25 best-selling childrens books like The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1) by Mark Dawson

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The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

By: Mark Dawson

4.16

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Lucy, Max, Charlie and Joe aren’t looking for new friends – they have too many of their own problem…

If you liked the childrens plot in The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1) by Mark Dawson , here is a list of 25 books like this:

Cover of The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Kingdoms & Empires, #1) by Jaclyn Moriarty

1. The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Kingdoms & Empires, #1)

By: Jaclyn Moriarty

4.29

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Bronte Mettlestone is ten years old when her parents are killed by pirates.This does not bother her… read more

Similar categories in Jaclyn Moriarty's The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Kingdoms & Empires, #1) book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"All books have magical properties."

-Jaclyn Moriarty, The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Kingdoms & Empires, #1)

"I was still seeing pirates in my old way, as almost-imaginary, adventure-story people with parrots on their shoulders, rather than the kind who shoot cannons at parents."

-Jaclyn Moriarty, The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Kingdoms & Empires, #1)

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2. The Explorer

By: Katherine Rundell

4.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Parents' Choice Recommended From Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Katherine Rundell comes an exc… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's The Explorer book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure

3. Who Let the Gods Out? (Who Let the Gods Out?, #1)

By: Maz Evans , Mary Evans

3.44

Format: 96 pages,

Elliot's mum is ill and his home is under threat, but a shooting star crashes to earth and changes … read more

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4. The Final Year

By: Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more

Similar categories in Matt Goodfellow's The Final Year book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Peril in Paris (Taylor & Rose Secret Agents, #1) by Katherine Woodfine

5. Peril in Paris (Taylor & Rose Secret Agents, #1)

By: Katherine Woodfine

4.16

Format: 307 pages, Paperback

ALL ABOARD THE TRAIN TO PARIS! It’s 1911, and the young detectives of TAYLOR & ROSE are turning… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Woodfine's Peril in Paris (Taylor & Rose Secret Agents, #1) book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Highland Falcon Thief (Adventures on Trains, #1) by M.G. Leonard

6. The Highland Falcon Thief (Adventures on Trains, #1)

By: M.G. Leonard

4.28

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In The Highland Falcon Thief: Adventures on Trains #1, a middle-grade series starter from MG Leonar… read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's The Highland Falcon Thief (Adventures on Trains, #1) book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"It's hard to have an adventure with a smart phone in your pocket. It stops you from reading real maps and talking to people."

-M.G. Leonard, The Highland Falcon Thief (Adventures on Trains, #1)

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7. The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

By: Robin Stevens

4.21

Format: None pages, ebook

Britain is at war and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Acti… read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's The Ministry of Unladylike Activity book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
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8. The Midnight Children

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.16

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the ou… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's The Midnight Children book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"Stories, after all, are about choices."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"And determined is nearly always a very good thing to be."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"I’ll be your creep, Ravani Foster, if you’ll be my freak."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"But the truth, sometimes, can be the cruelest thing of all."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

Cover of Murder on the Safari Star (Adventures on Trains, #3) by M.G. Leonard

9. Murder on the Safari Star (Adventures on Trains, #3)

By: M.G. Leonard

4.45

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

Join Hal and Uncle Nat as they plunge straight into an exciting mystery – this time while on Safari… read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's Murder on the Safari Star (Adventures on Trains, #3) book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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10. Escape Room

By: Christopher Edge

3.65

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

When twelve-year-old Ami arrives at The Escape, she thinks it’s just a game – the ultimate escape r… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Edge's Escape Room book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Danger at Dead Man's Pass (Adventures on Trains, #4) by M.G. Leonard

11. Danger at Dead Man's Pass (Adventures on Trains, #4)

By: M.G. Leonard

4.28

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Embark on a thrilling fourth adventure in the bestselling, prize-winning Adventures on Trains serie… read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's Danger at Dead Man's Pass (Adventures on Trains, #4) book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Awakening Storm (City of Dragons, #1) by Jaimal Yogis

12. The Awakening Storm (City of Dragons, #1)

By: Jaimal Yogis

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Grace and her friends must protect a newly hatched dragon from mysterious evildoers. When Grace … read more

Similar categories in Jaimal Yogis's The Awakening Storm (City of Dragons, #1) book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The Ice Children by M.G. Leonard

13. The Ice Children

By: M.G. Leonard

3.95

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

The Week Junior Book Awards: Children’s Audiobook of the Year – Highly Commended. At the stroke … read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's The Ice Children book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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14. Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow

By: Benjamin Dean

4.14

Format: 8 pages, Audiobook

The rainbow-filled, JOYOUS debut from a hugely exciting new talent. Perfect for 9+ readers and fans… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Dean's Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Castle of the Winds (The Secrets of Ormdale, #3) by Christina Baehr

15. Castle of the Winds (The Secrets of Ormdale, #3)

By: Christina Baehr

4.50

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

At Midsummer’s Eve, the Red Dragon will choose his bride. Following this mysterious invitation, … read more

Similar categories in Christina Baehr's Castle of the Winds (The Secrets of Ormdale, #3) book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • fiction
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16. The House at the Edge of Magic

By: Amy Sparkes

3.72

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Nine is an orphan pickpocket determined to escape her life in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures. Whe… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sparkes's The House at the Edge of Magic book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Beyond the Odyssey (Who Let the Gods Out?, #3) by Maz Evans

17. Beyond the Odyssey (Who Let the Gods Out?, #3)

By: Maz Evans

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Hintern hoch! Die Götter auf großer Odyssee.  Dass Elliot sein Zuhause mit jeder Menge griechische… read more

Similar categories in Maz Evans's Beyond the Odyssey (Who Let the Gods Out?, #3) book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Against All Gods (Who Let the Gods Out?, #4) by Maz Evans

