I'm in middle school, and my language teacher said that I HAVE 2 read a mystery book (that fits my reading level- you know something for a 13-yr old that's not 2 hard, or 2 easy)... I'm a VERY picky reader, so it HAS to be a really good book... any ideas???
(PLEASE tell me what the story's about!!!)
2006-09-29 16:58:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Nancy Drew wrote very good mystery books about a girl detective, solving things as she's a teen.
If you want a little older than that, let me think... try Sherlock Holmes. That's very good, anything by him.
No, just trust me, I don't want to spoil the stories. You'll thank me later.
2006-09-29 17:02:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say Sherlock Holmes, but that might be too difficult, and so would Nero Wolfe. Those are mystery series books that are really really awesome and...you might be able to read it, but i'm not sure if they fit your level. Maybe Nancy Drew, she has a series of stories that might be good or The Artemis Fowl series if they count as mysteries. I would give you the plot to these but...there are so many..its not just one. One question: Does it have to be a book, or can it be a short story? If it can be a short story Edgar Allen Poe's story "The Purloined letter" is good. It's about a detective named C. Auguste Dupin who is asked by the police to find this letter a man is using to blackmail a woman with. Its really awesome. Anyway...good luck.
2006-09-29 17:03:29 · answer #2 · answered by rolandofgileadiscool 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey I saw your question on mystery book on yahoo answers and I thought I would let you know about my mom's books.
My mom is Dianne Henderson Author of The Miller's Pond Mystery Series.
Book 1 - Mystery at Miller's Pond
Book 2 - The Frightening Old Mansion
Book 3 - Coming Soon
Dianne is currently working on her 4th book.
Dianne can personally autograph the books!
Readers voted the books 5 stars.
www.diannehenderson.com.
You can read about them on her site, before you buy them.
These are excellent books!
We are still tring to get the word out about the books. Check them out. They are great books!
Thanks!
2006-10-02 11:17:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elizabeth Peters.. She writes two series of mysteries around two female detectives. Vickie Bliss and Amelia Peabody. I read the Amelia Peabody series. They are set in the late Victorian period thru the early 1900's. All the mysteries in this series have to do with Egyptology or the study of ancient Egypt as a back drop. I would recomend, the very first one in the series to start off with. Its call Crocodile on the Sandbank. These books are availabe at most libraries or bookstores. Also, if you library is like mine, you can probably get them on tape or cd as well.
2006-09-29 17:09:53 · answer #4 · answered by sisofhathor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stephen King has Great Mystery Books
2006-09-29 17:07:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
"You've Got Murder" by Donna Andrews. It ROCKS! It's about an artificial intelligence program who solves a mystery. Here's the description from my public library:
Turing Hopper is an Artificial Intelligence Personality, a mainframe computer with a mind like Miss Marple. And when her creator, Zack, begins missing work, the sentient Turing sense foul play.
2006-09-29 17:21:31 · answer #6 · answered by gburgmommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read any of Diane Mott Davidson 's books. They are cute and easy to understand mysteries. They are books for adults, but are approprate for someone your age. Try one of them and you may like them.
The main character is a caterer and lives in a small town. She ends up solving murder mysteries in each of the books.
2006-09-29 23:08:54 · answer #7 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could probably go to BarnesandNoble.com and look up books in the mystery category. I like to read Mary Higgins Clark and I was reading them when I was a young teenager, but there are plenty more mystery authors to choose from.
2006-09-29 17:09:00 · answer #8 · answered by Alessa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agatha Christies, especially Murder on the Orient Express.
2006-09-29 17:26:04 · answer #9 · answered by Mila 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