🚪 Hidden Passageways

Secret corridors and concealed doors riddle a building or landscape, promising escape, discovery, or danger to those who find their way through.

The Lifters

by Dave Eggers • 2018

An invisible boy learns his crumbling town is held together by children propping up the earth.

3.61

2k+

🕳️ Secret Underground World 🏘️ Small Town Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society Of Kids

The Lifters 88%

An invisible boy learns his crumbling town is held together by children propping up the earth.

by Dave Eggers 2018

3.61

2k+ ratings

🕳️ Secret Underground World 🏘️ Small Town Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society Of Kids

One False Note

by Gordon Korman • 2008

Amy and Dan chase Mozart's trail across Europe, hunted by relatives who want them dead.

3.90

55k+

🗺️ Global Treasure Hunt 👫 Orphaned Siblings 👁️ Secret Societies

One False Note 88%

Amy and Dan chase Mozart's trail across Europe, hunted by relatives who want them dead.

by Gordon Korman 2008

3.90

55k+ ratings

🗺️ Global Treasure Hunt 👫 Orphaned Siblings 👁️ Secret Societies

Piranesi

by Susanna Clarke • 2020

His home is an infinite house of tides and statues. His name is not his own.

4.21

501k+

🌀 Gothic Labyrinth 🏛️ Sentient Architecture 🎭 Lost Identity

Piranesi 87%

His home is an infinite house of tides and statues. His name is not his own.

by Susanna Clarke 2020

4.21

501k+ ratings

🌀 Gothic Labyrinth 🏛️ Sentient Architecture 🎭 Lost Identity

The Bell Between Worlds

by Ian Johnstone • 2013

A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.

3.77

511

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧒 Orphaned Hero

The Bell Between Worlds 87%

A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.

by Ian Johnstone 2013

3.77

511 ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🧒 Orphaned Hero

Book Scavenger

by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman • 2015

Twelve-year-old Emily must crack a coded Poe book: the last game her hero left behind.

4.14

18k+

📚 Books About Books 🕵️ Literary Scavenger Hunt 🔐 Coded Messages

Book Scavenger 87%

Twelve-year-old Emily must crack a coded Poe book: the last game her hero left behind.

by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 2015

4.14

18k+ ratings

📚 Books About Books 🕵️ Literary Scavenger Hunt 🔐 Coded Messages

The Cartographers

by Peng Shepherd • 2022

Her father's map hides a town drawn into existence. He died keeping that secret.

3.63

81k+

🗺️ Secret Geography 📚 Academic Mystery 💔 Father-Daughter Rift

The Cartographers 87%

Her father's map hides a town drawn into existence. He died keeping that secret.

by Peng Shepherd 2022

3.63

81k+ ratings

🗺️ Secret Geography 📚 Academic Mystery 💔 Father-Daughter Rift

The Mad Apprentice

by Django Wexler • 2015

To catch a killer, six apprentices enter a living labyrinth that is hunting them instead.

4.14

2k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Middle Grade 🤝 Found Family

The Mad Apprentice 87%

To catch a killer, six apprentices enter a living labyrinth that is hunting them instead.

by Django Wexler 2015

4.14

2k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Middle Grade 🤝 Found Family

Mariah Mundi and the Ghost Diamonds

by G.P. Taylor • 2007

Guests combust at his hotel. A golden-fingered boy races a secret society for cursed diamonds.

3.99

197

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society Plot 💎 Cursed Treasure Quest

Mariah Mundi and the Ghost Diamonds Summary

Mariah Mundi and the Ghost Diamonds 87%

Guests combust at his hotel. A golden-fingered boy races a secret society for cursed diamonds.

by G.P. Taylor 2007

3.99

197 ratings

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society Plot 💎 Cursed Treasure Quest

Transylvanian Sunrise

by Radu Cinamar • 2004

Under Romania, a 50,000-year-old holographic library built by giants. The Pentagon hid it.