18. Against All Gods (Who Let the Gods Out?, #4)

By: Maz Evans

4.52

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In the series finale of Maz Evans' bestselling Who Let the Gods Out? series, Elliot faces his darke… read more

Similar categories in Maz Evans's Against All Gods (Who Let the Gods Out?, #4) book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Murder at the Museum (Montgomery Bonbon #1) by Alasdair Beckett-King

19. Murder at the Museum (Montgomery Bonbon #1)

By: Alasdair Beckett-King

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A brilliantly funny young murder mystery from a rising stand-up comedian, podcaster and filmmaker –… read more

Similar categories in Alasdair Beckett-King's Murder at the Museum (Montgomery Bonbon #1) book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"But inspiration can strike in many different ways ... When the philosopher Archimedes stepped into his bath and sloshed water over the sides, the people downstairs were inspired to find a new flat."

-Alasdair Beckett-King, Murder at the Museum (Montgomery Bonbon #1)

Cover of The Arctic Railway Assassin (Adventures on Trains, #6) by M.G. Leonard

20. The Arctic Railway Assassin (Adventures on Trains, #6)

By: M.G. Leonard

4.38

Format: 242 pages, Paperback

Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 11 years The bestselling, prize-winning Adventures on Trains series embark… read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's The Arctic Railway Assassin (Adventures on Trains, #6) book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Adventurers and the Cursed Castle (The Adventurers, #1) by Jemma Hatt

21. The Adventurers and the Cursed Castle (The Adventurers, #1)

By: Jemma Hatt

4.07

Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition

'The Adventurers and The Cursed Castle' is the first book in an exciting new adventure series for 8… read more

Similar categories in Jemma Hatt's The Adventurers and the Cursed Castle (The Adventurers, #1) book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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22. The Wall Between Us

By: Dan Smith

4.23

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

Berlin, 1961. Anja and Monika are best friends – they even share a cat called Otto. When a huge bar… read more

Similar categories in Dan Smith's The Wall Between Us book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • middle grade
Cover of Clutch (The Twitchers, #3) by M.G. Leonard

23. Clutch (The Twitchers, #3)

By: M.G. Leonard

4.46

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

Can The Twitchers catch a thief? There's a thief in Aves Wood! M.G. Leonard, internationally bes… read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's Clutch (The Twitchers, #3) book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
Cover of Villains in Venice (Taylor and Rose Secret Agents, #3) by Katherine Woodfine

24. Villains in Venice (Taylor and Rose Secret Agents, #3)

By: Katherine Woodfine

4.41

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

Get set for another incredible adventure with secret agents extraordinaire, Miss Sophie Taylor and … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Woodfine's Villains in Venice (Taylor and Rose Secret Agents, #3) book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of Spies in St. Petersburg (Taylor and Rose Secret Agents, #2) by Katherine Woodfine

25. Spies in St. Petersburg (Taylor and Rose Secret Agents, #2)

By: Katherine Woodfine

4.33

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

With Sophie still missing in action after their explosive mission in Paris, Lil decides to take mat… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Woodfine's Spies in St. Petersburg (Taylor and Rose Secret Agents, #2) book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
Cover of The Girl Who Talked to Trees by Natasha Farrant

26. The Girl Who Talked to Trees

By: Natasha Farrant

4.05

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Magical interlinked stories about what one girl learns from talking to trees throughout Time and fr… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Farrant's The Girl Who Talked to Trees book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Mysteries at Sea: The Royal Jewel Plot by A.M. Howell

27. Mysteries at Sea: The Royal Jewel Plot

By: A.M. Howell

4.60

Format: 307 pages, Paperback

Alice and Sonny investigate a stolen jewel, in this installment of the bestselling Mysteries at Sea… read more

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28. Race to the Death (Circus Maximus, #1)

By: Annelise Gray

4.25

Format: 347 pages, Hardcover

Circus Maximus, the greatest sporting stage of the ancient Roman world, where the best horses and c… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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29. The Cut

By: Richard Armitage

3.48

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

An unmissable thriller written by Richard Armitage, author of #1 bestseller Geneva, narrated by the… read more

Similar categories in Richard Armitage's The Cut book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • mystery
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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30. The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

By: Mark Dawson

4.16

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Lucy, Max, Charlie and Joe aren’t looking for new friends – they have too many of their own problem… read more

Similar categories in Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1) book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Malice in Underland (Malice's Adventures in Underland, #1) by Jenni Jennings

31. Malice in Underland (Malice's Adventures in Underland, #1)

By: Jenni Jennings

3.95

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Meet Malice Morbid Malign. She’s from Underland, land of sorcery, spooks and skulduggery. But, sh… read more

Similar categories in Jenni Jennings's Malice in Underland (Malice's Adventures in Underland, #1) book and Mark Dawson's The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1)

  • mystery
  • middle grade

27 must-read fiction books like The Case of the Smuggler’s Curse (The After School Detective Club, #1) by Mark Dawson

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The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Kingdoms & Empires, #1)

Jaclyn Moriarty

4.29

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The Explorer

Katherine Rundell

4.83

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The Final Year

Matt Goodfellow

4.71

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Peril in Paris (Taylor & Rose Secret Agents, #1)

Katherine Woodfine

4.16

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The Mystery of the Jewelled Moth (The Sinclair’s Mysteries #2)

Katherine Woodfine

4.01

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Peril in Paris (Taylor & Rose Secret Agents, #1)

Katherine Woodfine

4.16

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The Last Bookwanderer (Pages & Co., #6)

Anna James

4.25

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The Highland Falcon Thief (Adventures on Trains, #1)

M.G. Leonard

4.28

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