The Book Nerd Holiday Gift Guide: YA Thriller and Mystery

The Reappearance of Rachel Price

By Holly Jackson

From the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series and Five Survive comes a gripping mystery thriller following one teen’s search for the truth about her mother’s shocking disappearance—and even more shocking reappearance—during the filming of a true crime documentary.

The Dare

By Natasha Preston

#1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Preston is back with another pulse-pounding, twisty read!

Would you accept the dare?

Such Charming Liars

By Karen M. McManus

The newest mystery from the author One of Us Is Lying, the Queen of thrillers, Karen M. McManus! When mother-daughter grifters set out on their final job, the heist gets deadly and dangerously personal.

The Black Queen

By Jumata Emill

Nova Albright was going to be the first Black homecoming queen at Lovett High—but now she’s dead. Murdered on coronation night. Fans of One of Us Is Lying and The Other Black Girl will love this unputdownable thriller.

The Champions

By Kara Thomas

From the author of The Cheerleaders comes another dark YA thriller set in the same town of Sunnybrook. When a mysterious accident befalls a member of the all-star high school football team, the town’s deadly history stands to repeat itself—and the price of discovering the truth is higher than anyone could imagine.

We Were Liars

By E. Lockhart

Don’t miss the modern, sophisticated suspense thriller from National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart. And if anyone asks you how it ends, just lie.

We are Sinclairs.
We live, at least in the summertime, on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts.
Perhaps that is all you need to know.
Except that some of us are liars.

The Book Nerd Holiday Gift Guide: YA Thriller and Mystery

Give the gift of chills and thrills with these YA thriller and mystery books!

The Reappearance of Rachel Price

By Holly Jackson

The Dare

By Natasha Preston

Such Charming Liars

By Karen M. McManus

The Black Queen

By Jumata Emill

The Champions

By Kara Thomas

We Were Liars

By E. Lockhart

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