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Mystery Genre
Books in the Mystery genre:
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
Mystery at Redstone Farm (1970)
Eileen discovers that danger threatens the Kennedys and their farm, but no one takes her seriously.
Author(s):
Alice Lunt
Illustrator(s):
Jim Lester
The Three Straw Men (1970)
Something is not quite right at Folsom’s Fashion Center and Steve and Pete are determined to get to the bottom of it.
Author(s):
August Derleth
Illustrator(s):
Bob Brown
Cigars of the Pharaoh (1971)
The Circus Detectives (1971)
While working on their new clown act, two young members of a traveling circus discover the reason for the circus’ recent bad luck.
Author(s):
Harriette Sheffer Abels
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers
The Tunnel of Hugsy Goode (1972)
Author(s):
Eleanor Estes
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Richard Scarry’s Find Your ABC’s (1973)
Sam Pig and Dudley Cat are called in to find the letters of the alphabet.
Read online at archive.org.
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)
The Callendars are caught up in a mystery, this time closer to home.
Author(s):
John Verney
Illustrator(s):
John Verney
Tintin and the Lake of Sharks (1973)
Based on the animated film in which Tintin and Haddock try to protect Professor Calculus from a band of art thieves. It is illustrated with stills from the film.
Author(s):
Hergé
Michel Regnier
Illustrator(s):
Photographs
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
The Smugglers of Buenaventura (1974)
A young boy tracks weapons smugglers in the jungles of Colombia.
Author(s):
Siny Rose van Iterson
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
The Broken Ear (1975)
Tintin investigates the theft of a South American statue and gets mixed up in a revolution. This is a reprint of the original black and white edition.
The Broken Ear (1975)
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
Tintin and the Picaros (1976)
Brillstone Break-In (1977)
Author(s):
Florence Parry Heide
Roxanne Heide Pierce
Illustrator(s):
Joe Krush
The Spirits of Chocamata (1977)
Two friends, the son of a plantation owner and an Indian boy, stumble across an escaped convict while searching for treasure in the caves of Curacao.
Author(s):
Siny Rose van Iterson
Illustrator(s):
Unknown