Reddit mentions: The best mystery & spy books for children

We found 1,345 Reddit comments discussing the best mystery & spy books for children. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 73 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.

1. Two-Minute Mysteries (Apple Paperbacks)

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Two-Minute Mysteries (Apple Paperbacks)
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Weight0.25 Pounds
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Release dateNovember 1991
Number of items1
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3. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
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Length9 Inches
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Width0.38 Inches
Release dateSeptember 1984
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6. The Ruby in the Smoke: A Sally Lockhart Mystery

Alfred A Knopf Books for Young Readers
The Ruby in the Smoke: A Sally Lockhart Mystery
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Height8 Inches
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Weight0.4125 Pounds
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Release dateSeptember 2008
Number of items1
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8. Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Mummy Mystery (Jigsaw Jones Mysteries)

Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Mummy Mystery (Jigsaw Jones Mysteries)
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Weight0.2 Pounds
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Release dateAugust 2017
Number of items1
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12. Eds (Medical Kidnap Files) (Volume 2)

Eds (Medical Kidnap Files) (Volume 2)
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13. The Lone Ranger (Little Golden Book)

The Lone Ranger (Little Golden Book)
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Height8.06 Inches
Length6.63 Inches
Weight0.24912235606 Pounds
Width0.2 Inches
Release dateMay 2013
Number of items1
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15. You're the Detective!: 24 Solve-Them-Yourself Picture Mysteries

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You're the Detective!: 24 Solve-Them-Yourself Picture Mysteries
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Length7.6 Inches
Weight0.4 Pounds
Width0.3 Inches
Release dateApril 2004
Number of items1
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17. Ned Mutton and the Fiendish Fish Finger Conspiracy

Ned Mutton and the Fiendish Fish Finger Conspiracy
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Release dateDecember 2018
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The comments and opinions expressed on this page are written exclusively by redditors. To provide you with the most relevant data, we sourced opinions from the most knowledgeable Reddit users based the total number of upvotes and downvotes received across comments on subreddits where mystery & spy books for children are discussed. For your reference and for the sake of transparency, here are the specialists whose opinions mattered the most in our ranking.
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Top Reddit comments about Children's Mystery, Detective, & Spy:

u/CryptidGrimnoir Ā· 2 pointsr/suggestmeabook

9 year old girls

They're old enough to be reading chapter books, but you didn't mention how advanced they were...

Hmm...this might be tricky...

If they like animals:

Summer of the Wolves

A recently orphaned twelve-year-old girl and her younger brother leave a foster home in California to stay with their estranged uncle, a biologist studying a wolf pack in the woods of Minnesota. Heartfelt and informative.

If they like fantasy:

Fablehaven

Kendra and Seth's grandfather has a secret. His woods is a sanctuary for all creatures magical and mystic.

If they like mysteries:

Frightmares: Cat Burglar On the Prowl

Peg Kehret has written a score of mysteries, but the best for middle readers are the Frightmares. Kayo and Rosie run into quite a few mysteries, and quite a bit of danger.

If they want to read about normal kids:

You can't go wrong with Beverly Cleary; I will never not recommend her. If I had to choose a single book of hers to recommend...

Dear Mr. Henshaw

7 year old boy

If he likes fairy tales:

The Stinky Cheese Man & Other Fairly Stupid Tales

The best set of fractured fairy tales I can think of. And perfect for a seven year old boy.

If he likes mysteries:

Jigsaw Jones

Encyclopedia Brown and its emphasis on logic and catching people in lies might be a touch too much for him at the moment, so I'm going to recommend Jigsaw Jones, the other elementary sleuth solving mysteries at reasonable rates. There's approximately a bazillion Jigsaw Jones books, so take your pick.

4 year old boy

If he likes little stories:

Mouse Tales

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I may need a little extra time to think of books for the other kids.

u/ihlaking Ā· 2 pointsr/FreeEBOOKS

Edit: Yes three books only free by mistake - Iā€™ve messaged the Mods to find a solution. Sorry everyone.

Hi folks,

Thanks for your support! My new Inspector Ambrose story is still waiting on an update - I'll let you know what's happening as soon as I can! There's still a cover preview here if you're keen. Feel free to ask any questions - I'm excited to share the new story with you, and the delays are for some very good reasons! Feel free to sign up to my newsletter to keep up to date with everything! I've also been writing another sequel that's slowly forming up into something promising. Slowly...

 

For anyone who's keen to check out the entire Inspector Ambrose series in countries outside the US, please find some handy links below!

 

Series Links

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Book I: What Went Wrong With Mrs Milliard's Mech?

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Book II: The Vanishing Villa:

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Book III: The Murder at Mansfield Manor:

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Book IV: The Clockwork Dungeon:

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Enjoy!

 

P.S. If you like my work and are keen to keep in touch, I regularly update my website and I'm ridiculously busy on Twitter. Thanks everyone!