Bestselling author Chris Grabenstein and the Mystery Writers of America bring together twenty peerless puzzles—from bestselling authors such as Peter Lerangis, Stuart Gibbs, Lauren Magaziner, Kate Milford, and, of course, Grabenstein himself—in an anthology of mystery short stories that invite readers to try to unravel the riddles themselves.From tales of hapless superheroes and stolen squirrel monkeys to murderous triplets and haunted basements, these thrilling, p...

RING TOSS(A Ceepak Short Story!)This first ever John Ceepak short story Ring Toss originally appeared in the June 2010 issue of ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE.The reported theft of a family heirloom sends officers Ceepak and Boyle racing to Sea Haven's Mussel Beach Motel to investigate. At the scene of the crime, Danny and Ceepak run into something much worse than a burglar: the DePinna family reunion!RING TOSS takes place between MIND S...

THE START OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES WITH MORE THAN TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD—NOW A FULL-COLOR, FUN-PACKED GRAPHIC NOVEL!Can you escape from what James Patterson calls “the coolest library in all the world”? Follow along and solve the clues in this interactive graphic novel! From the co-author of Murdle Jr.: Sleuths on the Loose and illustrator of The Last Kids on Earth…“A worthy successor to t...

**"Chris Grabenstein just might be the smartest writer for kids in the universe." --James PattersonWhat if you could learn everything just by eating jellybeans?! Meet the Smartest Kid in the Universe and find out in this fun-packed new series from the Bestselling Author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and coauthor of Max Einstein!**12 year old Jake's middle school is about to be shut down--unless Jake and his friends can figure out how to save it. When Jake...

THE START OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES WITH MORE THAN TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD!Can you escape from what James Patterson calls “the coolest library in the world”? Follow along and solve the clues in this interactive adventure! From the co-author of Murdle Jr.: Sleuths on the Loose…“A worthy successor to the original madman puzzle-master himself, Willy Wonka.” —Booklist, starred review

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES WITH MORE THAN TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD—NOW FULL-COLOR, FUN-PACKED GRAPHIC NOVELS!Discover what James Patterson calls “the coolest library in the world.” Follow along and solve the clues in this interactive graphic novel featuring Mr. Lemoncello’s first-ever Library Olympics! From the co-author of Murdle Jr.: Sleuths on the Loose and illustrator of The Last Kids on Earth…

New from the author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library and coauthor of the I Funny series with James Patterson! Celebrate the power of imagination with this action-packed New York Times bestseller that shows that sometimes the real story starts after you close the book!What if your favorite characters came to life? Billy’s spending the summer in a lakeside cabin that belongs to the mysterious Dr. Libris. But something strange is going on. Bes...

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Mr. Lemoncello series comes a race across the country full of rousing riddles and laugh-out-loud humor as two brothers try to solve the million-dollar puzzle of an eccentric genius!Benjamin and Ethan Broderick don't fit together. Twelve-year-old Ben loves retro arcade games and puzzles, while his older brother would rather play sports and hang out with his friends. The only thing they have in common is how ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES WITH MORE THAN TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD!Discover what James Patterson calls “the coolest library in the world.” Follow along and solve the clues in this interactive adventure featuring Mr. Lemoncello’s first-ever Library Olympics! From the co-author of Murdle Jr.: Sleuths on the Loose…“Lots of action and quirky humor will lead kids to do just what libraries encourage them to do:...

**“Outrageous hijinks and nonstop hilarity—five-stars!” —Lincoln Peirce, author of the Big Nate seriesFrom the bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library and co-author with James Patterson of I Funny, House of Robots, and Treasure Hunters, comes a hilarious illustrated series about all the wacky things that happen when you live in a motel!**Eleven-year-old P. T. Wilkie may be the greatest storyteller alive. But he knows one thing for a fact: the Won...

Introducing DOG SQUAD, the crime-fighting, tail-wagging, hilarious new series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and coauthor of Max Einstein!When trouble calls . . . it's DOG SQUAD to the rescue!Duke is not your average dog. Along with his crew, he fights crime and goes on claw-biting adventures helping dogs in peril in the hit streaming sensation--DOG SQUAD! Fred is a p...

WINNER OF THE ANTHONY AWARD for Best First Mystery 2005!"ONE OF THE BEST MYSTERIES OF 2005!"*There isn't much fun in the sun when a billionaire real estate tycoon is found murdered on the Tilt-A-Whirl at a seedy seaside amusement park in the otherwise quiet tourist town of Sea Haven, New Jersey.John Ceepak, a former MP back from Iraq, has just joined the Sea Haven Police Department. The job offer came from an old Army buddy who wanted to give him at least a summer's ...