list of mysteries and thrillers to reader in a lifetime. It’s an
awesome list, packed with everything from a John le Carre classic to The da Vinci Code to Ian Fleming’s From Russia With Love. And even better,
it’s loaded with a few of our favorite childhood classics: Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol, The Secret of the Old Clock by Caroline
Keene, The Tower Treasure by Franklin
W. Dixon and The Westing Game by Ellen
Raskin. Here are 10 more young adult mysteries we’re digging right now.
Wrapped by Jennifer Bradbury
Agnes Wilkins would give anything not to come out this season. But for
a 17-year-old deb in 1815 London, she doesn’t have a choice…until a mysterious
mummy unwrapping party turns the season into a spiraling mystery.
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
Sophie thought the worst news was that she was a freak—a witch on her
way to exile along with a host of other witches, faeries and shapeshifters at
Hex Hall. But she’s wrong there—things get much, much worse when a predator
starts attacking students…and her only friend at school is the number-one
suspect.
Dear Girls Don’t Lie by Jennifer Shaw Wolf
When Jaycee’s ex-BFF Rachel texts her one night, she ignores it. But
then Rachel turns up dead…and no one else has any idea about what happened that
night at the old house. Jaycee ditches the adults’ explanation for the crime
and hunts for the real truth.
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
At the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, the only rule is
there are no rules. Four special
children team up on a mission packed with puzzles adults are too “evil” to
solve. Will the tots be able to solve the mystery and save the world? Hm…
A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee
Orphan girl Mary Quinn is taken off the streets and thrown into
training at Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls. But it’s no ordinary finishing
school. Nope, it’s a cover for The Agency, and 17-year-old Mary is their newest
recruit. She enters a rich merchant’s house undercover as a lady’s companion for
his daughter, but what will she find when she’s off duty?
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Precocious Flavia de Luce is an aspiring chemist and would-be
detective. She’s brainy and sassy. And, oh yeah, she’s 11. In a quiet house
with her sad father and silly superficial sister for company. It’s 1950s
England, on the eve of a murder. A dead bird, a postage stamp and a cucumber
patch are her first clues.
Paper Towns by John Green
Quentin Jacobson thought he knew Margo Roth Spiegelman. Sure, he’s
admired her from afar, but when a midnight revenge scheme brings them together,
he’s certain it’s the start of something big. Somehow, the closer he gets, the
farther Q is from the truth.
Wish You Were Dead by Todd Strasser
When an anonymous blogger wishes a popular girl at Soundview High would
die, she vanishes. Two more follow, sending the community into a panic. But the
one most desperate to solve the mystery is Madison, the last person to see the
first victim before she vanished. Will she be next?
Deadly by Julie Chibbaro
Prudence Galewski isn’t like other girls. It’s the early 20th
century in New York City, and as typhoid sweeps the streets, Prudence lands a
job in a laboratory. She’s quickly swept into the investigation of the deadly
disease.
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
When Brooklyn baby Andi Alpers finds the diary of Alexandrine Paradis
from revolutionary France, she’s obsessed with the far-off teen’s life. A
winter break trip to Paris finds Andi exploring the catacombs of Paris at
midnight…and climbing out into 19th century civil unrest.
What’s your favorite mystery
novel? Share ‘em in the comments!