4.15

536

🏛️ Secret History 🔒 Government Cover-Ups 🧠 Parapsychology Programs

Transylvanian Sunrise 87%

Under Romania, a 50,000-year-old holographic library built by giants. The Pentagon hid it.

by Radu Cinamar 2004

4.15

536 ratings

🏛️ Secret History 🔒 Government Cover-Ups 🧠 Parapsychology Programs

The Secret of the Old Clock

by Carolyn Keene • 1930

Teen detective Nancy Drew tracks a missing will hidden in a clock to outwit a greedy family.

3.97

85k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 📜 Inheritance Mystery 🍵 Cozy Mystery Energy

The Secret of the Old Clock 87%

Teen detective Nancy Drew tracks a missing will hidden in a clock to outwit a greedy family.

by Carolyn Keene 1930

3.97

85k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 📜 Inheritance Mystery 🍵 Cozy Mystery Energy

House of Leaves

by Mark Z. Danielewski • 2000

A photojournalist's home defies physics: inside, an impossible dark labyrinth grows and shifts.

4.09

204k+

🗞️ Found Manuscript 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Shifting Labyrinth

House of Leaves 87%

A photojournalist's home defies physics: inside, an impossible dark labyrinth grows and shifts.

by Mark Z. Danielewski 2000

4.09

204k+ ratings

🗞️ Found Manuscript 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Shifting Labyrinth

Greenglass House

by Kate Milford • 2014

At Greenglass House, a boy's holiday becomes a puzzle when a ghost and map reveal secrets.

3.99

29k+

❄️ Wintry Mystery 👻 Ghostly Mystery 🔍 Kid Detective Duo

Greenglass House 87%

At Greenglass House, a boy's holiday becomes a puzzle when a ghost and map reveal secrets.

by Kate Milford 2014

3.99

29k+ ratings

❄️ Wintry Mystery 👻 Ghostly Mystery 🔍 Kid Detective Duo

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow

by D.E. Night • 2019

A hidden magical town should have been safe, but a stolen shadow walks its lantern-lit streets.

4.21

926

🏘️ Hidden Magical Town 🖤 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Chosen One

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow Summary

The Girl with the Whispering Shadow 87%

A hidden magical town should have been safe, but a stolen shadow walks its lantern-lit streets.

by D.E. Night 2019

4.21

926 ratings

🏘️ Hidden Magical Town 🖤 Found Family 👑 Reluctant Chosen One

Mystery of the Whale Tattoo

by Franklin W. Dixon • 1967

The Hardy boys join a carnival, then chase a stuffed whale concealing a stolen idol.

3.77

2k+

🕵️ Teen Detectives 👬 Sibling Sleuths 🎭 Disguise And Deception

Mystery of the Whale Tattoo 87%

The Hardy boys join a carnival, then chase a stuffed whale concealing a stolen idol.

by Franklin W. Dixon 1967

3.77

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Detectives 👬 Sibling Sleuths 🎭 Disguise And Deception

The Wishing Spell

by Chris Colfer • 2012

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

4.26

161k+

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists

The Wishing Spell 87%

A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.

by Chris Colfer 2012

4.26

161k+ ratings

🌌 Portal Fantasy 🧚 Fractured Fairy Tales 👯 Twin Protagonists

The Book of Doors

by Gareth Brown • 2024

A bookseller's inherited book opens doors to anywhere, but a deadly collector wants it for herself.

4.03

111k+

📚 Magical Books 🚪 Portal Magic 📖 Bookstore Life

The Book of Doors 87%

A bookseller's inherited book opens doors to anywhere, but a deadly collector wants it for herself.

by Gareth Brown 2024

4.03

111k+ ratings

📚 Magical Books 🚪 Portal Magic 📖 Bookstore Life

Coraline

by Neil Gaiman • 2002

Her other mother is perfect, doting, and wants to keep Coraline forever behind sewn-shut eyes.

