This volume in the Guys Read Library is chock-full of mystery, intrigue, and nefarious activity.
Detective Stories by Philip Pullman (editor)
Call Number: Mystery SC DET
Young mystery fans will be enthralled by this compelling volume of classic detective fiction.
Unexpected by Laura E. Williams (Editor)
Call Number: Mystery SC UNE
A collection of mind-bending tales by authors as Bruce Coville, Jane Yolen, Margaret Peterson Haddix, and Gail Carson Levine.
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg
Call Number: Mystery SC CHR
An inspired collection of short stories by best-selling storytellers based on the thought-provoking illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.
Bad Behavior by Mary Higgins Clark (Editor)
Call Number: Mystery SC INT
Collection of twenty-two mystery stories both new and previously published by Thomas Adcock, Winifred Holtby, Joyce Carol Oates, Sara Paretsky, Barbara Steiner, Eric Weiner, and others.
When Wyatt's best friend Matt's pet ferret ends up with the Bevins, the most popular boys at Coral Cove High, Wyatt and Matt try to get the animal back by attending a party and stumble onto the Bevin family's dark secret.
Shadowlands by Kate Brian
Call Number: Mystery F BRI
Rory, a girl in witness protection, thinks the serial killer she turned in has found her and is killing people around her. But as she investigates, she discovers a dark, disturbing truth about her new hometown.
Ruby Redfort: Look into My Eyes by Lauren Child
Call Number: Mystery F CHI
Thirteen-year-old Ruby, a code-cracker and detective, gets an anonymous call setting a challenge that leads her to the headquarters of Spectrum, a secret anti-crime agency that needs her help to crack a code, but soon Ruby uncovers dastardly plans of the Fool's Gold Gang.
Buzz Kill by Beth Fantaskey
Call Number: Mystery F FAN
Seventeen-year-old Millie joins forces with her classmate, gorgeous but mysterious Chase Colton, to try to uncover who murdered head football coach "Hollerin' Hank" Killdare--and why.
York by Laura Ruby
Call Number: Mystery F RUB
Three kids try to solve the greatest mystery of the modern world: a puzzle and treasure hunt laid into the very streets and buildings of New York City.
I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest and Kali Ciesemier
Call Number: Mystery F PRI
Years after writing stories about a superheroine character she created with a best friend who died in a tragic car accident, 16-year-old May is shocked to see stickers, patches and graffiti images of the superheroine appearing all over town.
The World's Greatest Detective by Caroline Carlson
Call Number: Mystery F CAR
Here is a story of crime, tricks, and hilarity for those who know that sometimes it takes a pair of junior sleuths to solve a slippery case.
Finding Mighty by Sheela Chari
Call Number: Mystery F CHA
Along the train lines north of New York City, 12-year-old neighbors Myla and Peter search for the link between Myla's necklace and the disappearance of Peter's brother, Randall.
Edgar Award Winners
Closed for the Season by Mary Downing Hahn
Call Number: Horror F HAH
Two 13-year-old boys, Arthur and Logan, set out to solve the mystery of a murder that took place some years ago in the old house Logan's family has just moved into.
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
Call Number: Mystery F BAL
When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
Harriet Spies Again by Helen Ericson
Call Number: Mystery F ERI
Harriet M. Welsch is up to her old spying tricks when her beloved nanny Ole Golly, who had married and moved to Montreal, returns without her husband, Harriet's friend Sport announces he has a crush on a schoolmate, and the people across the street appear to be holding a child hostage.
Dovey Coe by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Call Number: Mystery F DOW
When accused of murder in her mountain town in 1928, Dovey Coe, a stronged-willed twelve-year-old, comes to a new understanding of others, including her deaf brother.
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief by Wendelin Van Draanen
Call Number: Mystery F VAN
Thirteen-year-old Sammy's penchant for speaking her mind gets her in trouble when she involves herself in the investigation of a robbery at the "seedy" hotel across the street from the seniors' building where she is living with her grandmother.
The Séance by Joan Lowery Nixon
Call Number: Mystery F NIX
A seance begun as a game when a young girl insists that she can communicate with the dead ends in murder when the lights suddenly go out and one of the participants suddenly vanishes.
The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore by Joan Lowery Nixon
Call Number: Mystery F NIX
A teenage girl is kidnapped, but when freed, is accused of masterminding the scheme to extort money from her wealthy grandmother.