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Bessledorf Mysteries Books in Order

Bessledorf Mysteries is a series of 8 books written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.

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Bessledorf Mysteries books in publication order

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8 books

1

Bernie Magruder and the Case of the Big Stink

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

1983

Someone is releasing terrible smells across Middleburg, and Bernie fears the culprit could be staying at his family's hotel. With his father's job at risk, he sets out to investigate the town's stinking mystery.

2

The Bodies in the Bessledorf Hotel

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

1986

Bodies appear and disappear at the Bessledorf Hotel, where Bernie's father works as manager. With the hotel's reputation and his father's job threatened, Bernie tries to untangle a mystery involving a missing corpse.

3

Bernie Magruder and the Haunted Hotel

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

1990

A troubled ghost is haunting the hotel Bernie Magruder’s father manages, threatening both his job and the family’s home. Bernie and his friends investigate the strange visitor, hoping to learn what it wants before they must move again.

4

The Face in the Bessledorf Funeral Parlor

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

1993

A company executive disappears with a pension fund just as Middleburg’s funeral home introduces a drive-through viewing window. Bernie hopes solving the theft will make him a record-breaking detective, but his clues lead toward the unsettling funeral parlor.

5

Bernie Magruder and the Bus Station Blow Up

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

1996

A bomb explodes at the Bessledorf bus depot, and suspicion falls on Bernie Magruder’s sister, then his brother. Bernie teams up with Georgene and Weasel to investigate before the crime permanently damages his family’s reputation.

6

Bernie Magruder and the Pirate's Treasure

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

1998

Strange lights, coded messages and fresh holes revive rumors of pirate treasure buried in Middleburg. Bernie and his friends investigate as a supposed pirate descendant arrives with a map, drawing the whole town into an increasingly suspicious treasure hunt.

7

Bernie Magruder and the Parachute Peril

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

2000

Bernie tries to match his sister Delores with a hotel guest, hoping marriage will free her bedroom for him. Her work at a parachute factory and a plan to test her own parachute complicate his scheme.

8

Bernie Magruder and the Bats in the Belfry

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

2003

Middleburg is losing sleep over church bells that ring around the clock, while mysterious posters warn of dangerous bats. Bernie and his friends investigate the warnings and the creatures in the belfry, searching for an explanation.

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