4.13

788k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👁️ Uncanny Doppelgangers

Coraline 87%

Her other mother is perfect, doting, and wants to keep Coraline forever behind sewn-shut eyes.

by Neil Gaiman 2002

4.13

788k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 👁️ Uncanny Doppelgangers

The Templar Legacy

by Steve Berry • 2006

Cotton Malone, a bookseller and former spy, chases a Templar secret that could topple the Church.

3.84

57k+

🛡️ Templar Conspiracy 🏰 Medieval Mystery 🔐 Cryptic Codes

The Templar Legacy 87%

Cotton Malone, a bookseller and former spy, chases a Templar secret that could topple the Church.

by Steve Berry 2006

3.84

57k+ ratings

🛡️ Templar Conspiracy 🏰 Medieval Mystery 🔐 Cryptic Codes

The Mystery of Locked Rooms

by Lindsay Currie • 2024

Facing foreclosure, three escape-room prodigies hunt treasure inside a legendary abandoned funhouse.

3.92

3k+

🧩 Escape Room Puzzles 💰 Hidden Treasure 🫂 Found Family

The Mystery of Locked Rooms 87%

Facing foreclosure, three escape-room prodigies hunt treasure inside a legendary abandoned funhouse.

by Lindsay Currie 2024

3.92

3k+ ratings

🧩 Escape Room Puzzles 💰 Hidden Treasure 🫂 Found Family

The Library of Ever

by Zeno Alexander • 2019

A bored girl finds a door into a magical library, where protecting books means fighting the dark.

3.77

2k+

🏛️ Magical Library 🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Librarian Hero

The Library of Ever 87%

A bored girl finds a door into a magical library, where protecting books means fighting the dark.

by Zeno Alexander 2019

3.77

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Magical Library 🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Librarian Hero

The Society of Unknowable Objects

by Gareth Brown • 2025

Magic is real, hidden in a London bookshop. A killer knows, and he's coming for it.

3.84

15k+

🕵️ Secret Magical Society 🗝️ Magical Artifacts 📚 Book About Books

The Society of Unknowable Objects Summary

The Society of Unknowable Objects 87%

Magic is real, hidden in a London bookshop. A killer knows, and he's coming for it.

by Gareth Brown 2025

3.84

15k+ ratings

🕵️ Secret Magical Society 🗝️ Magical Artifacts 📚 Book About Books

The House That Held Her

by Ellis Hart • 2025

Sixteen skulls dug up, then gone. A town sworn to silence. Someone living inside the walls.

3.78

796

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🔍 Gothic Mystery 🚪 Secret Passages

The House That Held Her 87%

Sixteen skulls dug up, then gone. A town sworn to silence. Someone living inside the walls.

by Ellis Hart 2025

3.78

796 ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🔍 Gothic Mystery 🚪 Secret Passages

The Starless Sea

by Erin Morgenstern • 2019

A library book knows his past. Underground, a hidden world of stories and a fated romance await.

3.84

237k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Hidden Library 💫 Fated Love

The Starless Sea 87%

A library book knows his past. Underground, a hidden world of stories and a fated romance await.

by Erin Morgenstern 2019

3.84

237k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Hidden Library 💫 Fated Love

The Ersatz Elevator

by Lemony Snicket • 2001

Their new penthouse runs on trends; their nemesis runs an auction to sell their kidnapped friends.

4.06

161k+

🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 🎭 Disguised Villain 🔒 Kidnapped Friends

The Ersatz Elevator 87%

Their new penthouse runs on trends; their nemesis runs an auction to sell their kidnapped friends.

by Lemony Snicket 2001

4.06

161k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere 🎭 Disguised Villain 🔒 Kidnapped Friends

The Westing Game

by Ellen Raskin • 1978

Sixteen tenants learn a dead man's will named them suspects. To inherit, they must find the killer.

3.99

237k+

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identities 🕵️ Child Detective

The Westing Game 86%

Sixteen tenants learn a dead man's will named them suspects. To inherit, they must find the killer.

by Ellen Raskin 1978

3.99

237k+ ratings

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identities 🕵️ Child Detective

The Fairfleet Affair

by K.H. Saxton • 2023

After their mentor vanishes during an eclipse, two kid detectives follow his trail of museum clues.

