Thrillers and Mysteries (YA)

Thrillers and mysteries are sort of opposites: one’s like “how are they going to get out of that mess?” and the other’s like “how did they get into that mess?”. However! They’re both gripping. Strange disappearances! Strange appearances! Dead bodies! Who’s done it?! Who’s going to do it?!

Updated April 29, 2024
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I was here
Forman, Gayle
From the bestselling author of If I Stay - this summer's YA blockbuster film. This characteristically powerful novel follows eighteen-year-old Cody Reynolds in the months following her best friend's shocking suicide. As Cody numbly searches for answers as to why Meg took...
Genuine fraud
Lockhart, E.
How far would you go to become someone else? A masterful young adult thriller from the author of blockbuster bestseller We Were Liars.
Before i fall
Oliver, Lauren
A bestselling summer read as heartbreaking as The Lovely Bones and as gripping as Jenny Downham's Before I Die. **From the bestselling author of Panic, soon to be a major Amazon Prime TV series** 'Gossip...
Ali Cross
Patterson, James
The son of Alex Cross follows in his father's footsteps in this exciting new thriller for young readers from globally bestselling author James Patterson James Patterson's blockbuster Alex Cross series has sold over 100 million copies, and now he's bringing those thrills to a...
The amateurs
Shepard, Sara
A fantastic new mystery series from the author of the world wide bestseller Pretty Little Liars. Everyone is dying to know the truth...
Scythe
Shusterman, Neal
In a perfect world, what is there left to fear? A chilling and thought-provoking sci-fi novel from New York Times bestselling author Neal Shusterman. A dark, gripping and witty thriller in which the only thing humanity has control over is death. In a world where disease, war and crime have been...

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