To be honest, series are a commitment. And sometimes, I just want to read something quick and one and done. If you’re like me, then this post is here to help!
Without further ado, here are some of the best YA stand alone mysteries to read!
1: Sadie by Courtney Summers
Sadie is told in dual POV through Sadie and a podcast investigating Sadie’s disappearance. After Sadie’s younger sister was brutally murdered, Sadie decides to hunt down the killer herself, however she tells no one she is leaving and takes precautions to cover her tracks.
2: The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones
Somehow this book always manages to make its way into my blog posts lol. 17 year old Ryn lives in a town on the outskirts of a forest filled with the walking dead, or Bone Houses. These bone houses never move past the forest boundary, but after a strange boy, Ellis, comes into the village, the bone houses attack outside of the forest. Ryn and Ellis venture into the forest and through the mountains in hopes of destroying the bone houses once and for all, before they destroy everything and everyone Ryn cares about.
3: This is Our Story by Ashley Eslton
A group of five friends went hunting together, but only four came out. When Kate’s boss at the DA office where she interns gets the case, he’s determined to sweep it under the rug and not cause a scandal. But Kate isn’t going to let that happen, and if the cops and lawyers are too narrow minded to see exactly what happened, Kate will figure it out for herself.
4: The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
When a little girl gets lost in the Sierra Glades National Park, Kira and her family’s search and rescue team get sent in to find the girl, but what if the young girl didn’t just wander off? What if something more sinister is at hand?
5: When by Victoria Laurie
Maddie has a strange ability: she can see the death dates of everyone around her. Her mother uses this ability to her advantage by having customers pay for Maddie to tell them when they will die. After Maddie reads for a family, the young boy goes missing on the exact date Maddie said he would die. When the authorities get involved, all fingers are pointing to Maddie. But in a world of facts, and not fiction, nobody believes her ability is anything more than a gag.
6: The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
In a world where some are given the gift to make chalk drawings come to life, Joel wants nothing more to have that ability. Unfortunately, if you’re not born with it then it’s impossible. But that hasn’t stopped him from learning everything he can about Rithmatists at the boarding he attends that teaches both Rithmatists and normal students. But when students start turning up murdered, Joel is keen to investigate and figure out just who is behind the attacks.
That concludes the best young adult stand alone mystery books to read!
If you have read any of the books mentioned here, tell me about it! I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments!
See you around! Happy reading!
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