4.06

185

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🔍 Kid Detectives 👑 Hidden Heir

The Fairfleet Affair 86%

After their mentor vanishes during an eclipse, two kid detectives follow his trail of museum clues.

by K.H. Saxton 2023

4.06

185 ratings

🧩 Puzzle Mystery 🔍 Kid Detectives 👑 Hidden Heir

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

by J.K. Rowling • 1998

When students turn to stone at Hogwarts, Harry's snake-speech makes him the prime suspect.

4.43

4.5M+

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔍 School Mystery 👑 Hidden Heir

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Summary

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 86%

When students turn to stone at Hogwarts, Harry's snake-speech makes him the prime suspect.

by J.K. Rowling 1998

4.43

4.5M+ ratings

🏰 Magical Boarding School 🔍 School Mystery 👑 Hidden Heir

Three Kinds of Lucky

by Kim Harrison • 2024

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

3.90

5k+

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion

Three Kinds of Lucky 86%

Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.

by Kim Harrison 2024

3.90

5k+ ratings

🏭 Arcane Infrastructure 🧬 Hidden Heritage 🐕 Shadow Companion

The King's Deception

by Steve Berry • 2013

An ex-agent's London errand turns lethal: the pickpocket he's escorting holds a Tudor secret.

4.00

15k+

🏰 Tudor Intrigue 🕯️ Secret Society 📖 Alternate History

The King's Deception 86%

An ex-agent's London errand turns lethal: the pickpocket he's escorting holds a Tudor secret.

by Steve Berry 2013

4.00

15k+ ratings

🏰 Tudor Intrigue 🕯️ Secret Society 📖 Alternate History

Found

by Margaret Peterson Haddix • 2008

A note tells an adopted boy he was taken from the past. Then a second warns: someone's coming.

3.98

42k+

🕰️ Time Travel Mystery 🔍 Kid Investigators 🎭 Hidden Identities

Found 86%

A note tells an adopted boy he was taken from the past. Then a second warns: someone's coming.

by Margaret Peterson Haddix 2008

3.98

42k+ ratings

🕰️ Time Travel Mystery 🔍 Kid Investigators 🎭 Hidden Identities

Hunting for Hidden Gold

by Franklin W. Dixon • 1928

Summoned to Montana, two brothers hunt for buried gold as a ruthless gang closes in.

3.93

7k+

⛏️ Gold Prospecting Mystery 🔍 Sibling Sleuths 🗺️ Hidden Treasure Hunt

Hunting for Hidden Gold 86%

Summoned to Montana, two brothers hunt for buried gold as a ruthless gang closes in.

by Franklin W. Dixon 1928

3.93

7k+ ratings

⛏️ Gold Prospecting Mystery 🔍 Sibling Sleuths 🗺️ Hidden Treasure Hunt

The Holy Place

by Henry Lincoln • 1991

Decoding a priest's hidden messages reveals the French countryside is a vast geometric temple.

3.58

156

📐 Sacred Geometry 🌍 Earth Mysteries 🔑 Ciphers And Codes

The Holy Place 86%

Decoding a priest's hidden messages reveals the French countryside is a vast geometric temple.

by Henry Lincoln 1991

3.58

156 ratings

📐 Sacred Geometry 🌍 Earth Mysteries 🔑 Ciphers And Codes

The Bible Code

by Michael Drosnin • 1997

Genesis skip-code: assassins named, wars dated, atomic fire foretold. Math says it's no accident.

2.88

2k+

🕵️ Hidden Knowledge 📖 Biblical Prophecy 🔐 Coded Messages

The Bible Code 86%

Genesis skip-code: assassins named, wars dated, atomic fire foretold. Math says it's no accident.

by Michael Drosnin 1997

2.88

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Hidden Knowledge 📖 Biblical Prophecy 🔐 Coded Messages

Neverwhere

by Neil Gaiman • 1996

A Londoner's kindness erases his life, stranding him in a magical, deadly city beneath the streets.

