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mystery and deduction

Books about mystery and deduction for readers of all ages.

Cover of Tell-Tale Heart and Other Stories (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Pit and the Pendulum / Purloined Letter / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson)

Tell-Tale Heart and Other Stories (Black Cat / Cask of Amontillado / Fall of the House of Usher / Ligeia / Masque of the Red Death / Murders in the Rue Morgue / Pit and the Pendulum / Purloined Letter / Tell-Tale Heart / William Wilson)

Edgar Allan Poe

Ages 14–18guilt and consciencepsychological terror

Cover of Deception

Deception

Grace Cavendish

Ages 9–13mystery and deductiontrust and betrayal

Cover of Horton Halfpott, or, The fiendish mystery of Smugwick Manor, or, The loosening of M'Lady Luggertuck's corset

Horton Halfpott, or, The fiendish mystery of Smugwick Manor, or, The loosening of M'Lady Luggertuck's corset

Tom Angleberger

Ages 9–14mystery and deductioneccentricity