thrillers (fiction)

After relocating to Shorehaven with her parents, Paige, a true-crime enthusiast, learns of a string of unsolved murders and disappearances, so with the help of new friends and a victim's diary, she delves into solving the mystery before history repeats itself.

Teenage Lauren must confront her dark past when she gets pulled into a murder investigation involving her new fling and his brother.

"Ezra Cloud hates living in Northeast Minneapolis. His father is a professor of their language, Ojibwe, at a local college, so they have to be there. But Ezra hates the dirty, polluted snow around them. He hates being away from the rez at Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation. And he hates the local bully in his neighborhood, Matt Schroeder, who terrorizes Ezra and his friend Nora George. Ezra gets into a terrible fight with Matt at school defending Nora, and that same night, Matt's house burns down. Instantly, Ezra becomes a prime suspect. Knowing he won't get a fair deal, and knowing his innocence, Ezra's family sends him away to run traplines with his grandfather in a remote part of Canada, while the investigation is ongoing. But the Schroeders are looking for him"--Provided by publisher.

"A group of teenagers discover a dead body while playing an app-based adventure game that sends players to 'random' locations, unlocking a much deeper mystery about their small town"--OCLC.

Grieving after an accident that killed her best friend, Hayley, seventeen-year-old Ella is horrified when she finds herself falling for Hayley's boyfriend Sawyer, but when she reads Hayley's journal in the hopes of finding something to ease her guilt, she discovers that Sawyer has secrets of his own, and that his relationship with Hayley was not as picture-perfect as it seemed.

"When Jasmyn and King Williams move their family to the planned Black utopia of Liberty, California, they hope to find a community of like-minded people, a place where their growing family can thrive. King settles in at once, embracing the Liberty ethos, including the luxe wellness center at the top of the hill, which is the heart of the community. But Jasmyn struggles to find her place. She expected to meet fellow liberals and social justice activists striving for racial equality, but Liberty residents seem more focused on booking spa treatments and ignoring the world's troubles. Jasmyn's only friends in the community are equally perplexed and frustrated by Liberty's outlook, a frustration that turns to dread when their loved ones start embracing the Liberty way of life. As Jasmyn learns more about Liberty and its founders, she discovers a terrible secret, one that threatens to destroy her world in ways she could never have imagined"--Provided by publisher.

A history-making eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a secret held for decades by the US military is far more terrifying than any volcano.

A collection of twelve short stories that delve into the darker parts of life.

"Nicky has disappeared! Oliva, Leo, and Gracie--three seventh graders who have very little in common except for how much they dislike Nicky, the school bully--were the last ones to see him. They are sure that there are clues the police are overlooking. And they each have their own secret reason for needing to find him as soon as possible. As they investigate, they discover that things are more complicated than they had seemed. Nicky's victims made a plan to get revenge on him--a plan that's gone terribly wrong. Can they find out where Nicky is before it's too late? "--Provided by publisher.

Seventeen-year-old Olivia Owens plans an elaborate heist during her father's wedding to exact revenge for his actions, but things take a chaotic turn with unexpected wedding guests and obstacles.