Solve Your Own Mystery: The Monster Maker

A fantastically imaginative interactive detective story for middle grade readers. With hundreds of paths to choose from and no dead ends, you'll solve the mystery every time!

Welcome to Haventry, a town where the ordinary and extraordinary collide! With ghosts, werewolves, and zombies living side by side, trouble is always brewing. And when a fiendish crime is committed, YOU are the detective in charge of the case.

Dr. Franklefink's precious Monster Maker has gone missing and there are lots of suspects! Along with your yeti partner, it's up to YOU to find the culprit. Should you trail Bramwell Stoker, the terrifying vampire, or Grundle and Grinola, the mischievous goblin twins? Should you follow up on a lead about the cunning witches? Or will investigating the doctor's monstrous son Monty lead you to the thief? YOU decide!

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Published: 04/07/2026
ISBN: 9798217143313
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 7.88h x 5.00w x 0.56d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2026