The Whodunit Detective Agency


The Whodunit Detective Agency is a Swedish children's book series written by Martin Widmark and illustrated by Helena Willis. In the English translation, it is called "The JerryMaya detective agency".
Between 2014 and 2016 eight of the books were published in English by Grosset and Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Besides the books there are games, puzzles, etc.
A television series based on the books has been produced in Sweden.
WWW lassemaja.net

Series concept

This book series is about two children called Lasse and Maja who live in the little city Valleby. They like mysteries, so they have started a detective agency and help the police master of Valleby.

Books

A list of the books:
  • 2002 - 1. Diamantmysteriet
  • 2002 - 2. Hotellmysteriet
  • 2003 - 3. Cirkusmysteriet
  • 2003 - 4. Cafémysteriet
  • 2004 - 5. Mumiemysteriet
  • 2004 - 6. Biografmysteriet
  • 2005 - 7. Tågmysteriet
  • 2005 - 8. Tidningsmysteriet
  • 2006 - 9. Skolmysteriet
  • 2006 - 10. Guldmysteriet
  • 2006 - 11. Saffransmysteriet
  • 2007 - 12. Zoomysteriet
  • 2007 - 13. Biblioteksmysteriet
  • 2008 - 14. Fotbollsmysteriet
  • 2008 - 15. Kyrkomysteriet
  • 2009 - 16. Kärleksmysteriet
  • 2009 - 17. Galoppmysteriet
  • 2010 - 18. Campingsmysteriet
  • 2011 - 19. Sjukhusmysteriet
  • 2011 - 20. Simborgarmysteriet
  • 2012 - 21. Födelsedagsmysteriet
  • 2013 - 22. Cykelmysteriet
  • 2014 - 23. Brandkårsmysteriet
  • 2015 - 24. Fängelsemysteriet
  • 2016 - 25. Modemysteriet
  • 2017 - 26. Slottsmysteriet
  • 2018 - 27. Silvermysteriet

TV-series and films

In 2006, a TV-series based on the books was broadcast as julkalendern. In 2008, the film LasseMaja's Detective Agency – The Chameleon Strikes Back, which followed up the TV-series, was produced. Several films have been made since, including a TV-series from 2020.
  • LasseMaja's Detective Agency – The Chameleon Strikes Back
  • LasseMaja's Detective Agency – Shadows of Valleby
  • LasseMaja's Detective Agency – Stella Nostra
  • LasseMaja's Detective Agency – von Broms' Secret
  • LasseMaja's Detective Agency – The First Mystery
  • LasseMaja's Detective Agency – The Secret of the Train Robber