Monday, April 29, 2024

Mysteries in the Stacks -- True Life Mysteries

This month, JCL is celebrating mysteries as it is the 165th birthday of Sherlock Holmes author Arthur Conan Doyle.  However, mysteries aren't just fiction.  Some of the most intriguing mysteries are from real life.  Check out one of these nonfiction books about real-life mysteries.

Top 10 Unsolved Mysteries by Kathryn Clay
Describes various unsolved mysteries throughout history in a top-ten format.

History's Mysteries by Kitson Jazynka
Curious kids itching for real-life Indiana Jones-like intrigue will get swept away with the next book in this spine-tingling series about solving puzzles of the past--from whole civilizations that have vanished to mystifying monuments and urban legends.

Vanished: True Tales of Mysterious Disappearances by Elizabeth MacLeod
Examines some of the most famous unsolved disappearances in history, including the lost colony of Roanoke, the Mary Celeste, and the Alcatraz prison break.


More Books --
65 More Short Mysteries You Solve with Science! by Eric Yoder
Blood, Bullets, and Bones: The Story of Forensic Science by Bridget Heos
Forensics: Uncover the Science and Technology of Crime Scene Investigation by Carla Mooney
History's Mysteries: Legend and Lore by Anna Claybourne
I Spy: A Book of Picture Riddles by Walter Wick
Solve This! Forensics by Kate Messner
Where's Waldo? A Wonder Book by Martin Handford

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