Simon Craft and the Maple Ridge Mystery
By Jay Brinkley
Length1h 17m
About this audiobook
This story follows fourteen-year-old Simon Craft, an observant kid who isn't looking for a mystery until a strange moving light inside the abandoned, reputedly haunted Black Briar House sparks his detective instincts. Alongside his energetic nine-year-old brother Ben, camera-wielding Emily, and the cautious Mack, Simon forms an amateur detective agency to investigate.
Their stakeout quickly turns dangerous when they cross paths with a desperate local burglar named Thomas Vance, who has been using the empty house to stash stolen electronics. After a breathless escape through a broken window—where Simon accidentally leaves his signature case notebook behind—the team tracking Vance to a local medical clinic. Using clever problem-solving and a bit of stealth, they recover the missing evidence and secure photographic proof of the stolen loot. The mystery wraps up satisfyingly at the local police station, where the kids deliver the undeniable proof to Chief Avery, closing the case
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (1)
GenreMystery and Thriller, Children's Literature
Length1 hr 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1: The Light in the Window
2Chapter 2: Someday Detectives
3Chapter 3: The First Investigation
4Chapter 4: The Shadow
5Chapter 5: The Flash in the Dark
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6Chapter 6: Headquarters and Dead Ends
7Chapter 7: The Waiting Room Stakeout
8Chapter 8: The Five Minute Window
9Chapter 9: The Chief's Verdict
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