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45 New YA Mysteries and Thrillers You Won't Be Able to Put Down

"If you're a fan of the mystery and thriller genre and young adult books, recent months have brought a bevy of great reads to your shelves! We suspect that Courtney Summer's 2018 hit Sadie kicked off an entire trend of YA whodunits that is showing no signs of slowing down.
To help you on the hunt for your next heart-pounding read, here's a list of criminally good reads published since January 2020. We've got deadly high school cliques, creepy stalkers, revenge plots, a Jane Austen rewrite, and more!"
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Holly Jackson)
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
1
Holly Jackson
One of Us Is Next (Karen M. McManus)
One of Us Is Next
2
Karen M. McManus
The Cousins (Karen M. McManus)
The Cousins
3
Karen M. McManus
The Inheritance Games (Jennifer Lynn Barnes)
The Inheritance Games
4
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Hand on the Wall (Maureen Johnson)
The Hand on the Wall
5
Maureen Johnson
Grown (Tiffany D. Jackson)
Grown
6
Tiffany D. Jackson
Good Girl, Bad Blood (Holly Jackson)
Good Girl, Bad Blood
7
Holly Jackson
The Project (Courtney Summers)
The Project
8
Courtney Summers
The Silence of Bones (June Hur)
The Silence of Bones
9
June Hur
Elatsoe (Darcie Little Badger)
Elatsoe
10
Darcie Little Badger
I Killed Zoe Spanos (Kit Frick)
I Killed Zoe Spanos
11
Kit Frick
One of the Good Ones (Maika Moulite)
One of the Good Ones
12
Maika Moulite
Five Total Strangers (Natalie D. Richards)
Five Total Strangers
13
Natalie D. Richards
Foul Is Fair (Hannah Capin)
Foul Is Fair
14
Hannah Capin
The Girls I've Been (Tess Sharpe)
The Girls I've Been
15
Tess Sharpe
She's Too Pretty to Burn (Wendy Heard)
She's Too Pretty to Burn
16
Wendy Heard
None Shall Sleep (Ellie Marney)
None Shall Sleep
17
Ellie Marney
All Eyes on Her (Laurie Elizabeth Flynn)
All Eyes on Her
18
Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
The Firekeeper's Daughter (Angeline Boulley)
The Firekeeper's Daughter
19
Angeline Boulley
Clique Bait (Ann Valett)
Clique Bait
20
Ann Valett
The Good Girls (Claire Eliza Bartlett)
The Good Girls
21
Claire Eliza Bartlett
Little Creeping Things (Chelsea Ichaso)
Little Creeping Things
22
Chelsea Ichaso
Pride and Premeditation (Tirzah Price)
Pride and Premeditation
23
Tirzah Price
The Initial Insult (Mindy McGinnis)
The Initial Insult
24
Mindy McGinnis
This Is Not the Jess Show Book 1 (Anna Carey)
This Is Not the Jess Show Book 1
25
Anna Carey
These Vengeful Hearts (Kathrine Laurin)
These Vengeful Hearts
26
Kathrine Laurin
Influence (Sara Shepard)
Influence
27
Sara Shepard
Surrender Your Sons (Adam Sass)
Surrender Your Sons
28
Adam Sass
The Last Confession of Autumn Casterly (Meredith Tate)
The Last Confession of Autumn Casterly
29
Meredith Tate
Throwaway Girls (Andrea Contos)
Throwaway Girls
30
Andrea Contos
You're Next (Kylie Schachte)
You're Next
31
Kylie Schachte
I Hope You're Listening (Tom Ryan)
I Hope You're Listening
32
Tom Ryan
The Girl in the White Van (April Henry)
The Girl in the White Van
33
April Henry
When You Look Like Us (Pamela N. Harris)
When You Look Like Us
34
Pamela N. Harris
The Castle School (For Troubled Girls) (Alyssa B. Sheinmel)
The Castle School (For Troubled Girls)
35
Alyssa B. Sheinmel
Hunting November (Adriana Mather)
Hunting November
36
Adriana Mather
You Were Never Here (Kathleen Peacock)
You Were Never Here
37
Kathleen Peacock
Lie to Me (Kaitlin Ward)
Lie to Me
38
Kaitlin Ward
The Last Secret You'll Ever Keep (Laurie Faria Stolarz)
The Last Secret You'll Ever Keep
39
Laurie Faria Stolarz
Revenge of the Sluts (Natalie Walton)
Revenge of the Sluts
40
Natalie Walton
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