Left alone in Hodeldorf, the coldest city anywhere, Otto joins forces with Nim and other tattercoats, street children who steal to survive, to face evil forces and save the day.

You are cordially invited to attend the grand opening of Sinclair's Department Store. Enter a world of bonbons, hats, perfumes and mysteries around every corner. Wonder at the daring theft of the priceless Clockwork Sparrow! Tremble as the most dastardly criminals in London enact their wicked plans! Gasp as our bold heroines, Miss Sophie Taylor and Miss Lilian Rose, break codes, devour iced buns and vow to bring the villains to justice ... A splendid...

Asked to locate a stolen necklace of unusual value, Nancy soon discovers that strange and dangerous people are responsible for the theft.

A bandit is on the loose at 6th-grader Chase Cooper's school. As each day passes, the bandit's reach grows further and further.

Someone at school keeps stealing the sandwiches from Marin's lunchbox, and he is determined to find the culprit.

In 1935, while preparing to write a newspaper story about a theater production of Macbeth in her hometown of Cincinnati, twelve-year-old Kit discovers that a thief is stealing from the box office.

Alex and his sisters travel back in time to the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, where they work with young Harry Houdini to track down a thief.