Mysteries & Detective Stories

Crazy Rich Asians meets One of Us is Lying in this electrifying YA thriller where students at an elite prep school are forced to confront their secrets when their ex-best friend turns up dead. Nancy Luo is shocked when her former best friend, Jamie...

A group of young pilots face intrigue and sabotage in a race around Europe in this thrilling murder mystery, from the bestselling author of Code Name Verity. Ideal for readers aged 12+ _______________ It is 1937 and tensions are high. A spectacular...

A group of young pilots face intrigue and sabotage in a race around Europe in this thrilling murder mystery, from the bestselling author of Code Name Verity. Ideal for readers aged 12+ _______________ It is 1937 and tensions are high. A spectacular...

From award-winning bestseller Laura Purcell comes her YA debut, MOONSTONE, a sparkling, chilling gothic romance with real bite... Don't misbehave. Beware the moon. And never go out after dark . . . ...

**Don't miss the second series of His Dark Materials on BBC One this November.**A brand new short story set in the world of His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust by master storyteller, Philip Pullman. Serpentine is a perfect gift for every Pullman...

Three chilling Five Nights at Freddy's stories that will haunt even the bravest FNAF fan... the first book in the Tales From the Pizza Plex series. Some secrets are better left hidden... A forbidden artifact...

WINNER OF THE AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS TEEN & YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 SHORTLISTED FOR THE CBI BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 LONGLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019 Angry, stirring and tender, this is a bold, questioning exploration of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Edgar Allan Poe Awards (Young Adult) 2017.Book InformationISBN 9780316260633Author Monica HesseFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Little, Brown Books for Young...

Book 2 in the New York Times bestselling series - perfect for curious readers! 'This book reminded me of some of the children's books I grew up with, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Phantom...

Squid Game meets Agatha Christie in this locked-room virtual reality murder mystery, where the only option is to win - or die trying... _______________ Video games have never been more murderous. Veronica wakes up trapped with four strangers in a...

Bestselling author Maureen Johnson's Truly Devious trilogy is a hilarious and inspiring whodunit that weaves together the story of a cold case from 1936 and the story of teen sleuth Stevie Bell in the present. The Truly Devious box set includes all three...

The third and final adventure in Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder's magical Midnight Hour series! 'A fantastic magical adventure featuring a cast of Ghibli-esque characters, a feisty heroine and a hedgehog. I loved it.' ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142412978Author Alan M. GratzFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint SpeakPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES. This stunning collector's edition of the internationally bestselling YA smash hit, ONE OF US IS LYING, contains a thrilling BONUS chapter!Book One of the Bayview Trilogy.Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive...

Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this collection of three chilling stories that will haunt even the bravest FNAF player. Have you ever wanted something badly, even though you shouldn't? . . . ...

In this terrifying prequel novel to the New York Times bestselling Asylum series, a teen is wrongfully committed to the Brookline psychiatric hospital and must find a way out-before he becomes the next victim of the evil warden's experiments. With the...

A life affirming story of rehabilitation and hope after prison. The third novel from multi-award-winning Danielle Jawando, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Elizabeth Acevedo. ‘Jawando’s writing is incredibly raw and real; I felt completely immersed’...

I have a mouth, but I mustn't speak; Ears, but I mustn't hear; Eyes, but I mustn't see. 1800, Joseon (Korea). Homesick and orphaned sixteen-year-old Seol is living out the ancient curse: "May you live in interesting times." Indentured to the police...

New York Times and USA Today bestseller!New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson delivers the witty and pulse-pounding conclusion to the Truly Devious series as Stevie Bell solves the mystery that has haunted Ellingham Academy for over 75 years...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781525301308Author Kim TurrisiFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Kids Can PressPublisher Kids Can Press

Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Tamar is Mal Peet's astonishing novel about love, lies and secrets in a time of war.Mal Peet's Carnegie Medal-winning novel. When her grandfather dies, Tamar inherits a box containing a series of clues and coded messages...

And Then There Were None meets The Inheritance Games, with a heavy dash of The Woman in Black, in this gloriously gothic YA mystery-thriller.When eighteen-year-old Helena is sent to be a governess at Archfall Manor - a beautiful but crumbling manor...

A mesmerising Gothic mystery from Costa Award-shortlisted author Nicholas Bowling. 'Nicholas Bowling is a thrilling writer' THE TELEGRAPH To the horror of young gravedigger, Ned, bodysnatchers have been ...

It's Katie's 17th birthday - the dancefloor is packed, the drink is flowing and Rave-fess, the Raven's Hill School confession site, is alight with gossip. Then a huge fight breaks out, sending guests fleeing. When Frankie, Jess and Sorcha go back...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368098403Author Mary E. RoachFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionWeight(grams) 403g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780765381941Author Sheryl ScarboroughFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Tor TeenPublisher Tor TeenWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 20mm

Book 3 in the New York Times bestselling series - perfect for curious readers! 'This book reminded me of some of the children's books I grew up with, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Phantom...

Now a major Netflix series!Lockwood & Co. might be the smallest (some might say shambolic) Psychic Detection Agency in London. But its three agents - Lockwood, Lucy and George - are exceptional Talents. And they get results. When an outbreak of ghostly...

The fifth volume of an all-new series of Five Nights at Freddy's short story collections! A collection of new Five Nights at Freddy's short stories, set in the world of the newest games. Fans won't want to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316419734Author Kerri ManiscalcoFormat PaperbackPage Count 1680Imprint Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublisher Little, Brown Books for Young...

It's exam season - but Five Mile is in shock. Ateenageboywasshotlastnight, with no clear motive and no clues. Garvie Smith - reprobate, genius and waster - was just getting down to a spot of revision. But he knows he's the only one who has any idea where...

The second book in Philip Pullman's classic Sally Lockhart quartet. "readers will weep at the deeds of true villainy and smile through their tears at the close" Publisher's Weekly Sally Lockhart is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062398918Author Brittany CavallaroFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm)...

In 1982, two teenagers-serial killer survivor Emma Lewis and US Marshal candidate Travis Bell-are recruited by the FBI to interview convicted juvenile killers and provide insight and advice on cold cases. From the start, Emma and Travis develop a quick...

In the dramatic conclusion to the bestselling Confessions series, Tandy Angel's next murder case could be her own! Tandy Angel is losing her mind - or so she thinks. Even as she's forced to fight for the family company, she's imagining new dangers in...

All eleven Fazbear Frights books in one amazing box set! Plus a bonus twelfth book! Five Nights at Freddy's creator, Scott Cawthon, spins three sinister novella-length stories in each book of this collection, with...

Secrets and lies are everywhere in this compulsive page-turner, perfect for fans of TikTok favourites One of Us is Lying, We Were Liars and This Lie Will Kill You.Five friends. One secret.In Gap Mountain, California, everyone knows about fire season.And...

Gossip Girl but make it royal - a Black LGBTQ+ royal reimagining full of scandalous secrets, rollercoaster romances and one hell of a mystery, from the award-winning author Benjamin Dean. 'Scandalous, funny and deliciously compelling!' Catherine Doyle,...

The third book in Philip Pullman's classic Sally Lockhart quartet in a beautiful new edition. Sally Lockhart is 25, and somebody wants to destroy her. She receives divorce papers from a man she has never met, let alone married ...

Twisted secrets that will have readers guessing with every flip of the page. Perfect for fans of GONE GIRL, WE WERE LIARS and Karen M. McManus.An end-of-summer party. A prank gone wrong. A body on the beach. Who's to blame?Tegan Sheffield's annual...