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Boys 10 Ah the lure of a mystery, the fascination with the unknown and the adrenaline rush of discovering the truth regardless of the risk. Danger?? What danger?!



Try these first


Down the
              rabbit hole
Down the rabbit hole

by Peter Abrahams (2005)

First book in the Echo Falls series


Black cats
              and butlers
Black cats and butlers

by Janine Beacham (2017)

First book in the Rose Raventhorpe investigates series


Doll bones Doll bones

by Holly Black (2013)

 


Five on a treasure island Five on a treasure island

by Enid Blyton (1942)

First book in The Famous Five series


Over sea, under stone Over sea, under stone

by Susan Cooper (1965)

First book in The dark is rising series


The demon headmaster
The demon headmaster

by Gillian Cross (1982)

First book in The demon headmaster series


Small change for Stuart
Small change for Stuart

by Lissa Evans (2011)

First book in the Stuart series


Inkheart
Inkheart

by Cornelia Funke (2003)

First book in the Inkheart series


Dear Scarlett
Dear Scarlett

by Fleur Hitchcock (2013)

 


45 +
              47 Stella Street and everything that happened
45 + 47 Stella Street and everything that happened

by Elizabeth Honey (1995)

First book in the Stella Street series


Mondays are murder
Mondays are murder

by Tanya Landman (2009)

First book in the Poppy Fields mystery series


January
January

by Gabrielle Lord (2009)

First book in the Conspiracy 365 series


The glass
              children
The glass children

by Kristina Ohlsson (2013)

First book in The glass children series


The impossible clue
The impossible clue

by Sarah Rubin (2016)

First book in the Alice Jones series


The Blackthorn key
The Blackthorn key

by Kevin Sands (2015)

First book in The Blackthorn key series


The
              invention of Hugo Cabret
The invention of Hugo Cabret

by Brian
Selznick (2007)

 


Friday Barnes girl detective Friday Barnes girl detective

by R.A. Spratt (2014)

First book in the Friday Barnes series


Three times
              lucky
Three times lucky

by Sheila Turnage (2012)

First book in the
Mo and Dale mysteries series


The murderer's
              ape
The murderer's ape

by Jakob Wegelius (2014)

 



If you want more


The dark lady
The dark lady

by Irene Adler (2014)

First book in the Sherlock, Lupin and me series


The curse of
              the blue figurine
The curse of the blue figurine

by John Bellairs (1983)

First book in the Johnny Dixon series


A place called
              perfect
A place called perfect

by Helena Duggan (2012)

First book in the A place called perfect series


The
              Thornthwaite inheritance
The Thornthwaite inheritance

by Gareth P. Jones (2009)

First book in the Thornthwaite series


Rooftoppers
Rooftoppers

by Katherine Rundell (2013)

 


Wonderstruck
Wonderstruck

by Brian Selznick (2011)

 


Open for business
Open for business

by Moya Simons (2008)

First book in the Walk Right In Detective Agency series


The Egypt
              game
The Egypt game

by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1967)

First book in the Game series


Liar and spy
Liar and spy

by Rebecca
Stead (2012)

 


The last wild
The last wild

by Piers Torday (2013)

First book in The last wild series


The
              clockwork sparrow
The clockwork sparrow

by Katherine Woodfine (2015)

First book in The Sinclair's mysteries series



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