Famous 5: Detective books

Stormbreaker  by Anthony Horowitz [from the Alex Rider series]

Trained by MI6 and armed with secret gadgets, 14 year old Alex Rider finds himself investigating the suspicious circumstances of his uncle’s death and the state-of-the-art Stormbreaker computers being mysteriously delivered to every school in the country.

The Greek Symbol Mystery by Carolyn Keene [from the Nancy Drew series]

Famous children’s mystery heroine, Nancy Drew flies to Greece to solve her 60th mystery in this novel. Her friend Bess and George are there (as they always are) to help Nancy on this dangerous mission.

The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories by Franklin W. Dixon.

Detectives and brothers, Frank and Joe Hardy aspire to follow in the footsteps of their famous police detective father, Fenton Hardy. Interestingly enough, they often stumble upon villains and incidents that are connected to his cases and, with the help of their motorboat named Sleuth, solve a multitude of mysteries.

Net Bandits by Michael Coleman [from the Internet Detectives series]

Computer nerd Josh and his bookworm best friend Tamsyn receive a strange email message sent by a mysterious internet user ZMASTER and are suddenly forced to take action before time runs out. Truly a mystery story for our time, Net Bandits was made into a film in 2004.

Five On A Treasure Island  by Enid Blyton [from the Famous Five series]

Go back to where it began, when Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy (the dog) found themselves together for the first time, on a deserted island (in 1942) searching for shipwrecked treasure. Throw in ham rolls, ginger beer and plenty of fun and adventure and you’ll see why the Famous Five have stood the test of time.

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