Longwood Public Library: Teen Readers' Advisory: Teen Thrillers

New Teen Thrillers

The Bitter End
by Alexa Donne

The students of LA's elite Warner Prep can't wait for their Senior Excursion--that is, until their Instagrammable adventure turns into a digital detox in a remote ski cabin. As classmates begin dropping in a series of disturbing deaths, a blizzard strikes, isolating eight students with a killer. Secrets are revealed, betrayals are exposed, and the trip of a lifetime might be the death of them all.

TEEN THRILLERS DONNE ALEXA

Compound Fracture
by Andrew Joseph White

After coming out as trans to his parents, Miles finds evidence implicating Twist Creek's corrupt sheriff in the so-called "accident" that injured his dad, killed others, and crushed their efforts to unseat him. Upon being caught, Miles is beaten nearly to death and threatened into silence--until he's visited by a ghost and must decide whether he's willing to put everything on the line to free the townsfolk from this cycle of cruelty.

TEEN THRILLERS WHITE ANDREW

The Dare
by Natasha Preston

As Marley's senior year comes to an end, senior pranks are just beginning. It all starts innocently enough--until her friend Jesse is dared to drive Danger Alley, a ten-mile stretch of winding road notorious for car wrecks, with no headlights. When things take a turn for the worst, Marley and friends are bound by a tragic accident and a dark secret that threatens their bright futures.

TEEN THRILLERS PRESTON NATASHA

Everything We Never Said
by Sloan Harlow

Months after the accident that killed Ella's best friend, Hayley, Ella can't stop blaming herself. There are reminders of her Hayley everywhere--including Sawyer, Hayley's boyfriend. Ella is horrified to be slowly falling for him, especially when Hayley's journal reveals that their relationship wasn't as picturesque as it seemed. In this romantic thriller, Ella is inextricably drawn to and afraid of all she never knew about Sawyer.

TEEN THRILLERS HARLOW SLOAN

Out of Body
by Nia Davenport

In high school, Megan tries on identities like outfits--nothing ever seems to fit until she meets adventurous and charismatic LC. However, what starts as a friendaversary bonding experience becomes a waking nightmare, and Megan is suddenly not herself. In the face of betrayal and LC's dangerous secrets, Megan is targeted by LC's enemies and must claim what makes her uniquely herself to get her life back--or die trying.

TEEN THRILLERS DAVENPORT NIA

Signed Sealed Dead
by Cynthia Murphy

When true-crime obsessed Paige moves to her father's eerie hometown, it's not long before she uncovers the town's dark history—a string of unsolved murders and disappearances in the 90s. Soon after, the family receives notes about the secrets of the old house, leading Paige to a diary concealed in the walls that belonged to one of the missing girls. Could this be the key to solving a mystery...or will the diary make Paige the next target?

TEEN THRILLERS MURPHY CYNTHIA

That's Not My Name
by Megan Lally

Upon waking up on the side of the road with no memory of who she is, a teen is confronted by a frantic man claiming to be her father; he even has her birth certificate and family photos. Meanwhile, after Drew's girlfriend Lola storms into the night and never returns, the town suspects him of being behind Lola's disappearance. The longer Lola is missing, the fewer leads there are to follow...and the more danger they both are in.

TEEN THRILLERS LALLY MEGAN

Under the Surface
by Diana Urban

On their senior trip to France, Ruby and friends sneak off to an exclusive party in the catacombs, an intricate web of tunnels housing six million long-dead Parisians. Though they never reach the party--and as they're chased by something sinister through an endless maze of bones, a media frenzy over four missing teens ensues. Aboveground, it's up to Ruby's crush, Sean, to find the girl he loves.

TEEN THRILLERS URBAN DIANA

Wander in the Dark
by Jumata Emill

Amir only attends his half-brother Marcel's birthday party because of beautiful Chloe, who fits into the wealthy lifestyle Marcel inherited when their father left Amir's mother for Marcel's mom. When Chloe asks Amir to stay the night while her parents are away, he obliges--only to wake up to her dead, stabbed while he was asleep on the couch. To clear Amir's name, the brothers must dig into Chloe's secrets--and what they find is darker than either could have guessed.

