Books with title 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...

Budding middle-schoolers Lu Li and Rolf Eriksen find themselves on an unexpected adventure deep beneath the streets of Bartlestown on a quest to find their lost friend, Sam. Through twisting tunnels and colorful caves they’ll encounter deadly faeries, grouchy gnomes, and uncover the secrets of a lost civilization with connections to Lu’s missing family.Full of humor, adventure, and mystery, Marc Nottke’s debut children’s novel is, at its core, about the bonds of friendship, the heartache of severed ties, and the knowledge that even when separated, the love of friends and family can strengthen you.

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