The mysterious disappearance of a reclusive neighbor's cat involves the Boxcar children in some complicated detective work. The children look for Spotzie the cat.
Katrina Kirby is a detective. People call her ‘K’. There has been a murder in a big country house. ‘K’ knows that one of five people murdered Sir Michael Gray. Who did it? How? Why? This is a detective story with a difference: ‘K’ needs your help with her case.
Sherlock Holmes and the Ghosts of Bly: And Other New Adventures of the Great Detective
"Have you ever seen a ghost, Mr. Holmes?" asks Victoria Temple, and Sherlock Holmes, at the height of his powers in 1898, must face a new challenge, one that plunges the great detective into the realm of the supernatural. Miss Temple has been found guilty—but also insane—at her trial for murdering a child under her care. She is locked away in the Broadmoor lunatic asylum, and worse still, she believes fully in her own guilt. But were the hauntings at the Elizabethan manor house of Bly a vision of the walking dead, perhaps, rather than delusions of her tormented mind?
The college-aged daughter of a wealthy widow has vanished from her home leaving nothing but a blood spatter behind. Detective Lucas Davenport has dealt with disturbing cases before, but none quite so macabre as this.
Combining elements of science fiction and detective stories, Swartzwelder presents a comedy full of jokes and humorous situations. The main character is a klutzy detective named Frank Burly and his pursuit of a time machine.