This is the story of an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you’ll never expect.Ĥ. Someone in Fairview doesn’t want Pip digging around for answers, and now her own life might be in danger. and the line between past and present begins to blur. But soon she discovers a trail of dark secrets that might actually prove Sal innocent. Now a senior herself, Pip decides to reexamine the closed case for her final project, at first just to cast doubt on the original investigation. How could he possibly have been a killer? She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.īut she can’t shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson especially once they discover what they are truly up against. In order to survive the ship’s secrets, Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust each other. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making his mission succeed-not when he’s rescuing his own sister.
There’s more that doesn’t add up: evidence indicates strangers have been on board, the ship’s operating system is voiced by his mother, and his handsome, brooding shipmate has barricaded himself away. Sworn enemies sent on the same rescue mission.Īmbrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor with no memory of a launch. The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer This time, Stevie may not make it out alive.Ģ. The Box in the Woods will make room for more victims. When Stevie opens the lid on this long-dormant case, she gets much more than she bargained for. Nothing sounds better than a summer spent together, investigating old murders.īut something evil still lurks in Barlow Corners. Stevie agrees, as long as she can bring along her friends from Ellingham Academy. The new owner offers Stevie an invitation: Come to the camp and help him work on a true crime podcast about the case. Back in 1978, four camp counselors were killed in the woods outside of the town of Barlow Corners, their bodies left in a gruesome display. After catching a killer at her high school, she’s back at home for a normal (that means boring) summer.īut then she gets a message from the owner of Sunny Pines, formerly known as Camp Wonder Falls-the site of the notorious unsolved case, the Box in the Woods Murders. □ This is a standalone that is part of the: Truly Devious worldĪmateur sleuth Stevie Bell needs a good murder.
Here are our top mystery book recommendations!ġ. So grab your deerstalker hat, magnifying glass, and prepare to go sleuthing. This list features stories of the past, the present, and the future, and we guarantee there’s something for everyone. Whether you’re the cozied-up-by-the-fire type of reader or someone on the edge of your seat, these mysteries are not to be missed. It’s like a game of Law & Order: SV(YOU). There are fantastic unreliable characters, high stakes from beginning to end, and the thrill of trying to solve the story for ourselves. But for the rest of us, there’s a lot about mystery books that keeps us wanting more.
Unless your job is to solve real-life murders? In which case, thank you. Calling all true crime fans-who wants to solve a murder? A fictional murder, obviously, so you get all the fun of solving a case without having to deal with, you know, the dead bodies.