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The Detention Detectives Series

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Murder mysteries are many children's favourite genre to read: they love guessing whodunnit, picking up on clues, and pondering over all the possible outcomes. Here is a middle grade mystery series set in school, with three classmates as our detectives.

The books follow new-boy-in-school Jonno who initially hates living in his new town. Then we've got Lydia, who is the school reporter and thinks her news story will sweep everything else off the front page. And finally there's young carer Daniel, who has got quite a lot on his plate at home. In each book, they must solve a murder that has somehow landed on their desk. Although each character is quite different to each other, they know just how to join forces and work together to get to the bottom of the strange crimes happening in school. 

This is a great series for anyone who loves middle grade crime and mystery, and is perfect for anyone who loves reading stories set in today's world, like A High-Rise Mystery Series and The After School Detective Club.

Love this series? Check out our list of the Best Crime and Mystery Book Series for 7 and 8 year olds

All The Detention Detectives books in order:

Book 1: The Detention Detectives (2023)
Book 2: The Detention Detectives: Murder By Mistake (2024)
Book 3: The Detention Detectives: Talent for Trouble (2025)

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Book 1
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The Detention Detectives

'Ideal for fans of Robin Stevens' - The Week Junior"Finding a dead body at my new school was a pretty rubbish way to sta... MoreThe Detention Detectives

(2 reviews) 5 2
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Book 2
The Detention Detectives: Murder By Mistake
Book 2

The Detention Detectives: Murder By Mistake

'Ideal for fans of Robin Stevens' - The Week JuniorTHE DETENTION DETECTIVES ARE BACK! And there's been another murder...... MoreThe Detention Detectives: Murder By Mistake

(1 review) 5 1
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The Detention Detectives: Talent for Trouble
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The Detention Detectives: Talent for Trouble

'Ideal for fans of Robin Stevens' - The Week JuniorCALLING ALL MURDER MYSTERY FANS!The Detention Detectives may have sol... MoreThe Detention Detectives: Talent for Trouble

(1 review) 4 1
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