4.16

564k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏙️ Hidden London 🦸 Unlikely Hero

Neverwhere 86%

A Londoner's kindness erases his life, stranding him in a magical, deadly city beneath the streets.

by Neil Gaiman 1996

4.16

564k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🏙️ Hidden London 🦸 Unlikely Hero

An Instruction in Shadow

by Benedict Jacka • 2024

Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.

4.12

3k+

🌃 Magical Underworld 💰 Magical Economy 🔍 Secret Society

An Instruction in Shadow 86%

Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.

by Benedict Jacka 2024

4.12

3k+ ratings

🌃 Magical Underworld 💰 Magical Economy 🔍 Secret Society

The Lost Symbol

by Dan Brown • 2009

A severed hand in the Capitol. Langdon must crack a Masonic cipher or his mentor dies.

3.77

662k+

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 👁️ Secret Societies 🔐 Ancient Codes

The Lost Symbol 86%

A severed hand in the Capitol. Langdon must crack a Masonic cipher or his mentor dies.

by Dan Brown 2009

3.77

662k+ ratings

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 👁️ Secret Societies 🔐 Ancient Codes

The Alcatraz Escape

by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman • 2018

An escape-room game on Alcatraz pits puzzle whiz Emily Crane against an unknown saboteur.

4.28

3k+

🔐 Escape Room Puzzles 📖 Literary Puzzles 🔢 Code Breaking

The Alcatraz Escape 86%

An escape-room game on Alcatraz pits puzzle whiz Emily Crane against an unknown saboteur.

by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 2018

4.28

3k+ ratings

🔐 Escape Room Puzzles 📖 Literary Puzzles 🔢 Code Breaking

Gregor the Overlander

by Suzanne Collins • 2003

An 11-year-old falls beneath New York. Prophecy pits him against giant rats to save his father.

4.04

115k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Underground World 🦸 Reluctant Hero

Gregor the Overlander 86%

An 11-year-old falls beneath New York. Prophecy pits him against giant rats to save his father.

by Suzanne Collins 2003

4.04

115k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🌑 Underground World 🦸 Reluctant Hero

Word of Honour

by Michael Pryor • 2008

A magician whose spells drain his soul tracks saboteurs into the darkness beneath his city.

4.14

550

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🏛️ Alternate History ⚡ Magic With A Cost

Word of Honour 86%

A magician whose spells drain his soul tracks saboteurs into the darkness beneath his city.

by Michael Pryor 2008

4.14

550 ratings

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🏛️ Alternate History ⚡ Magic With A Cost

One for Sorrow

by Zoe Sugg • 2020

After their school is accused of murder, a new student and her reluctant roommate hunt a killer.

3.70

11k+

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 🔍 Secret Society 🤝 Reluctant Allies

One for Sorrow 86%

After their school is accused of murder, a new student and her reluctant roommate hunt a killer.

by Zoe Sugg 2020

3.70

11k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 🔍 Secret Society 🤝 Reluctant Allies

City of Lies

by Lian Tanner • 2011

A thief chases kidnappers into a city where lies reshape reality and a festival hides secrets.

4.03

2k+

🗡️ Thief Protagonist 🎪 Truth-Bending Festival 🐾 Animal Companions

City of Lies 86%

A thief chases kidnappers into a city where lies reshape reality and a festival hides secrets.

by Lian Tanner 2011

4.03

2k+ ratings

🗡️ Thief Protagonist 🎪 Truth-Bending Festival 🐾 Animal Companions

The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict

by Trenton Lee Stewart • 2012

A narcoleptic genius orphan races the director of a grim orphanage to solve a hidden treasure.

