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Mystery Books for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Mystery Books for Ages 12–18

Mystery for older readers gets darker, more complex, and more psychologically interesting. Unreliable narrators, cold cases, the kind of puzzle that makes you rethink everything you thought you knew. These 5,609 books are for readers who like being surprised.

5,609 books

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When Ava Thorn is named a suspect in a brutal murder, she must face the possibility that her town’s dark ghostly legends

Cover of The Pharaoh’s Secret

The Pharaoh’s Secret

A mysterious trip to Egypt pulls Talibah and Adom into a riddle involving a forgotten queen, a sinister archaeologist, a

Cover of The Cipher

Smiles and Ben fall into a dangerous world of federal agents after cracking a code that has the power to unlock every se

Cover of The Crying Rocks

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The Crying Rocks

Janet Taylor Lisle

A mysterious painting and a local legend lead Joelle deep into the forest to uncover the truth about her past and the hi

Ages 10–14

Cover of Survivor

The Sixth Sense: Secrets from Beyond #1

Cole Sear must help the young survivor of a plane crash by following the mysterious and haunting requests of the passeng

Cover of Zora and Me

Victoria Bond, T. R. Simon

For the child who loves uncovering secrets and exploring how folklore and truth intertwine, this historical mystery cele

Cover of Welcome to the Dark House

Welcome to the Dark House

Laurie Faria Stolarz

A contest to meet a famous horror director turns into a real-life nightmare when seven fans are trapped inside a creepy,

Cover of A Spark Unseen

The Dark Unwinding #2

Katharine Tulman must fake her uncle’s death and flee to Paris to stop a mechanical fish from being turned into a deadly

Cover of The Girl in the Castle

The Girl in the Castle

James Patterson, Emily Raymond

Caught between a modern psychiatric ward and a starving village in 1347, Hannah must risk everything in the past to save

Cover of The Curse of the Crystal Cavern

The Pathfinders Society #2

The Curse of the Crystal Cavern

Francesco Sedita, Prescott Seraydarian

A secret staircase and clues left by a wealthy explorer lead five campers on a high-stakes search for priceless treasure

Cover of Woof

Bowser and Birdie #1

When a prize stuffed marlin disappears from a bayou tackle shop, a newly adopted mutt named Bowser jumps onto the trail

Cover of A Place to Hide

A Place to Hide

Eighteen-year-old Lucy must vanish and forge a secret identity after the government targets her father for exposing corr

Cover of Code of Honor

Time is running out for Kamran to decode the hidden messages that could prove his brother's innocence and stop a devasta

Cover of A Snitch in the Snob Squad

A Snitch in the Snob Squad

Julie Anne Peters

Jenny and her friends in the Snob Squad face a test of trust when they realize a series of school thefts might be an ins

Cover of Haunted Sleepover

Tales from the Scaremaster #3

Haunted Sleepover

B. A. Frade, Stacia Deutsch

A sixth-grade overnight trip to the science museum takes a spooky turn when Nate and Connor realize their fun sleepover

Cover of Tales from the Hood

The Sisters Grimm #6

Tales from the Hood

Michael Buckley

The Big Bad Wolf goes on trial in Ferryport Landing, forcing the Grimm sisters to investigate the real story behind his

Cover of Bedlam

Lexi expects boredom at her mother's house, but midnight howls and a discovery in an abandoned asylum suggest something

Cover of The Haunting of Aveline Jones

Aveline Jones #1

The Haunting of Aveline Jones

A mysterious crossed-out story in an old book leads Aveline into a thirty-year-old cold case just as Halloween shadows b

Cover of In the Monkey Forest

In the Monkey Forest

Miki’s quiet holiday turns into a race to find lost treasure when she inherits a bossy pixie and is hunted by the myster

Cover of The Prince of Venice Beach

The Prince of Venice Beach

Cali lives a carefree life in a Venice Beach treehouse until a private investigator hires him to track down a girl who i

Cover of The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn

The Samurai Mysteries #1

The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn

Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler

A merchant’s son desperate to be a samurai finds his chance for honor when he joins a troupe of actors to hunt for a sto

Cover of Snow Job

Nick has a list of rules to remake his life, but a new friendship and a series of illegal deliveries create an avalanche

Cover of Margot Mertz for the Win

Margot Mertz #2

Margot Mertz for the Win

Carrie McCrossen, Ian McWethy

Senior year gets complicated when Margot tries to trade her secret cleanup business for student politics, only to find t

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Tiffany D. Jackson

Enchanted Jones's dreams of R&B stardom turn into a nightmare when she wakes up near a crime scene with no memory of how

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