Children's / Teenage fiction: Crime & mystery fiction
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A gallery of rogues
£14.99A gallery of rogues
Having solved the mystery of Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude’s non-murder and uncovered the location of Grand Uncle Vile’s long-lost treasure, Shenanigan Swift might just be in the running for junior detective of the year. But when robbers target Swift House, her sleuthing skills are tested like never before. The trail leads Shenanigan and her sisters to Paris and the Hotel Martinet, home of the estranged French branch of the Swift family. From there, the girls must track down Ouvolpo, a gang of daring thieves who design each of their crimes as audacious pieces of art. What links Ouvolpo and the Swifts? Where will they strike next? And why has Uncle Maelstrom taken to wearing an earring again?
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A gallery of rogues
£8.99A gallery of rogues
Having solved the mystery of Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude’s non-murder and uncovered the location of Grand Uncle Vile’s long-lost treasure, Shenanigan Swift might just be in the running for junior detective of the year. But when robbers target Swift House, her sleuthing skills are tested like never before. The trail leads Shenanigan and her sisters to Paris and the Hotel Martinet, home of the estranged French branch of the Swift family. From there, the girls must track down Ouvolpo, a gang of daring thieves who design each of their crimes as audacious pieces of art. What links Ouvolpo and the Swifts? Where will they strike next? And why has Uncle Maelstrom taken to wearing an earring again?
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A game of scandal
£8.99A game of scandal
An all-female detective agency righting wrongs at the end of thenineteenth century; infiltrating a scandalous upper class world straightout of Bridgerton and using their wit and bravery to unmaska villain.
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A mind full of murder
£8.99A mind full of murder
A bone-shaking new trilogy begins – the latest adventure in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series
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A skeleton in the closet
£7.99A skeleton in the closet
Brand new for 8- to 12-year-old murder-mystery readers in 2025, debut author Claire Hatcher-Smith’s unique detective heroine Mizzy will steal your heart! Perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Sharna Jackson.
‘A brilliant debut’ The Bookseller
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Almost nothing happened
£12.99Almost nothing happened
Paris. August. One long summer of nothing. 48 hours of everything. From the inimitable Meg Rosoff comes a chaotic and irresistible new YA.
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Arsenic For Tea
£7.99Arsenic For Tea
Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisy’s home, Fallingford, for the holidays. Daisy’s glamorous mother is throwing a tea party for Daisy’s birthday, and the whole family is invited, from eccentric Aunt Saskia to dashing Uncle Felix. But it soon becomes clear that this party isn’t really about Daisy at all. Naturally, Daisy is furious. Then one of their party falls seriously, mysteriously ill – and everything points to poison. With wild storms preventing anyone from leaving, or the police from arriving, Fallingford suddenly feels like a very dangerous place to be.
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As good as dead
£16.99As good as dead
THE THIRD AND FINAL THRILLING BOOK IN THE BESTSELLING AND AWARD-WINNING A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER TRILOGY. Soon to be a major BBC series!
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As Good As Dead
£9.99As Good As Dead
THE THIRD AND FINAL THRILLING BOOK IN THE BESTSELLING AND AWARD-WINNING A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER TRILOGY. Soon to be a major BBC series!
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Ballots, blasts & betrayal
£7.99Ballots, blasts & betrayal
Robin Hood is campaigning to get his dad, Ardagh Hood, elected Sheriff of Nottingham. But their rival is arch-gangster Guy Gisborne, who won’t hesitate to stuff ballot boxes with fake votes to ensure that he wins the vote. And Robin has more personal worries – is he losing confidence in his ability to shoot arrows with deadly accuracy? Meanwhile Robin’s half-brother Little John is caught up in his mother’s presidential election campaign, further complicating contact with Robin, his father Ardagh and his relationship with his girlfriend, Gisborne’s daughter Clare. The stakes get ever higher for both brothers in the eighth book of this all-action series.
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Beastie Bros
£6.99Beastie Bros
An accessible, funny, black-and-white highly illustrated young fictionseries from David O’Connell, the illustrator of Tom Vaughan’sHercules, starring a hilarious firefly and snail duo -perfect for readers aged 6+ and fans of Jamie Smart and Toto theNinja Cat.
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Betsey Biggalow the detective
£7.99Betsey Biggalow the detective
Meet Betsey Biggalow the Detective. With her hat, glasses and long coat, she definitely looks the part and it is up to her to solve the mystery of the missing teddy. Aided by Prince the detective dog, she soon makes a surprising discovery.
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Bite risk
£7.99Bite risk
This horror-adventure tale is perfect for bloodthirsty fans of Goosebumps, Stranger Things, Fear Street and Skulduggery Pleasant.Â
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Bringing back Kay-Kay
£7.99Bringing back Kay-Kay
When Lena’s beloved older brother goes missing at the end of summer camp, the bottom drops out of Lena’s world. The police dismiss Kay-Kay’s disappearance as that of just another teenage runaway, but Lena knows they are wrong. Tired of not being listened to, powerless to reach her parents through their grief and unable to imagine a future without her brother in it, Lena sets off to find him. As Lena journeys across India to retrace Kay-Kay’s last known steps, she embarks on a parallel journey of discovery. Because it seems there is a side to Kay-Kay she has never known. The more she learns about her brother in the weeks leading up to his disappearance, the more determined Lena is to find him – and to finally be the sister he has so clearly needed. But will she be too late?
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Buried bones and troublesome treasure
£6.99Buried bones and troublesome treasure
Watts doesn’t think he’s got what it takes to be a great detective like his parents. So when they jet off on their next case, he decides to take a holiday to Whiskerton Manor instead. But there, Watts befriends Pearl Whiskerton, a curious cat with a nose for mysteries, who persuades him to help her investigate a series of strange goings on at the manor. Who’s been upending the precious rose bushes? And where did the amazing dinosaur bones dug up on the grounds come from? It looks like the two things might be connected. But can this dog and cat detective duo solve the mystery?
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Cat Kid Comic Club. Influencers
£9.99Cat Kid Comic Club. Influencers
The newest graphic novel in the bestselling series by Dav Pilkey,the author and illustrator of Dog Man!
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