Reviews by Tag: murder mystery

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Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Akata Witch

By Nnedi Okorafor
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Preya N.
Oct 21, 2021

Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if magic was possible? Akata Witch tells the story of 12-year-old Sunny as she opens her eyes to a world of magic she didn’t even know existed. Previously, she had always been different from her peers and friends in one way or another, but soon after she discovers juju, Nigerian magic, she realizes that it is responsible for why she never fit in.

Teen Review
You're So Dead by Ash Parsons

You're So Dead

By Ash Parsons
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Oct 21, 2021

Plum Winter gets excited when she finds out her cool influencer sister, Peach Winter, gets invited to a festival on a private island. Plum decides to invite her two friends, Marlowe and Antonia, to attend the festival. When they arrive to the island, it’s the total opposite of luxurious; it’s abandoned. Soon, the other seven influencers start to die. Now Plum and her friends have to find the killer before it’s too late.

Teen Review
One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

One of Us Is Lying

By Karen M. McManus
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Oct 6, 2021

When 5 high school teenagers, Addy, Simon, Nate, Cooper, and Bronwyn get stuck in a detention room for a day; only 4 of them come out. Simon is dead and all four of them are suspects in this thrilling mystery. Who has supposedly murdered Simon? Read more to find out!

Teen Review
Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus

Two Can Keep a Secret

By Karen M. McManus
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Sanyuri P.
Oct 6, 2021

After Ellery and Ezra's mom lands in rehabilitation, they move to her hometown to stay with their grandmother. The very same town where their aunt disappeared years ago. And only five years ago, homecoming queen, Lacey, was killed. The town is dangerous, considering the murderer is still out there, and it becomes even more clear when Ellery's own friend goes missing. Now that crime-loving Ellery is involved in this mystery, she’s trying her best to solve the mystery, with the help of her new friend Malcolm. This story is perfect for mystery lovers like Ellery.

Teen Review
14 Ways to Die by Vincent Ralph

14 Ways to Die

By Vincent Ralph
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Oct 6, 2021

Jess is a 17-year-old girl whose mother had been the first victim of the Magpie Man, an infamous serial killer. She decides to participate in a YouTube reality TV show to use her platform and try to catch the Magpie Man. In order to gain a contract with the show, she has to compete with four other teens to see who could gain the most attention. Will Jess be able to outshine her four competitors? Will she be able to catch the Magpie Man? Read more to find out!

Teen Review
One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

One of Us is Lying

By Karen M. McManus
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Preya N.
Sep 5, 2021

One of Us is Lying opens with the death of Simon, a high school student and the creator of a gossip app, a day before he had planned to expose the carefully-guarded secrets of four other students: Bronwyn, Addy, Cooper, and Nate. Only, the four students in the detention room when he was poisoned were just those: Bronwyn, Addy, Cooper, and Nate. When the “Bayview Four” are declared suspects in Simon’s murder, all four of them claim they’re innocent—but which one of them is lying?

Teen Review
Notorious by Gordon Korman

Notorious

By Gordon Korman
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Aryan C.
Aug 25, 2021

If you are looking for an adventure, mystery, and friendship book, this is the book that you are looking for. Notorious is an amazing book about Keenan and ZeeBee who investigate how ZeeBee’s dog was murdered by a person who tried to break into her house. ZeeBee believes that there is treasure on the island that one person wants for themselves. Keenan does not believe it as much as she does but he goes along with it and they become friends.

Teen Review
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Murder on the Orient Express

By Agatha Christie
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Saathwika A.
Aug 21, 2021

Murder on the Orient Express, by Agatha Christie, is a Mystery/Thriller.  After Midnight, the Orient express stops due to heavy snowfall. The trains stop overnight, and the passengers fall asleep. The train is full of passengers until the following day. One person is killed in his compartment. He was stabbed twelve times. The detective must solve the case before the killer strikes once more.

Teen Review
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None

By Agatha Christie
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Saathwika A.
Aug 20, 2021

And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie, is a Mystery/Thriller. Ten strangers were invited to spend time at a coast in Devon. Each of them have a deep - dark secret. While everyone is at the private house, the host is nowhere to be found. One by one, the ten guests begin to die. Until there iso ne left and then there were none…

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