Nature Mysteries

Brave, clever and never more than a whisker away from adventure! When the museum’s visitors are gone for the day, it’s time for the cats to come out to play. The kittens can’t wait to welcome a group of schoolchildren to the museum’s first ever sleepover! Especially Bianca, who loves people fussing over her. So when Bianca goes missing after a squabble with the other kittens, they worry that she has run away with the children. But the rats have been sniffing around the sleepover too. Could the kittens’ old enemies be behind Bianca’s disappearance?

Harold Snyder, ein Student, dessen Vater Abgeordneter im Oberhaus ist, ist spurlos aus seinem Wohnheim verschwunden. In demselben Wohnheim war kurz zuvor ein Student unter mysteriösen, bisher ebenfalls nicht ganz geklärten Umständen ums Leben gekommen. Mycroft Holmes beauftragt Oscar Wilde und seinen Bruder Sherlock Holmes mit der Suche nach dem vermissten Studenten. Bei der Befragung von Harold Snyders Kommilitonen stoßen Oscar Wilde und Sherlock Holmes zunächst auf eine Mauer aus Schweigen.

What will happen when a fully-fueled bomber from the Air Force base just outside a large Texas city and piloted by a woman named Rory is flung by a fierce tornado into the country's largest, busiest shopping mall? Begin the day with the mall manager, his assistant, the chief security officer, and Howard the Weatherman - whose predictions are always uncannily accurate, and in this case - deadly.

It all started the night before dinner when Eli asked, "Do beavers shout timber when they chopped down trees?" "I don't know," his dad replied, "but I know how to find out."

It’s Valentine’s Day, and Jordan Cartwright is about to learn the meaning of true love...from her cat! In book three of the Halloway Hills Middle School Mysteries, after feeling rejected by her best friend Avery because of Valentine’s Day, Jordan wonders if she can still be friends with him. As she tries to avoid Avery, Jordan witnesses some strange behavior from her cat Blizzard. When Blizzard goes missing during a snowstorm, Jordan enlists Avery’s help to find him. Will Jordan and Avery find Blizzard, or will his strange behavior remain a secret forever?

Two kittens have gone missing and it is up to Detective Midnight and his partner Ghost to find them. As soon as they close one case, they stumble upon a sinister plan to gain control of all Cat Land.

Dashing Esquire Fox used to organize the world’s most elaborate chicken raids until the day she encountered Mr. Pepper. Meeting the blustery old rooster changed her heart, convincing her to turn from a life of crime and instead form the Animal Rescue Agency, which masterminds rescue operations across the globe.

When talented and special animals start going missing across Britain, the Cook family know it's another job for their resident spy pets. Lara might be sure that the dogs can handle the case alone, but not everything goes according to the Spy Pups' plan. Can Spy Cat Shakespeare prove his worth and save the Spy Pups' tails? And maybe even answer the age-old question...which is better, cats or dogs?

Maihsa hittar en väska med hundvalpar! Först blir hon överförtjust, men så ser hon att valparna visst inte alls mår bra. Dessutom verkar ägarna som skumma typer. Först försöker ge Maihsa pengar för att hålla tyst och lämna dem ifred, men när hon vägrar börjar de istället hota henne... Maihsa bestämmer sig för att, tillsammans med vännerna Enea och Anton, gå till botten med vad ägarna egentligen håller på med. Kan det handla om djursmuggling? Siv Widerberg är en välkänd svensk barn- och ungdomsförfattare som skrivit över 60 titlar.

Without a mom and with her dad busy running the museum, Liberty Jacobs was practically raised by the tarantulas, leopard geckos, and rare butterflies of the Walnut Street Insectarium. She loves being the resident “Bug Girl,” but unless Liberty and her dad can snag a big investor, they’ll lose the museum, their home, and the funding Liberty needs to launch her dream business: a butterfly release program called Life & Liberty. The investor meeting is a week away, but there’s a big problem: Liberty has reason to suspect there’s going to be a "buglary" of the museum’s rarest animals.

