The best books for young adult mystery of 2010s

Loved by 11 people

Code Name Verity

By Elizabeth Wein ,

Loved by 8 people

The Screaming Staircase

By Jonathan Stroud ,

Loved by 6 people

One of Us Is Lying

By Karen M. McManus ,

Loved by 5 people

Akata Witch

By Nnedi Okorafor ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

The Kilns of Jupiter

By Russ Colson ,

Loved by 5 people

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

By Chris Grabenstein ,

Loved by 5 people

Etiquette & Espionage

By Gail Carriger ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

The Kilns of Jupiter

By Russ Colson ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Loved by 4 people

Book Scavenger

By Jennifer Chambliss Bertman ,

Loved by 4 people

The Parker Inheritance

By Varian Johnson ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

The Kilns of Jupiter

By Russ Colson ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Ignorance Is Glitch

By Anna Travis ,

Loved by 4 people

The Canterville Ghost

By Oscar Wilde ,

Loved by 4 people

The Girl from the Well

By Rin Chupeco ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Ignorance Is Glitch

By Anna Travis ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

The Kilns of Jupiter

By Russ Colson ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Ignorance Is Glitch

By Anna Travis ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Loved by 4 people

Truly Devious

By Maureen Johnson ,

Loved by 3 people

All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook

By Leslie Connor ,

Loved by 3 people

One Came Home

By Amy Timberlake ,

Loved by 3 people

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

By Dusti Bowling ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

The Kilns of Jupiter

By Russ Colson ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Ignorance Is Glitch

By Anna Travis ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Loved by 3 people

The Diviners

By Libba Bray ,

Ignorance Is Glitch

By Anna Travis ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Loved by 3 people

Stalking Jack the Ripper

By Kerri Maniscalco ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Loved by 3 people

The Lying Game

By Sara Shepard ,

Loved by 3 people

The Silver Serpent

By Lena Jones ,

Loved by 2 people

Nooks & Crannies

By Jessica Lawson , Natalie Andrewson (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

The Detective's Assistant

By Kate Hannigan ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

The Kilns of Jupiter

By Russ Colson ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Ignorance Is Glitch

By Anna Travis ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Loved by 2 people

Rooftoppers

By Katherine Rundell , Terry Fan (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Picture Us in the Light

By Kelly Loy Gilbert ,

Loved by 2 people

All the Greys on Greene Street

By Laura Tucker ,

Loved by 2 people

Across the Universe

By Beth Revis ,

Loved by 2 people

Daughter of the Burning City

By Amanda Foody ,

Loved by 2 people

The Lie Tree

By Frances Hardinge ,

Loved by 2 people

The Name of the Star

By Maureen Johnson ,

Loved by 2 people

Small Spaces

By Katherine Arden ,

Loved by 2 people

I Hunt Killers

By Barry Lyga ,

Loved by 2 people

Nearly Gone

By Elle Cosimano ,

Alba

By Verity Croker ,

The Kilns of Jupiter

By Russ Colson ,

The Jack of Hearts Murders

By Kate Haley ,

Ignorance Is Glitch

By Anna Travis ,

The Black Cat Detectives

By Kit Gray,

Loved by 2 people

Moon Over Manifest

By Clare Vanderpool ,

Loved by 2 people

Mistakes Were Made

By Stephan Pastis ,

Loved by 2 people

Batman

By Frank Miller ,

Loved by 2 people

Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

By Stuart Gibbs ,

Loved by 2 people

Doll Bones

By Holly Black , Eliza Wheeler (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Out of the Easy

By Ruta Sepetys ,

Loved by 1 person

Winterhouse

By Ben Guterson , Chloe Bristol (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Mangaman

By Barry Lyga , Colleen Doran (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Girl in the Blue Coat

By Monica Hesse ,

Loved by 1 person

The Strangers

By Margaret Peterson Haddix ,

Loved by 1 person

Three Times Lucky

By Sheila Turnage ,

Loved by 1 person

Glow

By Megan E. Bryant ,

Loved by 1 person

The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane

By Julia Nobel ,

Loved by 1 person

Under the Egg

By Laura Marx Fitzgerald ,

Loved by 1 person

Over the Moon

By Natalie Lloyd ,

Loved by 1 person

The Murderer's Ape

By Jakob Wegelius ,

Loved by 1 person

Midnight in the Piazza

By Tiffany Parks ,

Loved by 1 person

The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid

By Colin Meloy , Carson Ellis (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

A Tale of Two Castles

By Gail Carson Levine ,

Loved by 1 person

The Death Cure

By James Dashner ,

Loved by 1 person

A Madness So Discreet

By Mindy McGinnis ,

Loved by 1 person

Wildthorn

By Jane Eagland ,

Loved by 1 person

These Wicked Waters

By Emily Layne ,

Loved by 1 person

Floors

By Patrick Carman ,

Loved by 1 person

Jackaby

By William Ritter ,

Loved by 1 person

The Toymaker

By Jeremy de Quidt ,

Loved by 1 person

Between

By Jessica Warman ,

Loved by 1 person

The Cheerleaders

By Kara Thomas ,

Loved by 1 person

The Inn Between

By Marina Cohen ,

Loved by 1 person

Malamander

By Thomas Taylor , Tom Booth (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Little Monsters

