GPLD Best Mystery/Thrillers for Teens

"Aspiring PI Jolene Kelley is skipping class at her fancy new private school, North Shore Prep, when she witnesses her beloved guidance counselor fall in front of an oncoming L train. The police call Mr. Medina's death a tragic accident, but Jo knows what she saw: This was murder. With help from her friends Sabrina and Frankie -- and the inside scoop from her public-defender parents and her mentor at the state's attorney office--Jo opens up her...

"Come out, come out, wherever you are. Everything at Frightmares House of Horrors is fake: The clow mannequins. The cheap replica Annabelle doll. The zombies played by wannabe actors. But the dead body Dave finds is very, very real. His summer job has become a labryinth of nightmares. Surprises lurk behind every door. And if Dave doesn't open the right one... he'll never get out." -- Back cover.

"Ten years ago, disaster struck the remote town of Indigo Falls. A horrific event drove the residents underground, into shelters that keep them safe from the danger on the surface. No one speaks about what happened that fateful day, but even the youngest still remember the fear and, most of all, the searing pain when sunlight touched their skin. Now, a handful of families inhabit this bunker together, guided by a charismatic leader named Dr. Imogen...

"Some people join chess club, some people play football. Jack Shannon runs a secret blackjack ring in his private school's basement. What else is the son of a Las Vegas casino mogul supposed to do? Everything starts falling apart when Jack's mom is arrested for their family's ties to organized crime. His sister Beth thinks this is the Shannon family's chance to finally go straight, but Jack knows that something's not right. His mom was sold out,...

"A standalone novel about Stranger Things's Lucas, and his journey of coming into his own personality, interests, and identity"-- The thrilling adventure of Stranger Things continues where season three left off, with fan favorite Lucas Sinclair finally telling his own story in his own words. Lucas Sinclair is tired of feeling like an outsider in his own town: Max is still reeling from her trauma, and Will and El are leaving town. His guide for surviving...