Mystery & Thrillers

The One that Got Away with Murder
by Trish Lundy

Hoping for a fresh start in Happy Valley while hiding a dark past, Lauren O'Brian starts seeing Robbie Crestmont, whom the town believes is a killer, and when invited to his lake house, finds enough evidence to prove his guilt, but soon discovers there's a town full of suspects.
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
by Chris Grabenstein

Twelve-year-old Kyle wins a coveted spot to be one of 12 children chosen to stay in the new town library--designed by his hero, the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello--for an overnight of fun, food and games, but in the morning, the kids find all the doors still locked and must work together to solve secret puzzles in order to discover the hidden escape route.
Spy School Project X
by Stuart Gibbs

Superspy middle schooler Ben Ripley races against time and across state lines - traveling by car, train, boat and plane - to track Murray Hill down before Ben's cyber enemies can find him.
We were liars by E Lockhart
We Were Liars
by E. Lockhart

Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer
Dark Parts of the Universe
by Samuel Miller

While playing an app-based adventure game, Willie, his brother Bones and their friend Sarai stumble upon the dead body of Sarai's stepfather, and as wilder and stranger things being to appear, a much deeper mystery about their small town is unlocked. 
The Grandest Game
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Seven players in the Grandest Game, an annual competition run by a billionaire to give anyone a shot at fame and fortune, are pushed to their limits? Physically, mentally and emotionally?—and it soon becomes clear that not everyone is playing by the rules.
Tender Beasts
by Liselle Sambury

When a gruesome murder rocks Sunny's private school, with her own brother as the main suspect, she takes it upon herself to discover the real killer--and uncovers a slew of dark family secrets in the process.
Kill Her Twice
by Stacey Lee

In 1932 Los Angeles, when the Chow sisters stumble upon the body of Lulu Wong, star of the silver screen and the pride of Chinatown, they set out to solve their friend's murder, putting them in the crosshairs of a killer.
The Inheritance Games
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

When a Connecticut teenager inherits vast wealth and an eccentric estate from the richest man in Texas, she must also live with his surviving family and solve a series of puzzles to discover how she earned her inheritance.
One of Us is Lying
by Karen M. McManus

When one of five students in detention is found dead, his high-profile classmates—including a brainy intellectual, a popular beauty, a drug dealer on probation and an all-star athlete—are investigated and revealed to be the subjects of the victim's latest gossip postings.
Such Charming Liars
by Karen M. McManus

Helping her mother pull off one last heist at billionaire Ross Sutherland's birthday party, Kat tries to avoid her former stepbrother Liam, but when a Sutherland is murdered, Kat and Liam become the new targets and can't trust anyone except each other?—?or can they? Simultaneous eBook.
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
by Holly Jackson

As her senior capstone project, Pippa Fitz-Amobi is determined to find the real killer in a closed, local murder case, but not everyone wants her meddling in the past
The Reappearance of Rachel Price
by Holly Jackson

When her mother, who disappeared 16 years before, reappears while a true crime documentary about her case is being filmed, 18-year-old Bel, not buying her mom's unbelievable story about what happened to her, must uncover the real reason Rachel Price is back from the dead.
That Weekend
by Kara Thomas

After Claire wakes up alone on a mountain with no memory of how she got there, she learns her best friend Kat and Kat's boyfriend are missing and Kat's past is full of secrets
Lie Until It's True
by Jessie Weaver

When her childhood best friend's mom is accused of murdering an eccentric billionaire, true-crime TikToker Amanda Pruitt decides to solve the crime but soon becomes the prime suspect in this seemingly open-and-shut case— and the target of a killer bent on revenge.
This is where we die by Cindy R. X. He
This Is Where We Die
by Cindy R. X. He

Six out of eight teens who made it out alive from a ski trip two years ago must fight for their survival again—this time from a lurking killer on a secluded island
No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally
No Place Left to Hide
by Megan Lally

To Brooke, image is everything and she works hard to maintain perfect grades and looks, especially after“the incident” threatened it all, but one night an old truck starts tailing her, bringing out her worst fears.

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