History, mystery, and science collide in a new series for middle-grade readers, perfect for fans of "The Mysterious Benedict Society" and Lemony Snicket
Jordan Stratford imagines an alternate 1826, where Ada Lovelace (the world's first computer programmer) and Mary Shelley (author of "Frankens[...]

This history-mystery series continues with another fine display of brains and bravery from the Wollstonecraft Girls Ada Bryon Lovelace and Mary Shelley. Inspired fun for middle grade readers and fans of The Mysterious Benedict Society and Lemony Snicket
The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency was [...]

This "winner" (School Library Journal) of a history-mystery-science series continues as the Wollstonecraft Detectives--Ada Byron Lovelace and Mary Shelley--take on a case from the celebrated dinosaur bone hunter, Mary Anning.

The Wollestonecraft Girls embark on their most important case ye[...]

"A wonderfully vivid portrait of the man behind Sherlock Holmes . . . Like all the best historical true crime books, it's about so much more than crime."--Tana French, author of In the Woods

One of USA Today's "Five new books you won't want to miss " For all the scores of biographies of Arth[...]

"Storyworlds Bridges" is a range of stories designed to help develop more fluent Year 2 readers and maintain their enthusiasm for reading. They can be used for guided or independent reading. This pack presents six copies of the title "Jake Ace Detective".[...]

"A critically important book that forces us to ask new questions about the synthetic chemicals that we have spread across this earth."--Al Gore.[...]

Praise for "The Science of Sherlock Holmes"""Holmes is, first, a great detective, but he has also proven to be a great scientist, whether dabbling with poisons, tobacco ash, or tire marks. Wagner explores this fascinating aspect of his career by showing how his investigations were grounded in the cu[...]

Hailed as "the father of the scientific detective story," physician R. Austin Freeman tested his fictional ploys through microscopic and chemical analysis. Freeman originated the concept of the inverted mystery, in which the crime and culprit are revealed at the outset; the fascination begins with t[...]

Since the late 1970s, a sub genre of crime fiction, written by women and featuring a professional woman investigator, has exploded on the popular fiction market. Priscilla L. Walton and Manina Jones focus on this recent proliferation of women writers of detective fiction, providing the first book-le[...]

"A suspenseful roller-coaster ride."--Karin Slaughter - "Lisa Gardner always delivers heart-stopping suspense."--Harlan Coben He knows everything about you--including the first place you'll hide. On a warm summer night in one of Boston's working-class neighborhoods, an unthinkable crime has been com[...]

A wickedly smart and rollicking journey through the birth, life, and afterlives of popular culture's most beloved sleuth
Today he is the inspiration for fiction adaptations, blockbuster movies, hit television shows, raucous Twitter banter, and thriving subcultures. More than a century after She[...]

Fascinating. "Boston Globe" Entertaining. "Globe and Mail" Impressive. "Washington Post" For all who enjoy the company of Sherlock Holmes, in any of his many forms, reading Dundas s book will be hours well spent. "Los Angeles Review of Books" More than a century after Sherlock Holmes first capered i[...]