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YA Mysteries: New Classics

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Check out these best-selling, popular and fun YA mystery and thrillers published since 2000. Some you've heard of, some you probably haven't. If you love mysteries, this list has something for you... with plenty of twists and surprises.

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17 items

17 items

Dreamland Burning

Dreamland Burning

by Latham, Jennifer

Book - 2017

Mystery and historical fiction. When seventeen-year-old Rowan Chase finds a skeleton on her family’s property, she has no idea that investigating the brut...Show more Mystery and historical fiction. When seventeen-year-old Rowan Chase finds a skeleton on her family’s property, she has no idea that investigating the brutal century-old murder will lead to a summer of painful discoveries about the past, the present and herself. Show less

Mystery and historical fiction. When seventeen-year-old Rowan Chase finds a skeleton on her family’s property, she has no idea that investigating the brut...Show more Mystery and historical fiction. When seventeen-year-old Rowan Chase finds a skeleton on her family’s property, she has no idea that investigating the brutal century-old murder will lead to a summer of painful discoveries about the past, the present and herself. Show less

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We Were Liars

We Were Liars

by Lockhart, E

Book - 2014

Mystery and suspense. A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four frie...Show more Mystery and suspense. A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth. Show less

Mystery and suspense. A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four frie...Show more Mystery and suspense. A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth. Show less

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Monday's Not Coming

Monday's Not Coming

by Jackson, Tiffany D.

Book - 2018

Mystery and inspired by real events. Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable—more sis...Show more Mystery and inspired by real events. Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable—more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn’t turn up for the first day of school, Claudia’s worried. But Monday’s mother refuses to give Claudia a straight answer, and Monday’s sister April is even less help. As Claudia digs deeper into her friend’s disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw Monday. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she’s gone? Show less

Mystery and inspired by real events. Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable—more sis...Show more Mystery and inspired by real events. Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable—more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn’t turn up for the first day of school, Claudia’s worried. But Monday’s mother refuses to give Claudia a straight answer, and Monday’s sister April is even less help. As Claudia digs deeper into her friend’s disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw Monday. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she’s gone? Show less

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Code Name Verity

Code Name Verity

by Wein, Elizabeth

Book - 2012

Mystery and historical fiction. October 11, 1943. A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of th...Show more Mystery and historical fiction. October 11, 1943. A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it's barely begun. When "Verity" is arrested by the Gestapo, she's sure she doesn't stand a chance. Her Nazi interrogators give her a simple choice: reveal her mission or face a grisly execution. As she intricately weaves her confession, Verity battles for her life, confronting her views on courage and failure and her desperate hope to make it home. But will trading her secrets be enough to save her from the enemy? Show less

Mystery and historical fiction. October 11, 1943. A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of th...Show more Mystery and historical fiction. October 11, 1943. A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it's barely begun. When "Verity" is arrested by the Gestapo, she's sure she doesn't stand a chance. Her Nazi interrogators give her a simple choice: reveal her mission or face a grisly execution. As she intricately weaves her confession, Verity battles for her life, confronting her views on courage and failure and her desperate hope to make it home. But will trading her secrets be enough to save her from the enemy? Show less

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White Rabbit

White Rabbit

by Roehrig, Caleb

Book - 2018

Mystery and pulp fiction. Rufus Holt is having the worst night of his life. It begins with the reappearance of his ex-boyfriend, Sebastian—the guy who sto...Show more Mystery and pulp fiction. Rufus Holt is having the worst night of his life. It begins with the reappearance of his ex-boyfriend, Sebastian—the guy who stomped his heart out like a spent cigarette. Then Rufus gets a call from his sister April, begging for help. He and Sebastian find her, drenched in blood and holding a knife, beside the dead body of her boyfriend, Fox Whitney. April swears she didn’t kill Fox—but Rufus knows her too well to believe she’s telling him the whole truth. Now, with no one to trust but the boy he wants to hate, Rufus has one night to prove his sister’s innocence…or die trying. Show less

Mystery and pulp fiction. Rufus Holt is having the worst night of his life. It begins with the reappearance of his ex-boyfriend, Sebastian—the guy who sto...Show more Mystery and pulp fiction. Rufus Holt is having the worst night of his life. It begins with the reappearance of his ex-boyfriend, Sebastian—the guy who stomped his heart out like a spent cigarette. Then Rufus gets a call from his sister April, begging for help. He and Sebastian find her, drenched in blood and holding a knife, beside the dead body of her boyfriend, Fox Whitney. April swears she didn’t kill Fox—but Rufus knows her too well to believe she’s telling him the whole truth. Now, with no one to trust but the boy he wants to hate, Rufus has one night to prove his sister’s innocence…or die trying. Show less

