Young Adult Crime & Thriller

The unputdownable, unforgettable thriller from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Julie Soto, perfect for fans of A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER and THIRTEEN REASONS WHY. Jodi never asked to...

Secrets. Lies. Super-bad choices. Witchcraft . . . A gripping mystery crossed with a pitch-dark tale of modern-day witchcraft. IN OUR FAMILY, MAGIC RUNS DEEP, BUT SECRETS RUN DEEPER. Ivy's...

A STOLEN MASTERPIECEFor the past 500 years the Cahills have been the world's most powerful family. For 500 years they've guarded their secrets with their very lives. Until now.The Cahills...

Surfing the net during a lightning storm has amazing consequences for a group of teenage friends. Superhero powers are theirs at the click of a mouse! Trouble is, they don't...

Kate O'Brien has always been known as the scholarship kid, running away from a terrible past and overcoming obstacles, some more sinister than others. She's determined to make a better...

A sexy thriller-with a shocking twist-by the author of Everything We Never Said. A sexy thriller-with a shocking twist-by the author of Everything We Never Said. River Santos is stuck-in...

When The Broken Sun, an ancient artefact said to lead to the lost city of Atlantis, is stolen from the British Museum, Jack, Scarlet and Mr Doyle embark on a...

'Mr Doyle,' Scarlet said. 'You have not explained what we are doing.' 'I thought you'd never ask. We are travelling to Colchester Prison.' 'Colchester Prison?' Jack caught Scarlet's eye. The...

The start to an exciting new middle grade mystery series from Youtube sensation Hayley LeBlanc! When Hayley is cast as the lead in a Nancy Drew like kids TV show,...

Pattern is only thirteen, but is already rising through the ranks at Mrs Minchin's Academy of Domestic Servitude and seems destined for a life below stairs. But fate intervenes when...

On the glittering streets of New York is the city's worst kept secret: the mob. And Natasha Nicastro is at the centre of it all . . . Seventeen-year-old Tasha...

10 year old Jada Sly is an artist and a spy-in-training. When she isn't studying art from her idols like Jackie Ormes, the first known African-American cartoonist, she's chronicling her...

What if you could write your dreams into reality with the stroke of a pen? Sixth grade is off to a difficult start for Josephine Rose Silver. Her best friend,...

A chilling new novel about a girl who must delve into her past if she wants to live long enough to have a future, when a series of murders that...

The stage is set for a thrilling mystery! Gracie Fairshaw is delighted to get a sneak preview of the Children's Ballet's Christmas spectacular. But when the curtain rises, things go...

'ADVENTUROUS AND OUTLANDISH, WHIMSY AND WOE WILL HOOK KIDS IN FROM THE FIRST PAGE.' -- Books+Publishing , four stars After being abandoned by their thespian parents, Whimsy and Woe Mordaunt...

In the depths of a reservoir lives a monstrous creature. Its existence is unknown to anyone except the teenage boy who feeds it. Six years ago it was a vicious...

An exciting, middle-grade adventure from debut talent, Penny Boxall; perfect for fans of Netflix's plucky ENOLA HOLMES, the voice of Hana Tooke's THE UNADOPTABLES, and the caper of Katherine Rundell's...

Discover that skunks don't always stink, with Roald-Dahl Funny Prize-winning Peter Bently! Nobody wants to be friends with a smelly skunk, but Sally is desperate to show the townspeople that...

From Edgar Award-nominated author Martha Freeman comes a "delightful" ( Kirkus Reviews ) middle grade mystery following a young boy working at his family's secondhand store that is a steal-your-heart...

Perfect for fans of Ace of Spades and The Taking of Jake Livingston , this young adult horror debut follows a group of teens as they visit an abandoned reform...

TV presenter Holly Willoughby's seventh adventure written with her sister Kelly. Join schoolgirl detectives Molly, Maria, Pippa and Sally for more mystery and glamour, set in a contemporary school for...

'This man is far too talented for my liking, and needs to be stopped!' DAVID WALLIAMS 'I read this book with excitement, delight, and the increasing suspicion that it was...

