Mystery

Kids shelf help mystery

If you can't resist a good whodunit detective mystery, we've got some great suggestions for you! 


Contemporary mysteries

Kids Shelf Help Contemporary mystery Kensy and Max series by Jacqueline Harvey 

Greenglass House by Kate Milford

The Mysterious Benedict Society series by Trenton Lee Stewart

Theodore Boone series by John Grisham

The mystery of Black Hollow Lane by Julia Nobel

All the Wrong Questions series by Lemony Snicket

You won’t believe this by Adam Baron

The secret of the night train by Sylvia Bishop

Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley

The secret starling by Judith Eagle

The smuggler’s secret by Elly Griffiths

The mystery of the moon tower by Francesco Sedita and Prescott Seraydarian

Winterhouse series by Ben Guterson

The Thornthwaite Betrayal by Gareth P. Jones

Agatha Oddly series by Lena Jones

Adventures on Trains series by M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman

The house on Hoarder Hill by Mikki Lish and Kelly Ngai

The mega quiz by Barbara Mitchelhill

Friday Barnes series by R.A. Spratt

The Girl, the Dog and the Writer series by Katrina Nannestad

Curiosity House series by Lauren Oliver and H.C. Chester

Anisha, accidental detective by Serena Patel 

His name was Walter by Emily Rodda

The missing skull by John Wilson

Fun mysteries

Kids Shelf Help fun mysteries Wallace and Grace and the Cupcake Caper by Heather Alexander

Lexi and Lottie series by Melanie Alexander

The goat who chewed too much by Tom Angleberger

Scoop McLaren series by Helen Castles

Rory Branagan (Detective) series by Andrew Clover and Ralph Lazar

The Crims series by Kate Davies

The Great Shelby Holmes series by Elizabeth Eulberg

InvestiGators by John Patrick Green

Frankie Potts series by Juliet Jacka

Oscar series by Alan MacDonald

Chip blip by Cameron Macintosh

Jefferson by Jean-Claude Mourlevat

Toto the ninja cat and the mystery jewel thief by Dermot O'Leary

Ottoline series by Chris Riddell

Danger at Donut Diner by Jim Smith

Dotty Detective series by Clara Vulliamy

Historical mysteries

Kids Shelf Help Historic mystery Rose Raventhorpe investigates series by Janine Beacham

A murder most unladylike by Robin Stevens

Enola Holmes series by Nancy Springer

A case of grave danger by Sophie Cleverly

The ship of spectres by Patricia Elliott

The garden of lost secrets by A.M. Howell 

Spooky mysteries

Kids shelf help boo Lockwood & Co. series by Jonathan Stroud

Doll bones by Holly Black

Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor series by Ally Carter

Scarley and Ivy series by Sophie Cleverly

The demon undertaker by Cameron McAllister

The Dundoodle Mysteries series by David O’Connell

Vampires on the run by Cynthia Surrisi

The lost treasure by Holly Webb

 

Classic mysteries

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Famous five and Secret Seven series, Enid Blyton

Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene

Hardy boys’ series, Franklin W. Dixon

A different dog, Paul Jennings (Aust.)

A series of unfortunate events, Lemony Snicket

Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

Holes by Louis Sachar (Aust.)

Why the whales came by Michael Morpurgo

Griffin’s Castles by Jenny Nimmo

Leaving it to you by Wendy Orr (Aust.)

Dogsong by Gary Paulsen