Sammy Keyes is a series of mystery novels written by Wendelin Van Draanen for children aged 10–16.

The books, which are narrated in the first-person perspective by Sammy, involve detective fiction as well as comedy.

Sammy begins her adventures in the first book as a seventh-grader, and the series ends when she completes the eighth grade.

[1] The Sammy Keyes novels are based in the fictional town of Santa Martina, which is located in California.

Other fictional cities frequently mentioned are Santa Luisa (San Luis Obispo), and Sisquane (Sisquoc).

Once Sammy got the pin out of her but she walked over to heather and punched her nose, and it started to gush blood.

While Sammy was walking home from school, she saw police cars and a bunch of people surrounding the hotel.