Mystery Genre
Books in the Mystery genre:
Freddy and the Men from Mars (1954)
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Mystery of Mont Saint-Michel (1955)
Author(s):
Michel Rouzé
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Susan, Bill and the Golden Clock (1955)
In the fourth book of the series Bill and Susan are staying at Fraser’s farm. They explore the secret room above the granary and get involved with a mysterious artist.
Author(s):
Malcolm Saville
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
Susan, Bill and the Vanishing Boy (1955)
Author(s):
Malcolm Saville
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
Crime and Punishment (1956)
A young man murders an old woman for her money and is condemned to Siberia where he is redeemed by the love of a woman.
Author(s):
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
Detectives in Togas (1956)
Author(s):
Henry Winterfeld
Illustrator(s):
Charlotte Kleinert
Susan, Bill and the Dark Stranger (1956)
While Christmas shopping Susan and Bill meet a young boy who is being pursued by thugs who want his special box.
Author(s):
Malcolm Saville
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
The Dark Stranger (1957)
The story of witchcraft and conspiracy during the English Civil War.
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Author(s):
Dorothy Charques
Illustrator(s):
C. Walter Hodges
Down River (1957)
Author(s):
Richard Church
Illustrator(s):
Laurence Irving
Freddy and the Dragon (1958)
Freddy and his friends help solve the crime wave in Centerboro.
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Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Father Brown Stories (1959)
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Stories of Strange Happenings (1959)
A collection of stories and poems about strange events. Includes Helpful Henry and The Left-Over Hat illustrated by Tibor Gergely.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Tibor Gergely
Flavia Gág
Grace Paull
Kurt Wiese
Kidnappers at Coombe (1960)
Author(s):
Joan Ballantyne
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Mystery at Long Barrow House (1960)
Author(s):
Nancy Faulkner
Illustrator(s):
C. Walter Hodges
Mystery of the Secret Message (1961)
Author(s):
Elizabeth Hoffman Honness
Illustrator(s):
Beth Krush
Joe Krush
Luigi and the Long-Nosed Soldier (1963)
Author(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Illustrator(s):
Louis Slobodkin
Peter the Wanderer (1963)
Author(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Pistols and Pedagogues Fallon Evans (1963)
A former classmate invites "professional student" Red Withers to lecture at a Catholic women's college in Indiana. A professor disappears, and the next morning a student is also missing.
Author(s):
Fallon Evans
Illustrator(s):
C. Walter Hodges
The Turret (1963)
Author(s):
Margery Sharp
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Where’s Wallace? (1963)
Wallace the orangutan likes to mingle with a crowd. Can you spot him?
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Author(s):
Hilary Knight
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
The Alley (1964)
Connie and her friend Billy investigate a mystery in their neighborhood.
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Author(s):
Eleanor Estes
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
ismo (1964)
Author(s):
John Verney
Illustrator(s):
John Verney
A Spell Is Cast (1964)
Author(s):
Eleanor Cameron
Illustrator(s):
Beth Krush
Joe Krush
Stranger on Big Hickory (1964)
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Don Lambo
The Thirty-Nine Steps (1964)
A novel of adventure and intrigue in the run up to World War I. This marks the first appearance of Richard Hannay.
Author(s):
John Buchan
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue (1965)
A pair of kidnappers break in on the war between the White Roses - Bill Bergson, Anders Bengtsson, and Eva-Lotta Lisander - and the Red Roses.
Author(s):
Astrid Lindgren
Illustrator(s):
Don Freeman
Friday’s Tunnel (1966)
Author(s):
John Verney
Illustrator(s):
John Verney
Mystery of the Pirate’s Ghost (1966)
Author(s):
Elizabeth Hoffman Honness
Illustrator(s):
Beth Krush
Joe Krush
The Horse in the Camel Suit (1967)
The young detective from The Alligator Case is back on the job in the case of the missing race horse.
