An airplane hijacker jumps off a plane somewhere between Seattle, Washington and Reno, Nevada, never to be seen again. Mysterious lights appear in the sky in the middle of the Arizona desert. Two girls convince a famous mystery novelist to believe in fairies. In this collection of true crime stories for kids, famous authors fake their own deaths, monsters walk the beaches of Florida, and million-dollar poodles are kidnapped at the dog salon.

Introduce middle-grade readers to the intriguing and exciting capers, stories, and mysteries behind some of history's most mysterious unsolved crimes—from daring escapes to famous art heists—in this first-ever true crime book specifically for kids.

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