Skønlitteratur for børn og unge: krimier og mysterier

The first in a comic/graphic novel series for 5-8s following the adventures of Peggy the dog, who - when she enters Tangletree Woods on her walk every day - takes up her position as investigator of mysteries.

How do you solve a murder? Follow the lessons of the master—Agatha Christie! Iris and Alice find themselves in the middle of another Castle Cove mystery in the sequel to New York Times bestseller The Agathas, by powerhouse authors Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson.Alice Ogilvie and Iris Adams became the talk of Castle Cove when they cracked the biggest case of the fall: the death of Brooke Donovan. Together, the Agathas put Brooke's killer away for good, and since then things around town have been almost back to normal. Quiet, even. But if Alice and Iris know anything, it's that sometimes quiet is just the calm before the storm. The truth is, Brooke's disappearance wasn't the first mystery to rock Castle Cove, and it won't be the last. So when their school dance at the infamous Levy Castle—the site of film starlet Mona Moody's unsolved death back in the 1940s—is interrupted by a violent assault, Iris and Alice pull out their murder boards and get back to work.To understand the present, sometimes you need to look into the past. And if the Agathas want a chance at solving their new case, that's exactly where they'll need to start digging. Only, what they uncover might very well kill them.

The New York Times bestseller!A new take on Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery The Mysterious Affair at Styles, with iconic detective Hercule Poirot recast as a brilliant, brash teen girl named Holiday, and narrated by her childhood friend Linden, an athlete-scholar who fits right in at his elite prep school—all the while hiding some secrets of his own.Linden knows he doesn’t belong in elite Martha’s Vineyard. But when his prep school roommate, Jasper, invites him to spend the end of the summer at August House, his family’s massive beachfront estate, Linden tries to fit in. It’s not hard--after all, he’s been lying for years. And he’s not the only one….Everyone at August House is ready for a wicked good time So when someone is found unconscious in the pool after a night of partying, it’s quickly labeled an accident. But Linden begins to wonder. . .As does Holiday, Linden’s childhood friend and the only person on the island who knows the truth about his humble background. There’s nothing Holiday loves more than a mystery, and she’s convinced there’s a killer on the Vineyard. And now it’s up to them to figure out who."Pulse-pounding."—PW"Scorching."—Kirkus Reviews

Wrecker needs to deal with smugglers, grave robbers, and pooping iguanas—just as soon as he finishes Zoom school. Another wild adventure in Carl Hiaasen's Florida!Valdez Jones VIII calls himself Wrecker because his great-great-great-great-great-grandfather salvaged shipwrecks for a living. So is it destiny, irony, or just bad luck when Wrecker comes across a speedboat that has run hard aground on a sand flat? The men in the boat don't want Wrecker to call for help—in fact, they'll pay him to forget he ever saw them. Wrecker would be happy to forget, but he keeps seeing these men all over Key West—at the marina, in the cemetery, even right outside his own door. And now they want more than his silence—they want a lookout.He'll have to dive deep into their shady dealings to figure out a way to escape this tangled net. . . .

”De er alle forbandede. Så du skal holde dig væk!” Thors mor er overbevist om, at fodboldholdet Trandbys ærkerivaler BFC er forbandende. Først vil Thor ikke lytte til hende. Men måske er der alligevel noget om det?Thor og Alfred forfølger sagen. Jo længere de dykker ned i forbandelserne, jo mere ondskab finder de. Og jo farligere bliver det! Heldigvis får de hjælp af den mystiske Sokrates, Hjorten, onkel Janus og den superseje Eva, der får Thors hjerte til at banke. Undervejs bliver drengenes venskab sat på en prøve, og Thor bliver konfronteret med sin egen fortid. Har han selv ondskaben i sig? Hvem står bag og hvorfor? Og kan de ophæve forbandelserne, så ondskaben ikke får magt over hele fodboldverdenen? Det forbandede fodboldhold er en fortælling om mod og venskab, men også om forbandelser, forelskelse og så naturligvis fodbold.

Patrick is back! Can YOU help him solve 10 different mysteries? Patrick Picklebottom has a knack for critical thinking. So it's not too surprising that he and his best friend, Claire, keep coming across everyday mysteries. In school, at the local ice cream shop, during a history fair - even in his own house - Patrick constantly comes across new cases to crack.

When a strange substitute teacher comes to the exclusive Worthington School in Manhattan, she inspires wealthy student Claude Maxwell-Cunningham and scholarship student Medea Ramon to work for the good of others.

'A deliciously twisted gothic fantasy you'll want to read again and again, with characters you'll adore, prose that'll spellbind you, romance you'll swoon over, and a mystery that'll keep you guessing until the last stunning twist'Diana Urban, author of These Deadly Games

Drew's final year of high school should have been fun. It should have been carefree. It would have, if not for the accident that took the life of her boyfriend, Shane. Now, it's all she can do to keep her head above water. But Drew can't shake the feeling that something was missed.Move forward. Let go. There's no way Shane could've survived. That's what her best friend Piper keeps telling her. Except, if Drew can see the dead, why can't she see Shane?Drew embarks on a mission to uncover the secrets of Neptune Point, the scene of Shane's accident. As she digs into the mystery, she exposes unexpected darkness that has been buried for too long. But someone doesn't want the truth to come out, and they will protect it at all costs. Even if it means silencing Drew.She cannot turn back now.Choosing to ignore what is in front of her is no longer an option.

While recovering missing groceries, Little Sherlock overhears a suspicious conversation. Includes puzzles for the reader to solve.

Little Sherlock and his friends find a mysterious locked chest buried in the school playground. Includes puzzles for the reader to solve.

Little Sherlock and his friends collect clues as they visit the carnival attractions, hoping to discover whether a ghost is haunting the site. Includes puzzles for the reader to solve.

"After saving Paris from a Snailien invasion, Stitch and his friends are off to the big apple. People have been disappearing all over New York City, and the Galactic Detective Agency suspects that a group of shapeshifting aliens are to blame. Now it is up to Stitch to figure out what has happened to the missing people and save the day. But how do you a solve a mystery when the suspects can disguise themselves to look like anyone, maybe even your best friends?"--