By Kara Thomas ,

Loved by 1 person

The Girl I Used to Be

By April Henry ,

Loved by 1 person

What Happened That Night

By Deanna Cameron ,

Loved by 1 person

Kill the Boy Band

By Goldy Moldavsky ,

Loved by 1 person

The Darkhouse

By Barbara Radecki ,

Loved by 1 person

Upgrade Soul

By Ezra Claytan Daniels ,

Loved by 1 person

Ever the Hunted

By Erin Summerill ,

Loved by 1 person

The Butterfly Clues

By Kate Ellison ,

Loved by 1 person

A Study in Charlotte

By Brittany Cavallaro ,

Loved by 1 person

Last Seen Leaving

By Caleb Roehrig ,

Loved by 1 person

New Girl

By Paige Harbison ,

Loved by 1 person

Frozen Charlotte

By Alex Bell ,

Loved by 1 person

Connect the Stars

By Marisa De Los Santos , David Teague ,

Loved by 1 person

Julia Vanishes

By Catherine Egan ,

Loved by 1 person

Remarkables

By Margaret Peterson Haddix ,

Loved by 1 person

Kill Me Softly

By Sarah Cross ,

Loved by 1 person

Beetle Boy

By M. G. Leonard ,

Loved by 1 person

The Innocence Treatment

By Ari Goelman ,

Loved by 1 person

Lazarus

By Greg Rucka , Michael Lark (artist) ,

Loved by 1 person

The Dark Unwinding

By Sharon Cameron ,

Loved by 1 person

Blood and Salt

By Kim Liggett ,

Loved by 1 person

Spy School

By Stuart Gibbs ,

Loved by 1 person

The Empty Grave

By Jonathan Stroud ,

Loved by 1 person

The Mystery of the Secret Room

By Enid Blyton ,

Loved by 1 person

Keep This to Yourself

By Tom Ryan ,

Loved by 1 person

United We Spy

By Ally Carter ,

Loved by 1 person

These Shallow Graves

By Jennifer Donnelly ,

Loved by 1 person

Cloak of the Light

By Chuck Black ,

Loved by 1 person

The Perfect Blindside

By Leslea Wahl ,

Loved by 1 person

The Poison Diaries

By Maryrose Wood , The Duchess of Northumberland ,

Loved by 1 person

Wundersmith

By Jessica Townsend ,

Loved by 1 person

The Blue Lotus

By Herge ,

Loved by 1 person

The Devouring Gray

By C L Herman ,

Loved by 1 person

Heist Society

By Ally Carter ,

Loved by 1 person

Serafina and the Black Cloak

By Robert Beatty ,

Loved by 1 person

Lady Vivian Hastings

By Xavier Dorison , Mathieu Lauffray (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

The Naturals

By Jennifer Lynn Barnes ,

Loved by 1 person

Greetings from Witness Protection!

By Jake Burt ,

Loved by 1 person

Liar & Spy

By Rebecca Stead ,

Loved by 1 person

How I Became a Spy

By Deborah Hopkinson ,

The best books for young adult mystery of the 2010s

The books our community loved the most.

Code Name Verity

The Screaming Staircase

One of Us Is Lying

Akata Witch

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Alba

The Kilns of Jupiter

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Etiquette & Espionage

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Alba

The Kilns of Jupiter

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Book Scavenger

The Parker Inheritance

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Alba

The Kilns of Jupiter

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Ignorance Is Glitch

The Canterville Ghost

The Girl from the Well

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The Jack of Hearts Murders

Ignorance Is Glitch

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Alba

The Kilns of Jupiter

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Ignorance Is Glitch

The Black Cat Detectives

Truly Devious

All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook

One Came Home

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

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Alba

The Kilns of Jupiter

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Ignorance Is Glitch

The Black Cat Detectives

The Diviners

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Ignorance Is Glitch

The Black Cat Detectives

Stalking Jack the Ripper

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The Black Cat Detectives

The Lying Game

The Silver Serpent

Nooks & Crannies

The Detective's Assistant

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The Black Cat Detectives

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Alba

The Kilns of Jupiter

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Ignorance Is Glitch

The Black Cat Detectives

Rooftoppers

Picture Us in the Light

All the Greys on Greene Street

Across the Universe

Daughter of the Burning City

The Lie Tree

The Name of the Star

Small Spaces

I Hunt Killers

Nearly Gone

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Alba

The Kilns of Jupiter

The Jack of Hearts Murders

Ignorance Is Glitch

The Black Cat Detectives

Moon Over Manifest

Mistakes Were Made