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A delightfully deadpan, noir-soaked mystery that teaches you to question everything, especially the adults in charge. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Who Could That Be at this Hour?.
- noir-tinged
- foggy
- melancholic
- eerie
- 01
Shouldn't you be in school?
Lemony Snicket
A delightfully deadpan, fog-drenched noir that invites you to question everything you are told.
- 02
When Did You See Her Last?
Lemony Snicket
A delightfully gloomy, deadpan noir that invites you to wander through a fading town where every answer only leads to more bewildering questions.
- 03
Wake me at midnight
Barthe DeClements · 1991
A hushed, midnight mystery that peels back the quiet surface of a neighborhood to reveal the secrets hidden next door.
- 04
Half Moon Investigations
Eoin Colfer
A pint-sized private eye brings hardboiled noir attitude to the cutthroat world of middle school.
- 05
Truly Devious
Maureen Johnson
A chilly, atmospheric puzzle-box of a mystery where true crime obsession meets eccentric boarding school secrets.
- 06
The Blackthorn Key
Kevin Sands
A puzzle-filled, explosive romp through shadowy 17th-century London that balances dark conspiracies with the fierce loyalty of friendship.
- 07
Nate the Great and the hungry book club
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat and Mitchell Sharmat · 2009
A delightfully deadpan, pancake-fueled neighborhood mystery that celebrates the love of a good book.
- 08
Serafina and the black cloak
Robert Beatty
A shadowy, historical mystery where an unlikely friendship is the only light against a creeping supernatural dread.
- 09
The name of this book is secret
Pseudonymous Bosch
A cheeky, fourth-wall-breaking mystery that makes you feel like an accomplice to a highly classified and dangerous secret.
- 10
Detective camp
Ron Roy
A sun-drenched, puzzle-filled summer adventure where clever kids get to outsmart the grown-ups.
- 11
The absent author
Ron Roy
A cozy, clue-filled romp that empowers young readers to crack the case alongside a trio of clever friends.
- 12
Who stole the Wizard of Oz?
Avi · 1992
A cozy, bookish puzzle-box of a mystery that turns the local library into a landscape of hidden clues.