4.37

20k+

🏚️ Orphanage Mystery 🗝️ Treasure Hunt Mystery 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict Summary

The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict 86%

A narcoleptic genius orphan races the director of a grim orphanage to solve a hidden treasure.

by Trenton Lee Stewart 2012

4.37

20k+ ratings

🏚️ Orphanage Mystery 🗝️ Treasure Hunt Mystery 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Gallant

by V.E. Schwab • 2022

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

3.70

150k+

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family

Gallant 86%

A mute orphan inherits a crumbling manor where a garden wall barely holds back the dark.

by V.E. Schwab 2022

3.70

150k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Manor 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🖤 Found Family

The Unbreakable Code

by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman • 2017

A puzzle lover cracks a cursed cipher before her city burns and her teacher is framed.

4.23

5k+

🕵️ Bookish Mystery ⛏️ Gold Rush History 💰 Buried Treasure

The Unbreakable Code 86%

A puzzle lover cracks a cursed cipher before her city burns and her teacher is framed.

by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 2017

4.23

5k+ ratings

🕵️ Bookish Mystery ⛏️ Gold Rush History 💰 Buried Treasure

Turns of Fate

by Anne Bishop • 2025

A cop investigates a bizarre shooting on a hidden island where truth costs years of life.

4.49

4k+

🕵️ Paranormal Investigation 🏙️ Mythic Urban Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargains

Turns of Fate 86%

A cop investigates a bizarre shooting on a hidden island where truth costs years of life.

by Anne Bishop 2025

4.49

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Paranormal Investigation 🏙️ Mythic Urban Fantasy 🤝 Supernatural Bargains

The Slow Regard of Silent Things

by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014

Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.

3.86

162k+

🧹 Quiet Fantasy 📖 Literary Fantasy 🏚️ Hermit Protagonist

The Slow Regard of Silent Things Summary

The Slow Regard of Silent Things 86%

Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.

by Patrick Rothfuss 2014

3.86

162k+ ratings

🧹 Quiet Fantasy 📖 Literary Fantasy 🏚️ Hermit Protagonist

City of Stairs

by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2014

A spy investigates a murdered historian in a city where dead gods are reawakening.

4.10

41k+

🏚️ Fallen Gods 🌍 Post-Colonial Fantasy 🚪 Hidden City

City of Stairs 86%

A spy investigates a murdered historian in a city where dead gods are reawakening.

by Robert Jackson Bennett 2014

4.10

41k+ ratings

🏚️ Fallen Gods 🌍 Post-Colonial Fantasy 🚪 Hidden City

Rise of the Evening Star

by Brandon Mull • 2007

Kendra sees monsters no one else can. The one inside Fablehaven wears a smile.

4.19

135k+

🌍 Secret Magical World 👫 Sibling Duo 🎭 Hidden Traitor

Rise of the Evening Star 86%

Kendra sees monsters no one else can. The one inside Fablehaven wears a smile.

by Brandon Mull 2007

4.19

135k+ ratings

🌍 Secret Magical World 👫 Sibling Duo 🎭 Hidden Traitor

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

by Robin Stevens • 2022

A ten-year-old spy hunts a Nazi in a manor. Then a murder makes everyone suspect.

4.15

2k+

🔍 Child Sleuths 🇬🇧 Wartime England 🏛️ Country House Mystery

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity Summary

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 86%

A ten-year-old spy hunts a Nazi in a manor. Then a murder makes everyone suspect.

by Robin Stevens 2022

4.15

2k+ ratings

🔍 Child Sleuths 🇬🇧 Wartime England 🏛️ Country House Mystery

Strange Buildings

by Uketsu • 2023

An author investigates eleven odd houses. Each floor plan conceals the same mutilated body.

4.08

6k+

🏚️ Architectural Horror 👹 Japanese Horror 🧩 Puzzle-Box Mystery

Strange Buildings 86%

An author investigates eleven odd houses. Each floor plan conceals the same mutilated body.

by Uketsu 2023

4.08

6k+ ratings

🏚️ Architectural Horror 👹 Japanese Horror 🧩 Puzzle-Box Mystery

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