14 Mystery Books Your Kids Won't Be Able to Put Down

Geared toward kids 12 and up, Chasing Vermeer ($7 and up) centers on how seemingly unrelated events bring the characters Petra and Calder together. Eventually, they find themselves in the middle of an international art scandal and rely on a series of clues to find the real culprits.

Set in a 1930s boarding school, Murder Is Bad Manners ($8) is about two best friends who form a secret detective agency. Their only issue? There's nothing to investigate . . . until they find their science teacher's body! Kids 10 and up will love this book by Robin Stevens.

Children 8 and up will love this story about the Underground Railroad, which happened to tunnel right under Ziggy's hometown in Clubhouse Mysteries: Lost in the Tunnel of Time ($6 and up).

Perfect for kids between 9 and 12 years old, The Case of the Missing Marquess ($7 and up) follows Enola Holmes — yep, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes! — on her mission to find her mom, who's mysteriously disappeared in London. Suddenly caught up in the kidnapping of a young marquess, Enola has to use her wits to escape the bad guys.

A great option for readers 9 and up, The Fairy-Tale Detectives Kids: The Sisters Grimm ($8 and up) follows orphaned sisters, Sabrina and Daphne, who are sent to live with their mysterious grandmother in a town in New York known for inexplicable crimes.

A great option for readers between 6 and 9 years old who like the paranormal, The Haunted Library ($6 and up) follows a girl named Claire who's determined to help a ghost reunite with his long-lost family.

Kids ages 6 and up can help a very smart duck use his sound reasoning skills to catch a cake thief in The Deductive Detective ($10 and up).

Written by James Skofield and geared towards kiddos between the ages of 6 and 8, Detective Dinosaur Undercover ($5 and up) centers on an adorable dinosaur who accidentally solves a mystery in each chapter.

A beloved children's series for young sleuths, detective Nate in Nate the Great ($6) enjoys nothing more than solving mysteries. Children ages 6 and up can use logic and problem-solving skills to help the protagonist answer questions.

A classic book that many read in school, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler ($8 and up) centers on Claudia and her younger brother, Jamie, who run away only to escape "right into a mystery that made headlines!" This beloved title is perfect for kids ages 6 to 10.

An oldie but a goodie for kiddos ages 8 and up, The Hardy Boys and The Tower Treasure ($8 and up) will get even the most reluctant reader interested with this mystery that begins with a dying criminal confessing his loot has been stored in a secret tower.

The first book in the iconic series, Nancy Drew and the Mystery of the Old Clock ($8 and up) follows a teenage sleuth on a hunt for a missing will. Readers 8 and up will absolutely fall in love with these books by Carolyn Keene.

Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief Kids ($7 and up) tells the story of a girl who sees a crime happening IRL. Determined to catch the perpetrator, she goes to great lengths to track down the mysterious man. Or is he the one following her? Kids 10 and up should read to find out.

This Newbery Medal winner can be best described as "a bizarre chain of events [that] begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will." The Westing Game ($8 and up) is sure to leave kids 10 and up on the edge of their seats.