Contemporary Tween Detective Reads

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Hi there, this last week’s post has another booklist in store for you! I thought long and hard on what to include in this one as I knew I had to come up with some interesting and intriguing reads for Miss Eleven. Having acquired her approval on code breakers and secret agencies, I finally managed to get a few titles read before setting up this blog post. So, without any further rambling… please press below to find out which titles made the cut…

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A Trio of Historical Girl Detectives

Hi friends, this week’s small-ish booklist post has a trio of titles featuring detective stories set somewhere in the not-so distant past. My niece isn’t a huge fan of history but I hope to convince her with this short list. Here’s hoping your tweens find something interesting in this post!!

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Mystery & Mayhem by The Crime Club

Hi everyone, welcome to this winter month of July. As I promised my niece, this month’s posts are all filled with young detectives and amateur sleuths. This week’s review post is about a delightful mystery read that has several thrilling mystery stories inside. Get ready friends, there will be danger, there will be mayhem, and mostly there will definitely be my niece’s favourite…mystery!!

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Shh… July is for Detective Stories

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Your Task Friends, if you wish to accept, is to delve ahead and figure out what kind of detective stories I have coming up this month. Are you ready? Got your hat and magnifying glass with you? Good… onwards then…

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Worth a Thousand Words by Brigit Young

Hi everyone, this week’s review post is about an intriguing little story that caught my eye a while back. I’m including photography as an art-form in this month’s reads as it takes quite a fair bit of skill to master and create images. This story takes readers on a journey into one young girl’s life behind the lens…

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One Arranged Murder by Chetan Bhagat

Hi friends, this week I’m featuring an adult crime novel that will take you into the unique backdrop that is Delhi, India. If anyone has heard of Chetan Bhagat and the stories he’s known for, this book will surely not disappoint. So crime lovers, get ready for a story that will keep you captivated and guessing until the end…

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