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The cat who smelled a rat
Par Lilian Braun. 2001
Moose County awaits the first snowfall, hoping it will end the drought that may be the cause of a rash…
of fires. Columnist Jim Qwilleran suspects arson when his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum demand his attention with catfits. Then a murder occurs, and the local bookstore goes up in flames. Bestseller. 2001Death and restoration: a Jonathan Argyll mystery
Par Iain Pears. 1998
Flavia di Stefan, of the art theft squad, learns that infamous English art thief Mary Verney is returning to Italy.…
Flavia enlists the help of her fiancé, lecturer Jonathan Argyll, to keep Mary from plundering any more items. They soon realize that the target is an obscure madonna icon of little obvious valueWhen wallflowers die: a Phoebe Siegel mystery
Par Sandra Prowell. 1996
Montana private investigator Phoebe Siegel is hired by gubernatorial candidate Bob Maitland to look into the murder of his wife…
that has remained unsolved for twenty-seven years. Soon disgusted by Maitland's political motives, Siegel drops him as a client but continues the search on her own. Strong language and violenceThe music festival mystery (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #Vol. 157)
Par Carolyn Keene. 2000
Nancy Drew is attending a multicultural music festival at her boyfriend's college when someone sabotages the event. Two rivals in…
the International Friendship Club are blamed, and it is up to Nancy to find the culprit. For grades 4-7. 2000Search for the shadowman
Par Joan Nixon. 1996
When twelve-year-old Andy Thomas interviews his relatives for a family history assignment, he discovers a long-hidden scandal. Generations before, his…
ancestor Coley Joe Bonner supposedly ran away with his father's money. Andy's great-aunt refuses to discuss it, but after seeing a photo of Coley, Andy is determined to clear Coley's name. For grades 3-6Sis boom bah
Par Jane Heller. 1999
After her mother's heart attack, Deborah Peltz moves to her mother's Florida town even though it means living near her…
detestable sister. Both sisters are attracted to their mother's flirtatious cardiologist, but they put their differences aside when they find him dead to prove that neither of them is the murderer. Some strong languageDon't forget to die
Par Margaret Chittenden. 1999
Charlie Plato, part owner of a California country western saloon, investigates the murder of her partner Angel's long-lost father. Assisting…
Charlie is her business associate, television hunk Zack Hunter. As they work together, she tries to resist her attraction to Zack. Some violence. 1999My name is evil (Nightmare Room Ser. #3)
Par R. L Stine. 2000
As a special treat for her thirteenth birthday, Maggie's friends--triplets Jackie, Jilly, and Judy--take her to a carnival. But things…
start going badly when the fortune-teller looks at Maggie's palm and screams that Maggie brings evil. For grades 5-8. 2000Locker 13 (The nightmare Room Ser. #No. 2)
Par R. L Stine. 2000
Luke Greene is excited about the first day of school and starting seventh grade. Being superstitious, he wears his lucky…
shirt and carries his lucky rabbit's foot. So when he is assigned locker number thirteen, he feels his year is ruined. For grades 5-8. 2000The terrorist
Par Caroline Cooney. 1997
The Williams family has moved to London for a year. Unlike the rest of the students, naive, sixteen-year-old Laura does…
not know or care about current events or different cultures. But when her eleven-year-old brother, Billy, innocently accepts a package from a stranger on the subway and it explodes, Laura becomes obsessed with finding the terrorist who killed him. Some violence. For grades 6-9Red sky at night
Par James Hall. 1997
As private detective Thorn is investigating the mysterious slaughter of eleven captive dolphins, he is assaulted and left paralyzed from…
the waist down. Though beset with pain and anguish, Thorn must match wits with a doctor who is driven by a diabolical obsession. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sexZoe's gift
Par Sheila Hayes. 1994
New Yorker Cory Gales's archaeologist parents insist she tag along on a trip to England. She is to stay with…
an old mentor's granddaughter, Zoe, while the adults go on a dig. At first Zoe is less than friendly, but Cory soon realizes her new acquaintance is just trying to hide some pretty incredible powers. For grades 4-7Second skin: a Nicholas Linnear novel
Par Eric Lustbader. 1995
In this sequel to Floating City (RC 39345, BR 9818), Mafia boss Mick Leonforte schemes to take over the Japanese…
underworld from an old friend of Nicholas Linnear. Linnear's own livelihood and personal safety are also threatened as he moves to thwart the mob. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sexMurder at the National Gallery
Par Margaret Truman. 1996
Luther Mason, curator at the National Gallery for more than twenty years, is finally getting the Caravaggio exhibit he has…
dreamed of. But Luther also has other visions--he plans to keep one of the original paintings and substitute a forgery. Some violence. BestsellerAunt Eater's mystery Christmas (I Can Read Bks.)
Par Doug Cushman. 1995
Aunt Eater, an anteater, is getting ready for a visit by her sister, Eliza. She has just finished her Christmas…
shopping when she spots an ad for a new mystery book by her favorite author. But before Aunt Eater can get a copy, she has to solve several mysteries of her own. For grades K-3Belle Prater's boy (Belle Prater Ser. #1)
Par Ruth White. 1996
When twelve-year-old Woodrow Prater's mother, Belle, mysteriously vanishes from the family's Appalachian shack, Woodrow moves into town to live with…
his grandparents. Beautiful next-door cousin Gypsy first seeks to discover cross-eyed Woodrow's secret and then comes to respect him for who he is. For grades 5-8. Newbery Honor BookAunt Eater's mystery vacation (I Can Read Bks.)
Par Doug Cushman. 1992
Aunt Eater loves to read detective stories, and she plans to read a lot of them while on vacation at…
the Hotel Bathwater. But instead of reading, Aunt Eater finds herself solving several mysteries. For grades K-3Goblins in the castle
Par Bruce Coville. 1992
William has lived in Toad-in-a-Cage Castle since the cold December night he was found on the doorstep. He lives with…
the Baron; Karl, who tends the Baron's large library; and Hulda, the housekeeper. But there must be someone else in the castle, because William hears strange moans drifting down the hallways. For grades 4-7The Venus deal
Par Ken Kuhlken. 1993
In this prequel to The Loud Adios (BR 9977), it's 1942 and private eye Tom Hickey is part owner of…
a supper club. When crowd-pleasing seventeen-year-old singer Cynthia Moon doesn't return from her vacation, Hickey, using clues from her startling diary, sets out to bring her back. Some strong language and some violenceThe strand: a novel
Par Ellen Vaughn. 1997
On their tenth wedding anniversary, Anne and Paul Lorelli are walking along the Potomac River when a mugger confronts them…
and kills Paul. Anne finds some solace in volunteer work with inner-city kids--quite a departure from her life as a wealthy attorney's wife. Meanwhile, a D.C. homicide detective puzzles over the mugging. Some violence