Teen Thrillers, Horror and Mysteries
These novels may not be exactly Halloween-themed, but who cares? They're great thrill rides, guaranteed to keep you up late. (Created September 2022).
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Clown in A Cornfield
Quinn and her father have moved to Kettle Springs to find a fresh start, but what they don't know is that the town is split between the adults, desperate to make Kettle Springs great again, and the kids, who just want to have fun.
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The Taking of Jake Livingston
Jake can see ghosts, so when a new student shows up with thoughts of revenge and no one else sees him, Jake knows he is all alone, and the ghost is coming for him.
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Killing Time
After her favorite teacher is murdered, Natalie launches her own investigation with the new student to help her, but some secrets were not meant to be revealed.
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Very Bad People
Calliope leaves her village behind to attend a boarding school and join a secret society that may help her unravel the secrets behind her mother's death.
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The Counselors
Three girls advance from camp kids to camp counselors, but when a local is found dead right before the campers arrive for the summer, the girls find they have a number of mysteries to solve.
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Two Truths and A Lie
When a vanload of theater kids gets stranded at a motel during a windstorm, they meet a similarly stranded group of robotics students. A game of Two Truths and a Lie reveals that someone in their midst is a killer, and then the murders begin.
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Dead Girls Can't Tell Secrets
Savannah joins a Survival Club outing to hike to the place where her sister fell and nearly died, but the long hike reveals there are many people who may have wanted her sister dead.
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It Will End Like This
Sisters Charlotte and Maddi suspect their own father and his new girlfriend in their mother's sudden death, with horrifying consequences for everyone.
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You'll Be the Death of Me
When three students spontaneously decide to skip school and go downtown, they see another student and follow him to the scene of his own murder.
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Dig Two Graves
After meeting at a girls empowerment camp, Neve and Diane joke about killing off each other's enemies, but when Neve's estranged friend is found dead and Diane blackmails Neve to kill her stepbrother, what can Neve do?
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