Seventeen-year-old Bear lives in the walled town of Calleston-a place of stark divide between the rich and poor. Living down in Cobbleside, Bear is painfully conscious of the inequalities between...

In the beginning we were a group of nine. Nine aliens who left our home planet of Lorien when it fell under attack from the deadly Mogodorians. We scattered on...

Only when she's locked away does the truth begin to escape... Seventeen-year-old Hannah Gold has always been treated like a grown up. As the only child of two New York...

In this queer retelling of the classic novel and third book in Tirzah Price's Jane Austen Murder Mystery series, Mansfield Park is the center of a deadly accident (or is...

PD (Penelope Delores, when sheaEURO (TM)s in trouble) was enjoying an afternoon with her grandparents, when a most terrible crime was committed, right under her nose! The first book focuses...

The complete collection of eight stories: Time Travelling with a Hamster , What Not to Do If You Turn Invisible , The 1,000-Year-Old Boy , The Dog Who Saved The...

Calling upon only the BRAVEST detectives with the STRONGEST noses- do you dare to scratch 'n' sniff and help solve this foul mystery?! There's been a robbery at the Museum...

'Armstrong deftly works suspense into the narrative...more than just a typical murder mystery.' - Booklist 'A powerful thriller that will surprise you at every turn.' - Kirkus Three years after...

A chapter-book series spin-off from Inspector Flytrap by New York Times bestselling author Tom Angleberger! Didi Dodo, the heroic spy, and Koko Dodo, the cookie chef, are off to solve...

Perfect for fans of INDIANA JONES and PERCY JACKSON, this third exciting installment in Helen Moss' SECRETS OF THE TOMBS series follows Ryan and Cleo on another death-defying mission. Can...

After Riz and her friends successfully led the Counterfeit Bust, Riz has discovered her passion for forensic science. One day at school, she finds the perfect opportunity to break out...

Introducing The Famous Five to younger readers with this NEWLY-CREATED mystery story for children aged 5 and up! When the Five see a page ripped from a book, they are...

A teen girl and her friends must uncover long-buried secrets to save a missing girl's life in this dark and twisty standalone YA mystery from the author of the Number...

The first thrilling instalment in the addictive new series from author duo Zoe Sugg and Amy McCulloch. A STUDENT FOUND DEAD ON THE BEACH. A WEB OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. SOMEONE...

A brand new, page-turning thriller meets detective story from online sensation Savannah Brown, perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Lisa Jewell. "The year is 1987 and the sleepy village...

A fun, thriller of an adventure told in words and pictures from master storyteller, Philip Pullman. Illustrated by Peter Bailey and David Mostyn. Rose and Lily and their little brother...

Meet Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timothy. Together they are THE FAMOUS FIVE - Enid Blyton's most popular adventure series. All 21 titles also available as audiobooks!In book thirteen, the...

Kadija is the music-loving daughter of a guardian of the sacred manuscripts of the ancient city of Timbuktu, Mali.Ali is a former shepherd boy, trained as a warrior for Allah.Tonight,...

An all-consuming story of revenge, redemption and dragons from the twice Carnegie Medal-winner Patrick Ness."On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the...

Bea has started to hear and see things that no one else can - creatures, voices, visions. Then strangers visit Bea and tell her she is different: she has the...

The most exciting debut of 2025 - an incredible fantasy Dark Academia, perfect for fans of Babel, Fourth Wing, and the Scholomance trilogyEVERY FIRE STARTS WITH A SINGLE SPARK.Welcome to...

A meteorite harbouring an alien lifeform crashes to Earth with horrifying consequences in this gruesome and gripping tale from master of creepy sci-fi Dan Smith. The fifth and final adventure...

BLY MANOR meets MEXICAN GOTHIC in this haunting romance about a dark family lineage, the ghosts of grief, and the lines we'll cross for love. The Sleeping House was very...

The final book in a young middle grade mystery-adventure series about Horace, an anxious Boston Terrier, and Bunwinkle, an exuberant potbellied pig, who team up to solve crimes in their...