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Thrillers & Suspense Crime Young Adult Fiction Books

Evidence-led thrillers & suspense crime young adult fiction selections grounded in young adult fiction signal quality, reader intent fit, and cross-source metadata agreement.

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1. Gimme a Kiss
Christopher Pike
Fits this list for its focus on adult and crime.
2. Someone Is Always Watching
Kelley Armstrong
Fits this list for its focus on adult and young.
3. The Reappearance of Rachel Price
Holly Jackson
Fits this list for its focus on adult and crime.
4. Hidden Pictures
Jason Rekulak
Fits this list for its focus on young.
5. The Only One Left
Riley Sager
Fits this list for its focus on young.
6. No Place Left to Hide
Megan Lally
Included for strong book club alignment with this thrillers & suspense crime young adult fiction list.
7. The One That Got Away With Murder
Trish Lundy
Included for strong true alignment with this thrillers & suspense crime young adult fiction list.
8. These Things Hidden
Heather Gudenkauf
Fits this list for its focus on crime.
9. The Intruder
Freida McFadden
Included for strong book club alignment with this thrillers & suspense crime young adult fiction list.
10. The Good Girls
Claire Eliza Bartlett
Included for strong horror alignment with this thrillers & suspense crime young adult fiction list.
11. That's Not My Name
Megan Lally
Included for strong book club alignment with this thrillers & suspense crime young adult fiction list.
12. The Girl Who Was Taken
Charlie Donlea
Fits this list for its focus on suspense.
13. Want to Know a Secret?
Freida McFadden
Included for strong thriller alignment with this thrillers & suspense crime young adult fiction list.
14. The Housemaid
Freida McFadden
Included for strong book club alignment with this thrillers & suspense crime young adult fiction list.
15. Death at Morning House
Maureen Johnson
Included for strong year alignment with this thrillers & suspense crime young adult fiction list.
16. The Girl I Used to Be
April Henry
Fits this list for its focus on adult and young.
17. None of This Is True
Lisa Jewell, Kristin Atherton
Fits this list for its focus on crime.
18. Three Black Swans
Caroline B. Cooney
Fits this list for its focus on adult and young.
19. Such a Bad Influence
Olivia Muenter, Jesse Vilinsky
Fits this list for its focus on young.
20. All Your Twisted Secrets
Diana Urban
Included for strong thriller alignment with this thrillers & suspense crime young adult fiction list.
21. Killer Instinct
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Fits this list for its focus on crime.
22. Not Quite Dead Yet: a GMA Book Club Pick
Holly Jackson, Alex McKenna
Fits this list for its focus on young.
23. Awake
Natasha Preston
Fits this list for its focus on thrillers.
24. The Crash
Freida McFadden
Fits this list for its focus on thrillers.

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