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A true story of a group of teens whose lives are turned upside down in a suburb of Los Angeles after a night of partying.

The world's greatest detective

"Detectives' Row is full of talented investigators, but Toby Montrose isn't one of them. He's only an assistant at his uncle's detective agency, and he's not sure he's even very good at that. Toby's friend Ivy is the best sleuth around-or at least she thinks so. They both see their chance to prove themselves when the famed Hugh Abernathy announces a contest to choose the World's Greatest Detective. But when what was supposed to be a game turns into a real-life murder mystery, can Toby and Ivy crack the case?"--Provided by publisher.

The death and life of Zebulon Finch

Zebulon Finch, Book 2
"The conclusion to Daniel Kraus's saga about a murdered teen who is resurrected to walk the earth for decades to come"--Provided by publisher.

The transatlantic conspiracy

In 1908, on the inaugural journey from Europe to the United States of the world's first underwater railway, seventeen-year-old Rosalind finds love, a murder mystery, and the truth behind the railway's construction.

The Midnight Assassin

the hunt for America's first serial killer
In 1800s Austin, Texas, a serial killer dubbed the Midnight Assassin terrorized the city for almost a year, causing panic and even exposing a sex scandal before the killings stopped--and started again in England.

Full wolf moon

a novel
Jeremy Logan, an investigator of unnatural phenomena, travels to a remote writers' retreat in the Adirondack Mountains to work on a book but soon learns that a dead hiker has been discovered there whose body has been mauled beyond the work of a bear. The attack occurred during a full moon and many are worried about a werewolf. Scientist Laura Feverbridge shares her research with Logan and he begins to think he's up against something he hasn't seen before.

Adnan's story

the search for truth and justice after Serial
Chronicles the full story of Adnan Syed, as told on the podcast "Serial." Family friend and attorney Rabia Chaudry traces the accusations, trial, and aftermath of Syed's alleged killing of his high school ex-girlfriend in 2000, arguing for his innocence and release.

The death and life of Zebulon Finch

The story follows Zebulon Finch, a teenager murdered in 1896 Chicago who inexplicably returns from the dead and searches for redemption through the ages.

Drowning is inevitable

After seventeen-year-old Olivia and her friend Jamie accidentally kill Jamie's abusive father, two other friends, Max and Maggie, join them in running away to hide out in New Orleans and figure out what to do next.

The wicked boy

the mystery of a Victorian child murderer
"In East London in the summer of 1895, Robert Coombes (age thirteen) and his brother Nattie (age twelve) were arrested for matricide and sent for trial at the Old Bailey. Robert confessed to having stabbed his mother, but his lawyers argued that he was insane. The judge sentenced him to detention in Broadmoor, the most infamous criminal lunatic asylum in the land. Shockingly, Broadmoor turned out to be the beginning of a new life for Robert"--OCLC.

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