Detective Age

In this delightful historical mystery, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their cranky teacher, a little bit of logic, and a lot of amusing misadventure. Yes, Rufus wrote CAIUS IS A DUMBBELL on his tablet at school, but no, he did not break into the...

Suffolk, England, 1936. The Reverend Alwyn Jones has made several enemies since becoming Rector of Addenham Magna. But nobody expected he would be so unpopular as to be bludgeoned to death in his own vestry during a church fete. And nobody noticed the disappearance of an old painting from the church on the same day as the murder.

A grand estate. A guest found dead. A French detective in the shadow of 1936. The Dark Shadows of Emberlyn Hall is a gripping country house mystery set in the summer of 1936, as the world turns its eyes to the Berlin Olympics — and away from the quiet unease growing behind the doors of an English manor. When French investigator Jacqueline Bodin accepts an invitation to Emberlyn Hall, she expects a genteel gathering in the countryside. But then a guest is found dead — and while the cause seems natural at first, a series of strange events begins to cast doubt. As thick fog settles over ...

A graveyard at midnight, cloaked in mist and concealing hidden treasure. A trio of sinister villains who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the prize. And four teenage detectives in a race against time. When Jeffrey's high school teacher hires him to find the driver responsible for a hit-and-run car accident, he thinks it's an easy case - until a harrowing encounter with a ruthless treasure hunter sends him and his friends spiraling into a search for an ancient treasure. Are you looking for a good book for your son or daughter, age 10-15? Here's a new mystery series guaranteed to ...

THE MANOR HOUSE MURDER MYSTERY AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN IT 'What's better than a good crime novel? I'll tell you - a spoof crime novel, by the absurdly funny and clever Fergus Craig' MIRANDA HART 'We all need more laughs like this' AISLING BEA Detective Roger LeCarre. Scourge of crime. Guardian of...

Officer Lucy is panty-melting hot, but I can’t shake the feeling that something isn’t right. Can I really trust her? When Sarah follows her best friend to live in the big city away from the small outback down they had both called home their entire lives, Sarah quickly learns about the perils of city living. Her first night she witnesses a police drug operation that will change the course of her life forever. Officer Lucy attends her colleague Officer Daisy’s (of Protecting Her fame) house party to find herself face-to-face with the gorgeous femme witness of a crime she has been ...

In this seventh volume there are five more puzzling cases for the young Lyle Thorne. As a young member of the Metropolitan Police, Lyle Thorne investigates five cases spanning the years 1881–1887: An apparently simple case of murder reveals Thorne’s ability to see beyond the obvious… Three young women plan a holiday excursion to Margate, but events take a tragic turn… Thorne realizes that an innocent man will be hung and that it is his evidence that has convicted him… A weekly tea party leaves one woman dead and another in the hospital… An international criminal wagers the ...

Cold cases are about to get hot. Don’t miss this exhilarating crime thriller—perfect for fans of Criminal Minds and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder—from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, the #1 New York Times bestsellingauthor of The Inheritance Games. Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading...

It is 1949. Sir Francis Sherwood - WW1 hero, landowner, magistrate - is shot dead while standing at an open bedroom window in his country house. A rifle is found in the grounds. The county police seek help from Scotland Yard. Detective Chief Inspector Bryce and Detective Sergeant Haig are assigned to the case. The first difficulty for the Yard men is that nobody with even a mild dislike of Sherwood can be found. But before that problem can be resolved, others arise...... Philip Bryce is an unusual policeman. A Cambridge-educated barrister, he joined the Metropolitan Police in 1937 under ...

Can four teenage detectives solve an impossible crime, rescue an innocent man from jail and still get their homework done on time? It's a hot summer and 14-year-old Jeffrey is grounded again. It doesn't matter that he and his best friend Pablo solved a neighborhood burglary. It's the danger Jeffrey put himself in that upset his father. Now he's sentenced to an endless summer of mowing lawns and cleaning out dusty, cobweb-covered garages for cranky old Mr. Kozlowski. But when the brother of the cute girl next door is arrested for stealing a valuable painting, Jeffrey can't help himself. He ...

1952. In a very upmarket London brothel, two people - a patron and a prostitute - are found dead. The establishment is frequented by some of the most influential figures in the country - MPs, senior civil servants, military officers, businessmen, members of the peerage, etc. Some thirty years earlier, an attempt to close the place down had ended in ignominious failure. Whether this is a double murder or a murder and suicide is unclear. But whichever it might be, the deaths have occurred in a place with very sensitive connections (and a history which has become a legend in the Metropolitan ...

Are you looking for a good book for your son or daughter, age 10-15? Here's a new mystery series guaranteed to give them the same sense of wonder and excitement you experienced when you first discovered Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, and Sherlock Holmes. Grab your magnifying glass and curl up on the couch! You're about to enter the mysterious and action-packed world of the North Hollywood Detective Club. A world of secret staircases, dangerous double-crosses, and graveyards at midnight, cloaked in mist and concealing hidden treasure. A page-turning world of teenage detectives uncovering clues ...

In his wickedly brilliant first novel, Debut Dagger Award winner Alan Bradley introduces one of the most singular and engaging heroines in recent fiction: eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison. It is the summer of 1950—and a series of inexplicable events...

In August 1949, Detective Chief Inspector Bryce and his new bride Veronica are holidaying in the East Anglian resort of Felixstowe. During afternoon tea in the Palm Court of their hotel, a man dies at a nearby table. He has been poisoned. Reluctant to get directly involved, Bryce nevertheless agrees to help the inexperienced local police inspector get to grips with his first murder case, turning his honeymoon into a ‘busman’s holiday’.

Brought to you by Penguin. The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of Unnatural Causes, Dr Richard Shepherd. This book is about death, but in it I will take readers on a journey through life... What can death teach us about life?...

In this stunning conclusion to the popular thriller series, Cassie Hobbes finally has answers about her mom as her and the rest of the Naturals faced off with a secret group of deadly killers. When Cassie Hobbes joined the FBI's Naturals program, she had one goal: uncover the truth about her...

Days before the outbreak of WW2, in the great house of one of London’s famous socialite hostesses, a guest is shot dead in his bedroom. The local CID, aware of the prominence and influence of the owner and her typical guests, passes the matter to Scotland Yard. The case is given to Chief Inspector David Adair and two of his colleagues. Adair finds that none of the other guests knew the victim, or at least hadn’t seen him since his childhood. None of the servants had ever met him at all. The detectives’ first job was to find a motive – and that would not prove an easy task.

2022 MYSTERY AUDIE AWARD WINNER! From legendary storyteller Stephen King—sometimes growing up means facing your demons... The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to...

An Instant New York Times Bestseller “A vibrant, engrossing, unputdownable thriller that packs a serious emotional punch. One of those rare books that surprise you along the way and then linger in your mind long after you have finished it.” —Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling...

Zoo Mysteries for Junior Detectives isn’t just a book; it’s an interactive training ground for young minds. Perfect for kids ages 8–12, this collection of 30 interactive mystery cases turns listeners into detectives, challenging them to use logic, observation, and deductive reasoning to figure out “whodunit” in the animal kingdom.