The Dark Stairs
The intrepid Herculeah Jones helps her mother, a private investigator, solve a puzzling and frightening case.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 39
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 570
subjects: murder [X], mystery and detective stories, homicide [X], mystery fiction [X], jones, herculeah (fictitious character), jones, herculeah (fictional character)
The New Girl
Guided by her rules, nine-year-old Allie works to get past being just the new girl at school, eagerly awaits the arrival of her kitten, and faces turmoil when her grandmother visits while the family is still settling into their new home.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 92
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 860
subjects: bullying, grandmothers, rules (philosophy), moving, household, best friends, fund raising, contests, middle school students, schools, murder [X], high school students, man-woman relationships, horror stories, homicide [X], mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery stories, north carolina, sisters, school stories, radio and television novels
The View From The Cherry Tree
Though Rob saw Mrs. Calloway fall to her death, strangled by the leather strap of her binoculars, he wants to believe that it was an accident.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 41
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770
Tarot Says Beware
Herculeah investigates the murder of a local fortune-teller--the only witness being the victim's parrot, who refuses to talk--and finds her own life in danger as she gets closer to the truth.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 22
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 540
subjects: murder [X], mystery and detective stories, fortune-tellers, parrots, homicide [X], mystery fiction [X], fortune telling
The True Confessions Of Charlotte Doyle
When 13 year-old Charlotte Doyle boarded the Seahawk in June of 1832, she never dreamed that the crew would mutiny and that her life would be in danger.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 188
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: transatlantic voyages, murder [X], sea stories, historical fiction, mystery and detective stories, homicide [X], large type books, mutiny, sex role, self-perception, ships, mystery fiction [X], ocean travel, compact discs, audiobooks, voyages and travels, adventure fiction, newbery honor book, sea stories, historical fiction, mystery fiction
Deadly Deception
Seventeen-year-old Ashlyn Brennan can't believe that anyone could have anything against Mrs.
FIC
year: 1994
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840
subjects: mystery and detective stories, murder [X], mystery fiction [X], homicide [X], schools, school stories, detective and mystery stories
Twisted Summer
Fourteen-year-old Cici hopes for a romantic summer at the beach but instead finds herself trying to solve a murder which had occurred there the previous year.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840
subjects: beaches, murder [X], mystery and detective stories, homicide [X], mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery stories
Facing The Dark
When his father is arrested for the murder of a rival cab driver, Simon joins forces with the victim's daughter Charley to find out what really happened.
FIC
year: 2000
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
Down The Rabbit Hole
Like her idol Sherlock Holmes, eighth-grader Ingrid Levin-Hill uses her intellect to solve the murder of an eccentric local woman in her hometown of Echo Falls.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 32
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
Framed!
Forensic scientist Luke Harding and his robot assistant must solve a series of on-campus murders, especially since Luke is being framed for the murders.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 760
subjects: forensic scientists, robots, murder [X], universities and colleges, homicide [X], colleges and universities, mystery fiction [X]
And Then There Were None
A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick A beautiful, collectible facsimile edition of Agatha Christie's most famous book and the bestselling mystery in the world.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 499
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 570
subjects: murder victims, millionaires, islands, devon (england), murder [X], homicide [X], mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery plays, theatrical adaptations, mystery fiction
Eye Of The Crow
In 1867, Sherlock Holmes, an impoverished young outcast with a Jewish father and a highborn mother, visits the scene of a woman's brutal murder, where he meets a wrongly accused young Arab and becomes a suspect himself.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 24
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 760
subjects: holmes, sherlock (fictitious character), murder [X], mystery and detective stories, holmes, sherlock (fictional character), homicide [X], london (england), mystery fiction [X]
Into The Dark
Thirteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes aficionado Ingrid Levin-Hill tries to clear her grandfather's name when he is accused of murdering an environmental activist found dead on his farm.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
subjects: murder [X], grandfathers, mystery and detective stories, homicide [X], mystery fiction [X]
Death In The Air
Young Sherlock Holmes, committed to solving crimes after his mother's death, is visiting his father at work when an aerialist, practicing a high-trapeze performance at the legendary Crystal Palace, falls to the ground, landing at Holmes' feet, and uttering two cryptic last words that send the boy on a dangerous search for answers.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 910
subjects: holmes, sherlock (fictitious character), murder [X], mystery and detective stories, london (england), holmes, sherlock (fictional character), homicide [X], mystery fiction [X]
Clarity
Sixteen-year-old Clare Fern, a member of a family of psychics, helps the mayor and a skeptical detective solve a murder in a Cape Cod town during the height of tourist season--with her brother a prime suspect.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 580
subjects: murder [X], psychic ability, brothers and sisters, interpersonal relations, cape cod (mass.), homicide [X], siblings, mystery fiction [X]