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Mystery

A good mystery trains a child to pay attention, notice what's missing, and hold competing theories at once. These 0 books range from cozy whodunits to genuinely puzzling cases, all satisfying to solve.

Clues, suspects, and the satisfaction of figuring it out. Perfect for kids who love to solve puzzles.

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Mystery Books for Kids – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

5,902 books about mystery

0–3 yrs229 books

4–7 yrs1607 books

8–11 yrs3578 books

Age

0–2 3–5 6–8 9–12 13+

Format

Chapter Books Middle Grade Graphic Novels

Cover of Serafina and the Black Cloak

Serafina and the Black Cloak

Serafina lives secretly in the basement of the Biltmore Estate, but she must emerge from the shadows to stop a mysteriou

Cover of The Secret of Terror Castle

The Three Investigators #1

The Secret of Terror Castle

Three young investigators use logic and a gold-plated Rolls Royce to hunt for a real ghost in a mansion once owned by a

Cover of The Penultimate Peril

A Series of Unfortunate Events #12

The Penultimate Peril

The Baudelaire orphans face harpoon guns, unsavory curry, and a notorious villain in this penultimate chapter of misery

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12–18 yrs

1963 books

Cover of The Parker Inheritance

The Parker Inheritance

A mysterious letter found in an old attic sends Candice and Brandon on a hunt for hidden treasure to clear her grandmoth

Cover of Beneath the Haunted Bridge

Beneath the Haunted Bridge

Sixteen-year-old Mara hears her late brother’s melody under a bridge, leading her to uncover ghostly clues and staged ac

Cover of The Mysterious Benedict Society

The Mysterious Benedict Society #1

The Mysterious Benedict Society

Trenton Lee Stewart

Four gifted orphans answer a peculiar newspaper ad and face mind-bending tests. They must go undercover at a strange ins

Cover of Nate the Great, Where Are You?

Nate the Great #27

Nate the Great, Where Are You?

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Mitchell Sharmat

Nate the Great just wants a quiet day off with a plate of pancakes, but every quirky neighbor in town is desperate for h

Cover of The Secret of the Unicorn

The Adventures of Tintin #11

The Secret of the Unicorn

A model ship found at a market holds the secret to pirate treasure and leads Tintin on a high-stakes adventure into his

Cover of Misty Gordon and the Mystery of the Ghost Pirates

Misty Gordon #1

Misty Gordon and the Mystery of the Ghost Pirates

A pair of antique glasses reveals a hidden world of ghosts and pirates searching for a mystical golden statue in a small

Cover of Thea Stilton and the Missing Myth

Thea Stilton and the Missing Myth

The Thea Sisters must race through the sights of Greece to find a missing lead actor before the curtain rises on a big t

Cover of The Inheritance Games

The Inheritance Games #1

The Inheritance Games

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Avery inherits a billionaire's fortune and must survive a house full of puzzles and the dispossessed family who wants he

Cover of Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt

Nate the Great #12

Nate the Great and the Halloween Hunt

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

It is Halloween night and Little Hex the cat has disappeared. Follow Nate the Great and his dog Sludge as they track dow

Cover of Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas

Nate the Great #18

Nate the Great and the Crunchy Christmas

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, Craig Sharmat

Fang the dog is miserable without his Christmas mail, so Nate the Great and Sludge head into the snow to sniff out the m

Cover of The Ersatz Elevator

A Series of Unfortunate Events #6

The Ersatz Elevator

Dark staircases and parsley soda await the Baudelaire orphans as they try to outsmart a liar and escape a new cycle of m

Cover of One False Note

The 39 Clues #2

Amy and Dan are on the run from an angry mob and the police as they chase a million-dollar clue through elite hotels and

Cover of Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring

Spy on History #1

Mary Bowser and the Civil War Spy Ring

Use real spycraft tools to help Mary Bowser, a brilliant spy with a photographic memory, infiltrate the Confederate Whit

Cover of The Young Unicorns

The Austin Family Chronicles #3

The Young Unicorns

Madeleine L'Engle

The Austin family faces terrifying danger in New York City as they become entangled in a dark plot to rule the entire me

Cover of Thea Stilton and the Ghost of the Shipwreck

Thea Stilton and the Ghost of the Shipwreck

The Thea Sisters plunge into the deep ocean to find a missing professor and a legendary diamond lost in a shipwreck off

Cover of Cam Jansen and the Valentine Baby Mystery

Cam Jansen and the Valentine Baby Mystery

A valuable item vanishes in a hospital waiting room just as Cam's mother is about to have a baby. Can her photographic m

Cover of Like Father, Like Son

Like Father, Like Son

James Patterson

Ali Cross witnesses a crime in the park and must trust his detective instincts to figure out why his friend is lying to

Cover of June Jam

Calendar Mysteries #6

Someone is taking bites out of the Father's Day strawberry patch, and Bradley and his friends must find the culprit befo

Cover of The Hostile Hospital

A Series of Unfortunate Events #8

The Hostile Hospital

Expect only misery and despair as the clever Baudelaire orphans face suspicious shopkeepers, unnecessary surgery, and st

Cover of The Wright 3

Chasing Vermeer #2

Eerie events haunt the historic Robie House as three sixth graders race to save the architectural landmark from destruct

Cover of Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

Gallagher Girls #2

Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

A security breach at a top-secret spy school leaves Cammie crawling through walls to clear her name while dealing with m