victoria feels trapped by her high-society, pre-debutante life. Not only is she forced to have a chaperone for anything outside of the house, but she is also stuck playing nursemaid to her mother suffering from an unexplained paralysis. Victoria's only escapes are visits with her neighbor Miss Lizzie Borden, reading Sherlock Holmes serials and-when the urge overtakes her-stealing.When her next-door neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Borden are murdered and Lizzie is accused of committing the acts, Victoria begins crossing paths with apprentice detective Declan Dempsey as they both search for the truth. Victoria doesn't want to believe that Lizzie committed those murders. Because if her friend has a dark side, what does that mean for Victoria with her own sordid secret?When Victoria discovers Lizzie also shares her penchant for stealing, Victoria swears off her secret habit for good. In her quest to not become Lizzie Borden, Victoria loses old friends, makes questionable new ones, and finds her fiercest enemy resides within her own skin.