10 Gifts for Teens Who Love a Good Murder Mystery

Mad Mabel

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Soulmate and Darling Girls comes the story of Mad Mabel. They called it murder. She called it justice. In 1954, at just fourteen years of age, Mabel Waller became the youngest Australian in history to be convicted of murder. In 2025, on a quiet Melbourne lane, an elderly man is found dead by his neighbour, 81-year-old Elsie Fitzpatrick. No one suspects any foul play. Until they discover Elsie's past. In the 1950s, her name was not Elsie. It was Mabel. She is known around the world as Mad Mabel. But is she mad? More importantly, is she guilty? When the police open a new investigation and the media descend upon her, the elderly Mabel decides it's time to set...

The Only One Left

The Only One Left by Riley Sager is a gripping thriller where a young caregiver is tasked with looking after the last living member of a family notorious for a brutal multiple homicide. As secrets unravel and danger lurks, she finds herself drawn deeper into a dark legacy.

The Housemaid

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden is a gripping crime and thriller novel. It follows a woman who takes a seemingly perfect job as a housemaid for an affluent family. As she settles into her new role, she discovers disturbing secrets within the household that entangle her in a web of deceit and danger.

The Inheritance Games

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes follows teenager Avery Grambs, who unexpectedly inherits a vast fortune from a stranger named Tobias Hawthorne. As she moves into the opulent Hawthorne House, she must navigate puzzles, threats, and the complex relationships of the disinherited Hawthorne family. Mystery and suspense drive Avery’s journey to understand why she was chosen.

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

In A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson, Pip investigates a closed murder case in her small town for a school project. What seems like a straightforward task quickly turns complex as she discovers hidden secrets and dangers that have been buried for years.

Murder Most Unladylike

Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens is a delightful mystery set in a 1930s English boarding school. It follows two young detectives, Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells, as they discover a murder and set out to solve the case, navigating secrets and lies while trying to find the culprit. The story combines clever detection with the charm of school life.

Beautiful Ugly

'Her best book yet' - Harlan Coben, author of Fool Me Once The million-copy bestselling Queen of Twists, Alice Feeney, returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage . . . and revenge. Author Grady Green is having the worst best day of his life. Grady calls his wife as she's driving home to share some exciting news. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing. When he eventually finds her car by a cliff edge, the headlights are on, the driver door is open, her phone is still there . . . but his wife has disappeared. A year later, Grady is still overcome with grief and desperate to know what happened to Abby. He can't sleep, and he...

The Naturals: The Naturals

The Naturals: The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes follows the story of Cassie, a teenager with an exceptional talent for profiling people. She is recruited by the FBI to join a classified programme that trains young people with unique abilities to solve cold cases. As Cassie and her team delve deeper into their work, they uncover dangerous secrets and face looming threats.

The Reappearance of Rachel Price

Now in paperback – the stunning No.1 bestselling YA thriller from Holly Jackson, author of Netflix’s A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. The queen of YA crime Holly Jackson returns with a blisteringly good standalone thriller – Observer An instantly gripping, corkscrew-twisty thriller – The Guardian Holly Jackson has smashed it again. – The Nerd Daily 18-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mum’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness. Rachel is gone, presumed dead. The case is dragged up from the past when the Price family agree to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. But then Rachel Price reappears, and life...

One of Us Is Lying

The international bestselling YA thriller by acclaimed author, Karen M. McManus - NOW IN A BRAND NEW LIMITED EDITION. Book One of the One of Us Is Lying series. Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive. Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule. Sports star Cooper only knows what he's doing in the baseball diamond. Bad boy Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime. Prom queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect life. And outsider Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, won't ever talk about any of them again. He dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. Investigators conclude it's no accident. All of them are suspects. Everyone has secrets,...