First Clues: Six More Mystery Series for Kids to Enjoy

We've updated our website First Clues: Mysteries for Kids by adding a six mystery series that have had books in the series recently published.

Scheduled for publication next month but already available is the fourth mystery in the Cabin Creek series, The Haunting of Hillside School. These books, written by Kristiana Gregory, feature two brothers, Jeff and David, who, together with their cousin Claire, solve mysteries in and around their home, a cabin along the shore of a lake.

The three previous books in the series are The Secret of Robber's Cave, The Clue at the Bottom of the Lake, and The Legend of Skull Cliff. The fifth title, scheduled for publication next year, is The Blizzard on Blue Mountain.

Characterized by action, intrigue, and cliff-hangers, the Cabin Creek mysteries are intended for readers aged 8 to 11.

Two eleven-year-old sleuths crack a case about the disappearance of a baseball coach in the humorous and offbeat middle-grade mystery, Who Stole Uncle Sam?, the third title in Martha Freeman's popular series featuring Alex and Yasmeen. This book is scheduled for publication later this month.

Collectively called the Chickadee Court mysteries, the first two books also have holiday-themed titles. Alex and Yasmeen were introduced in Who is Stealing the Twelve Days of Christmas? Their second adventure was Who Stole Halloween?

The Chickadee Court mysteries will delight young sleuths aged 9 to 12.

Join young detectives Josh, David, and Lilly (and David’s pet cockatoo, Robinson) as they investigate mysterious happenings in the Get a Clue series of picture mysteries.

Originally published in Germany by Julian Press where they remain incredibly popular, the first two titles were recently published in the US: The Treasure of Blackbird Rock and Operation Golden Scepter. Two additional titles, Operation Yellow Dragon and The Curse of the Crossbow Archer, are scheduled for publication in early September.

The Get a Clue picture mysteries will intrigue the young detectives in your family aged 8 to 10.

Alexander McCall Smith, author of the bestselling novels in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency mystery series with Precious Ramotswe and The Sunday Philosophy Club mysteries with amateur sleuth Isabel Dalhousie, has begun a new series of mysteries for the very youngest readers in your family.

Max and Maddy Twist have a flair for solving crimes taking over the detective agency that was once run by their parents. The first two titles have been recently published: Max & Maddy and the Chocolate Money Mystery and Max & Maddy and the Bursting Balloons Mystery.

The early chapter books in the Max and Maddy mystery series are written for new readers aged 4 to 7.

Kathryn Lasky wrote the three books in the Starbuck Twins series in the early 1990s but they have recently been re-released. The Starbuck family is anything but ordinary. There are two sets of Starbuck twins: preteens Liberty and July, and their little sisters Charly and Molly. But even more extraordinary is the fact that all four children have the ability to teleflash—they can talk to each other without saying a word! It's a power that comes in handy whenever these adventurous kids are on the trail of a villian.

There are three books in this series: Double Trouble Squared, Shadows in the Water, and A Voice in the Wind.

The Starbuck Twins mysteries are appropriate for readers aged 9 to 12.

The Tom Marlowe mysteries were also written several years ago but are getting a fresh look upon being re-released. Fifteen-year-old Tom lives in the murky city of early 18th century London where he helps his father run a print shop. Written by Chris Priestley, the books are alternatively subtitled tales of murder and revenge, deception, and mystery, and are all these and more.

There are three books in this series: Death and the Arrow, The White Rider, and Redwulf's Curse.

The Tom Marlowe mysteries are appropriate for readers aged 12 and older.

First Clue Mysteries is pleased to provide information on nearly 100 mystery series for children and young adults. Each series is conveniently listed under three different age categories (New Sleuth, ages 4 to 7; Future Sleuth, aged 7 to 10; and Sleuth in Training, ages 10 and older). If you have a favorite mystery series you'd like to see added to our site, please contact us.

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