Books with title A Mysterious Disappearance

From the Newbery Award-winning author of THE WESTING GAME, more clever riddles and wordplay, clues to be found, and mysteries to be solved!Glub! Blub!Mrs. Caroline "Little Dumpling" Carillon isn't quite sure what to expect when she sets off to meet her husband, Leon. After all, she hasn't seen him since their wedding when she was five and he was seven. But their reunion is cut short when a storm knocks him off their boat, and he disappears completely, leaving only one very waterlogged clue (Glub! Blub!). Will Dumpling be able to find Leon (or is it Noel) again? And just what is a glub blub?

From the Newbery Award-winning author of THE WESTING GAME, more clever riddles and wordplay, clues to be found, and mysteries to be solved!Glub! Blub!Mrs. Caroline "Little Dumpling" Carillon isn't quite sure what to expect when she sets off to meet her husband, Leon. After all, she hasn't seen him since their wedding when she was five and he was seven. But their reunion is cut short when a storm knocks him off their boat, and he disappears completely, leaving only one very waterlogged clue (Glub! Blub!). Will Dumpling be able to find Leon (or is it Noel) again? And just what is a glub blub?

A dependable Karen mysteriously disappears when she is supposed to meet a friend for a fun and casual picnic. A detective shows up to investigate and goes through the house, taking a lot of notes as he searches to uncover clues to her whereabouts. Karen’s friend, Victoria tells what she can about her friend's disappearance. Meanwhile, Karen is afraid of a group whose underhanded illegal dealings she accidentally uncovered. The detective uncovers evidence of Karen’s innocence and realizes she is not guilty but may be in danger. The detective uncovers enough evidence to prove her innocence and the guilt of those involved; He decides on a course of action and sets out to bring Karen in as witness to the trial. She agrees to trust him and they all work together to expose the truth...

Gordon Holmes has a happy method in the way he talks to his readers. He takes something for granted instead of spinning out to a fine point every single idea.He gives us two diametrically opposite characters in his two detectives—the Scotland Yard man and the amateur. Then he gives his readers the same clues the detectives have in Lady Dyke's disappearance.No reader can resist the subtle invitation to speculate as to what has happened and is going to happen. It is a most involved tangle.

A dependable Karen mysteriously disappears when she is supposed to meet a friend for a fun and casual picnic. A detective shows up to investigate and goes through the house, taking a lot of notes as he searches to uncover clues to her whereabouts. Karen’s friend, Victoria tells what she can about her friend's disappearance. Meanwhile, Karen is afraid of a group whose underhanded illegal dealings she accidentally uncovered. The detective uncovers evidence of Karen’s innocence and realizes she is not guilty but may be in danger. The detective uncovers enough evidence to prove her innocence and the guilt of those involved; He decides on a course of action and sets out to bring Karen in as witness to the trial. She agrees to trust him and they all work together to expose the truth

In this short story, meet the city of Hobarton, where dogs and cats live in separate neighborhoods--each with their own mayor, schools, and police departments. Dina is a tiny Pekingese dog, who works as a private detective in the upscale neighborhood of Jasmine Hills, and she is bored by her cases. One day, she receives a visit from a wealthy cat, Oralie, who wants Dina to find her missing brother, Clinton.So Dina enters the world of cats to solve this mystery. She gets strange looks along the way, but she also receives help from a friendly librarian, meets a young cat who wants to be her partner, and learns about a camera heist. Will she discover what happened to Clinton? Or will the cats run her out of their side of town?

New York Times bestselling author David Levithan takes young readers on twisting journey through truth, reality, and fantasy and belief. Aidan disappeared for six days. Six agonizing days of searches and police and questions and constant vigils. Then, just as suddenly as he vanished, Aidan reappears. Where has he been? The story he tells is simply. . . impossible. But it's the story Aidan is sticking to. His brother, Lucas, wants to believe him. But Lucas is aware of what other people, including their parents, are saying: that Aidan is making it all up to disguise the fact that he ran away. When the kids in school hear Aidan's story, they taunt him. But still Aidan clings to his story. And as he becomes more of an outcast, Lucas becomes more and more concerned. Being on Aidan's side would mean believing in the impossible. But how can you believe in the impossible when everything and everybody is telling you not to?