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"Open the box," says Lucas. "Bet there's a body in it." Ruby doesn't want to open the abandoned grey cabinet partially hidden by falling snow but she does. And immediately wishes she hadn't. A grisly discovery starts a chilling chain of events. Can Ruby and Lucas stay one step ahead? Or will they be thrown to the wolves. When Lucas and Ruby find an abandoned trunk covered in snow, Lucas says there's bound to be a body inside. Ruby laughs but what if he's right? Nervously she starts to open it, and immediately wishes she hadn't.

Allie Sheridan's world is falling apart. Her brother's run away from home. Her parents ignore her. And she's just been arrested. Again. This time, her parents have had enough. They send Allie to Cimmeria Academy - far away from her London friends. The school is beautiful - filled with gorgeous, ultra-wealthy teens who travel by private jet and were raised by nannies. Allie has never felt more of an outsider. Instead of hating boarding school though, Allie begins to feel happy. She's slowly making friends. And there's Carter, a brooding loner with whom she feels an instant connection.

In the last year, Allie has survived three arrests, two breakups, and one family breakdown. The only bright point has been her new life at Cimmeria Academy. It's the one place she's felt she belongs. And the fact that it's brought the brooding Carter West into her life hasn't hurt either.... But the exclusive school's cloistered walls are about to prove more dangerous than she could ever have imagined. The students and teachers are under threat, and Allie's family - from her powerful grandmother to her missing brother - is at the center of the storm.

This bundle includes Mystery of the Midnight Rider and Once upon a Thriller.

Join Marcus and friends as they solve another spooky mystery in The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Haunted Disco. This is the ninth exciting adventure by England International footballer, child food-poverty campaigner and bestselling author Marcus Rashford MBE. Inspired by Marcus's own...

Dear Diary... All I wanted to do was buy a new book, read, and relax. But when Bess, George, and I visited the local bookstore in Avondale, we found it in flames, and before we knew it, we were in the middle of another mystery. Or was it the middle of one of the best-selling author Lacey O'Brien's books? I know it sounds really strange, but it seemed like mysteries in her books were coming alive: first the fire; next a sinking boat; and then a missing statue. Were these innocent coincidences or chilling crimes?

As construction begins on the Golden Apple Amusement Park, Aaron Peterson is becoming increasingly worried about his father. Working late nights in his study, Aaron's dad seems to be fraying at the edges - pushing, and sometimes breaking, the laws of engineering with his new schematics. And with the added pressure he's under to complete the park by this summer, Aaron can't help but feel his father's inventions are doomed to end in tragedy once again.

Nicky Roth should be happy - he's finally proven that his best friend, Aaron, and Aaron's younger sister, Mya, are missing. Better yet, the police are actually doing something: they've plastered the town with missing posters, and have organized weekend search parties for the kids. But Nicky can't seem to pry his eyes from the house across the street, especially after he sees a frantic SOS coming from Aaron's room in the Peterson house.

A chilling murder mystery lies at the heart of this page-turning thriller about a missing teacher, small town secrets, and turbulent tween friendships from master of middle grade horror Mary Downing Hahn. When best friends Abbi and Skylar witness a clandestine meeting between a mysterious woman...

The Aldens have joined a bicycle race! Three days of riding and camping should be fun for everyone. Even Grandfather has joined the race. But right from the word “Go!” things go wrong: misleading road signs by day and collapsing tents by night. Henry’s first flat tire could be bad luck, but three flat tires point to foul play. But who is playing foul - and why? The Boxcar Children are determined to solve the mystery before they cross the finish line.

Twelve-year-old Madeleine "Lainie" Stanton is about to make headlines. She was the first baby born at the new millennium, and a local TV station wants an interview. But when the reporter uncovers the dark history of Lainie's great-grandmother Maddie, who was executed for murder, the interview takes a dangerous turn.

Who? What? Where? When? Why? It’s 1942, and the United States is at war. While most of the kids in Henry Hamilton’s class dream of being soldiers and shipping off overseas, Henry wants to contribute in a different way: he dreams of being a reporter. When his city organizes an air raid...

A body on the tracks A teenage terrorist A mysterious wish-granting machine The world’s worst private detective The second volume in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading is chock-full of mystery, intrigue, and nefarious activity. Featuring some of the best writers around, and compiled by...

Lovable GiGi is pairing up with expert linguist Darren, aka Parrot, on a mission to South America. When a centuries-old vase is found in a cave full of hieroglyphics, it is discovered that this vase was important to at least 15 different North American and South American Indian tribes. And now all 15 nations want it back. They are meeting in Rutina, South America, to "decide" who gets the vase.

With two successful missions behind her, GiGi is feeling confident and comfortable with the Specialists. Unfortunately, things are about to change. TL has informed her that a notorious chemical smuggler was personally responsible for the death of both her mother and father. The government has been trying to track him down for years, to no avail.

When someone close to TL disappears, The Specialists pull out all the stops. GiGi is brought into another mission along with Bruiser and Mystic. This time, it's a fight to the end, where everyone's secrets are revealed.

Encuentran a un hombre muerto en la pensión de Blossom Creek, en una habitación cerrada por dentro. Un auténtico quebradero de cabeza para Emily y Linda, que con sus investigaciones sacarán a la luz antiguos secretos...

"The Strange One": The mind of a killer can be a complicated one. Watch as a murderer in the making struggles between his instincts to survive and his more rational side. Step into the thoughts of a man who thought he was just like you - that is, before...the incident.

Christmas Eve. While the rest of London is celebrating, Private Investigator Ryan Kyd is drowning his sorrows in his local pub. On his way back to the office to crash out on the sofa, he sees a woman being mugged in the street. Her handbag has been stolen - and it contains a priceless necklace that she has borrowed from the auction house where she works. If she can’t get it back she faces not only losing her job, but a jail sentence as well. Gallantly, Ryan Kyd comes to her rescue.

What would you do if you needed to take something from a classmate's bag in the middle of class without anyone noticing? How would you do it? Could you do it? This is the test that Aidan Fox finds himself facing one day after receiving a mysterious text message. But at Ridge Hill Junior High, nothing is as it seems, and this simple challenge leads Aiden into a world he could never have dreamed of.