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Step into the world of Alex Smart—where readers become investigators, every detail matters, and the next case is waiting to be solved.

For readers 8–11Mystery + logicKid adventure. Parent confidence.
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Alex Smart in a green hoodie and Emma Brooks in a purple hoodie
Alex Smart + Emma BrooksLead Investigators

THE CASE FILES

Mysteries, puzzles, and adventures.

Explore the Alex Smart collection—from mystery stories to puzzle and activity books.

Alex Smart and the Missing Mascot CASE 01

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Alex Smart and the Missing Mascot

A school mystery packed with suspicious details, conflicting clues, and a missing mascot that only a careful detective can find.

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The Mystery of the Golden Scarab CASE 02

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The Mystery of the Golden Scarab

A strange artifact, a trail of hidden evidence, and a case that rewards readers who notice what everyone else misses.

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Alex Smart’s Big Book of Detective Puzzles PUZZLE BOOK

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Alex Smart’s Big Book of Detective Puzzles

Join Alex and Emma for 50 illustrated detective challenges. Match evidence, crack codes, inspect reflections, and use logic to solve each case.

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Alex Smart’s Super Sleuth Activity Book ACTIVITY BOOK

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Alex Smart’s Super Sleuth Activity Book

Join Alex and Emma for mazes, secret codes, logic puzzles, visual mysteries, and hands-on detective challenges.

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Alex Smart’s Optical Detective Lab NEW BOOK

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Alex Smart’s Optical Detective Lab

Join Alex and Emma for 40 eye-tricking challenges and 5 section finales. Uncover hidden messages, explore perspective tricks, and investigate light, shadows, and reflections. Can you trust your eyes?

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INTERACTIVE CASE

Can you crack the evidence board?

Three pieces of evidence point to one place. Inspect each clue, connect the details, then submit your conclusion.

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Alex Smart and Emma Brooks

MEET THE DETECTIVES

Smart observations. Different instincts. One great team.

Alex and Emma don't solve mysteries the same way—and that's exactly why they work so well together.

ALEX SMART

Curious, analytical, and always taking notes. Alex looks for patterns hiding in plain sight.

EMMA BROOKS

Sharp-eyed, practical, and fearless about testing a theory. Emma notices what people overlook.

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TRAIN LIKE A DETECTIVE

The case doesn't end when the book closes.

Practice the same skills Alex and Emma use: decode messages, reconstruct evidence, test alibis, spot impossible details, and build hands-on detective tools.

CodesLogicHidden MessagesObservationPaper Engineering
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FOR GROWN-UPS

Adventure for kids. Substance for adults.

Alex Smart stories are designed to make careful reading feel like detective work—without turning the experience into homework.

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Observation

Readers are rewarded for noticing visual and narrative details.

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Reasoning

Clues encourage comparison, inference, and testing competing explanations.

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Reading Momentum

Short investigative beats keep the story moving while giving readers a reason to reread.

BUILT FOR CURIOUS READERS

A mystery world designed to make kids lean in.

8–11Core reader age
3rdThe reader is the third detective
∞Reasons to inspect every clue

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