Chris Grabenstein Books in Order

A billionaire is found dead on an amusement park ride in Sea Haven, New Jersey. Newly hired officer John Ceepak and local cop Danny Boyle have to sort through a very messy murder.

On Labor Day weekend, Danny Boyle and the people he cares about find themselves targeted by a revenge-minded attacker. Ceepak is steady as ever, but the ride gets wild.

This holiday thriller mixes winter atmosphere with real menace. What should be a season of good cheer turns into a tense rush of crime and survival.

Christmas lights and holiday cheer cannot hide the danger in this brisk seasonal thriller. The setup is festive, but the trouble is very real.

Ceepak and Danny take on another twisty investigation in Sea Haven, where summer fun and serious crime sit side by side. The case keeps changing shape as soon as it seems solved.

Daniel looks like a regular teenager, but he is really Earth's alien hunter. Armed with strange powers and a list of outlaws, he is chasing the beings who destroyed his family.

A brutal crime opens up the darker side of Shore-town life, and Ceepak's code is tested by greed, fear, and long-buried secrets. Danny Boyle narrates every sharp turn.

What should be a festive season turns into a holiday caper full of theft, confusion, and Christmas chaos. Grabenstein plays the setup for both suspense and laughs.

Zack Jennings arrives in a strange New England town and learns that ghosts are real. Family secrets, old feuds, and one haunted crossroads make for a creepy start to the series.

A baffling case leaves Ceepak and Danny sorting through deception, spectacle, and conflicting motives. It is another smart, dark ride through Sea Haven's offbeat summer world.

Zack's gift for seeing ghosts leads him toward another haunting tied to local legend and restless dead. The mystery deepens as the supernatural danger grows closer.

An adventurous homeless cat keeps helping other cats while staying one step ahead of a nasty cat-catcher. It is a comic animal adventure with plenty of stage energy.

Ceepak and Danny get swept into another violent Shore-town mystery, where local politics and hidden grudges rumble beneath the summer crowds. The case only gets messier as it unfolds.

Zack Jennings is pulled into another eerie haunting linked to old secrets and dangerous spirits. The atmosphere is creepy, but the stakes are painfully real.

This brisk mystery drops Ceepak and Danny into another boardwalk case where nothing stays simple for long. Short, sharp, and twisty, it still has the full Sea Haven feel.

Halloween is the worst time of year for Zack Jennings, because the dead come closer than ever. This time the threat is old, powerful, and ready to cross over.

Daniel X is up against a threat big enough to justify the title. Saving Earth means facing powerful aliens, impossible odds, and the pain that has driven him from the start.

Another case pulls Ceepak and Danny behind the bright lights of the Jersey Shore, where the fun-house surface hides uglier truths. The investigation moves fast and hits close to home.

Jamie Grimm wants to become the world's greatest stand-up comic. He is dealing with bullies, grief, and life in a wheelchair, but he is still determined to make people laugh.

Riley is clever, restless, and always one step away from trouble. When one of his schemes grows into something much bigger, he and his friends have to think fast.

A mysterious gateway tied to history's greatest explorers opens the door to a much stranger adventure than anyone expects. Clues, danger, and discovery come in quick succession.

A holiday-themed thriller with a title that tells you plenty about the tone. It mixes seasonal trappings, trouble, and a heroine who wants no part of anybody's cheerful assumptions.

Twelve kids get locked inside the most amazing library they have ever seen. To get out, Kyle Keeley and the others must solve clues, riddles, and secret puzzles.

When a home health aide and friend of Danny Boyle becomes a suspect in a poisoning, Ceepak and Danny have to untangle money, lies, and conflicting stories. What starts as a routine call turns into a very personal case.

Jamie is chasing the national comedy semifinals, but life at home and with friends refuses to wait politely in the wings. He has to figure out what matters most.

Riley's talent for bending rules lands him in another mess that is much bigger than ordinary kid trouble. Fast thinking and loyal friends are his best shot at getting through it.

The Kidd siblings are raised on adventure, but when their parents vanish, treasure hunting becomes personal. Pirates, clues, and danger pile up fast.

The Kidd family heads to Egypt, where treasure hunting means river chases, ancient clues, and serious danger. They are still searching for answers about their family, too.

Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez already feels like he does not fit in, and then his inventor mother sends a robot to school with him. The robot may help, but it also creates spectacular trouble.

