Teen
Detectives
Mystery Booklist
Harley, Like a Person
Cat
Bauer
YA FICTION BAUER
Fourteen-year-old Harley, an artistic teenager living with her alcoholic father and angry mother, suspects that she is adopted and begins a search for her biological parents.
Burning Up
Caroline Cooney
YA
FICTION COONEY
Macey has always loved the Connecticut town where her grandparents live, especially now that the neighbors' perfect grandson Austin has moved in. Macey decides to research the history of a burned-out barn across the street for a school report, but no one wants to answer any questions. And when a friend becomes a victim of violence, Macey must discover her own true colors.
I Am the Cheese
Robert Cormier
YA
FICTION CORMIER
A boy's search for his father becomes a desperate journey to unlock a secret past. But it is a past that must not be remembered - if the boy is to survive.
Bodybags
Christopher Golden
YA
FICTION GOLDEN
When Jennifer Blake starts college outside Boston, the father she never knew -- a retired criminal psychologist -- gets her a job in an autopsy lab. Soon Jenna is drawn into a series of mysteries where the cause of death appears to be natural, but the killer is most certainly human.
The Last Chance Texaco
Brent Hartinger
YA
FICTION HARTINGER
Lucy Pitt is 15 when she is sent to Kindle Home, a group home and her final chance at a semi-normal life. If she makes any mistakes, she'll be sent to the high-security facility known as Eat-Their-Young Island. Lucy realizes that she wants to stay there, and although she manages to weather the consequences of her own impulsive tendencies, she can't control the lack of funding that threatens the Home or the arson that is causing the neighbors to become even more leery of having such an establishment nearby.
Minerva Clark Gets A Clue
Karen
Karbo
YA FICTION KARBO
Minerva, who is devoted to her pet ferret and to creating rebuses, feels self-conscious about her appearance. Since her mother moved away to become a yoga instructor after her divorce from Minerva's constantly traveling lawyer father, the 13-year-old is being raised by her three very different, likable older brothers. As Minerva receives a lightning-induced shock that "rewired her sense of self," the newly confident heroine stops worrying about her appearance and assumes the role of imaginative sleuth.
Lulu Dark Can See Through Walls
Bennett
Madison
YA FICTION MADISON
When her favorite purse is stolen during a rock concert, Lulu Dark and her friends discover a twisted mystery involving a rock star, a rich socialite, and a serious case of mistaken identity.
Acceleration
Graham McNamee
YA
FICTION MCNAMEE
It's a hot, hot summer, and in the depths of the Toronto Transit Authority's Lost and Found, 17-year-old Duncan is cataloging lost things and sifting through accumulated junk. And between Jacob, the cranky old man who runs the place, and the endless dusty boxes overflowing with stuff no one will ever claim, Duncan's just about had enough. Then he finds a little leather book. It's a diary filled with the dark and dirty secrets of a twisted mind, a serial killer stalking his prey in the subway. And Duncan can't make himself stop reading. What would you do with a book like that? How far would you go to catch a madman? And what if time was running out. . . .
Black Taxi
James Moloney
YA
FICTION MOLONEY
For Rosie Sinclair, life comes fully loaded with a black Mercedes, two boyfriends, an accomplice who's an exotic dancer, and a mystery involving jewel thieves, high-speed car chases, and a diamond ring.
The Murder of Bindy MacKenzie
Jaclyn
Moriarty
YA FICTION MORIARTY
Bindy is slowly being murdered and the list of possible suspects is very long. The story is told through her diary, memos, letters, e-mails, etc. and in the end Bindy is transformed.
The Other Side of Dark
Joan Lowery
Nixon
YA FICTION NIXON
Seventeen-year-old Stacy awakens from a four-year coma ready to identify, locate, and prosecute the young man who murdered her mother and wounded her.
Framed!
Malcolm Rose
YA FICTION
ROSE
A thrilling new mystery series set in a parallel world begins and introduces 16-year-old Luke Harding, the youngest person ever to qualify as a forensic investigator. Together with his right-hand robot Malc, equipped with lasers and scanners for finding clues at the toughest of crime scenes, Luke tackles some of the most bizarre mysteries.
Finding Lubchenko
Michael Simmons
YA
FICTION SIMMONS
When his father is framed for murder and bioterrorism, high-school junior Evan, using clues from a stolen laptop, travels from Seattle to Paris with two friends to find the real culprit.
Blue is for Nightmares
Laurie
Stolarz
YA FICTION STOLARZ
Sixteen-year-old hereditary witch Stacey Brown has nightmares of her roommate being murdered and hopes that her magick will be enough to protect Drea--unlike the last person whose death Stacey dreamed.
Double Helix
Nancy Werlin
YA
FICTION WERLIN
Eli has lucked into a job at Wyatt Transgenics--offered to him by Dr. Wyatt, the legendary molecular biologist. The salary is substantial, the work is interesting, and Dr. Wyatt seems to be paying special attention to Eli. It's almost too good to be true. Is there a catch?
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Last updated May 15, 2007
