Boy Detectives

Lyle Williams, aka Mudshark, is his school's best problem solver and locator of lost items in Mudshark by Gary Paulsen. Here are a few other boy detectives you might like to read about...

The Hardy Boys: The House on the Cliff by Franklin W. Dixon (1959)

Teenage detectives Frank and Joe Hardy investigate a supposedly haunted house reported to be the hangout of criminals.

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald Sobol (1963)

Whenever 10-year-old Leroy (nicknamed "Encyclopedia") Brown's father, the chief of police in Idaville, has a difficult case, Encyclopedia always manages to solve it at the dinner table. So, he decides to open his own detective agency.

Half -Moon Investigations by Eion Colfer (2006)

Twelve-year-old private investigator Fletcher Moon, nicknamed "Half Moon" because of his shortness, must track down a conspiracy or be framed for a crime he did not committ.

The Puzzling World of Winston Breen by Eric Berlin (2007)

Puzzle-crazy, twelve-year-old Winston and his ten-year-old sister Katie find themselves involved in a dangerous mystery involving a hidden ring. Puzzles for the reader to solve are included throughout the text.

Grk and the Hotdog Trail by Joshua Doder (2008)

Twelve-year-old British schoolboy Tim Malt and his dog, Grk, set out on a new adventure while in New York City, where they seek to discover who stole the Golden Dachshund from the National Museum.