Jamie Grimm's comedy success leads to a TV show based on his life and friends. Unfortunately, being funny onstage is not the same as being funny for the cameras.

Jamie reaches the national finals and suddenly everyone wants a piece of his success. The laughs are still there, but so is the risk of letting fame go to his head.

Daniel X faces another deadly alien threat, and the danger is closing in fast. His powers are huge, but the enemies hunting Earth are even bigger.

Life with E the robot is already weird, but this time the mayhem goes even further. Sammy has to manage school, family, and rogue technology all at once.

The Kidds race through China and beyond to recover a priceless artifact and stay one step ahead of dangerous enemies. The stakes are personal, and the trail is full of traps.

Stuck at a remote cabin with no electronics, Billy discovers a strange doctor and a library where stories seem to come alive. Soon books are not just something he reads, they are something he survives.

P.T. Wilkie loves living at the Wonderland Motel, but love will not pay the bills. He and his friend Gloria need customers, fast, or the quirky family business could be lost.

Jacky Hart is the class clown who uses jokes to keep everybody laughing and her real worries hidden. But family stress and middle school do not disappear just because she has a punch line ready.

Teams from around the country come to compete in Lemoncello's latest challenge. Then books start disappearing, and the kids have to solve more than games.

The Kidds head into icy danger on another treasure hunt, this time in some of the harshest conditions they have faced. Adventure is guaranteed. So is trouble.

Isaiah is a lab mouse who can read, which is both wonderful and dangerous. To survive and find his family, he has to outsmart humans in a world built for giants.

When a teen movie comes to St. Pete's Beach, P.T. and Gloria know the Wonderland could be the perfect location. Then fans, missing stars, and one very famous monkey complicate everything.

Jimmy loves books so much he dreams up a kid-run book company packed with wild ideas. It is a goofy, upbeat story about imagination, ambition, and believing big.

Kyle joins a fact-finding race that sends Lemoncello's players across the country. But when ugly rumors about Mr. Lemoncello surface, the game turns into an investigation.

Jacky lands a summer job in her Jersey Shore town and discovers she has real talent onstage. Balancing work, family, friends, and a big role is not nearly as easy as cracking jokes.

Two boys stuck with awful nicknames become unlikely allies after school trouble pushes them together. Funny on the surface, it is really about friendship, anger, and not letting other people define you.

The Kidds chase one of the world's most legendary lost treasures. As always, danger is close behind, and the clues are only getting stranger.

Sammy and his robot E face even bigger trouble when technology, family life, and school all spin out of control. The result is funny, messy, and a little bit heartfelt.

Jamie Grimm starts a comedy class to save his school library, only to learn that teaching jokes is harder than telling them. This one mixes laughs with a real reason to root for him.

P.T. and Gloria are juggling a sand-sculpture contest, a brand-new restaurant, and a missing tiara. Worst of all, someone they trust may be taking the blame.

A shy kid trying to stop hiding gets pushed toward a chance to be seen, heard, and braver than expected. It is a warm middle grade story about fear, friendship, and stepping into the light.

Max Einstein is recruited by a secret group that wants kid geniuses to solve real-world problems with science. But an even more powerful organization wants her for its own reasons.

Jamie Grimm has already won big, but now he is chasing the title of funniest kid in the world. Fame is fun until the pressure starts messing with the jokes.

The Kidds crisscross America chasing clues, treasure, and trouble. History, rivalry, and family loyalty all collide in another fast, funny adventure.

Another summer at the Wonderland means more beachside chaos for P.T. and Gloria. Rivalries flare, business headaches pile up, and saving the motel is never simple.

Molly the katt and Oscar the dogg come from families that are supposed to hate each other. Getting lost together in the woods forces them to choose between prejudice and survival.

Kyle competes in Lemoncello's biggest live-action challenge yet, a televised breakout game with real kids as the playing pieces. The puzzles are hard, and the surprises keep getting harder.

Max and her Change Makers Institute friends tackle water crises in Ireland and India while dodging kidnappers. Science can help save the world, if the bad guys do not stop them first.

A kid who has gotten used to hiding has to decide whether it is finally time to step forward. This is a warm, encouraging story about fear, friendship, and being seen.

Eight kids enter a giant, game-filled secret building to hunt for one titanium ticket. The winner gets more than a prize, they get a shot at Lemoncello's future empire.

One very determined kid declares war on naptime. This picture book turns an everyday battle into a loud, funny showdown between tiredness and stubbornness.

