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Mystery Genre
Books in the Mystery genre:
Shadow in the Pines (1942)
Ted Winslow helps the U.S. Army round up a gang of fifth columnists targeting Fort Dix.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Edward Shenton
Tragedy at Law (1942)
Mr. Justice Barber is threatened with death by poisoned chocolates. Dust jacket by Ardizzone.
Author(s):
Cyril Hare
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Way Down Cellar (1942)
Tubby, Beans and Frank stir up some real fun when they discover a secret passage.
Author(s):
Phil Stong
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Freddy and Mr. Camphor (1944)
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
No Ponies (1946)
Jane, Andy and Colin arrive on the Riviera, faced with the dread prospect of ponies only to find the ponies have vanished.
Author(s):
Mary Treadgold
Illustrator(s):
Ruth Gervis
Freddy Goes Camping (1948)
Mr. Camphor is having aunt problems and calls on Freddy for help.
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Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Invisible Island (1948)
The four Guthrie children are cast away on an invisible island.
Author(s):
Dean Marshall
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
The Otterbury Incident (1948)
Author(s):
C. Day Lewis
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Dig for a Treasure (1949)
A treasure is rumored to be buried on Invisible Island, and the eight explorers are determined to find it.
Author(s):
Dean Marshall
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
Freddy Plays Football (1949)
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
The Thirty-Nine Steps (1950)
Richard Hannay has returned to England from Rhodesia and is immediately embroiled in a German plot to steal British military secrets.
Author(s):
John Buchan
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
An English Murder (1951)
Dust jacket by Ardizzone to this classic murder mystery.
Author(s):
Cyril Hare
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Five Boys in a Cave (1951)
John Walters and the members of the Tomahawk Club undertake the exploration of a cave he has discovered.
Author(s):
Richard Church
Illustrator(s):
Doug Anderson
Ginger Pye (1951)
When their new puppy, Ginger, disappears the Pye’s suspect the man in the yellow hat may be the thief.
Author(s):
Eleanor Estes
Illustrator(s):
Eleanor Estes
Spiderweb for Two: A Melendy Maze (1951)
Author(s):
Elizabeth Enright
Illustrator(s):
Elizabeth Enright
Wish on the Moon (1951)
A Halloween mystery for the Guthries and their friends.
Author(s):
Dean Marshall
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy Bayley Morse
Bill Bergson, Master Detective (1952)
The first battles of the War of the White Roses and the Red are interrupted by a mysterious Uncle.
Author(s):
Astrid Lindgren
Illustrator(s):
Louis S. Glanzman
Freddy the Pilot (1952)
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
The Black Stallion Revolts (1953)
Author(s):
Walter Farley
Illustrator(s):
Harold Eldridge
The Children’s Hour Volume 7 (1953)
A collection of mysteries, classic and contemporary.
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