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Mystery Genre
Books in the Mystery genre:
Freddy and the Space Ship (1953)
Freddy and his friends take off in Uncle Ben’s space ship, but where did they land?
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Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously (1954)
The war of the White Roses and the Red becomes tangled up in a murder mystery.
Author(s):
Astrid Lindgren
Illustrator(s):
Don Freeman
Freddy and the Men from Mars (1954)
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
That Yew Tree’s Shade (1954)
A murder mystery. Dust jacket by Ardizzone.
Author(s):
Cyril Hare
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Mystery of Mont Saint-Michel (1955)
A group of French schoolmates explore the history of the Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel.
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)
While on a camping holiday our heroes are pulled into the mystery of a missing boy.
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)
Seven Roman schoolboys help uncover a dangerous criminal in ancient Rome.
Author(s):
Henry Winterfeld
Illustrator(s):
Charlotte Kleinert
Myrtle Albertina’s Secret (1956)
Myrtle Albertina and her dog track down thieves in a California gold rush town.
Author(s):
Lillian Pohlmann
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
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 Village Band Mystery (1956)
Author(s):
Lee Kingman
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Black Stallion Mystery (1957)
Three yearling colts must be sons of the Black, but they aren’t. Alex Ramsay and Henry go looking for the sire and find the father of them all.
Author(s):
Walter Farley
Illustrator(s):
Mal Singer
Detectives and Togas (1957)
Seven Roman schoolboys help uncover a dangerous criminal in ancient Rome.
Author(s):
Henry Winterfeld
Illustrator(s):
Charlotte Kleinert
Down River (1957)
Author(s):
Richard Church
Illustrator(s):
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Down River (1957)
John Walters and the members of the Tomahawk Club set out to explore a cave he has found.
Author(s):
Richard Church
Illustrator(s):
Laurence Irving
The Crab with the Golden Claws (1958)
Down River (1958)
John Walters and the Tomahawk club return to explore their cave and encounter a band of smugglers.
Author(s):
Richard Church
Illustrator(s):
Laurence Irving
Freddy and the Dragon (1958)
Freddy and his friends help solve the crime wave in Centerboro.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese