These that give readers the chance to analyze the clues and solve the mystery themselves before the characters in the story do. The solutions to the mysteries are in a separate section from the rest of the story, giving readers a chance to think about the answers before reading to discover whether they’re right. Many of these books are not just a single story but are collections of short stories or mini-mysteries. Many of them also work like logic puzzles.

A series of solve-it-yourself mini mysteries is based on the popular board game, Clue. 1992-1997.
A boy genius who is the son of a police chief helps his father solve mysteries in their town and also solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids with the help of his friend, Sally. 1963-2012.
Meg Mackintosh is a girl who likes to solve mysteries. The interesting thing about this series is that the books are designed so that the readers can attempt to solve the mysteries along with Meg, using the pictures provided and other clues. By Lucinda Landon.
A group of friends who live in a seaside town solve mysteries together. 1982-1983.