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Truly Devious

Truly Devious

by Johnson, Maureen

Book - 2018

Mystery and true crime podcast. Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors and artists. It was founded ...Show more Mystery and true crime podcast. Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, who wanted to make a place “where learning is a game.” Shortly after the school opened, his wife and daughter were kidnapped. It became one of the great unsolved crimes of American history. True-crime aficionado Stevie Bell is set to begin her first year at Ellingham Academy, and she has an ambitious plan—she will solve this cold case. But something strange is happening. Show less

Mystery and true crime podcast. Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors and artists. It was founded ...Show more Mystery and true crime podcast. Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, who wanted to make a place “where learning is a game.” Shortly after the school opened, his wife and daughter were kidnapped. It became one of the great unsolved crimes of American history. True-crime aficionado Stevie Bell is set to begin her first year at Ellingham Academy, and she has an ambitious plan—she will solve this cold case. But something strange is happening. Show less

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Patron Saints of Nothing

Patron Saints of Nothing

by Ribay, Randy

Book - 2019

Mystery and current events. Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video games before heading to the University of Michig...Show more Mystery and current events. Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video games before heading to the University of Michigan in the fall. But when he discovers that his Filipino cousin Jun was murdered as part of President Duterte's war on drugs, and no one in the family wants to talk about what happened, Jay travels to the Philippines to find out the real story. Show less

Mystery and current events. Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video games before heading to the University of Michig...Show more Mystery and current events. Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video games before heading to the University of Michigan in the fall. But when he discovers that his Filipino cousin Jun was murdered as part of President Duterte's war on drugs, and no one in the family wants to talk about what happened, Jay travels to the Philippines to find out the real story. Show less

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The Diviners

The Diviners

by Bray, Libba

Book - 2013

Mystery and fantasy. Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is positiv...Show more Mystery and fantasy. Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is positively ecstatic. It’s 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her Uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult. Evie worries her uncle will discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble so far. But when the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer. Show less

Mystery and fantasy. Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is positiv...Show more Mystery and fantasy. Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is positively ecstatic. It’s 1926, and New York is filled with speakeasies, Ziegfeld girls and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is that she has to live with her Uncle Will and his unhealthy obsession with the occult. Evie worries her uncle will discover her darkest secret: a supernatural power that has only brought her trouble so far. But when the police find a murdered girl branded with a cryptic symbol and Will is called to the scene, Evie realizes her gift could help catch a serial killer. Show less

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Firekeeper's Daughter

Firekeeper's Daughter

by Boulley, Angeline

Book - 2021

Mystery, romance, and current events. As a biracial, unenrolled tribal member and the product of a scandal, eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never qu...Show more Mystery, romance, and current events. As a biracial, unenrolled tribal member and the product of a scandal, eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. Daunis dreams of studying medicine, but when her family is struck by tragedy, she puts her future on hold to care for her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team. Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, certain details don’t add up and she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, thrusting her into the heart of a criminal investigation. Show less

Mystery, romance, and current events. As a biracial, unenrolled tribal member and the product of a scandal, eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never qu...Show more Mystery, romance, and current events. As a biracial, unenrolled tribal member and the product of a scandal, eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. Daunis dreams of studying medicine, but when her family is struck by tragedy, she puts her future on hold to care for her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team. Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, certain details don’t add up and she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, thrusting her into the heart of a criminal investigation. Show less

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Five Total Strangers

Five Total Strangers

by Richards, Natalie D.

Book - 2020

Mystery and suspense. When Mira flies home to spend Christmas with her mother in Pittsburgh, a record-breaking blizzard results in a cancelled layover. De...Show more Mystery and suspense. When Mira flies home to spend Christmas with her mother in Pittsburgh, a record-breaking blizzard results in a cancelled layover. Desperate to get to her grief-ridden mother in the wake of a family death, Mira hitches a ride with a group of friendly college kids who were on her initial flight. As the drive progresses, the weather conditions become more treacherous. Soon, they're not just dealing with heavy snowfall and ice-slick roads, but the fact that somebody will stop at nothing to ensure their trip ends in a deadly disaster. Show less

Mystery and suspense. When Mira flies home to spend Christmas with her mother in Pittsburgh, a record-breaking blizzard results in a cancelled layover. De...Show more Mystery and suspense. When Mira flies home to spend Christmas with her mother in Pittsburgh, a record-breaking blizzard results in a cancelled layover. Desperate to get to her grief-ridden mother in the wake of a family death, Mira hitches a ride with a group of friendly college kids who were on her initial flight. As the drive progresses, the weather conditions become more treacherous. Soon, they're not just dealing with heavy snowfall and ice-slick roads, but the fact that somebody will stop at nothing to ensure their trip ends in a deadly disaster. Show less

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Legend

Legend

by Lu, Marie

Book - 2013

Mystery and dystopia. What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an el...Show more Mystery and dystopia. What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem. Show less

Mystery and dystopia. What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an el...Show more Mystery and dystopia. What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem. Show less

