Case Investigator • Ages 9–12

Case Investigator

A hand-curated reading adventure for older readers who love mysteries, hidden clues, suspicious evidence and a case that takes a little more investigating.

Every great mystery starts with a really good book.

Bradley helps choose our Mystery books, looking for stories he'd be excited to recommend to another reader. For our older investigators, we look for mysteries with enough story, suspense and intrigue to keep them wondering what happens next.

Then we give them a mystery of their own to unravel.

Every Case Investigator Adventure Includes

• A brand-new mystery book chosen especially for the reader
• Detective Notebook for clues, suspects, theories and anything worth investigating
• Mystery Writing Tool
• Vintage Magnetic Bookmark to keep their place in the case
• Invisible Ink Pen for writing and revealing secret messages
• Locked Evidence Experience - a mysterious vintage image secured behind a working lock, with the key hidden somewhere they'll have to discover
• Adventure Relic - a mysterious keepsake randomly selected for their adventure
• Six Mystery Stickers
• UV Clue Experience that sends them searching for the next clue
• Mystery Activity for another challenge beyond the book
• Share the Adventure Library Card & Pocket to pass the book along when their case is complete
  

Books, colours, evidence, clues and mystery extras will vary from adventure to adventure. That's part of the case.

Their Mission

Read. Investigate. Unlock the evidence. Follow the case.

Their Mystery Adventure begins before they've even started reading.

A hidden UV message sends them searching inside their book for a clue. Find the clue and they'll uncover a key, but one final piece of evidence is still locked away.

What will they find when they open it?

The opening investigation adds another layer of mystery, while the book remains at the heart of the adventure.

How It Works

After you place your order, you'll receive a link in your email confirmation to our quick Adventure Profile.

The profile is a short Google form where you can tell us about your reader - books they've loved, what they're interested in right now, anything they've already read and anything else you'd like us to know.

That helps us choose a mystery we think they'll be excited to read and gives us a better sense of the reader we're building the adventure for.

Then we take it from there.

Every Mystery Reading Adventure is packed by hand, so no two will be exactly alike. Books, colours, evidence, clues, relics, stickers and other details can vary depending on the reader and what we have available.

Have a special request? Leave us a note in the Adventure Profile and we'll do our best to make it happen.