Author(s):
William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
ismo (1967)
Author(s):
John Verney
Illustrator(s):
John Verney
Missing Melinda by C. Gibbs and O. Gibbs (1967)
Twins Ophelia and Cordelia find a (priceless) antique doll and carelessly lose it. Was it stolen or just borrowed by some child conniseur? Now they have to find it again.
Author(s):
Jacqueline Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Irene Burns
The Great Pie Robbery (1969)
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Mystery of the Roman Ransom (1969)
When the seven Roman schoolboys try to give their teacher a slave, he will have none of it and the detectives in togas are plunged into another mystery.
Author(s):
Henry Winterfeld
Illustrator(s):
Fritz Biermann
Richard Scarry’s Supermarket Mystery (1969)
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Seven Sunflower Seeds (1969)
Author(s):
John Verney
Illustrator(s):
John Verney
The Tunnel of Hugsy Goode (1972)
Author(s):
Eleanor Estes
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Cat Sitter Mystery (1973)
Author(s):
Carol Adorjan
Illustrator(s):
Beth Krush
Joe Krush
Richard Scarry’s Find Your ABC’s (1973)
Sam Pig and Dudley Cat are called in to find the letters of the alphabet.
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Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Richard Scarry’s Great Big Mystery Book (1973)
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Samson’s Hoard (1973)
Author(s):
John Verney
Illustrator(s):
John Verney
The Mystery of the Missing Red Mitten (1974)
Annie is searching for her red mitten. She has already lost four of them this winter.
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Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
River School Detectives (1974)
Corky's summer is full of activity as he cares for a collection of live snakes and helps his friends track down the mysterious killer of the local wildlife.
Author(s):
Mary Phraner Warren
Illustrator(s):
Beth Krush
Joe Krush
Richard Scarry’s Great Steamboat Mystery (1975)
Sam Pig and Dudley Cat attend a wedding party to guard the bride’s jewels.
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Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Silly Mysteries (1975)
Three friends, two mysteries and a mystery surprise.
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Author(s):
John Peterson
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Brillstone Break-In (1977)
Author(s):
Florence Parry Heide
Roxanne Heide Pierce
Illustrator(s):
Joe Krush
Fear at Brillstone (1978)
Author(s):
Florence Parry Heide
Roxanne Heide Pierce
Illustrator(s):
Joe Krush
The Face at the Brillstone Window (1979)
Interviews for a research project lead two teenagers to discover the secret of a desperate man.
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Author(s):
Florence Parry Heide
Roxanne Heide Pierce
Illustrator(s):
Joe Krush
The Body in the Brillstone Garage (1980)
Author(s):
Florence Parry Heide
Roxanne Heide Pierce
Illustrator(s):
Joe Krush
Black Magic at Brillstone (1981)
Author(s):
Florence Parry Heide
Roxanne Heide Pierce
Illustrator(s):
Joe Krush
The Mystery of the Stolen Blue Paint (1982)
Belinda’s can of blue paint is missing and she is sure somebody took it.
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Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Sniff the Detective (1988)
An early reader about the dog detective.
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Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
The Spirit House (1991)
Author(s):
William Sleator
Illustrator(s):
None
The Adventures of Tintin (1993)
T-Model Tommy (2000)
Tommy Ballard has his way to make in the Depression, but with the help of his sturdy Model-T, he’s well on his way.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Edward Shenton
Kate Culhane: A Ghost Story (2001)
A traditional Irish ghost story translated from the Gaelic.
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Author(s):
Jeremiah Curtin
Michael Hague
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Stranger on Big Hickory (2005)
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Don Lambo
The Buckboard Stranger (2006)
When a smooth-talking stranger with a fast rig comes to town, Chuck and Barney are in for a summer of mystery and excitement.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Paul Calle
King of the Hills (2006)
Breck Townsend went to New Hampshire to photograph the biggest buck and found himself tangling with a gang of poachers.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Lee Townsend
The Book of Ghosts (2009)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
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