Lake Monsters: Strange Encounters offers bone-chilling tales of human survival and death with mysterious creatures of the deep, murky freshwater of North America. These are true, frightening encounters with unimaginable and elusive freshwater cryptids. From the Great Lakes to pristine backyard swimming pools, the next time you stare into the depths, you’ll remember the fantastic and horrifying cryptids that lurk below the surface. Dive in if you dare.

Every year, the president pardons one turkey for Thanksgiving. One. But KC and her best friend, Marshall, think one isn't enough! This year, they want to gather lots of turkeys to be spared. The night before the holiday, the turkeys are in a big flock on the National Mall waiting to be set free. The next morning, they're gone! Who would steal 117 Thanksgiving turkeys? KC and Marshall have to ruffle some feathers to find out!

Sarah Massey, talented lead actress in Circus Sweethearts, is a mess. She should be dancing on air - after all, her boyfriend just proposed. But she has lost his gift: a beautiful emerald necklace with a storied history. Rumor has it whoever loses the necklace will be cursed, and now everything around Miss Massey is falling apart. She turns to Maisie Hitchins and her dog, Eddie, for help. But when Maisie shows up at the London theater, things only get stranger.

In this fourth mystery about 12-year-old Maisie, the young detective must solve a crime for her friend, Professor Tobin. The professor travelled all over the world collecting strange and wonderful objects, and the British Museum is opening a special room to house his collection. But before the professor's donation, a thief steals a valuable Amazonian tribal mask! With just a single feather left behind, Maisie doesn't have much to go on, but the stakes in her newest case are higher than ever.

It's time for the alpaca costume contest, and Abigail "Abbi" Wallace is excited to see it at the Maine State Fair. But there’s only one alpaca left—the rest are missing! What sent the alpacas packing? Abbi; her dog, Barkley; and her friends Lydia and Daniel are ready to sniff out this mystery!

Join our intrepid and loyal Havanese agents in The Lucky Coupon, book two in the P.E.T. (People Enhancement Technologies) Series, as they work together to keep the world a safer place for pets and people alike! Sam and Caleb visit the set of the legendary ex-police dog and pet actor, Donn the Doberman. Something isn't quite right though...Sam and Caleb smell something fishy and will need to use all their skills to unravel this mystery!

Join our intrepid and loyal Havanese agents in The Dognappers, book 3 in the P.E.T. (People Enhancement Technologies) Series, as they work together to keep the world a safer place for pets and people alike! When members of the elite P.E.T. notice an inexplicable rise in the number of missing family dogs, Sam boldly ventures forth and discovers the mysterious reason pets are vanishing! Can Sam expose those responsible and return the missing dogs to their families or is he in way over his head?

Frank Pandini, Jr. is the mayor of Kalamazoo City, and everyone is celebrating - everyone except for Zengo, O'Malley, and Cooper, who can't seem to close a single case. To make matters worse, a mysterious hulking shadow has appeared in waters around KC. Could this spell the end for the Platypus Police Squad?

Katz Pajamas is an extraordinary detective. In fact, he’s the best in New Purrt, Catifornia. When there’s a mystery to solve, he’s the cat to call. In The Haunted House of Hashimoto, Katz has been invited for an evening at the mansion of Hiromasa Hashimoto to help solve the mystery of a ghostly presence. With the unwanted help of other sleuths, Katz takes on the challenge of solving Mr. Hashimoto’s problem and discovers a bigger mystery that has gone unsolved for years.

Mahmah adopted Swift when she visited the local animal shelter; the greyhound caught her eye, sad and lonely in his kennel. She took him home, cleaned him up, and taught him what it was like to live as a beloved family companion. A year later a skinny, matted Scottish terrier named Pete landed on their doorstep, and soon their little family had expanded to three.