# Books like Dead Man in Indian Creek

**10** books similar to *Dead Man in Indian Creek* by Mary Downing Hahn (Mystery · grades 4–6), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** mystery and detective stories, detective and mystery stories
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## Similar books

- [Don't Look Behind You](https://readinglist.school/book/dont-look-behind-you) by Lois Duncan _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories and detective and mystery stories, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Mystery).
- [Spirit Seeker](https://readinglist.school/book/spirit-seeker) by Joan Lowery Nixon _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories and detective and mystery stories, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and same genre (Mystery).
- [Closed for the Season](https://readinglist.school/book/closed-for-the-season) by Mary Downing Hahn _(Grades 3–8)_ — Is by Mary Downing Hahn, the same author, shares themes of mystery and detective stories, and same genre (Mystery).
- [The Dark and Deadly Pool](https://readinglist.school/book/the-dark-and-deadly-pool) by Joan Lowery Nixon _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories and detective and mystery stories, both on the Young Hoosier Book Award list, and same genre (Mystery).
- [The Other Side of Dark](https://readinglist.school/book/the-other-side-of-dark) by Joan Lowery Nixon _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories and detective and mystery stories, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and same genre (Mystery).
- [Christina's Ghost](https://readinglist.school/book/christinas-ghost) by Betty Ren Wright _(Grades 4–6)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list (+1 more shared list), and same genre (Mystery).
- [Tarot Says Beware](https://readinglist.school/book/tarot-says-beware) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories and detective and mystery stories, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [Terror at the Zoo](https://readinglist.school/book/terror-at-the-zoo) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories and detective and mystery stories, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–6).
- [The Name of the Game Was Murder](https://readinglist.school/book/the-name-of-the-game-was-murder) by Joan Lowery Nixon _(Grades 3–8)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories and detective and mystery stories, same genre (Mystery), and overlapping grades (3–8).
- [A Haunting in Williamsburg](https://readinglist.school/book/a-haunting-in-williamsburg) by Lou Kassem _(Grades 3–5)_ — Shares themes of mystery and detective stories, both on the Virginia Readers' Choice list, and same genre (Mystery).

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