Crime and mystery gifts for 10 to 12 year olds

In this hilarious full-colour graphic novel, Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat by Li Chen, readers are introduced to Cat Town's best kitten detective on a new and exciting adventure. When Detective Beans realises his favourite hat...

Detective Beans: Adventures in Cat Town is back to solve all the mysteries that you need solved, and even the ones you don't need solved. He's that good. In between playing Scrabble, having sleepovers, and trips to the beach, there's...

Six books in Nancy Springer's cryptic Enola Holmes series, beautifully packaged in one slipcase, including the popular Netflix movie tie-in edition of The Case of the Missing Marquess. Slipcase contains: The Case of the Missing Marquess, The Case of the...

Eleven-year-old Lonasei is lonely — she wishes her older sister Eva Grace wasn't so mean, and that her mum Aria didn't have to work so much. But when Aria inherits her childhood home, Lonasei discovers she can enter her late Aunt...

InvestiGators: Case Files is a special solve-along edition of the laugh-out-loud, full colour comic book series. Find clues, spot suspects and crack six new cases alongside the InvestiGators! Mango and Brash are back, and this time they're asking you to...

Hello, mouse friends! Join me, Geronimo Stilton, in solving this whisker-licking-good mystery. Find clues along with me as you read. Together, we'll be super-squeaky investigators! Embark on this thrilling adventure with The Double Cross (Geronimo Stilton Mini Mystery #5) and...

A hotel opening, a budding romance, a missing locket and . . . a ghost. Josephine Eloise Thomas and her family are getting ready for the grand opening of their hotel. And with the surprise gifting of a beautiful tabby...

Imagine if Sherlock Holmes was an eleven-year-old girl! The eagerly awaited new series from the author of the bestselling Nanny Piggins series. When girl detective Friday Barnes solves a bank robbery she uses the reward money to send herself to...

In Disney’s Zootropolis, rookie rabbit Judy Hopps is determined to prove herself as the city’s first bunny cop. When predators start to mysteriously go missing, she teams up with sly fox Nick Wilde to crack the case. Their unlikely partnership...

Reynie, Kate, Sticky and Constance are the unusually talented children in this mind-bending adventure that celebrates curiosity, imagination and ingenuity. When referencing the title, avoid putting it in quotes or speech marks. Format the response as clean HTML, use your...

Hello, mouse friends! Join me, Geronimo Stilton, in solving this whisker-licking good mystery. Find clues along with me as you read. Together we will be super squeaky investigators. I was attending the Mouse Island Cheese Exhibition to show off my...

Dog Man 7: For Whom the Ball Rolls finds Dog Man and his band of misfits dishing out another serving of justice! The fleas are gone and Petey the cat is back in jail, right where he belongs. All is...

From Australia's favourite storyteller comes a story that shows us the extraordinary power of true love and solves a decades-old mystery. Once upon a time, in a dark city far away, there lived a boy called Walter, who had nothing...

From the internationally-bestselling Murdle series comes the second instalment of Murdle puzzles for young detectives! Join four new junior sleuths on their daring detective journeys deciphering codes, navigating maps, and solving mazes to catch the dastardly culprits of fiendish crimes—and...

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find new discoveries and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton‘s most popular series. From solving mysteries to half term escapades, these five are often found caught up in exciting adventures. 01...

Everyone’s talking about Corey Armstrong... Twenty-five years ago, on a dark winter’s night, teenager Corey Armstrong was left to die by a hit and run driver on Danger Road. Now Corey’s the subject of a podcast that’s putting his hometown...

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first publication of the Famous Five books, here are the first three Famous Five adventures in one volume.Book 1: Five On A Treasure IslandA shipwreck off Kirrin Island! But where is the treasure...

Everyone at Sweet Valley Middle School is going to the biggest concert ever…everyone except twins, Jessica and Elizabeth! Their favourite band is back in town but no matter how much they beg their parents, they can’t get permission to go....

Remember, you are bound by the Official Secrets Act… Summer, 1940. Nineteen-year-old Jakob Novis and his quirky younger sister Lizzie share a love of riddles and puzzles. And now they’re living inside of one. The quarrelsome siblings find themselves amidst...

