Milo Fontaine
Book 1 — Le Mystère du Ruisseau Perdu (French edition)
Milo is ten years old, red-haired, with a nagging feeling of being different from everyone else. When a teacher vanishes without a trace, he and his best friend are the only ones who notice the clues everybody else is missing.
View on AmazonA mystery from the very first pages
By page one, a clue is already hiding in plain sight — and your kid will spot it before you do. No long setup: the puzzle kicks in right away, one short chapter at a time.
An endearing hero
Milo feels different from everyone else — until that difference turns out to be exactly what lets him see what no one else can. A story of self-trust as much as investigation.
An ending that leaves you wanting more
The last page turns, the mystery of Book 1 wraps up — and the first question that follows is: "Where's Book 2?"
A new mystery in every book
Want to keep the evening going?
After a chapter of Milo, there's always a little time left for a family board game.
See family game night picks →And while the kids are reading?
Twenty minutes of quiet while Milo holds their full attention — just enough time for a bath, a bit of skincare, a moment to yourself.
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Milo Fontaine sits squarely in the middle-grade mystery tradition: a tight plot, a ten-year-old hero who's easy to root for, and just enough suspense to keep the pages turning without ever tipping into scary. It's the kind of first mystery novel you hand to a kid who just finished their last series and is looking for something new to devour — written in French, from a Québec author.