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Sadie

Sadie

by Summers, Courtney

Streaming Audiobook - 2020

Mystery and true crime podcast. Sadie hasn't had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, tryi...Show more Mystery and true crime podcast. Sadie hasn't had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water. But when Mattie is found dead, Sadie is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice and hits the road following a few meager clues to find him. When West McCray―a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns in America―overhears Sadie's story at a local gas station, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl. Show less

Mystery and true crime podcast. Sadie hasn't had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, tryi...Show more Mystery and true crime podcast. Sadie hasn't had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water. But when Mattie is found dead, Sadie is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice and hits the road following a few meager clues to find him. When West McCray―a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns in America―overhears Sadie's story at a local gas station, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl. Show less

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Pretty Little Liars

Pretty Little Liars

by Shepard, Sara

Book - 2007

Mystery and intrigue. Spencer covets her sister's boyfriend. Aria's fantasizing about her English teacher. Emily's crushing on the new girl at school. Han...Show more Mystery and intrigue. Spencer covets her sister's boyfriend. Aria's fantasizing about her English teacher. Emily's crushing on the new girl at school. Hanna uses some ugly tricks to stay beautiful. But they've all kept an even bigger secret since their friend Alison vanished. Show less

Mystery and intrigue. Spencer covets her sister's boyfriend. Aria's fantasizing about her English teacher. Emily's crushing on the new girl at school. Han...Show more Mystery and intrigue. Spencer covets her sister's boyfriend. Aria's fantasizing about her English teacher. Emily's crushing on the new girl at school. Hanna uses some ugly tricks to stay beautiful. But they've all kept an even bigger secret since their friend Alison vanished. Show less

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A Spy in the House

A Spy in the House

by Lee, Y. S.

Book - 2010

Mystery, romance and historical fiction. Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, young orphan (and thief) Mary Quinn is surprised to be offered a singul...Show more Mystery, romance and historical fiction. Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, young orphan (and thief) Mary Quinn is surprised to be offered a singular education, instruction in fine manners—and an unusual vocation. Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls is a cover for an all-female investigative unit called The Agency, and at seventeen, Mary is about to put her training to the test. Assuming the guise of a lady’s companion, she must infiltrate a rich merchant’s home in hopes of tracing his missing cargo ships. But the household is full of dangerous deceptions, and there is no one to trust—or is there? Show less

Mystery, romance and historical fiction. Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, young orphan (and thief) Mary Quinn is surprised to be offered a singul...Show more Mystery, romance and historical fiction. Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, young orphan (and thief) Mary Quinn is surprised to be offered a singular education, instruction in fine manners—and an unusual vocation. Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls is a cover for an all-female investigative unit called The Agency, and at seventeen, Mary is about to put her training to the test. Assuming the guise of a lady’s companion, she must infiltrate a rich merchant’s home in hopes of tracing his missing cargo ships. But the household is full of dangerous deceptions, and there is no one to trust—or is there? Show less

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Broken Things

Broken Things

by Oliver, Lauren

Book - 2018

Mystery and fantasy. Everyone thinks Mia and Brynn killed their best friend. The only thing is: they didn’t do it. On the anniversary of Summer’s death, a...Show more Mystery and fantasy. Everyone thinks Mia and Brynn killed their best friend. The only thing is: they didn’t do it. On the anniversary of Summer’s death, a seemingly insignificant discovery resurrects the mystery and pulls Mia and Brynn back together once again. But as the lines begin to blur between past and present and fiction and reality, the girls must confront what really happened in the woods all those years ago—no matter how monstrous. Show less

Mystery and fantasy. Everyone thinks Mia and Brynn killed their best friend. The only thing is: they didn’t do it. On the anniversary of Summer’s death, a...Show more Mystery and fantasy. Everyone thinks Mia and Brynn killed their best friend. The only thing is: they didn’t do it. On the anniversary of Summer’s death, a seemingly insignificant discovery resurrects the mystery and pulls Mia and Brynn back together once again. But as the lines begin to blur between past and present and fiction and reality, the girls must confront what really happened in the woods all those years ago—no matter how monstrous. Show less

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

by Jackson, Holly

Book - 2020

Mystery and true crime podcast. The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone i...Show more Mystery and true crime podcast. The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the murder, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure. When she chooses the case as the topic for her final year project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay hidden. And if the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth? Show less

Mystery and true crime podcast. The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone i...Show more Mystery and true crime podcast. The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the murder, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure. When she chooses the case as the topic for her final year project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay hidden. And if the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth? Show less

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One of Us Is Lying

One of Us Is Lying

by McManus, Karen M.

Book - 2017

Mystery and classic whodunit. Pay close attention and you might solve this. On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwy...Show more Mystery and classic whodunit. Pay close attention and you might solve this. On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing. Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher. And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app. Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention, Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn't an accident. Show less

Mystery and classic whodunit. Pay close attention and you might solve this. On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwy...Show more Mystery and classic whodunit. Pay close attention and you might solve this. On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing. Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher. And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app. Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention, Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn't an accident. Show less

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