List of fictional detectives for younger readers

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This list consists of fictional investigators written specifically for younger readers:

Detective	Creator	Debut
Encyclopedia Brown	Donald J. Sobol	Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (1963)
Louise and Jean Dana	Harriet Adams	By the Light of the Study Lamp (1934)
Nancy Drew	Carolyn Keene	the Secret of the Old Clock (1930)
The Famous Five	Enid Blyton	Five on a Treasure Island (1942)
Frank and Joe Hardy	Franklin W. Dixon	the Tower Treasure (1927)
Fletcher Moon	Eoin Colfer	Half Moon Investigations (2006)
The Secret Seven	Enid Blyton	the Secret Seven (1948)
Holly Short	Eoin Colfer	Artemis Fowl (2001)
The Three Investigators	Robert Arthur	The Secret Of Terror Castle (1964)
Harriet M. Welsch	Louise Fitzhugh	Harriet the Spy (1964)