Clueless: Adult Mysteries & Thrillers for Teens
Frankly, I am clueless when it comes to recommending mysteries. I just don't read many of them. Here is a list from School Library Journal & VOYA, book review journals for librarians.
Fiction
In Cold Pursuit- Sarah Andrews (amateur sleuths)
Quantico - Greg Bear (suspense/thriller)
The Venetian Betrayal - Steven Berry (suspense/thriller)
Interred with Their Bones- Jennifer Lee Carrell (suspense/thriller)
Deep Storm- Lincoln Child (mystery blend)
Blood Memory- Margaret Coel (amateur sleuths)
The Overlook - Michael Connelly (police drama)
The Scarecrow - Michael Connelly (amateur sleuths)
Mystery Writers of America Presents the Blue Religion: New Stories About Cops, Criminals, and the Chase-Michael Conelly (anthology)
The Broken Window- Jeffrey Deaver (police drama)
Medicus: A Novel of the Roman Empire - Ruth Downie (historical mystery)
The September Society- Charles Finch (historical mystery)
Power Play - Joseph Finder (suspense/thriller)
Lying with Strangers - James Grippando (suspense/thriller)
Cool in Tucson- Elizabeth Gunn (police drama)
The Last Embrace- Denise Hamilton (historical mystery)
Death Walked In: A Death on Demand Mystery- Carolyn Hart (amateur sleuths)
Hear-shaped Box - Joe Hill (supernatural thriller)
State of the Onion- Julie Hyzy (amateur sleuths)
The Black Dove- Steve Hockensmith (historical mystery)
The First Stone- Judith Kelman (suspense/thriller)
The Spellman Files - Lisa Lutz (private investigators)
The Shanghai Tunnel- Sharan Newman (historical mystery)
Killer View- Ridley Pearson (police drama)
Killer Weekend - Ridley Pearson (police drama)
Still Life - Louise Penny (police drama)
The Wheel of Darkness - Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (supernatural thriller)
Rules of Deception- Christopher Reich (suspense/thriller)
Death Was the Other Woman- Linda L. Richards (historical mystery)
The Doomsday Key - James Rollins (suspense/thriller)
Murder with Reservations- Elaine Viets (amateur sleuths)
The Dawn Patrol- Don Winslow (private investigators)
Mystery
Sworn to Silence - Linda Castillo (police drama)
Nefertiti: The Book of the Dead - Nick Drake (historical mystery)
The Odds - Kathleen George (police drama)
The Case of the Missing Servant - Tarquin Hall (private investigators)
In the Shadow of Gotham - Stephanie Pintoff (police drama/historical)
Paperbacks
Blood Lines - Tanya Huff (fantasy/mystery)
Blood Trail - Tanya Huff
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