Browse Top Lists Blog Fern Picks About

Loading...

Firefly & Fern

The right book changes everything.

Independent book recommendations for young readers ages 0-18.

Discover

Browse
Fern Book Finder
Top Lists
New Arrivals
Age Groups

Resources

Blog
Age Guide
Newsletter

Company

About
Contact
Privacy
Terms

2026 Firefly & Fern. All rights reserved.

Firefly & Fern is an independent platform. We are not affiliated with any publisher. We use affiliate links — when you buy through our links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.

Theme

crime and justice

Books about crime and justice for readers of all ages.

Cover of The Penguin's crime wave

The Penguin's crime wave

Laurie Sutton

Ages 7–12adventurehumor

Cover of Girl #3

Girl #3

Nichole McGill

Ages 14–18crime and justicefamily bonds

Cover of Pretty bad things

Pretty bad things

C. J. Skuse

Ages 13–18family secretssibling relationships

Cover of Mean streets

Mean streets

Graham Marks

Ages 13–18crime and justicepower and corruption

Cover of Run

Run

Gregg Olsen

Ages 13–18survivalcrime and justice

Cover of Razorhurst

Razorhurst

Justine Larbalestier

Ages 13–18survivalloyalty

Cover of More conflicts

More conflicts

Burton Goodman, Edgar Allan Poe, Jack London

Ages 10–15mysterydetective work

Cover of Sanitized for your protection

Sanitized for your protection

Stephan Pastis

Ages 9–14humormystery

Cover of Jude

Jude

Kate Morgenroth

Ages 14–18family relationshipsmorality

Cover of Deathman, Do Not Follow Me

Deathman, Do Not Follow Me

Jay Bennett

Ages 10–15mysterycrime and justice

Cover of Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Bow / Hound of the Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet / Valley of Fear)

Sherlock Holmes (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Bow / Hound of the Baskervilles / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [11 stories] / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Sign of Four / Study in Scarlet / Valley of Fear)

Arthur Conan Doyle

Ages 10–18mysterylogic and deduction

Cover of Bad guys and gals of the ancient world

Bad guys and gals of the ancient world

Dona Rice

Ages 8–12historycrime and justice

Cover of The Printer's Devil

The Printer's Devil

Paul Bajoria

Ages 10–15orphans and belongingsurvival

Cover of Nearly gone

Nearly gone

Elle Cosimano

Ages 14–18mysteryintelligence

Cover of Class A (CHERUB #2)

Class A (CHERUB #2)

Robert Muchamore

Ages 13–18espionageorphans

Cover of Numbers

Numbers

Rachel Ward, Rachel Ward

Ages 13–18death and mortalityidentity and self-discovery

Cover of Lincoln's Grave Robbers

Lincoln's Grave Robbers

Steve Sheinkin

Ages 10–15american historycrime and justice

Cover of The Boys From Santa Cruz

The Boys From Santa Cruz

Jonathan Nasaw

Ages 16–18crime and justicesurvival

Cover of Gangs and gang crime

Gangs and gang crime

Newton, Michael, Michael Newton

Ages 13–18crime and justicesocial issues

Cover of What Came Before He Shot Her

What Came Before He Shot Her

Elizabeth George

Ages 15–18crime and justicepoverty and inequality

Cover of White-collar crime

White-collar crime

John E. Ferguson

Ages 11–16crime and justiceethics and morality

Cover of Youth Violence, Crime and Gangs

Youth Violence, Crime and Gangs

Edgar Kathleen, Kathleen Edgar

Ages 14–18social issuescrime and justice