Reports on some notable archaeological finds of recent years. The author describes how today's archaeologists use science and technology to recapture the past, for instance, by studying ancient diets from bone collagen and reconstructing lost landscapes from fossilized seeds and grains.

Dame Edith and Sir Reginald decide to hire a detective to discover the thief at Mystery Manor, and the reader is encouraged to help with the clues.

Meet Randi Rhodes, the world’s first ninja detective! Mystery abounds in this “assured, entertaining whodunit” (Publishers Weekly), a 2014 IndieNext pick and the first in a new middle grade series from Academy Award–winning actress Octavia Spencer. Deer Creek is a small town whose only hope for survival is the success of their Founder’s Day Festival. But the festival’s main attraction, a time capsule that many people believe hold the town’s treasure, has gone missing. Twelve-year-old Randi Rhodes and her best friend, D.C., are Bruce Lee–inspired ninjas and local detectives determined to solve the case. Even if it means investigating a haunted cabin and facing mean old Angus McCarthy, prime suspect. They have three days to find the treasure…the future of their whole town is at stake! Will these kids be able to save the day?

Another Nancy Drew mystery.

In the small city of Rockton, Illinois, someone is tired of waiting. Hes tired of standing in line at the grocery store and tired of waiting at the drive-through line. Now hes doing something about it. The first murder rocks the city. The entire Bjornson familyexcept the father, Stephenhas been brutally murdered, and the killer has left a message behind, written in the victims blood: Dont Waste Peoples Time. Its a grizzly start for two young detectives whove just become partners. But Max Larkin and Jesse Fairlane put their personal distaste for each other aside and start concentrating on how to find the killer from striking again. As they investigate the scene of the crime and interview Stephen at the hospital, the clues slowly begin to add up. Could this be a deranged killer who struck ten years ago and has now returned to the area? Before they can answer that question, another murder is reported, and Max and Jesse suddenly realize they have a serial killer on the loose. But as they get closer to the truth, a past memory begins to haunt Max, one that might lead to a break in the caseor the end of his career.

This historical biography by bestselling crime author James Morton is an enjoyable romp through the 18th century in the company of a man who was many things to many men - a jewel thief, a spy, a policeman and a private eye. Balzac, Hugo and Dickens all created characters based on Vidocq.

Maddie has been convicted of a crime she didn't commit and sentenced to death, and it's up to time-traveling detectives Joe and Maya to prove her innocence When Joe Smallwood goes to stay with his Uncle Theo and cousin Maya, life seems dull until he finds a strange smartphone nestling beside a gravestone. The phone enables Joe and Maya to become time-traveling detectives, and takes them on exciting adventures back to the past. The two young sleuths must journey back to Victorian times to try and save the life of an innocent girl. Can Joe and Maya save innocent maidservant Maddie Musgrove from the gallows?