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Maisie is convinced her summer holiday is going to be as boring as ever - until a bungled raid on her family’s car sees her snatched by the Robbersons, a bunch of bandits with an insatiable appetite for sweets! Soon Maisie realises that life on the open road with the Robbersons is the adventure she’s always longed for. They’ve even started to see her as one of the gang! So when she discovers that the police and her parents are hot on their trail, Maisie decides she isn’t quite ready to be rescued.

What's that you say? You're off to Bleakley Manor? On Michaelmas eve? But dear child, hasn't anyone told you the legend of Old Bramble Head, who rises once a year to claim another victim from the unfortunate Bleakley household...? Which one will it be this time? And could there be foul play? Crime-busting brothers Horatio and Eustace Bleakley feel certain they smell a rat. Or is that Cook's dinner? More importantly, can they solve the mystery before another Bleakley bites the dust? Go ahead and find out...if you dare!

What do you get when you mix some albino terrier fur and sand from Alum Bay? Timothy Pinkerton knows, and he’ll do anything to get his grubby hands on more of what he needs for his secret formula. Anything, including hypnotising the town’s residents and stealing their homes.

Eigentlich sollte in der Dieffe endlich mal Ruhe eingekehrt sein. Aber wie kann das gehen, wenn sich Rico und Oskar streiten? Und das ausgerechnet jetzt, wo die Existenz ihres Spielplatzes auf dem Spiel steht! Oskar wittert einen Kriminalfall, aber den muss er nun ganz allein aufklären. Denn Rico redet (erstens) kein Wort mehr mit ihm, ist (zweitens) zum allerersten Mal verliebt (daher erstens) und muss (drittens) auch noch nach Hessen, aber das ist wieder eine ganz andere Geschichte. Doch nur, wenn die beiden zusammenarbeiten, können sie den Fall lösen und den Spielplatz retten.

Eliot und seine Freundin Isabella freuen sich ratzemäßig auf die Ferien in Philomena Pfirsichs Fischerhütte. Doch unterwegs wird Eliots rotweiß-gepunktete Lieblingstasche geklaut. Eliot ist stinkesauer, das war bestimmt Bocky Bockwurst und seine Bande! Die Spur führt in die Stadt am Meer, wo sich die Ereignisse überschlagen. Eliot und Isabella sind gespannt wie ein Flitzebogen, ob hinter allem vielleicht ein ganz anderer Dieb steckt.

En farlig fange er flygtet fra fængslet - en mand med et ar. Han er blevet set i nærheden af byen Peterswood, hvor børnene Larry, Daisy, Pip, Tykke og Bets bor, og politiet leder energisk efter ham. Selvfølgelig kaster børnene sig omgående ud i eftersøgningen, men dette mysterium er lige ved at være for stor en mundfuld for dem. Der er ingen spor at gå efter, ingen ’rigtige’ mistænkte personer at holde øje med, og det værste er, at børnenes superfjende landbetjent Goon, ser ud til at have alle chancer for at løse mysteriet først.

Zusammen mit dem SWAT-Team, einer speziellen Polizei-Einsatztruppe, verfolgen die Playmos einen Diamanten-Dieb. Doch dem gelingt es immer wieder, auf unerklärliche Weise zu entwischen. Die Spur führt um die halbe Welt, von Russland bis nach Brasilien. Nach und nach kommen Emil, Liv und Sam hinter sein Geheimnis, bis ihr Papagei Captain Tolle schließlich den entscheidenden Hinweis liefert.

When a dog training school opens in Greenfield, the Boxcar Children bring Watch in to learn some new tricks! But at the very first class, a Dalmatian goes missing - did the dog run away, or was he stolen? And when a second dog vanishes at the next class, it’s clear that the Aldens have a dog-gone mystery to solve!

What’s next for Calvin the Piglin? Now that Tera and Kalo have been defeated, the Minecraft world is at peace again. Calvin can’t wait to have his vacation, while Peter is excited to be back working as a detective in the Crimson City Police Department in the Nether. But a letter from an ally is asking for help with capturing the seven most wanted criminals of the Overworld.

