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• Their Vicious Games

  Wellington, Joelle,

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  "Blacklisted from her top choice Ivy League college, prestigious Edgewater Academy scholarship student Adina Walker participates in the Finish, a high-stakes competition whose prize of wealth and power can open any door, only to find that she's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Party

  Preston, Natasha

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  "Bessie and her classmate's spring break party at a remote English castle turns deadly as a storm traps them with a killer, forcing them to unravel growing suspicions while the body count rises."

• Ruin Road

  Giles, Lamar, 1979-

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  "High school football player Cade Webster buys a ring in a pawn shop, but when his wish that people stop acting scared of him seems to be coming true, he remembers the ring came with a warning--'When the strangeness begins, come back'-- and suddenly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kill Her Twice

  Lee, Stacey (Stacey Heather)

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  "In in 1930s Los Angeles Chinatown, the Chow sisters, May, Gemma, and Peony, suspect foul play in the death of Chinatown star Lulu Wong and take it upon themselves to solve the murder, revealing a conspiracy that threatens their Chinatown…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Scammer

  Jackson, Tiffany D.

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  "Jordyn Monroe is ready to kill it in prelaw at a prestigious, historically Black university in Washington, D.C., but when her roommate's ex-convict brother moves into their dorm, she senses something sinister beneath his friendly advice."

• Death in the Cards

  Manansala, Mia P.,

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  "Danika Dizon is a high school tarot reader whose client vanishes shortly after they’re dealt a death card, and when the sister asks her to investigate, Danika peels back layers of the secret life the girl was living."

• Better Left Buried

  Roach, Mary E.,

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  "Told in alternating voices, teenagers Lucy and Audrey investigate a town full of secrets, a family full of mystery, and an abandoned amusement park where people keep turning up dead."

• Five Survive

  Jackson, Holly, 1992-

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  "Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend -- the older brother -- his perfect girlfriend -- a secret crush -- a classmate -- and a killer. When their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Girls I've Been

  Sharpe, Tess

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  "When seventeen-year-old Nora O'Malley, the daughter of a con artist, is taken hostage in a bank heist, every secret she is keeping close begins to unravel."

• Up in Smoke

  Brooks, Nick, 1989-

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  "After Cooper King is pressured by friend Jason to go on a looting spree during a local march, someone is shot dead, and after Jason is taken into custody, Cooper teams up with his sister to uncover the real murderer."

• The Obsession

  Sutanto, Jesse Q.

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  "Delilah knows she should feel guilty, but all she feels is free. She's so over the men in her life controlling her. Except Logan saw what she did, and he won't let her forget it. Delilah is done being the victim. And she refuses to be a character…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Looking for Smoke

  Cobell, K. A.,

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  "When a classmate is murdered during a traditional Blackfeet giveaway, Mara, Loren, Brody and Eli, the last people to see her alive, must take matters into their own hands and clear their names -- even though one of them may be the killer."

• Ace of Spades

  Àbíké-Íyímídé, Faridah,

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  "When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school’s senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. Shortly after the announcement is made, though,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Needy Little Things

  Desamours, Channelle,

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  "Sariyah Lee Bryant's premonition-like powers enable her to hear what people need, and after fulfilling a need for her friend Deja, Deja vanishes, so Sariyah and her friends work together to find out what led to her disappearance."

• Sadie

  Summers, Courtney

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  "Told from the alternating perspectives of nineteen-year-old Sadie who runs away from her isolated small Colorado town to find her younger sister's killer, and a true crime podcast exploring Sadie's disappearance."

• The Meadowbrook Murders

  Goodman, Jessica, 1990-

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  "It's Amy and her best friend Sarah's first week of senior year at Meadowbrook Academy, but after Sarah and her boyfriend are murdered in their dorm room and Amy becomes a suspect, the school newspaper editor Liz seeks to uncover the truth."

• The Mary Shelley Club

  Moldavsky, Goldy

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  "A deliciously twisty YA thriller about a mysterious club with an obsession for horror."

• One of Us Is Lying

  McManus, Karen M.

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  "When one of five students in detention is found dead, his high-profile classmates--including a brainy intellectual, a popular beauty, a drug dealer on probation and an all-star athlete--are investigated and revealed to be the subjects of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 14 Ways to Die

  Ralph, Vincent,

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  "Ten years ago Jess lost her mother to the Magpie Man, an infamous serial killer who is still at large and planning to kill again. She's going to use her new platform as the star of a YouTube reality series to catch him. That is, if he doesn't catch…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Cheerleaders

  Thomas, Kara, 1990-

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  "The surviving sister of a cheerleader who was one of five girls who died violently years earlier realizes during a memory-laden memorial that the tragedies may have been more sinister."