YA Thriller Books to Read if You Wish it was Always Halloween

Do you wish it was always Halloween? Try filling your TBR with YA thriller books! Pick up one of these reads to shake off the last of the winter chills with a new thrill.

Cursed Cruise by Victoria Fulton Faith McClaren

Cursed Cruise

By Victoria Fulton, Faith McClaren

From the authors of Horror Hotel, called “fast-paced and freaky” by #1 NYT bestselling author Kendare Blake, comes another addictive YA horror about a group of teen ghost hunters who are invited to travel onboard a haunted historic cruise ship.

All aboard . . .

Last One to Die by Cynthia Murphy

Last One to Die

By Cynthia Murphy

From TikTok’s “CEO of plot twists” comes a supernatural thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end. Packed with voice-driven whodunit storytelling, and a classic slasher-movie feel, this dark, pacy, and irresistibly creepy thriller really has something for everybody!

You’ll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus

You'll Be the Death of Me

By Karen M. McManus

From the critically acclaimed author of One of Us Is Lying comes another pulse-pounding thriller. It’s Ferris Bueller’s Day Off with murder when three old friends relive an epic ditch day, and it goes horribly—and fatally—wrong.

Five Survive by Holly Jackson

Five Survive

By Holly Jackson

From the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series comes a new blockbuster thriller about a road trip that turns deadly.

Eight hours. Six friends. Five survive.

Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emill

Wander in the Dark

By Jumata Emill

Coming 01.14.25

In this new pulse-pounding thriller from the author of The Black Queen, two brothers must come together to solve the murder of the most popular girl in school after one of them is caught fleeing the scene of her death.

There’s No Way I’d Die First by Lisa Springer

There's No Way I'd Die First

By Lisa Springer

A spine-tingling contemporary horror-comedy novel that follows a scary-movie buff as she hosts an elaborate Halloween bash but soon finds the festivities upended when she and her guests are forced to test their survival skills in a deadly game, from debut author Lisa Springer.

Win Lose Kill Die by Cynthia Murphy

Win Lose Kill Die

By Cynthia Murphy

A high-school slasher with a lethal twist, perfect for fans of Holly Jackson! The students at Morton Academy are high-achievers, selected based on academic excellence. So when a series of murders target the school’s best and brightest, the pressure is on.

Failure is fatal . . .

One of Us Is Lying Series Boxed Set by Karen M. McManus

One of Us Is Lying Series Boxed Set

By Karen M. McManus

A must-have for every library and the perfect gift for bookworms everywhere, this boxed set includes all three books in the New York Times bestselling One of Us Is Lying series: One of Us Is Lying, One of Us Is Next, and One of Us Is Back.

A Place for Vanishing by Ann Fraistat

A Place for Vanishing

By Ann Fraistat

Coming 01.21.25

A teen girl and her family return to her mother’s childhood home, only to discover that the house’s strange beauty may disguise a sinister past, in this contemporary gothic horror from the author of What We Harvest.

YA Thriller Books to Read if You Wish it was Always Halloween

Do you wish it was always Halloween? Try filling your TBR with YA thriller books! Pick up one of these reads to shake off the last of the winter chills with a new thrill.

Cursed Cruise by Victoria Fulton Faith McClaren

Cursed Cruise

By Victoria Fulton, Faith McClaren

Last One to Die by Cynthia Murphy

Last One to Die

By Cynthia Murphy

You’ll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus

You'll Be the Death of Me

By Karen M. McManus

Five Survive by Holly Jackson

Five Survive

By Holly Jackson

Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emill

Wander in the Dark

By Jumata Emill

There’s No Way I’d Die First by Lisa Springer

There's No Way I'd Die First

By Lisa Springer

Win Lose Kill Die by Cynthia Murphy

Win Lose Kill Die

By Cynthia Murphy

One of Us Is Lying Series Boxed Set by Karen M. McManus

One of Us Is Lying Series Boxed Set

By Karen M. McManus

A Place for Vanishing by Ann Fraistat

A Place for Vanishing

By Ann Fraistat

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