08 Jul Unearthing a Mystery: Curious Cases for Teens
Looking for a good mystery? Looking for a book that will keep you on your toes? Well, look no further! Teen Central has so many reads for you to sink your teeth into! Today, we’ll take a look at just a fraction of what is in our collection, so that you can unearth a mystery just for you!
Such Charming Liars
by Karen McManus
Kat and Liam were family, once. For forty-eight hours, their criminal parents were married, and then they divorced. Messily. Kat’s mother is ready to quit being a jewel thief, but she needs one final job. When billionaire Ross Sutherland is throwing an extravagant party for his birthday, she sees the perfect opportunity. Little do both of them know, Liam and his father will also be in attendance. Unfortunately, a killer is also on the guest list: which leads Liam and Kat to be forced together once again. Can they trust each other? Or have the lessons from their parents made it impossible?
The Fear
by Natasha Preston
In a small fishing village, people are turning up dead. It all started with a meme: sharing your deepest fear and others reposting with their own. However, each new dead body directly correlates with the victim’s posted fear.
Izzy knows someone in their town is responsible. With the suspects numerous, and her own anxieties mounting, can she find the killer before they find her?
Allegedly
by Tiffany D. Jackson
Allegedly, Mary killed a baby that her mother was babysitting. According to the media, she’s guilty. She spent six years in juvenile detention because she kept her silence. Now in a group home, she meets Ted.
When the state threatens to take her unborn child after they’re born, her possible new start with Ted is put at risk. To fight for her future, Mary must find her voice again, and place her trust in the one woman she doesn’t want to: her mother.
Pride and Premeditation
by Tirzah Price
In a clever twist on Jane Austen’s classic novel, Lizzie Bennet finds herself in the middle of a murder mystery.
To prove herself as a solicitor, Lizzie throws herself into the middle of a high society murder case. Unfortunately for her, the man accused already has a lawyer: the snobby Fitzwilliam Darcy. However, as the case gets more complicated, the two find themselves being forced into working together.
I Killed Zoe Spanos
by Kit Frick
Since New Year’s Eve, Zoe Spanos has been missing. Anna Cicconi comes to town hoping for a fresh start, but walks into a community still grieving. Unfortunately for her, she looks just like the missing Zoe. Despite her better judgement, Anna begins to dive into the mystery, which leads her to the uncomfortable feeling that she and Zoe are more connected than just their similar appearances.
When Zoe’s body is found, Anna is charged with her death. Martina Green, a podcaster who has been following Zoe’s missing persons case, believes Anna is taking the blame for something she didn’t do. Can Martina find the truth? Or will Anna go down for murder?
49 Miles Alone
by Natalie D. Richards
Katie and Aster are cousins attempting to reconnect with a four day hike through the Utah wilderness. However, when struck with illness and injury, their supplies quickly begin to dwindle. They think they find salvation in Riley and Finn, a couple making the same trek. Unfortunately, that night, Katie and Aster awaken to the couple fighting.
In the morning, both Riley and Finn are gone. Both are sure that Riley is in danger, due to troubling admissions about Finn that she made the day before. With the clock ticking, Katie and Aster need to reach help, before Finn can reach Riley, or the desert takes her.
Kill Her Twice
by Stacey Lee
In 1930s LA, everyone knew Lulu Wong. Unfortunately, one morning, May, Gemma, and Peony Chow find her body in Chinatown– far away from her beautiful Beverly Hills home. The sisters know the death is foul play, but the LAPD refuses to see it as anything other than proof that Chinatown is a den of debauchery that should be demolished, in favor of a new railway depot. Hoping to bring justice to Lulu, the sisters band together to find their old friend’s murderer, and possibly save their neighborhood too.
All the Things We Never Said
by Yasmin Rahman
Mehreen Miah feels like she can’t go on, anymore. MementoMori, a website built for matching people together and giving a date and method for death, seems to be her answer. She is paired with Cara Saunders and Olivia Castleton, who are also overwhelmed by their own issues.
As the girls grow closer, they inadvertently build a friendship that makes their issues not worth dying for. However, MementoMori isn’t willing to let them back out of their pact so easily.
Two Sides to Every Murder
by Danielle Valentine
Olivia was born seventeen years ago, during what later became known as the Camp Lost Lake murders. Despite this, her life is seemingly perfect. Until she learns the man she calls dad is not her biological father.
Reagan has lived most of her life on the run. Her mother was found guilty of the Camp Lost Lake murders, and they have been hiding from the authorities ever since. Both girls couldn’t be more different, but both of their stories converge in one place: Camp Lost Lake. Luckily for them, the camp is reopening for the first time since the murders. However, even if they want the past revealed, someone else wants to keep it hidden. If they aren’t careful, they might just be Camp Lost Lake’s next victim…
Tangleroot
by Kalela Williams
Noni Reid is the daughter of the brilliant Dr. Radiance Castine, and no one lets her forget it. Noni is forced to leave her New England home for an old plantation house that was built by one of her ancestors. Tangleroot, as it is known, was the home to a slave-owning white family, whose history Noni soon finds herself morbidly fascinated by. As she digs, however, she finds more than just ancient prejudices…
– written by Ajax T, Teen Central Library Assistant
