Civardi, Anne and King, Colin.
Clues
and
Suspects
. London, England: Usborne Publishing, 1979.
Puzzles, projects, and lots of information about crime detection, all presented in illustrations by Colin King.
Herge.
The
Adventures
of
Tintin
. Boston, Massachusetts: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1975.
A series of over twenty books in which Tintin, boy detective, and his dog, Snowy, travel all over the world and even into outerspace while pursuing nefarious criminals.
Hindley, Judy and King, Colin.
The
Know-How
Book
of
Detecti
on. London, England: Usborne Publishing, 1978.
Puzzles, projects, and information presented in colorful illustrations (by Colin King) about all aspects of crime detection.
Miller, Marvin.
You
be
the
Jury
. New York, New York: Scholastic, 1987.
Ten courtroom mysteries in which the student has to read and observe clues given to decide the innocence or guilt of an accused criminal.
Sobol, Donald J.
Encyclopedia
Brown
and
the
Case
of
the
Mysterious
Handprints
. New York, New York: Bantam Books, 1986.
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Encyclopedia
Brown
Saves
the
Day
. New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976.
Two of many books in the Encyclopedia Brown series in which Encyclopedia tackles crime in his hometown of Idaville.
Weber, Ken.
Five
Minute
Mysteries
. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:. Running Press, 1989.
For older students (grade seven and up), these two to three page mysteries require the student to read carefully to find a solution to a variety of crimes.
Waters, Gaby and Round, Graham.
The Curse of the Lost Idol
. London, England: Osbourne Publishing Ltd., 1986.
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Murder on
the
Midnight
Plane.
London, England: Osbourne Publishing, Ltd., 1986.
Wilkes, Angela and King, Colin.
Catching
Crooks
. London, England: Usborne Publishing, 1979.
More wonderful illustrations by Colin King in this how-to catch criminals book.
Winn, Dilys.
Murder
,
Ink
. New York, New York: Workman Publishing, 1984.
All about detective fiction—essays, stories, puzzles. Light and enjoyable reading.