This mystery fiction collection is ideal for mystery fans returning to reading. With gripping plots, intriguing twists, and complex characters, these stories explore suspense, crime, and the thrill of solving puzzles. Accessible yet captivating, they offer a thrilling escape while keeping readers hooked, perfect for those rediscovering the excitement of mystery novels.
Lucy Chase is found wandering the streets covered in her best friend's blood. But did she, do it? Well, Lucy can't remember. There are loads of theories, but nobody has been able to solve the crime. That is until a podcast called 'Listen…
Like 'Gone Girl' for a teen audience, 'We Were Liars' has the same gripping emotional tension and psychological strangeness to it. Cadence is a teenage girl living with the perfect family on a private island, sadly suffering from memory…
A great gothic 'locked room' mystery. Daisy's whole family gathers for Nana's 80th birthday, in her crumbling mansion on an island you can only reach when the tide is out, and you can't leave once the tide is in... When Nana is killed,…
When the most popular girl in high school gets murdered at her own party, the suspects are everywhere. As popularity goes, there’s a lot of people who thinks she deserved this and the police are clued into new girl, Dawn Foster. Perfect…
This is one for fans of 'The Secret History' and the delicious world of dark academia. Set at a Shakespearean acting school where the roles of seven young thespians spill over into reality and lead to a shocking murder in the midst of…
A perfect mix of high school drama and mysterious crime - with secrets coming to light as the mystery unravels. The Agatha's is an ode to the classic Agatha Christie novels (with the sneaky references to prove it). Follow Alice and Iris as…
The night before the biggest competition of his life, classical musician Ray’s priceless, inherited violin is stolen. Faced with a ransom note requesting 5 million dollars, he becomes desperate to uncover the mystery behind its…
Beatrice, our narrator, joins her friends for a high school reunion gone really wrong. Sucked into the 'Neverworld wake' the 5 friends must solve the mystery of their traumatic past to escape. As you begin to question what is real and what…
Riley Sager is at the top of his game when it comes to creating characters you relate to or want to be friends with. Emma Davis is at a camp when three of her friends sneak out during the night, never to be seen again. Years later, Emma,…
Five students file into detention, but only four will make it out.... The deceased, Simon, was set to spill the tea on the other four so any of them could've killed him. Trust, betrayal, high school angst and LOTS of secrets all come in to…
The Teacher is a fast paced, intense mystery about people with secrets. Last year a teacher was accused of an inappropriate relationship with a student, and now that student, Addie, is in Evie's class. Evie, a teacher with her own secrets,…
A mystery with a romance at its heart, Paper Towns looks to unravel the disappearance of Margo (an enigmatic neighbour of the narrator, Q) and look deep inside Q's own self. Q is in love with Margo and can’t tell her because she has…
Eight contestants are flown out to an old oil rig in the middle of the ocean to compete in a unique escape room TV show. It's extreme, but the prize is too good for Bonnie to pass up. It soon turns out, however, that there are no rules in…
Six talented students with their whole lives ahead of them are involved in a deadly accident resulting in the death of a mother and child. One of the six, Megan, claims responsibility so that the others may get on with their lives. But 20…
The Nancys, a riff on Nancy Drew, is a tongue in cheek kiwi mystery set in Dunedin. Two of the three main characters, butch Uncle Pike and his neon lycra-clad boyfriend Devon, provide comic relief to a rather grisly murder - the beheading…
