Best Mysteries books for young adult readers, including adult-YA crossover books.
YA & Adult-YA Crossovers:
Mysteries
Total books found: 84
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Winners & Liars
by Aleema Omotoni
6/30/2026, 304 pages.
Knives Out meets Death at Morning House in this thrilling standalone mystery layered with family secrets, the whitewashing of history, and a high-stakes literary competition for ...
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Blue Beach
by Karyn Parsons
6/9/2026, 304 pages.
Perfect for fans of Promise Boys, this gripping historical mystery follows a teenager who finds a murdered girl on her family's California beach—a discovery that will reveal ...
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The Ending Writes Itself
by Evelyn Clarke
4/7/2026, 352 pages.
Six authors.
One private island.
Seventy-two hours to write the ending that will change their lives.
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Ruby Falls
by Gin Phillips
3/3/2026, 336 pages.
A tense, claustrophobic historical mystery set almost entirely underground at the onset of the Great Depression about the discovery of a 150-foot waterfall in the middle of a ...
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Better the Devil
by Erik J. Brown
1/20/2026, 400 pages.
A harrowing, edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller about a queer homeless teen who, in a bid for safety, assumes the identity of a boy who went missing ten years ago...only to ...
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Your Final Moments
by Jay Coles
6/3/2025, 320 pages.
A heartbreaking story of suicide, addiction, and hard truths from acclaimed author Jay Coles, for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, You've Reached Sam, They Both Die at the ...
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Mystery Royale
by Kaitlyn Cavalancia
1/7/2025, 400 pages.
The Inheritance Games meets Hotel Magnifique in this genre splicing YA fantastical mystery.
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Murder by Degrees
by Ritu Mukerji
10/15/2024, 304 pages.
For fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Charles Todd, Murder by Degrees is a historical mystery set in 19th century Philadelphia, following a pioneering woman doctor as she ...
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The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette's
by Hanna Alkaf
9/24/2024, 352 pages.
An all-girls school is struck with mysterious cases of screaming hysteria in this chilling dark academia thriller haunted by a deeply buried history clawing to the light.
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Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch
by Codie Crowley
8/6/2024, 304 pages.
This fast-paced thriller by a talented debut delivers a horror-infused hunt for justice that's at once furiously feminist, darkly funny, and utterly satisfying.
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