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Mystery Young Adult

Explore young adult books about mystery for children.

767 books

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How to Find a Missing Girl

Victoria Wlosok

With only thirty days before she faces legal consequences, Iris launches a desperate amateur investigation into a string

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Six Truths and a Lie

For the teenager grappling with systemic bias and the weight of being misunderstood, this gripping thriller explores the

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The Lying Woods

Owen’s life at an elite school vanishes overnight, forcing him back to a small town where dangerous secrets about his fa

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Meme

Aaron Starmer

Four seniors thought their secret was buried deep in the Vermont woods until a viral meme appears, showing a confession

Ages 14–18

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The Art of Secrets

A mysterious fire and a hidden masterpiece worth thousands turn a high school upside down as greed, secrets, and accusat

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Seven Dirty Secrets

Natalie D. Richards

A mysterious scavenger hunt leads Chloe through a series of riddles tied to the day her boyfriend died and the seven peo

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Dark and Shallow Lies

Ginny Myers Sain

In a Louisiana town full of self-proclaimed psychics, Grey must uncover why her best friend vanished and which of her ne

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Hidden Histories #4

Michaela MacColl

Emily and Charlotte Brontë step away from their writing desks to track a burglar and solve a suspicious death on the mis

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The Inheritance Games #6

The Gilded Blade

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Riches, romance, and long-held secrets converge in this series finale where everyone is a player in an impossible puzzle

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Natasha Preston

For the teenager navigating the pressures of high school social hierarchies and the dangerous allure of exclusive, secre

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Take the Key and Lock Her Up

Grace Blakely’s hunt for the truth about her mother’s murder has turned her into a target, forcing her to finally face t

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Stoker & Holmes #3

The Chess Queen Enigma

Colleen Gleason

A high-stakes race begins through Victorian London to recover a stolen letter and a centuries-old chess queen before a r

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Where Sleeping Girls Lie

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Sade's first night at boarding school ends with a missing roommate, leading her into a web of dark secrets, rumors, and

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Stefan Petrucha

Fourteen-year-old Carver Young hunts for his birth father in 1895 New York, only to find himself on the trail of the wor

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Stoker & Holmes #2

The Spiritglass Charade

Colleen Gleason

Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes search for a missing boy in 1889 London, but the sudden arrival of vampires creates a muc

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The Night She Disappeared

For teens exploring themes of community safety and peer loyalty. This high-stakes mystery follows friends racing against

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Murder, She Wrote #1

By the Time You Read This I'll Be Gone

Stephanie Kuehn

When her best friend vanishes from Cabot Cove, Bea Fletcher must enter a deadly game played by elite students to uncover

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See How They Run

Grace Blakely thought finding her mother’s killer would bring peace, but on Embassy Row, the truth has only made her a t

Cover of All Fall Down

Trapped between a powerful grandfather and suspicious neighbors on Embassy Row, Grace must hunt down her mother's killer

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The Grimrose Girls #1

The Grimrose Girls

Four friends at an elite academy discover they are trapped in ancient fairytale curses and must solve a murder to break

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I Know What You Did Last Summer

For the teenager grappling with the heavy weight of a secret mistake. This classic thriller explores how buried guilt ca

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We'll Never Tell

For the teenager navigating the pressures of digital fame and the realization that their closest friends might be keepin

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The O'Keefe Family #2

Dragons in the Waters

Madeleine L'Engle

A thirteen-year-old’s voyage to Venezuela takes a dark turn toward murder and a surprising connection to an indigenous t

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Irene and Sherlock #2

A Lovely and Deadly Dance

Claire M. Andrews

Irene Adler and Sherlock Holmes reunite to track a killer stalking Queen Victoria’s allies through the high-society secr

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