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Seven New YA Nail-Biters

Teens (and us adults who love young-adult mysteries) looking for a new read this summerdo we have some picks for you! Here are some plot-tastic books that you won’t be able to put down.

Far from You by Tess Sharpe
NYPL readers are raving about this un-put-down-able thriller, which follows a bisexual protagonist after an attack. She escapes, but her best friend is killed and she must discover the truth.

No One Else Can Have You by Kathleen Hale
Small-town Wisconsin provides the backdrop for this funny mystery. After Kippy’s best friend Ruth is murdered, Kippy reads her diary and embarks on a quest to find Ruth’s real killerand exonerate the boy accused of committing it.  

Hold Me Like a Breath by Tiffany Schmidt
The world of illegal organ donation is the unlikely backdrop for this page-turner, in which the gravely ill daughter of a wealthy family races the clock to track down their killers.

Freaks Like Us by Susan Vaught
Written in two different voicesthe first-person narrator and the voices in his headthis tightly crafted story addresses the mental illness of Jason “Freak” Milwaukee and what happens after his friend disappears.

The Perfectionists by Sara Shepard
The best-selling author of Pretty Little Liars is at it again with a new two-book series about popularity and teen dynamics. This one follows four friends at an elite school after their nemesis turns up dead, and they have to defend themselvesand find the real killer.

When by Victoria Laurie
When a 16-year-old looks at people, she can see the dates of their deaths over their foreheadsa blessing/curse that leads her into danger when the FBI learns she correctly predicted the death of a client’s teenage son.

Sanctum by Madeleine Roux
The second installment in Roux’s Asylum series features three teens, still tortured by nightmares from their time in the asylum, reuniting for another go-round.

Staff picks are chosen by NYPL staff members and are not intended to be comprehensive lists. We'd love to hear your picks! Leave a comment and tell us what you’d recommend.