Children's / Teenage fiction: Crime & mystery fiction

Legend says the cliffs by the seaside town of Edge are riddled with smugglers' tunnels, and that gold is stashed in their caves. Freya and her best friend, Lin, love searching for treasure on the beach, but they steer clear of the dark and twisting tunnels. It'd be easy to get lost in there, and ...

Bongo and Marsha, the super-spy Badgers, are on the case - and way over-budget! When S.U.I.T. realizes just how much money the Badgers waste with their gadgets, spy vehicles and custom toys, they're sent to Bora Bora to investigate a case - the old-fashioned way. The bees - that's 'bee-ee-ee' lik...

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 be...

Fresh off the boat from England, Vita Marlowe has a job to do. Her beloved grandfather Jack has been cheated out of his home and possessions by a notorious conman with Mafia connections. Seeing Jack's spirit is broken, Vita is desperate to make him happy again, so she devises a plan to outwit his...

It's been five weeks since Io, descendant of the Fates, left the city of Alante to follow the golden thread in search of the god on the other end. Her investigation takes a turn for the worst when her only lead vanishes, but not before she gathers some crucial clues. Now Io has a new mystery to s...

It's been a year since Michael Linden found a dead body in his best friend's pool. Now, the only thing he wants is a stress-free (and murder-free) freshman year. And it's all going to plan, especially as a reunion with his ex-girlfriend Greer is on the cards. That is until they find her roommate ...

Alice and Sonny's family yacht is in Egypt, ready to pick up famous actress Estelle Fortune, and take her to London to film her next blockbuster movie. But just before the boat leaves, Alice discovers that Estelle has vanished! In her room is a note, threatening that unless a large amount of mone...

When Tyrell Forrester gets caught up in a high-profile armed robbery, he's sentenced to two years in a young offenders' prison. Now he's getting out, and he's determined to turn his life around. But despite his release, systemic discrimination makes it difficult for Ty to truly be free. Inspired ...

Mango and Brash are the InvestiGators: sewer-loving agents of S.U.I.T. and scourge of supervillains everywhere! In their next big adventure, S.U.I.T. headquarters is under attack, and Mango and Brash are going undercover and underground disguised as city sewer workers to unclog a sticky situation...

When Delilah meets Sawyer Saffitz (son of the Anya Saffitz, aka Hollywood royalty), she becomes hooked on a decade-old scandal. In her quest for the truth, Delilah uncovers blogposts written by the mysterious 'gottiewrites' and is soon caught up in a world of greed, fandom conspiracy theories - a...