{"id":82815,"date":"2025-05-20T16:26:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T06:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/?p=82815"},"modified":"2025-06-07T15:10:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T05:10:55","slug":"mystery-novels-for-tweens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allisontait.com\/2025\/05\/mystery-novels-for-tweens\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery novels for tweens"},"content":{"rendered":"

I talk a lot about mystery novels for tweens.<\/p>\n

Whether I’m at school visits or literary festivals or on the Your Kid’s Next Read podcast<\/a>,<\/strong> it’s a subject close to my heart \u2013 probably because there’s usually a mystery, if not at the heart, then not far from it in most of my books.<\/p>\n

I’ve always loved reading mysteries \u2013 to this day \u2013 and I love writing them.<\/p>\n

My Maven & Reeve novels<\/a><\/strong> are detective stories set in a world of knights and castles.<\/p>\n

The First Summer of Callie McGee<\/strong><\/a> and Willow Bright’s Secret Plot<\/a><\/strong> are cosy mysteries wrapped in coming-of-age stories.<\/p>\n

Danger Road<\/strong><\/a>, coming in July, features two brothers trying to solve a cold-case mystery that comes a little too close to home.<\/p>\n

Even my fantasy adventure series, The Mapmaker Chronicles<\/strong><\/a> and The Ateban Cipher<\/strong><\/a>, hold mysteries at their hearts \u2013 because curiosity drives my writing and nothing drives a story better than a big question.<\/p>\n

And, if the number of requests for ‘mystery novels’ for tweens in the Your Kid’s Next Read community<\/strong><\/a> is anything to go by, I’m not alone in my obsession.<\/p>\n

Megan Daley and I recently had a discussion about the enduring appeal of mystery stories in this podcast episode<\/a>, and it was at that point that I realised that a) not only did I not<\/em> have an updated<\/em> list of terrific mystery novels for readers 9-14 but b) I didn’t have a list here on my site at all<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Over the years I’ve written lots of different book lists full of terrific mystery reads (see some of them here<\/a>) for other people’s websites and blogs, but not one for my own.<\/p>\n

I know.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I’m rectifying that here with a list of books that are either recommended over and over in the Your Kid’s Next Read community, are recommended over and over by Megan and\/or I, or are new and exciting and will not doubt be recommended over and over in the months and years to come.<\/p>\n

You might need a cup of tea for this one because it’s not going to be a short list.<\/p>\n

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Mystery novels for tweens<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I’ve loosely divided it into three sections, just to help us all keep track, but there remains a wide range of books under each heading, from gentle detective stories to murder mysteries, so click the links* to check the descriptions to ascertain suitability for your young reader.<\/p>\n

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Detective stories<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Friday Barnes (series) by R. A. Spratt<\/strong><\/a>\"middle-grade<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Copycat\u2019 by Kelli Ann Hawkins<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

‘The First Summer Of Callie McGee’ by A. L. Tait<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

‘Willow Bright’s Secret Plot’ by A. L. Tait<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Solve It Your Way (series) by Rachel Jackson<\/strong><\/a>\"middle-grade<\/a><\/p>\n

Murder Most Unladylike (series) by Robin Stevens\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Enola Holmes (series) by Nancy Springer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Stella Montgomery Intrigue (series) by Judith Rossell<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"middle<\/a>‘Miss Penny Dreadful and The Midnight Kittens’ (series) by Allison Rushby<\/a><\/strong>,<\/strong> Bronte Rose Marando<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Kat Wolfe Investigates (series) by Lauren St John<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The London Eye Mystery (series) by Siobhan Dowd<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"middle<\/a>Agatha Oddly (series) by Lena Jones<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Flavia De Luce (series) by Alan Bradley<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

‘The Very Merry Murder Club’ (anthology), edited by Serena Patel and Robin Stevens<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"middle<\/a>The Swifts (series) by Beth Lincoln, Claire Powell<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Winterhouse Mysteries (series) by Ben Guterson<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

‘Adventures on Trains’ (series)<\/a> by M.G. Leonard, Sam Sedgman, Elsa Paganelli<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"middle<\/a>‘The Detective’s Guide To Ocean Travel’ (series) by Nikki Greenberg<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

‘Montgomery BonBon: Murder At The Museum’ (series) by Alasdair Beckett-King, Claire Powell<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

‘Poppy Pym’ (series) by Laura Wood<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"middle<\/a>A Girl Called Justice (series) by Elly Griffiths<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Scarlet and Ivy (series) by Sophie Cleverly<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Rose Raventhorpe Investigates (series) by Janine Beacham<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Ella at Eden (series) by Laura Sieveking<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"middle<\/a>‘Her Majesty’s League of Remarkable Young Ladies’ by Alison D. Stegert<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

‘When This Bell Rings’ by Allison Rushby<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

200 Minutes of Mystery (series) by Jack Heath<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Mystery thrillers<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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\"middle<\/a>‘Scar Town’ by Tristan Bancks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

‘The Fall’ by Tristan Bancks’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

‘Danger Road’ by A. L. Tait<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Villain\u2019 by Adrian Beck<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"middle<\/a>\u2018Missing\u2019 by Sue Whiting\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Theodore Boone (series) by John Grisham<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

‘The Book Of Chance’ by Sue Whiting<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Into The Wild\u2019 by Hayley Lawrence<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"middle<\/a>City Spies (series) by James Ponti<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Spy Academy (series) by Jack Heath<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

‘Runner’ by Robert Newton<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Young Bond (series) by Charlie Higson<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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YA mysteries for tweens (12+)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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\"middle<\/a>Eleanor Jones Is Not A Murderer (series) by Amy Doak<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Fire Star (Maven & Reeve Mysteries #1) (series) by A. L. Tait<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

‘The Stand In’ by A. J. Rushby<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Truly Devious (series) by Maureen Johnson<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"middle<\/a>\u2018Tracks of the Missing\u2019 by Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Medici Heist\u2019 by Caitlin Scheiderhan\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

‘Storm Of Lies’ by Sophie McKenzie<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"middle<\/a>‘Trapped’ by Sophie McKenzie<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

‘My Family And Other Suspects’ by Kate Emery’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

‘If You Tell Anyone, You’re Next’ by Jack Heath<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder (series) by Holly Jackson<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"middle<\/a>The Inheritance Games (series) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

‘Watch Your Back’ by Sue Wallman<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"a<\/a>Are you new here? Welcome to my blog! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m Allison Tait, aka A.L. Tait, and I\u2019m the author of 11 middle-grade novels, including epic adventure fantasy series such as The Mapmaker Chronicles, The Ateban Cipher, and the Maven & Reeve Mysteries, and contemporary stories including THE FIRST SUMMER OF CALLIE McGEE, WILLOW BRIGHT’S SECRET PLOT and DANGER ROAD (July). <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

You can find out <\/em><\/strong>more about me here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>more about my books here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for book recommendations for young readers, join the\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Your Kid\u2019s Next Read Facebook community<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, tune in to the <\/em><\/strong>Your Kid\u2019s Next Read podcast<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and sign up for the <\/em><\/strong>Your Kid’s Next Read newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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