By Definition:

Narratives that focus on solving a crime, puzzle, or situation that needs a solution.

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What Lives in the Woods

by Lindsay Currie

Ginny must leave her Chicago home (and her summer plans) to stay in a haunted house in Michigan. She must unravel the historic mansion's spooky past.

The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel

by Sheela Chari

Mars worries after Aurora has been missing for five days, and with the help of her friends and social media, uncovers a plot that is causing children from all over the world to vanish.

The Inheritance Games (YA)

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Avery goes from taking care of her misguided sister to becoming the mysterious heiress to a family fortune...except she's never met her benefactors. Now, to receive her inheritance, she must solve a series of puzzles and compete against the family members that feel that the inheritance is rightfully theirs.

Multiple storylines, Sherlock Holmes

Truly Devious (YA)

by Maureen Johnson

Stevie is attending Ellingham Academy (a school where everyone is brilliant and is allowed to study their passions) to study crime. She soon decides to solve a decades-old crime that took place at the academy. Things get more complicated when crimes start happening in real time.