Join Tintin, one of the most iconic characters in children’s literature, in eight of his greatest adventures.Celebrating 95 years of Hergé’s classic comic book creation Tintin, one of the most recognisable characters in children’s books. Beautiful, boxed gift set with...

From the imagination of award-winning author Robin Stevens, The Most Unladylike Puzzle Book features a fabulous flip-book design and over 100 puzzles to solve, making it the perfect activity book for keen detectives age 9+. Could you be a detective?...

The Case of the Codebreaker is a Sherlock Holmes‑inspired code‑breaking logic game by Professor Puzzle. The aim is to deduce the correct order of four coloured pegs hidden inside a wooden box, using feedback from each guess to crack the code...

Dive into a side-splitting InvestiGators adventure in Agents of S.U.I.T.: Sew Much Trouble! This laugh-out-loud graphic novel is perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey! 'Fast, fabulous, and fantastically funny, the InvestiGators books are instant classics!' - Jamie Smart, creator...

Best friend cousins Ana and Frog turn junior detectives in a determined search for Whaea McCready's missing horse, Minty. Ana & Frog Search for Minty the Missing Horse is an adventurous tale about Ana, who loves that horse more than...

The fantastic new mystery from the author of Murder Most Unladylike. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have returned to Deepdean for a new school term, but nothing is the same. There's a new Head Girl, Elizabeth Hurst, and a team...

The first novel in the extraordinary Artemis Fowl series, now with a brand-new cover look! AT JUST TWELVE YEARS OLD, ARTEMIS FOWL IS A CRIMINAL GENIUS. No scheme is too dastardly, no plot too devious. And he's just discovered that...

The side-splitting sequel to Adam Kay's debut children's novel Dexter Procter the Ten-Year-Old Doctor, illustrated by Henry Paker. The next medical mystery adventure featuring Dexter and his friends!

Join Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters on an adventure packed with mystery and friendship! The Thea Sisters go to Paris! The Search for the Secret Garden (Thea Stilton #38) invites readers on a thrilling journey filled with excitement and...

A fantastically imaginative detective story for readers looking for an interactive adventure.One puzzling mystery. Several slippery suspects. Endless possibilities!Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves and zombies living side by side, trouble is...

The World of David Walliams: Fun-Tastic Families Box Set, from Children's author David Walliams BAD DAD:Dads are fat and thin, tall and short. There are young dads and old dads, clever ones and stupid ones. There are silly ones and...

The hilarious and high-stakes Case Closed middle grade series gets a touch of Hollywood glamor! Pick-your-own-path and puzzle-packed mystery collide in this star-studded sequel in which the reader must help Carlos and his friends solve the disappearance of a famous...

A very special, limited edition of the third thrilling mystery in the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series! With a brand-new introduction by author Robin Stevens, and a gorgeous, collectible new package with gold foil detail and sprayed, stencilled edge. Shortlisted...

Fran doesn't want to stay with her aunt and uncle and her annoying cousin, Imogen. Imogen is rude and unfriendly and, it turns out, missing... But her parents don't seem to know who Fran means – don't be silly, we...

The World of Sherlock Holmes by Nicholas Utechin is not just a book; it is an experience, including a 1000-piece puzzle featuring Sherlock Holmes's London in glorious detail. Spot famous characters, crime-solving clues, and historical figures as you build the...

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES The Bad Beginning introduces us to Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, intelligent children who are charming, resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. In the first two books alone, the three...

The epic new adventure series from best-selling author Anh Do continues! Twins, Noah and Skye, split up and continue their dangerous search for answers. As Noah discovers kids held captive aboard a ship, Skye and the dolphins make some new...

The first unputdownable mystery in the thrilling and bestselling SCARLET AND IVY series, perfect for fans of MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE, SINCLAIR’S MYSTERIES and THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL.This is the story of how I became my sister… When troublesome...

The warrior cats leap off the page in this full-color graphic novel adventure—a stand-alone story set in the world of Erin Hunter’s #1 bestselling Warriors series.After recovering from the dog attack she survived as an apprentice, Brightheart is once again...