Now that Calvin and Peter have successfully captured the Halebury fugitives, they are excited to return to Crimson City. But a new mission has found its way to our favorite piglin detectives.

Frank and Joe Hardy, sons of the world famous detective Fenton Hardy, tackle their first case as budding detectives themselves. Although still in High School, the boys experience exciting chases, hold ups, robberies, clues, and false accusations; they winnow through mounds of evidence and conflicting stories, get some assistance from their famous father, and search and climb till they find the answer to the mystery of The Tower Treasure!

The world's most lethal computer virus has been unleashed into cyberspace, and now the Urban Outlaws - five tough kids dedicated to justice - must destroy it. Leader Jack knows that they have to shut it down before it throws the world into chaos. But how can he find a virus that might be anywhere, and everywhere?

A Collerotondo la vita scorre tranquilla - troppo tranquilla - direbbe subito Zoe, mescolando disgusto e sarcasmo sul suo volto di quattordicenne che ha fretta di crescere. Poche case, molti vecchietti, e come sola attrattiva un ristorante stellato, La lupa e la luna, che suo fratello Achille, undici anni e un (presunto) futuro da chef, ha subito dichiarato di dover assolutamente provare. Quando però il proprietario del ristorante viene trovato morto, ucciso con un colpo di pistola, il noioso paese di provincia diventa il teatro di un mistero.

Fifteen-year-old Freedom Smith is a born fighter, it's in his gypsy blood. Freedom's no angel, but he's no killer either. When he's falsely accused of murder, the law gives him the chance to prove his worth, by in infiltrating a sinister fight game that's recruiting runaway boys. But what he discovers is something else. Something big. A mind-bending world of dangerous science, and a fight that never ends.

Något mystiskt håller på att hända på hotellet Lyckogården. Bellman och hans trogne vapendragare Ryssen tillkallas för att undersöka varför alla gäster flyr. Det visar sig snart att anledningen är dö-enkel, samtidigt som Bellman och ryssen ställs inför sitt klurigaste mysterium hittills... Peter Gissy har ett journalistiskt förflutet men är sedan många år författare på heltid. Han debuterade 1996 och har utkommit med ett femtiotal böcker inom flera olika genrer.

Following a police shooting, two families - one White and one Black - discuss the event, its aftermath, and what they can do to help.

Lucy has been forced to run away from home, as she fears for her safety from her drunken father. She is taken on as a maid at the house of Dr Dee, court magician, upon whom Elizabeth I relies heavily, even down to advising the date of her coronation. The household is strange and sinister, and Lucy has a nose for intrigue.... And she has more than enough to satisfy her: Lucy stumbles across a plot to assassinate the queen and has to find means to warn her....

Leroy Ninker is a small man with a big dream: he wants to be a cowboy, but for now he's just a thief. In fact, Leroy is robbing the Watsons' kitchen right this minute! As he drags the toaster across the counter ( screeeeeech) and drops it into his bag ( clannngggg), little does he know that a certain large pig who loves toast with a great deal of butter is stirring from sleep.

It's 1914, and Darleen Darling's film adventures collide with reality when a fake kidnapping set up by her studio becomes all too real. Suddenly Darleen finds herself in the hands of dastardly criminals who have just nabbed Miss Victorine Berryman, the poor-little-rich-girl heiress of one of America’s largest fortunes. Soon real life starts to seem like a bona fide adventure serial, complete with dramatic escapes, murderous plots, and a runaway air balloon. Will Darleen and Victorine be able to engineer their own happily-ever-after, or will the villains be victorious?

Eine hinreißend verrückte Kriminalkomödie. Papas gibt es in allen Formen und Größen – es gibt dicke und dünne, große und kleine, dumme und schlaue, laute und leise Papas. Aber keiner ist so wie Franks Papa Gilbert. Denn der ist ein berühmter Rennfahrer, der König der Straße, der Champion der Rennstrecke, von allen nur Gilbert der Große genannt! Doch nach einem schlimmen Unfall ist alles anders: Papa darf keine Rennen mehr fahren, und auf einmal sind Frank und Gilbert arm.