Max faces creepy villains, killer drones, time-bending science, and new clues about her past. Saving the future turns out to be a lot harder than solving one smart problem.

Jackson wishes he never had to grow up, and the wish comes true. Repeating fifth grade sounds great at first, until he realizes life is moving on without him.

The Kidds head to Australia for another wild chase involving buried treasure, dangerous enemies, and family-sized trouble. The farther they go, the bigger the mystery gets.

Jake McQuade accidentally eats experimental jellybeans that make him a genius. Suddenly everyone wants something from him, and he still has middle school to survive.

After a freak accident leaves Finn stuck between life and death, he can still see what is happening to his best friend Daphne. To move on, he may have to help her first.

Fred is an ordinary stray with extraordinary heroes. When he becomes the stand-in for TV crime-fighter Duke, he has to discover whether real courage can match make-believe adventure.

Jake heads to a luxury camp for geniuses and ends up facing the smartest machine in the universe. It is boy versus bot, with puzzles, gadgets, and plenty of jellybean-fueled chaos.

Lifelong rivals Molly the katt and Oscar the dogg get dragged into family chaos at a wilderness reunion. When two cousins run away together, the uneasy pair must team up for a rescue.

A timid cat gets pulled into a bigger adventure than expected, where every jump scare becomes a test of nerve. It is a funny, fast-moving story about finding courage when it counts.

Max and her genius friends race from glaciers to coral reefs to tackle climate change. This time, the problem is global, and powerful adults would rather see them fail.

Fred is back, this time working on a cat-themed show with some suspiciously talented feline neighbors. When their glamorous trainer starts acting shady, Fred has to sniff out the truth and save the day.

The Kidds dodge missiles, map undersea caves, and outrun secret agents in another globe-spanning hunt. The treasure is huge, but so are the risks.

Kyle's lock-in at the world's coolest library gets a full-color makeover. The clues, the puzzles, and the race to escape all feel even livelier in graphic form.

Jake's jellybeans disappear just when he needs his super-smarts most. To get them back, he has to solve a high-tech mystery before a dangerous plan succeeds.

At theater camp, Jacky finally finds a crowd that laughs with her, not at her. Offstage, though, fitting in, performing under pressure, and staying true to herself are the real challenges.

This prequel goes back to Luigi Lemoncello's childhood, when a restless, game-loving kid first discovers puzzles, mentors, and the spark that will change his life.

The Kidds are forced into a competition with their old enemies, the Colliers, while trying to restore the family name. The final treasure may be the biggest of all.

This riff on *Jack and the Beanstalk* swaps tidy magic for delightfully gross chaos. The result is a fairy tale that climbs straight into stink-powered comedy.

Thirteen kids, one last challenge, and Mr. Lemoncello's entire empire on the line. Kyle returns for a finale that turns huge games and hidden sabotage into one last puzzle.

A familiar fairy tale gets a gloriously goofy makeover, full of underwear jokes and exaggerated trouble. It is silly on purpose, and proud of it.

This twist on Goldilocks goes all-in on mold, mess, and mischievous humor. It keeps the bones of the classic story while making everything much grosser.

Kyle and his friends return for the first Library Olympics, but missing books turn the games into a real mystery. It is the same clue-packed adventure in a brisk, visual format.

Benji and his friends are swept into a secret challenge filled with riddles, clues, and clever traps. It is a classic Grabenstein setup, fast, funny, and built around puzzles.

A new kid detective adventure kicks off with a mystery that demands logic, close observation, and teamwork. It is puzzle-rich and built to keep young readers guessing.

Isaiah and his mouse friends return for another clever, big-hearted adventure. Escaping danger is only half the challenge when humans and machines are everywhere.

The old bridge-troll story gets a messy, smelly spin. It is quick, loud, and designed for kids who like their fairy tales a little disgusting.

Cinderella gets a silly, icky remix with all the charm of a fairy tale and all the chaos of a bad smell. Expect laughs more than glass slippers.

After moving to Ohio just before Christmas, Eloise Dobyns is not feeling festive at all. Then an invitation to Mr. Lemoncello's holiday party changes the season.

After Benji lets the secret out, Ms. Pennypickle's games grow even bigger. This time the puzzle-solving adventure hits the road.

This playful take on Sleeping Beauty leans into the series' trademark gross-out humor. The story is familiar, but the smellier details are brand new.