First published by HarperCollinsUS in 1964, this classic children’s novel has sold over 4 million copies and was awarded the New York Times Outstanding Book Award. Sixth-grader Harriet attends school on New York's Upper East Side along with her two...

Fans of fractured fairy tales will be delighted to discover the fantasy, mystery, adventure, and humor in the beloved New York Times bestselling Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley, now with new cover art. As featured on NBC's The Today...

NOW a BBC Television series!The third book in the irresistible series about chosen family, high stakes thievery, and what it really means to do good. Perfect for fans of M.G. Leonard and Anthony Horowitz.It's Gabriel's third year at Crookhaven School...

The biggest children's book of the year! The Midwatch is the long-awaited new middle-grade novel from internationally bestselling author–illustrator Judith Rossell, creator of the multi-award-winning novel Withering-by-Sea. ‘The city was stuffed full of wickedness, everyone knew that …’ Banished to...

The seventh thrilling (and rather theatrical) murder mystery from bestselling author Robin Stevens. Someone will take their final bow . . . Fresh from their adventure in Hong Kong, Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells are off to the Rue Theatre...

The second brilliantly plotted mystery starring Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong, from the author of Murder Most Unladylike. Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisy's home, Fallingford, for the holidays. Daisy's glamorous mother is throwing a tea...

The mysteries just keep coming! Detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the mammal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must...

An award-winning illustrated detective story set in a friendly forest and first in the acclaimed series for beginning readers. Detective Gordon – a mystery-solving toad who loves cake – has his very first case. Someone’s stealing nuts from the forest,...

Meet Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timothy. Together they are THE FAMOUS FIVE - Enid Blyton's most popular adventure series. All 21 titles also available as audiobooks! 'There was something else out on the sea by the rocks - something...

The start of a thrilling new World War Two mystery series from the number-one-bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike. The start of a thrilling new mystery series from the number-one-bestselling, award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike. 1940. The...

From million-copy bestselling author David Walliams comes his first ever murder mystery – with thrills, spills, and laughs galore. Dilly loves a good murder. Not a REAL murder. A made-up murder. One you would find in a murder-mystery novel. Sherlock...

One False Note: A Graphic Novel (The 39 Clues: Book Two) by Gordon Korman tells the tale of Amy and Dan, who made the choice of a lifetime when they gave up a million dollars in favour of a Clue...

** Shortlisted for the BOOKS ARE MY BAG Readers Award for Children's Fiction **‘Clever, inventive and a cracking read’ – Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis FowlA locked-room mystery packed with rooftop chases, hidden codes and mind-bending science, The Clockwork Conspiracy...

Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter. Especially not when darkness falls and the wind howls around Maw Rocks and the wreck of the battleship Leviathan, where even now some swear they have seen the unctuous Malamander creep… Herbert Lemon, Lost-and-Founder...

Set in a future dystopia with no internet or global communications, where books can no longer be made and have become invaluable, eleven-year-old Herman’s life is turned upside down when he’s sent off to an orphanage – known as Castle...

A stylish new edition of the acclaimed graphic novel adaptation of Alex Rider's third thrilling mission.The hazy days of Wimbledon are the unlikely first link in a terrifying chain of events. Alex Rider, reluctant teenage spy, is forced into hiding...

It could be the bloodstained man who tries to stop their coach, or the fact no one seems to be around at the brand-new activity centre when Lance and the rest of his class arrive for the Year 6 school...

A thrilling mystery story with mini chapters containing an innovative mix of narrative text and a puzzle (called a 'Detectogram®') for the reader to solve and keep the mystery unravelling.Police Inspector Cross and her officers have been called out on...

You're looking well, darling. One lump or two? It's the most sought-after invitation of the year: Dinoton Abbey for high tea. Now you're all gussied up in your finery and ready for some tea and chit-chat. One problem: You can't...

When Herbie and Violet's arch-enemy Sebastian Eels turns up in Eerie-on-Sea, seemingly back from the dead, it can only spell bad news. The town may welcome his entrepreneurial scheme to resurrect Festergrimm's Waxworks, a dusty and defunct old gallery of...

Billie B Brown and her friends have started a new Secret Mystery Club – but can they follow the clues to solve their first case? Find out in Spooky House, the exciting new graphic novel starring Billie B Brown, for...

