These are my favorite mystery books I have read for YA!!
- Here Lies Daniel Tate by Cristin Terrill: After Daniel Tate has been missing for years he finally returns. It’s perfect. A miracle. Except for one thing: That boy isn’t Daniel Tate. But he wants to be. A young con artist who’s been taking on false identities for years, this impostor has stumbled onto the scam of a lifetime. Daniel has everything he’s ever dreamed of—wealth, privilege, the chance to make a fresh start, and most importantly, a family that loves him. Now that he’s finally found a place to belong, he doesn’t question his luck. Until he realizes that maybe Daniel isn’t missing at all. Maybe someone knows what really happened to the boy he’s pretending to be…and if he can’t uncover the truth—he could be the next Daniel Tate to disappear.
The Twin by Natasha Preston: After Ivy and Iris’s mother dies tragically her twin sister must move home. Ivy finds out that her twin sister, Iris, is trying to push her out of her own life--and might be responsible for their mother's death.
Confessions Of A Murder Suspect by James Patterson: The mysterious and magnificently wealthy Angel family has a dark secret. On the night Malcolm and Maud Angel are murdered, Tandy Angel knows just three things: 1) She was the last person to see her parents alive. 2) The police have no suspects besides Tandy and her three siblings. 3) She can't trust anyone-maybe not even herself. Having grown up under Malcolm and Maud's intense perfectionist demands, no child comes away undamaged.
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco: Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But between the social teas and silk dress fittings, she leads a forbidden secret life. Against her stern father's wishes and society's expectations, Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine. When her work on a string of savagely killed corpses drags Audrey into the investigation of a serial murderer, her search for answers brings her close to her own sheltered world.
One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus: The Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars, One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walks out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide. Pay attention and you might be able to solve the mystery too.
- Expelled by James Patterson: When four teens are accused of crimes they didn’t commit, they team up to investigate everyone at school who could have set them up. Theo Foster’s Twitter account used to be anonymous — until someone posted a revealing photo that got him expelled. When a miracle happens: Sasha Ellis speaks to him. She was also expelled for a crime she didn’t commit, and now he has the perfect way to get her attention: find out who set them up. To uncover the truth, Theo has to get close to the suspects: the hacker, the quarterback, the mean girl, the vice-principal, and his own best friend. What secrets are they hiding? And how can Theo catch their confessions on camera?
- The Cabin by Natasha Preston: A weekend partying at a remote cabin is just what Mackenzie needs. She can't wait to let loose with her friends. But a crazy night of fun leaves two of them dead—murdered. With no signs of forced entry or struggle, suspicion turns to the five survivors. Someone isn't telling the truth. And Mackenzie's first mistake? Assuming the killing is over...
- A Study In Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro: Jamie Watson has always been intrigued by Charlotte Holmes; after all, their great-great-great-grandfathers are one of the most infamous pairs in history. But the Holmes family has always been odd, and Charlotte is no exception. She’s inherited Sherlock’s volatility and some of his vices—and when Jamie and Charlotte end up at the same Connecticut boarding school, Charlotte makes it clear she’s not looking for friends. But when a student they both have a history with dies under suspicious circumstances, ripped straight from the most terrifying of the Sherlock Holmes stories, Jamie can no longer afford to keep his distance. The danger is mounting and nowhere is safe—and the only people they can trust are each other.
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