TEEN THRILLERS EMILL JUMATA

The Wilderness of Girls
by Madeline Claire Franklin

After her placement in foster care, Rhi begins working at the Happy Valley Wildlife Preserve for a fresh start. In the woods, she encounters a surreal sight: wolves guarding four feral and majestic girls claiming to be sisters raised by Mother, a magical prophet--and they believe Rhi is their lost fifth sister. On her quest for answers, Rhi witnesses strange phenomena and the line between fantasy and reality grows blurry.

TEEN THRILLERS FRANKLIN MADELINE

Classic Thrillers for Teens

Ace of Spades
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

When competing valedictorians Devon and Chiamaka are selected to be prefects at their elite academy, they become targets of the anonymous bully "Aces," who reveals secrets via texts that upend their lives and threaten their future plans. As this sick prank intensifies into a dangerous game, can the two stop Aces before it becomes deadly?

TEEN THRILLERS ABIKE-IYIMIDE FARIDAH

The Girl in the Castle
by James Patterson & Emily Raymond

Now, Hannah Doe is admitted to Belman Psych for hallucinations and delusions. In 1347, Hannah Dory, starving with her village in a brutal winter, seeks food and shelter in the baron's castle; if she is caught stealing, she will surely hang. Now, Hannah reconciles her past and present and recruits abnormal psychology student Jordan to help her rescue her sister--if Jordan will believe her.

TEEN THRILLERS PATTERSON JAMES

Girl, Stolen
by April Henry

When teenage Cheyenne, who is blind and sick with pneumonia, naps in the car while her mom picks up her prescription, she falls victim to an impulsive carjacking-turned-kidnapping by high-school dropout Griffin. Upon learning about Cheyenne's father's wealthy corporation, Griffin decides to keep her--and Cheyenne must outwit her captors to get out alive.

TEEN THRILLERS HENRY APRIL

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
by Holly Jackson

Five years after the murder of Andie by her boyfriend, Sal, Fairview remains haunted by her story--though high school senior Pip can't shake the feeling that the town has it wrong. As Pip reexamines the closed case, she discovers a trail of dark secrets that may point to Sal's innocence and put her own life in danger.

TEEN THRILLERS JACKSON HOLLY

Little Monsters
by Kara Thomas

When Kacey moves in with her estranged father and his new family, her life in Broken Falls is eerily charming--including a tight new circle of friends who invite her everywhere with them...besides the biggest party of the year. When Bailey doesn't make it home from the party, Broken Falls suddenly isn't so welcoming at all. Kacey finds herself at the center of the investigation as everyone turns to the new girl for answers, and Kacey learns that appearances can be deceiving.

TEEN THRILLERS THOMAS KARA

A Long Stretch of Bad Days
by Mindy McGinnis

Studious Lydia is on track to join a prestigious journalism program--until a school error leaves her a credit short of graduating. Foul-mouthed Bristal has a bad reputation, but also needs one more credit to graduate. The unlikely pair reinvent Lydia's local history podcast into an unsolved murder investigation, unearthing buried secrets which someone doesn't want revealed. In the face of escalating threats, the girls must uncover the truth before their town's dark history catches up with them.

TEEN THRILLERS MCGINNIS MINDY

Sadie
by Courtney Summers

When a stranger implores radio host West McCray to find missing teen Sadie Hunter, he quickly learns that this isn't an average runaway story. Sadie, armed with a switchblade, fled home to avenge her little sister, determined to make the man who took her life pay with his own. Alternating between Sadie's unflinching voice and the podcast tracking the clues she's left behind, an unsettling mystery unfolds that's bigger than them both.

TEEN THRILLERS SUMMERS COURTNEY

Two Can Keep a Secret
by Karen M. McManus

Ellery knows all about secrets; her mother and grandmother do, too. When Ellery is forced to move to the deceivingly picturesque town of Echo Ridge--where her aunt went missing as a teen and the homecoming queen was murdered five years prior--it’s clear that everyone has something to hide. As new anonymous threats loom over homecoming and another girl goes missing, Ellery must uncover the truth before it’s too late.

TEEN THRILLERS MCMANUS KAREN