YA Mystery Must Reads
-
Into the Real by Call Number: YA FICTION BREWERThree teens—one who presents as genderqueer, one who presents as female, and one who presents as male—are caught up in three very different stories of survival. But those stories intersect as the teens start to realize that they might in fact be a single, singular "they," alternating among worlds—and that accepting themself might be the key to defeating the monsters that plague them in all three. -
A Study in Charlotte by Call Number: YA FICTION CAVALLARSherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson descendants, Charlotte and Jamie, students at a Connecticut boarding school, team up to solve a murder mystery. -
All Eyes on Us by Call Number: YA FICTION FRICKIn alternate chapters, Amanda faces family pressure to marry Carter, knowing he cheats, and Paulina pretends to date Carter to alleviate family and church pressure about being a lesbian. -
The Silence of Bones by Call Number: YA FICTION HURIn Joseon Dynasty-era Korea, sixteen-year-old Seol, an indentured servant within the police bureau, becomes entangled in a politically-charged investigation into the murder of a noblewoman. -
Grown by Call Number: YA FICTION JACKSONWhen legendary R&B artist Korey Fields spots Enchanted Jones at an audition, her dreams of being a famous singer take flight. Until Enchanted wakes up with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night. Who killed Korey Fields? Before there was a dead body, Enchanted's dreams had turned into a nightmare. Because behind Korey's charm and star power was a controlling dark side. Now he's dead, the police are at the door, and all signs point to Enchanted. -
Truly Devious by Call Number: YA FICTION JOHNSONWhen Stevie Bell, an amateur detective, begins her first year at a famous private school in Vermont, she sets a plan to solve the cold case involving the kidnapping of the founder's wife and daughter shortly after the school opened. -
One of Us Is Lying by Call Number: YA FICTION MCMANUSWhen the creator of a high school gossip app mysteriously dies in front of four high-profile students all four become suspects. It's up to them to solve the case. -
#MurderTrending by Call Number: YA FICTION MCNEILFalsely accused of murdering her stepsister, seventeen-year-old Dee fights to survive paid assassins on Alcatraz 2.0, the most popular prison on social media. -
Even If We Break by Call Number: YA FICTION NIJKAMPFriends Finn, Liva, Maddy, Carter, and Ever begin a farewell round of the game they have played for three years, but each is hiding secrets and the game itself seems to turn against them. -
White Rabbit by Call Number: YA FICTION ROEHRIGRufus Holt has one night to prove his half-sister, April, innocent of murdering her boyfriend at a wild party--the very night his ex-boyfriend, Sebastian, shows up wanting to talk.
