Sera Craven Mysteries
Ages 8–12 | Clean, faith-friendly mysteries for kids who love Nancy Drew — meet Sera Craven, a courageous tween sleuth solving real-world cases with heart, smarts, and purpose.
by Kathleen Guire
The Case of The Missing Person
What if the mystery you set out to solve… turned you into one?
Twelve-year-old Sera Craven’s detective instincts are fueled by her love of Nancy Drew novels and have only grown sharper since her recent adoption from Colombia. So when she sees a girl in a passing car who looks exactly like the childhood friend she thought she’d lost forever, she becomes determined to find out who the girl is—and if her past is really as far behind her as she thought.
With the help of her best friend Mandy, Sera launches a digital search to track down the girl. Social media becomes her detective toolkit—until it turns against her. Suspicious messages. Strangers who know too much. The clues are real, but so is the danger.
What began as a heartfelt search spirals into a web of secrets, and Sera realizes she may have shared too much with the wrong people. As the mystery deepens and digital threats grow closer, Sera must figure out who to trust—before her search puts everything at risk.
Because the biggest mystery isn’t just who her friend has become… it’s what Sera’s online trail has led to—and whether she can escape it in time.
The Case of The Missing Teen
Twelve‑year‑old sleuth Sera Craven thought this family beach vacation would be all sunshine and sand… until everything changed.
When a simple beach bonfire leads Sera and her brother Josiah into a real mystery, they discover something dangerous hiding beneath the paradise — and it’s more than just secrets in the surf.
With the FBI on the case, Sera never expects to be asked to help… but when her newly adopted sister Isabella suddenly disappears, she has no choice.
Time is running out, and only Sera’s quick thinking, courage, and keen eye for clues stand between the truth and a mystery that could swallow them whole
Full of clever puzzles, unexpected twists, and heart‑pounding adventure, The Case of the Missing Teen is perfect for fans of smart young heroes, page‑turning investigations, and stories that prove bravery isn’t measured by age.
Dive in and join Sera as she tracks clues, outwits danger, and learns that the greatest mysteries can also reveal the strongest bonds of family..
The Case Of The Missing Skeleton
What do you do when you stumble upon a real skeleton in the local park, just days before Halloween?
For Sera and her sleuthing friends, Lemon, and FBI Agents Jim and Kat Gains, it’s a race against time. As the community threatens to cancel the Halloween festivities, they must unravel The Case of The Missing Skeleton.
Sera, known for her knack for uncovering secrets, reaches out to Lemon, a forensic photographer, and the dynamic FBI duo, Jim and Kat Gains, for help. Together, they delve into the dark secrets of their town, uncovering twisted motives and buried truths.
But as Sera edges closer to the elusive killer, danger lurks in the shadows. Will they unmask the culprit before it’s too late, or will Sera become another victim—lost, buried, and reduced to bones in the ground?
Join Sera and her team in this chilling tale of mystery, suspense, and Halloween frights as they navigate through clues, suspects, and the haunting specter of a deadly past.
Fans of amateur sleuths like Nancy Drew will delight in this clean tween mystery, perfect for those who love spine-tingling adventures with a twist of Halloween suspense.
The Case of The Missing Heirloom
A stolen heirloom. A chilling murder. One determined junior sleuth.
What starts as a simple volunteer project to clean the church grounds for the annual Easter Egg Hunt turns into a full-blown mystery. Sera and her friends stumble upon the body of the beloved groundskeeper, Amos Weatherby. As if that weren’t bad enough, the church’s prized heirloom—a Russian egg—has gone missing, threatening to derail the Easter Egg Hunt that Sera has been looking forward to all year.
Determined to solve the case, Sera rallies her siblings, best friend Mandy, and an unlikely team of helpers: Professor Harrington, the town historian with a knack for uncovering secrets; Lemon, an FBI forensic photographer with a dog named Rusty; Sister Zita, a nun who loves sparkly jewelry; and Father Tobias Merryweather, the jolliest priest you’ll ever meet.
As the group investigates the mystery, they uncover a web of hidden motives, long-buried secrets, and red herrings that lead them from church archives to a suspicious art dealer’s gallery. But when the questions keep piling up without answers, Sera finds herself in the most dangerous situation of her life.
The Case of The Missing Canine
Every town has secrets. This summer, one of them has four legs and a wagging tail.
What begins as a perfect day at Maplewood Park—Waffles the goldendoodle chasing frisbees and kids diving into the splash pool—turns into a race against time when the dog vanishes into thin air. Twelve‑year‑old Sera Craven and her friends know home alone classrooms and lost wallets, but a vanishing pup? That’s a first.
Clue by clue—a cryptic flyer taped to the community board, a QR code whispering of shady rescues, and a suspicious white van slipping through town—the case spirals into something far more dangerous: a fake‑rescue ring that traffics stolen pets instead of saving them.
With Professor Harrington’s unexpected historical connections and Sister Zita’s glitter bombs turning up more than just dead ends, the friends uncover a network masquerading as good Samaritans—but who are secretly shipping animals overseas. When is a rescue really a theft? And what price does kindness pay when assumptions go unchecked?
Inside this tail‑wagging mystery you’ll find:
🐾 Sera—a dog‑obsessed, justice‑driven tween detective with a Nancy Drew spirit
🐾 Sister Zita—glitter‑slinging, snack‑offering, chaos‑champion nun
🐾 Stakeouts at the dog park, QR‑code puzzles, disguises, and a van full of secrets
🐾 Community events like “Blessing of the Paws” and “Dog Day in the Park” turned crime scenes
🐾 A heartfelt exploration of empathy, responsibility, and trusting your instincts