Young Adult Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories

A teen is offered the chance to reunite with his missing sister in this heart-wrenching young adult thriller told in a unique format, with chapter-a-day reading perfectly paced for amping up the chilling suspense! What would you do to bring your sister back from...

Perfect for fans of Stalking Jack the Ripper, this historical murder mystery follows the cunning Irene Adler as she teams up with the mysterious Sherlock Holmes to discover who is murdering Oxford's elite students in the All Souls class. Irene Adler is no ordinary...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!AN EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE June Hur, bestselling author of The Red Palace, crafts a devastating and pulse-pounding tale that will feel all-too-relevant in today's world, based on a true story from Korean history.Hope is dangerous. Love is deadly. 1506,...

In this thrilling dark academia mystery that begins a year after the sudden disappearance of a student at an elite boarding school, his brother finds clues that can help him and his friends solve their school's most elusive puzzle--and find his brother, dead or...

2024 Whippoorwill Award Honor Book2025-2026 MASL Gateway Award FinalistFrom award-winning author Mindy McGinnis comes a thrilling and gripping YA mystery about a small town's past and the secrets unearthed by way of two teen girls--and a podcast. Perfect for fans of Sadie, The Cheerleaders,...

Something is stalking the queen of England, and Irene Adler is ready to find whatever monster may lurk behind this new gruesome string of murders--with or without the help of Sherlock Holmes. Irene Adler and Sherlock Holmes were both sent away from Oxford's All...

The thrilling conclusion to the Lizzie & Darcy Mysteries duology, following Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy from the Jane Austen Murder Mysteries series! A Bingley family curse looms over Lizzie's sister and Darcy's best friend--but are the dark forces at work supernatural or human?Lizzie...

Now with a fresh new look and introduction, Jennifer Donnelly's astonishing, Printz Honor-winning debut--the story of a young woman's coming-of-age and the murder that rocked turn-of-the-century America. A Printz Award Honor Book"A contemporary classic. Jennifer Donnelly is the master of historical fiction!" ---Ruta Sepetys,...

In the explosive conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Charlotte Holmes series, Holmes and Watson think they're finally in the clear after graduating from Sherringford...but danger awaits in the hallowed halls of Oxford.Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson finally have a chance to start...

The first book in a witty, suspenseful new series about a brilliant new crime-solving duo: the teen descendants of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. This clever page-turner will appeal to fans of Maureen Johnson and Ally Carter.Jamie Watson has always been intrigued by Charlotte...

An instant Indie and #1 New York Times bestseller!"Achingly atmospheric and beautifully sharp, A Study in Drowning will draw you in from the first page." --Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls Bestselling author Ava Reid makes her YA debut in...

An instant Indie and #1 New York Times bestseller!"Achingly atmospheric and beautifully sharp, A Study in Drowning will draw you in from the first page." --Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls Bestselling author Ava Reid makes her YA debut in...

Eight kids nobody trusted. One abandoned room. Secrets the school was hiding.At Mariah Wilson Public School, an underfunded K-12 school in Times Square, eight students were sent to a forgotten classroom nicknamed Solitaria after a week of hacked grades, viral games, AI-generated humiliation, secret...

FROM AWARD-WINNING, BESTSELLING AUTHOR C.S. PASCOAL "Original, exceptional, and a riveting read from start to finish. The kind that keeps young readers fully engaged from beginning to end." Midwest Book Review"Fast-paced and compelling, perfect for teens who want fiction grounded in the realities of...

Affectionately dubbed "the Nigerian Harry Potter," Akata Witch weaves together a heart-pounding tale of magic, mystery, and finding one's place in the world. Perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone! Sunny Nwazue lives in Nigeria, but she was born in New York...

"Todo el mundo tiene secretos, verdad? Pero, qué serían capaces de hacer para protegerlos? Simon Kelleger fue demasiado lejos al contarle a todo el mundo, a través de una App, los secretos más íntimos de sus compañeros de clase... Ahora que Simon está muerto...

A new sapphic YA thriller for fans of Heathers and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. Sixteen-year-old Quinn is a liar, but she isn't a murderer. When the sleepy town of Boiling Springs, North Carolina is roused by the murder of a local teen,...

Three casinos. Three bodies. Three days. Crack the case with the Naturals series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inheritance Games. After a string of brutal murders in Las Vegas, Cassie Hobbes and the Naturals are called in...

Three casinos. Three bodies. Three days. Crack the case with the Naturals series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inheritance Games. After a string of brutal murders in Las Vegas, Cassie Hobbes and the Naturals are called in...

Now an original movie on Disney+, here is the book that started it all, the international bestseller about a teenage criminal mastermind and his siege against dangerous, tech-savvy fairies.Twelve-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has discovered a world below ground of armed and dangerous--and extremely...