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Category: Mystery

The Enigma Game by Elizabeth Wein

January 19, 2021

Review by Louise Brecht

Louisa Adair didn’t know what Sergeant Lind was talking about. None of them did, not really. They’d only wanted to save lives, not hoard the machine that is the key target of a massive British Intelligence operative.
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Wilder Girls by Rory Power

November 10, 2020

Review by Hira Peracha

The Tox—A parasite, a plague, a disease. It affects every single person and thing at Raxter School for Girls, but, some more than others. … More Wilder Girls by Rory Power

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The Bone Thief by Breeana Shields

October 27, 2020

Review by Louise Brecht

As overcome by sorrow as Saskia is in the opening pages of The Bone Thief, she is fiercely determined to avenge the loss of her loved ones and to stop the man responsible for their disappearance dead in his tracks…if she can find him. … More The Bone Thief by Breeana Shields

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Spin by Lamar Giles

October 6, 2020

Review by Jennifer Irvine.

In this mystery, IT nerd Kya Caine and social media expert Fuse Fallon are bitter rivals for Paris Secord, famously known as DJ ParSec’s, attention. Then, 16-year-old ParSec is found lying dead on her turntable and Kya and Fuse happen to both be at the murder scene.
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The Upside of Falling by Alex Light

July 28, 2020

Review by Louise Brecht

To studious Becca Hart, real love is a temporary and tragic phenomenon. At its end, husbands abandon wives and fathers walk out on their pre-teen daughters without explanation. … More The Upside of Falling by Alex Light

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Revenant March by Strandline Games

July 14, 2020

Review by Juhyun Tony Bae

Revenant March is a visual novel. Similar to a video game, it is a genre of storytelling you read and interact with on the computer. In this grim fantasy, you are not only told the main character’s story, you also make many of her decisions, directing the plot with your choices. … More Revenant March by Strandline Games

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From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks

April 21, 2020

Review by Hira Peracha

Everyone lies. Or so it seems. Zoe’s biological father, whom she has never met, is in prison for the murder of a university peer and no one will tell Zoe the truth about what happened. … More From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks

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My Long List of Impossible Things by Michelle Barker

March 3, 2020

Review by Louise Brecht

Seconds after this excerpt, Mutti is shot for the slip of her daughter’s tongue and Katja’s dress is splattered with her mother’s blood. The Soviet army that surges into Germany in the dying months of World War II displays little regard for its enemy’s people. … More My Long List of Impossible Things by Michelle Barker

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In the Hall with the Knife by Diana Peterfreund

November 19, 2019

Review by Shanleigh Klassen

In this fun, entirely teenage, reimagining of Clue, Diana Peterfreund channels the campy energy of both the legendary board game and the beloved 1980s cult classic film. … More In the Hall with the Knife by Diana Peterfreund

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Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, Book 1: The Body Under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn

November 12, 2019

Review by Jennifer Irvine

Agatha Caroline Morton, “a tall-for-12-year-old girl,” is so shy that every time she has to talk in public, she begins to stutter and almost faints. … More Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, Book 1: The Body Under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn

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