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Mystery Books for Teens

If you’d met me as a teenager, I could tell you the plot of any major mystery book. The Nancy Drew series was my foray into the world of mystery books. I devoured every last one of them! After finishing the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series, I was on a mission to discover the best mystery books for teens. My research at the local library ended in luck, and I was able to continue my obsession with mystery books! 

For teen readers also drawn to mystery books, there’s nothing more enjoyable than picking up a book that requires you to collect clues and pay careful attention to the characters in the story! Each of these mystery books will satisfy your inner detective and make you feel like you’re solving a real case of whodunnit.  

Teen readers will have a wide variety to choose from and new authors to discover. They’ll also be at the edge of their seats until the mysteries are solved. All the characters in these stories are teenagers, and the endings of these books will be difficult to predict. Settle in, and get ready to crack the case!

I’d recommend picking up any of these books at your local library! Or, if your teen reader prefers to read on a Kindle, a handful of these recommendations are available on Kindle Unlimited. Sign up for Kindle Unlimited HERE.

Teen Mystery Books Set at Highschool

• One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
• Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
• All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban
• They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman
• A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

Romantic Mystery Books for Teens

• Hotel Magnifique by Emily J. Taylor
• The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• Paper Towns by John Green
• The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh
• Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

Detective Mystery Books for Teens

• Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
• The Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor
• Shelter by Harlan Coben
• They All Had A Reason by Michele Leathers
• Sadie by Courtney Summers

Teen Mystery Books with Strange Disappearances

• They’ll Never Catch Us by Jessica Goodman
• I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick
• The Cellar by Natasha Preston
• Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain
• The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow & Liz Lawson

This reading list will keep your inner detective busy! Teen readers will have a wide variety to choose from and new authors to discover. They’ll also be at the edge of their seats until the mysteries are solved. 

Happy Reading,
Hannah | Reading Obsessed