Penny Warner

Multiple award-winning author Penny Warner has published over 80 books for adults and children, including the three-time Agatha Award-winning middle grade series, THE CODE BUSTERS CLUB (Lerner). The series, with half a million in print, features four kids who solve mysteries by cracking secret codes. Visit her website at www.CODEBUSTERCLUB.COM. Warner’s non-fiction book, THE OFFICIAL NANCY DREW HANDBOOK, was nominated for an Agatha Award, and includes tips she's learned from reading the Nancy Drew series. She has three adult mystery series. DEAD BODY LANGUAGE, features a Deaf reporter in the California Gold Country who solves mysteries using her other senses. Marlee Matlin's production company has optioned the series for TV/Film. The killer party series includes the HOW TO HOST A KILLER PARTY, and the food truck series, including DEATH OF A CHOCOLATE CHEATER. Penny’s books have not only national awards, but they’ve garnered excellent reviews. She regularly speaks and promotes her Code Busters Club middle-grade series at elementary schools, presenting “code-busting” events and mystery-writing tips for the students. She brings along “secret packets” for each student filled with code cards and activities. Her events are fun and engaging for the students, as well as educational, helping to build language, writing, and problem-solving skills. She has taught Child Development courses at the college level for over thirty years. Awards: THE CODE BUSTERS CLUB (Lerner). Book #1: SECRET OF THE SKELETON KEY, set in Skeleton Man's Haunted House. Nominated for the Agatha Award for Best Juvenile Mystery THE CODE BUSTERS CLUB (Lerner) Book #2: THE HAUNTED LIGHTHOUSE, set on Alcatraz. Winner of the Agatha Award for Best Juvenile Mystery THE CODE BUSTERS CLUB (Lerner) Book #3: MYSTERY OF THE PIRATE’S TREASURE, set at the Carmel Mission and featuring a real pirate. Nominated for Agatha and Anthony Awards for Best Juvenile Mystery. THE CODE BUSTERS CLUB (Lerner) Book #4: MYSTERY OF THE MUMMY’S CURSE, set at the Egyptian Museum. Winner of the Agatha Award for Best Juvenile Mystery THE CODE BUSTERS CLUB, (Lerner) Book #5: HUNT FOR THE MISSING SPY, set at the International Spy Museum. Nominated for the Agatha Award for Best Juvenile Mystery THE CODE BUSTERS CLUB, (Lerner) Book #6: SECRET OF THE PUZZLE BOX, set an Angel's Island Immigration Station. Winner of the Agatha Award for Best Juvenile Mystery. Penny has four new books in the Code Busters Club series coming out in January 2024: #7 – A DISAPPEARANCE IN MAGIC LAND – The Code Busters visit Magic Land (think Disneyland with Magic), and Cody’s Deaf sister gets lost... #8 – THE SCIENCE FAIR SCHEME – The Code Busters compete with Matt the Brat at the Science Fair, but their projects are ruined by a mysterious drone... #9 – THE HAUNTING OF MYSTERY MANSION – The Code Busters go to the Winchester Mystery House with Luke and his Grandmere. The find a séance room, some evil “spirits,” and the “ghost” of a girl who’s in trapped inside… #10 – CLASH OF THE CODE CLUBS – Matt the Brat forms his own Super Spy Club and the competition with the Code Busters is on—until things go wrong…