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Book Riot's 50 Must-Read YA Mysteries

Book Riot compiled a list of 50 must-read YA mysteries. Have you already read many of these books? Was your favorite included?
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Pasadena (Sherri Smith)
Pasadena
1
Sherri Smith
City of Saints and Thieves (Natalie C.Anderson)
City of Saints and Thieves
2
Natalie C.Anderson
The Darkest Hour (Caroline Tung Richmond)
The Darkest Hour
3
Caroline Tung Richmond
Far From You (Tess Sharpe)
Far From You
4
Tess Sharpe
A Girl Like That (Tanaz Bhathena)
A Girl Like That
5
Tanaz Bhathena
No Saints in Kansas (Amy Brashear)
No Saints in Kansas
6
Amy Brashear
Echo After Echo (Amy Rose Capetta)
Echo After Echo
7
Amy Rose Capetta
Monday's Not Coming (Tiffany D.Jackson)
Monday's Not Coming
8
Tiffany D.Jackson
The Missing Girl (Norma Fox Mazer)
The Missing Girl
9
Norma Fox Mazer
Before I Let Go (Marieke Nijkamp)
Before I Let Go
10
Marieke Nijkamp
All of This Is True (Lygia Day Penaflor)
All of This Is True
11
Lygia Day Penaflor
Out of the Easy (Ruta Sepetys)
Out of the Easy
12
Ruta Sepetys
Two Can Keep a Secret (Karen M. McManus)
Two Can Keep a Secret
13
Karen M. McManus
Broken Things (Lauren Oliver)
Broken Things
14
Lauren Oliver
The Ruby in the Smoke (Philip Pullman)
The Ruby in the Smoke
15
Philip Pullman
Allegedly (Tiffany D Jackson)
Allegedly
16
Tiffany D Jackson
What I Saw and How I Lied (Judy Blundell)
What I Saw and How I Lied
17
Judy Blundell
Gentlemen (Michael Northrop)
Gentlemen
18
Michael Northrop
A Line in the Dark (Malinda Lo)
A Line in the Dark
19
Malinda Lo
We Know It Was You (Maggie Trash)
We Know It Was You
20
Maggie Trash
With Malice (Eileen Cook)
With Malice
21
Eileen Cook
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly (Stephenie Oaks)
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly
22
Stephenie Oaks
Dread Nation (Justina Ireland)
Dread Nation
23
Justina Ireland
This Is Our Story (Ashley Elston)
This Is Our Story
24
Ashley Elston
Last Seen Leaving (Caleb Roehrig)
Last Seen Leaving
25
Caleb Roehrig
Overturned (Lamar Giles)
Overturned
26
Lamar Giles
The Killing Woods (Lucy Christopher)
The Killing Woods
27
Lucy Christopher
One Was Lost (Natalie D. Richards)
One Was Lost
28
Natalie D. Richards
Ten (Gretchen McNeil)
Ten
29
Gretchen McNeil
Along the Indigo (Elsie Chapman)
Along the Indigo
30
Elsie Chapman
The Lonely Dead (April Henry)
The Lonely Dead
31
April Henry
The Cheerleaders (Kara Thomas)
The Cheerleaders
32
Kara Thomas
The Leaving (Tara Altebrando)
The Leaving
33
Tara Altebrando
To Catch a Killer (Sheryl Scraborough)
To Catch a Killer
34
Sheryl Scraborough
The Takedown (Corrie Wang)
The Takedown
35
Corrie Wang
The Name of the Star (Maureen Johnson)
The Name of the Star
36
Maureen Johnson
The Edge of Nowhere (Elizabeth George)
The Edge of Nowhere
37
Elizabeth George
Red Dirt (Anna Jarzab)
Red Dirt
38
Anna Jarzab
The Best Lies (Sarah Lyu)
The Best Lies
39
Sarah Lyu
Jackaby (William Ritter)
Jackaby
40
William Ritter
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