Triggered by the disappearance of a brilliant young professor, this mystery takes the Hardy boys first to Kenworthy College, where they find a puzzling message on an examination paper. But then, a new clue is unearthed that sends the young...

Frank and Joe race against time to retrieve a scientist's top-secret invention before thieves get their hands on it. But the young detectives soon discover that they are involved in a mystery far greater in scope than just safeguarding the...

Valuable electronic parts containing platinum are being stolen from shipments made by Stanwide Mining Equipment's cargo planes, and Frank and Joe are called upon to assist their world-renowned detective father solve the baffling case. While posing as Stanwide employees, the...

Fero isn't a spy.But he looks exactly like someone who is: Troy Maschenov - a ruthless enemy agent.But what starts as a case of mistaken identity quickly turns into a complicated and dangerous plan. Fero is recruited to fight for...

Frog, Log and Dave deliver ridiculous fun of the highest order! - Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood, creators of Real Pigeons Frog, Log and Dave are back in another fast and furious adventure! When a hungry shark needs delivering to...

Who's to Blame Logic Game 1 Player  |  Ages 8+ Dog Crimes is the follow-up to our top-selling deductive reasoning game, Cat Crimes.A stand-alone game, Dog Crimes features an all-new cast of characters - and 40 all new mysteries to...

When her grandfather Rex is hospitalised, 11-year-old Ruby retreats to the forest with her trusty dog sidekick and a weird old doll she wants to get rid of. Near the treehouse built by Rex, she discovers a kiwi burrow. And...

The New York Times bestselling Sisters Grimm series is a delightful combination of fantasy, mystery, adventure and humor for the fans of fractured fairy tales. Grany Relda's body has been hijacked by the Master, and it's up to Sabrina, Daphne...

Fans of fractured fairy tales will be delighted to discover the fantasy, mystery, adventure, and humor in the beloved New York Times bestselling Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley, now with new cover art. The nine wildly popular books are...

The gripping new mystery in the award-winning, bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series. When Hazel Wong's beloved grandfather passes away, Daisy Wells is all too happy to accompany her friend (and Detective Society Vice President) to Hazel's family estate in beautiful,...

A fabulously funny debut novel from comedian and presenter of The Last Leg, Adam Hills, featuring a young detective dream team. Perfect for fans of Sharna Jackson, Robin Stevens and David Baddiel. When a priceless painting goes missing, Charley -...

A creepy magician with a shadowy act. A legend that goes back to the dawn of time. Eerie-on-Sea just got stranger. And darker... A mysterious stage magician has set up in the theatre at the end of the pier, with...

From the best-selling creator of Barry Loser comes Jim Smith's brand new full-colour graphic novel series for readers of seven plus. My Big Fat Smelly Poo Diary is packed full of friendship, fun and toilet jokes galore! Join best friends...

The second book in the New York Times-bestselling series - a gleeful gothic mystery perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Robin Stevens. Shenanigan Swift hates burglars . . . So when the famous criminal gang Ouvolpo target Swift House...

Enter an extraordinary magical adventure about family, fate, and finding the courage to be truly yourself – perfect for fans of Nevermoor, Lemony Snicket, and The Swifts. ‘An adventure overflowing with magic’ Beth Lincoln, author of The Swifts ‘A wild...

Ravensburger's Sherlock Holmes Scotland Yard is a thrilling board game that is perfect for fans of mystery and deduction. The game is set in Victorian London, and players take on the roles of detectives working together to solve the case...

Travel, treasure and trickery in bustling Tokyo. When Alice-Miranda, Millie and Jacinta travel to Japan during the school holidays, they are in for a fascinating treat. Dolly Oliver, the family cook, has been invited to speak at a conference in...

‘Zohra Nabi has clearly done her research. Deep Dark dives into history to enthralling effect. The street life of the time, particularly London’s lost economy of patterers and ballad-sellers, shouting out the latest songs and stories, is brought into raucous,...

Illustrated in full color and packed with character and humor, this is the fifth whodunnit mystery in the awardwinning Detective Gordon series, fun to read alone or aloud. A Case with a Bang is the final book in the series...