Reviews by Category: Mystery

The Naturals is a young adult mystery novel by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. It is the first novel in The

Naturals series. It follows Cassie, a teenager with an unique ability to read people. As a result of

this gift, she is placed in a program by the FBI to use her and teenagers with talents like hers to

solve cold cases. After a serial killer strikes, Cassie and her fellow Naturals are caught in a

dangerous game of life and death and must use their abilities to survive.

The Austere Academy, by Lemony Snicket, is a mystery novel and the fifth book in the series, A

Series of Unfortunate Events.

Avery Kylie Grambs is a normal 17 year old girl. She doesn’t exactly have money, but all

she wants is to have a good normal life with a normal job and good pay. But when she inherits a

billion dollar inheritance from philanthropist Tobias Hawthorne who has died recently, her whole

life turns around. More people start targeting her death, her love life suddenly goes up, and

people she didn’t even know start admiring her. Avery believes there’s a reason for her

The Silent Patient, by Alex Michaelides, takes place six years after the death of Gabriel

Berenson. His wife, Alicia was convicted of the crime and institutionalized. Since her husband’s

death, Alicia has been entirely silent, and only through her diary do we get to see her side of

events. Theo Faber, a psychotherapist, has become obsessed with her case and goes to the

Grove, the institution where Alicia lives, to try to get her to talk and reveal her secrets. This

Cassie, the main character in The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Bares, is an expert at reading

people. Cassie doesn’t expect this knack for understanding others to get her much until she’s

recruited to join a group of other teenagers investigating FBI cold cases. Cassie, the newest

“Natural”, lives with 4 other teens with gifts like hers. The Naturals are nothing like they seem,

and Cassie’s mentors aren’t average agents either. When a new killer strikes, Cassie and the

The Inheritance Games, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, starts with the death of Tobias Hawthorne, a

billionaire who leaves his entire fortune to a random girl named Avery Grambs. Avery has never

met Tobias but suddenly has to solve the riddles in his house in order to receive her inheritance.

She also has to deal with the Hawthorne family, who was snubbed in the will and want their

money back. This family includes the four Hawthorne sons, who were also given puzzles to

Cassie Hobbes is a 17 year old girl who’s living with her dad’s relatives. Her mom was

brutally murdered 5 years prior and the body was never found. Cassie grows up with that

trauma and never moves on from it. So when special agent Tanner Briggs wants to recruit her

for a special program called ‘The Naturals,’ Cassie accepts in hopes of finding her mother’s

killer. However, things mix up when Cassie and her new friends at ‘The Naturals’ program find

Carrie Sinclair is telling her story of her summer 27 years ago on the Sinclair private

island. This is the summer that the boys come. The boys are Carrie’s friend’s

boyfriend's friends. When the boys get to the island Carrie suddenly finds Pfeff, one of

the boys, very interesting. Carrie and Pfeff start hanging out more and soon they are

much more than friends. Carrie’s sisters think Pfeff is not good for her, so what will

Carrie choose? Family or Pfeff?

Cadence Sinclair is lost and confused. She is living on a private island where the

Sinclair’s spend every summer. Cadence is 17 and going to the island, but she doesn’t

remember anything that happened when she was 15. Cadence is searching for the

truth, but will she be able to find it on this island? Cadence knows that there was an

accident but she doesn’t know what happened, but everyone else on the island

seems to know. Cadence will uncover the secrets of the past and learn some things

she doesn’t want to know.

After California-raised Chole is moved to small town Alabama, she meets her academic rival

Shara Wheeler, who changes her life. I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

demonstrates a full cast of dynamic and relatable characters. As the mystery of Shara unfolds,

so does the mystery that surrounds many of the other characters. The cast goes through

important self discoveries that make them relatable and important to readers. It demonstrates