Mystery and Suspense

The Terrorist by Caroline B. Cooney

Sixteen-year-old Laura, an American living in London, tries to find the person responsible for the death of her younger brother Billy, who has been killed by a terrorist bomb.

Don’t Look Behind You by Lois Duncan

Seventeen-year-old April finds her comfortable life changed forever when death threats to her father, a witness in a federal case, force her family to go into hiding under assumed names and flee the pursuit of a hired killer.

Shattering Glass by Gail Giles

When Rob, the charismatic leader of the senior class, turns the school nerd into Prince Charming, his actions lead to unexpected violence.

Who Killed Mr. Chipendale?: a Mystery in Poems by Mel Glenn

Free verse poems describe the reactions of students, colleagues, and others when a high school teacher is shot to death as the school day begins.

The Trouble with Lemons by Daniel Hayes

Tyler and Lymie, eighth grade misfits, discover a dead body in a quarry and work to uncover the mystery behind it.

Murdered, My Sweet by Joan Lowery Nixon

Jenny and her mother hunt a killer while fearing for their own safety, after the reading of their millionaire cousin's will leads to the murder of another cousin.

The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci

Torey Adams, a high school junior with a seemingly perfect life, struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the class outcast.

Close to a Killer by Marsha Qualey

Seventeen-year-old Barrie finds herself involved in a string of murders that are somehow connected to her mother's hair salon.

Never Trust a Dead Man by Vivian Vande Velde

Wrongly convicted of murder and punished by being sealed in the tomb with the dead man, seventeen-year-old Selwyn enlists the help of a witch and the resurrected victim to find the true killer.

The Killer’s Cousin by Nancy Werlin

After being acquitted of murder, seventeen-year-old David goes to stay with relatives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he finds himself forced to face his past as he learns more about his strange young cousin Lily.

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