Un-put-downable Suspense
Abrahams, Peter. Down the Rabbit Hole: An Echo Falls Mystery
Like her idol Sherlock Holmes, Ingrid uses her intellect to solve a murder case in her hometown of Echo Falls. First in a series.
Allison, J. Gilda Joyce, psychic investigator
During the summer before ninth grade, intrepid Gilda Joyce invites herself to the San Francisco mansion of distant cousin Lester Splinter and his thirteen-year-old daughter, where she uses her purported psychic abilities and detective skills to solve the mystery of the mansion's boarded-up tower.
Anderson, Janet . The Last Treasure
13-year-old Ellsworth leaves his father to visit the relatives he has never met and eventually joins forces with Jess, his distant cousin, to uncover family secrets and search for their ancestor's hidden treasure.
Balliet, Blue. Chasing Vermeer
When strange and seemingly unrelated events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal.
Benoit, Margaret. Who Killed Olive Souffle
Stranded in a snowstorm, detective Angel Cardoni finds shelter in a country inn and restaurant, not yet open for the ski season. Just as Angel is settling in, Olive Souffle, the inn's French chef, is found dead on the floor of the walk-in freezer.
Broach, Elise. Desert Crossing
A summer trip across the New Mexico desert turns nightmarish for Lucy, her older brother Jamie, and his best friend Kit, as they become involved in the suspicious death of a young girl.
Burt, Guy Sophie
A tightly woven tale of psychological horror, in which two children shape and destroy their small world.
Carter, Ally. I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
As a sophomore at a secret spy school and the daughter of a former CIA operative, Cammie is sheltered from "normal teenage life" until she meets a local boy while on a class surveillance mission.
Christie, Agatha. The Golden Ball & Other Stories
It was an offer the St. Vincent family could not refuse--a splendid mansion, complete with servants, with nothing asked for in return! But young Rupert St. Vincent suspected a sinister trap...
Cormier, Robert. I Am the Cheese
A young boy desperately tries to unlock his past yet knows he must hide those memories if he is to remain alive.
Downs, T. Chop Shop
Intern forensic pathologist Dr. Riley McKay has noticed irregularities in autopsies at the Allegheny County Coroner's lab. Suspecting foul play, she seeks help from Dr. Nick Polchak, the "bug man" renowned for his ability to solve murders by analyzing the insects on victim's bodies.
Duncan, Lois. Don't Look Behind You
17-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.
Duncan, Lois Killing Mr. Griffin
A teenager casually suggests playing a cruel trick on the English teacher, but did he intend it to end with murder?
Ferguson, Alane. The Christopher Killer: A Forensic Mystery
On the payroll as an assistant to her coroner father, Cameryn uses her knowledge of forensic medicine to catch the killer of a friend while putting herself in terrible danger.
Fforde, J. The Eyre Affair
Jane Eyre is plucked from the pages of Bronte's novel and Special Operative Thursday Next must track down the villain and enter the Bronte's novel herself to avert a heinous act of literary homicide.
Flinn, Alex. Nothing to Lose
Michael is on the run as a carny after one too many abuses by his stepfather, but now his mother is on trial for killing his stepfather and he knows he must return home.
Galloway, Gregory. As Simple As Snow
In awe of Anna and her penchant for magic tricks and riddles, a young man is baffled by her mysterious disappearance and retraces the time they spent together for clues to her fate.
Giles, Gail. Dead Girls Don't Write Letters
14-year-old Sunny is stunned when a total stranger shows up at her house posing as her older sister Jazz, who supposedly died out of town in a fire months earlier.
Giles, Gail. Shattering Glass
When Rob, the charismatic leader of the senior class, turns the school nerd into Prince Charming, his actions lead to unexpected violence.
Higson, Charlie. Silverfin
Young James Bond must battle against an insane arms dealer who, by using killer eels, is attempting to create a race of indestructible soldiers on the eve of World War II. First in a series.
Hoobler, Dorothy. The Sword that Cut the Burning Grass
Samurai apprentice Seikei, with the help of a servant girl and an imperious old man, sets out to rescue the young Emperor Yasuhito from his kidnappers.
Horowitz, Anthony. Falcon's Malteser
After his older brother, a fledgling private detective, agrees to safeguard a package for a dwarf who does not live long, thirteen-year-old Nick scampers to solve the mystery while also trying to stay one step ahead of an assortment of thugs.
Horowitz, Anthony. Stormbreaker (Alex Rider Series)
After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6. First in a series.
Jaffe, Michelle. Bad Kitty
While vacationing with her family in Las Vegas, Jasmine stumbles upon a murder that she attempts to solve with the help of her friends.
King, Stephen Carrie
It's never good to make fun of your classmates. (Psychological Thriller)
Lawrence, Caroline. Roman Mysteries: the thieves of Ostia
In Rome in the year 79 A.D., a group of children from very different backgrounds work together to discover who beheaded a pet dog -- and why.
Madison, Bennet. Lulu Dark Can See Through Walls
When someone steals her purse and her identity, high-school junior and reluctant girl sleuth Lulu Dark investigates
McNamee, Graham. Acceleration
Working in the subway's lost and found for the summer, Duncan discovers the very twisted diary of a serial killer.
Miller, Kirsten. Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City
Life becomes more interesting for Ananka when she discovers an underground room and meets a mysterious girl called Kiki Strike who claims that she, too, wants to explore the subterranean world.
Nickerson, Sara. How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
With a swimming medal, the key to a mansion, and a comic book as her only clues, Margaret seeks the true story of her father's mysterious death four years earlier.
Nixon, Joan Lowry. A Candidate for Murder
Cary finds her life in danger when she uncovers a plot to sabotage her father's political campaign for governor of Texas.
Ohba, Tsugumi. Death Note: Boredom (Vol. 1)
When Light finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a death god, he discovers that any person whose name is written in it dies. Can he use the notebook to rid the world of evil? First in a manga series.
Plum-Ucci, Carol. The Body of Christopher Creed
Torey Adams struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the class outcast.
Price, Charlie. Dead Connection
A loner who communes with the dead in the town cemetery hears the voice of a murdered cheerleader and tries to convince the adults that he knows what happened to her.
Pullman, Philip. Ruby in the Smoke
In 19th-century London, Sally, recently orphaned, becomes involved in a deadly search for a mysterious ruby. First in a trilogy.
Raskin, Ellen. The Westing Game
The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance.
Sorrells, Walter. Fake ID
When her mother disappears, Chastity knows that there's something behind all their frequent moves and fake names while growing up. First in a series.
Voigt, Cynthia. The Callender papers
In 19th-century Massachusetts, orphaned Jean, employed to sort out the family papers of a reclusive artist, becomes curious about the mysterious, long-ago death of his wife and the subsequent disappearance of their young child.
Werlin, Nancy. The Killer's Cousin
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.
Updated January 2008
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