Rising flood waters and the disappearance of a valuable wampum belt mar the beginning of fifteen-year-old Susan's summer of volunteer work at the Fort Pitt Museum.

'A new Simon Brett is an event for mystery fans' P. D. JAMES 'Simon Brett writes stunning detective stories' JILLY COOPER 'King of the witty village mystery' Telegraph Bracketts, an Elizabethan house near the town of Fethering, is about to be turned into a museum, but the transition is proving nightmarish. Carole regrets her decision to be on the museum’s Board when she witnesses bitter antagonism and rivalry amongst the other members. The tensions climax when a human skeleton is found in the kitchen garden and then another body is discovered, not yet cold. These murders in the museum quickly turn into a case that tests the sleuthing powers of Carole, and her neighbour Jude, as never before . . .

Introducing our new Nightlight Detective books for junior detectives everywhere! Young readers use the punch-out paper "flashlight" to illuminate clues hidden in the art on plastic see-through pages. Clever stories and appealing art make Sergeant Sally's adventures irresistible! Frankie the Clown's giant shoes are missing, but the show must go on. Junior detectives help Sergeant Sally solve the mystery at the Big Top! Slip the Nightlight Detective paper flashlight under each plastic page to light up the clues as the story unfolds. Ready? Let's crack the case! Ages 4 to 9. Includes 8 acetate pages of see-through art.

Follow Sam, Egg, Gum, and Cat as they try to solve the mystery on their field trip to the film museum. When parts of a long-forgotten film noir are missing, the junior detectives are on the case! Readers will love being able to choose from 12 possible endings and following the crew as they get out of some tight scrapes and some close calls.

While working in the Boston Museum for the summer, Ellen, a young art student, becomes implicated in the theft of a valuable bracelet.

It's up to Wilson Kipper and his friends to get to the bottom of the mysterious haunting at the Natural History Museum before it's too late.

Strange items keep disappearing in the museum, so Furlock and Muttson are called in to find the thief! Can they follow the clues to solve the case of the mystery museum? The furry detectives provide early readers entertaining, easy-to-follow mysteries in the Short Tales Furlock & Muttson Mysteries series. Large type, whimsical illustrations, and repeated phrases will make these tales popular with your students. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 2-6.