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Mystery Fiction for Teens
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Get A Clue Mystery Fiction for Teens |
Abrahams, Peter Down the Rabbit Hole: An Echo Falls Mystery (2005)
Like her idol Sherlock Holmes, eighth grader Ingrid Levin-Hill uses her intellect to solve a murder case in her home town of echo falls.
Alphin, Elaine Marie Counterfeit Son (2000)
When serial killer hank miller is killed in a
shoot-out
with police, his abused son Cameron adopts the identity of one of his father's
victims in order to find a better life.
Broach, Elise Desert Crossing (2006)
A summer trip across the New Mexico desert turns nightmarish for 14 year old Lucy, her brother Jamie, and his best friend Kit, as they become involved in the suspicious death of a young girl.
Brooks, Kevin Black Rabbit Summer (2008)
When two of 16 year old Pete's childhood classmates disappear from a carnival the same night, he is a suspect, but his own investigation implicates other old friends he was with that evening--and a tough, knife-wielding enemy determined to keep him quiet.
Carter, Ally Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (2007)
Cammie and the students at Gallagher academy, a secret spy school for girls, are blamed for a series of security breaches that may put the school’s top-secret clearance at risk. Sequel to I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You.
Dunlap, Susanne Musician’s Daughter (2009)
In 18th-century Vienna, murder is afoot, or so 15 year old Theresa Maria is convinced when her musician father turns up dead on Christmas Eve, his valuable violin missing, and the only clue to his death a strange gold pendant around his neck. When her father’s mentor, the acclaimed composer Franz Joseph Haydn, makes her his copyist Theresa begins to uncover a trail of blackmail and extortion, and the possibility of love.
Feinstein, John Last Shot (2005)
After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the final four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game.
Ferguson, Alane The Christopher Killer (2006)
On the payroll as an assistant to her coroner father, seventeen-year-old Cameryn Mahoney uses her knowledge of forensic medicine to catch the killer of a friend while putting herself in terrible danger.
Gratz, Alan Something Rotten: A Horatio Wilkes Mystery (2007)
In a contemporary story based on Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, Horatio Wilkes seeks to solve the murder of his friend Hamilton Prince's father in Denmark, Tennessee.
Finn, Katie Top 8 (2008)
When popular high school junior Madison's online profile is hacked, it sends her life into turmoil and forces her to reevaluate some important matters as she figures out who committed the crime.
Hautman, Pete Skullduggery (2007)
During a field trip in the local woods, Roni and Brian find the local archaeology professor, Andrew Dart, knocked unconscious in a cave, which leads them to investigate a land development scheme.
Henderson, Lauren Kiss Me Kill Me (2008)
Longing to be part of the in-crowd at her exclusive London school, orphaned, 16 year old Scarlett eagerly accepts an invitation to a party whose disastrous outcome changes her life forever.
Herrick, Steven Cold Skin (2009)
In a rural Australian coal mining town shortly after World War II, teenaged Eddie makes a startling discovery when he investigates the murder of a local high school girl.
Juby, Susan Getting the Girl: a Guide to Private Investigation, Surveillance and Cookery (2008)
Ninth-grader Sherman Mack investigates the "Defilers," a secret group at his British Columbia high school that marks certain female students as pariahs, at first because he is trying to protect the girl he has a crush on, but later as a matter of principle.
Lichtman, Wendy Do the Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra (2007)
13 year old Tess thinks her mother’s friend has killed his wife, and she and a friend set out on their own investigation.
MacLean, Sarah The Season (2009)
In early 19-century London, 17 year old Lady Alexandra Stafford seeks adventure as she investigates the puzzling murder of the Earl of Blackmoor.
Morgenrothm Kate Jude (2004)
Fifteen year old Jude is tricked into pleading guilty to a crime he didn’t commit.
Parker, Daniel Trust Falls (2002)
Alumni brat Sunday Winthrop and new student Fred Bushmill's pranks lead to their uncovering a sinister blackmail ring at ultra snobbish Wessex Academy. Part of The Wessex Papers, vols. 1-3. (Falloutol v. 2; Outsmart vol. 3)
Peacock, Shane Eye of the Crow: The Boy Sherlock Homes, His First Case (2007)
A woman is found stabbed to death in London. A young boy is drawn to the scene to investigate the murder and becomes a suspect himself.
Reiss, Kathryn Blackthorn Winter (2006)
An idyllic seaside artists' colony in England is the scene of murder, and 15 year old Juliana attempts to solve the crime while unraveling the mystery of her own past.
Roberts, Willo Davis Twisted Summer (1996)
Fourteen-year-old Cici hopes for a romantic summer at the beach, but instead finds herself trying to solve a murder which had occurred there the previous year.
Spradlin, Michael P. Live and Let Shop (2005)
Beverly Hills teenager Rachel Buchanan gets in trouble with the law and winds up at mysterious Blackthorn Academy, where she uncovers secrets about the school and becomes entangled in a case of international espionage.
Westerfeld, Scott So Yesterday (2004)
Hunter Braque, a teenager who is paid by companies to spot what is “cool,” combines his analytical skills with his girlfriend’s creativity to find a missing person and stop a conspiracy.
Wynne-Jones, Tim The Boy in the Burning House (2001)
Trying to solve the mystery of his father’s disappearance from their rural Canadian community, 14 year old Jim gets help from the troubled Ruth Rose, who suspects her stepfather, a local pastor.
Young Adult Booklists
June 2009