Showing results for "Katie" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The daughter of small-town social climbers, Amanda Kelly is deeply invested in her boyfriend, real estate heir Carter Shaw. He's kind, ambitious, the town golden boy - but behind Amanda's back, Carter is also dating Rosalie. Rosalie Bell is fighting to remain true to herself and her girlfriend - while concealing her identity from her Christian fundamentalist parents. After years spent in and out of conversion "therapy", maintaining a fake straight relationship is killing her from the inside. Then an anonymous texter ropes Amanda and Rosalie into a bid to take Carter down.

Sam is dreading senior ski weekend and having to watch after her brother and his best friend, Gavin, to make sure they don’t do anything stupid. Again. Gavin may be gorgeous, but he and Sam have never gotten along. Now they’re crammed into an SUV with three other classmates and Gavin’s dog, heading on a road trip that can’t go by fast enough.

Die 17-jährige Toni reist nach Schottland, um am Workshop eines Bestsellerautors teilzunehmen. In dem abgelegenen Herrenhaus eröffnet der kauzige Schriftsteller den Teilnehmenden: Er will dem größten Nachwuchstalent sein Vermögen vermachen! Die Jugendlichen stürzen sich in die Textarbeit. Doch während ein Sturm sie von der Außenwelt isoliert, geschehen rätselhafte Dinge: Das Personal verhält sich seltsam, jemand geistert durch die Gänge, und es kommt zu einem Einbruch.

Als Beth March tot aufgefunden wird, ist für die Polizei sofort klar: Es war Mord. Schnell geraten ihre Schwestern unter Verdacht: Jo ist eine aufstrebende Autorin mit vielen Followern. Amy möchte unbedingt in Europa Kunst studieren, aber sie braucht Geld von ihrer Tante – Geld, das für Beth bestimmt war. Und Meg würde nicht im Traum daran denken, ihre Schwester zu verletzen, aber ihr Freund könnte es getan haben, und sie wird ihn um jeden Preis schützen.

Bloomsbury presents How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao, read by Natalie Naudus. In a YA thriller that is Crazy Rich Asians meets One of Us is Lying, students at an elite prep school are forced to confront their secrets when their ex-best friend turns up dead. Nancy Luo is shocked when her former...

Die 17-jährige Robyn ist wie besessen vom Ambrosia, dem Hotel gegenüber ihrer Wohnung. Doch dann wird sie Zeugin einer Entführung - und das Opfer ist für Robyn keine Unbekannte. Kurzerhand schickt sie A.J., einen Jugendlichen von der Straße, ins Ambrosia, um gemeinsam mit ihr zu ermitteln.

EDGAR AWARD WINNER FOR BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL In this chilling psychological thriller, a seemingly lucky orphan is adopted by a wealthy family as a companion for their reclusive daughter—but is that really what’s happening? “A pitch-perfect contemporary gothic.”—Kirkus Reviews...

Not your everyday coming-of-age novel. This story was supposed to be about Evie - how she hasn't made a friend in years, how she tends to stretch the truth (especially about her so-called relationship with college drop-out Jonah Luks), and how she finally comes into her own once she learns to just be herself. But it isn't. Because when her classmate Elizabeth "Zabet" McCabe's murdered body is found in the woods, everything changes and Evie's life is never the same again.

Willa is freaking out. It seems like she's seeing things. Like a dead body in her swimming pool. Frantic messages on her walls. A reflection that is not her own. It's almost as if someone -- or something -- is trying to send her a message. Meanwhile, a killer is stalking Los Angeles -- a killer who reenacts famous movie murder scenes. Could Willa's strange visions have to do with these unsolved murders? Or is she going crazy?

Truly Devious meets Turtles All the Way Down in critically acclaimed author Katie Henry’s YA contemporary comedic mystery, a hilarious send-up of the hardboiled detective genre that spotlights family, friendship, and love. Gideon’s short-lived run as a locally famous boy detective ended when...

I’ll Give You the Sun meets True Detective in this brilliant YA debut about saints, sisters, and learning to let go. Tess da Costa is a saint—a hand-to-god, miracle-producing saint. At least that’s what the people in her hometown of New Avon, Massachusetts, seem to believe. And when Tess...

Letum Wood is a forest of fog and deadfall, home to the quietly famous Miss Mabel’s School for Girls, a place where young witches learn the art of magic. Sixteen-year-old Bianca Monroe has inherited a deadly curse. Determined to break free before it kills her, she enrolls in the respected school to confront the cunning witch who cast the curse: Miss Mabel.

Bloomsbury presents The Lies We Tell by Katie Zhao, read by Elaine Kao. All Anna Xu wants to do as she starts freshman year at the local prestigious Brookings University is keep up her stellar academic performance, break out of her shell, be more social ... and investigate the unsolved on-campus...

Linden has always felt like an outsider and spending the summer at his best friend's vacation house, surrounded by money and privilege is doing nothing to lessen his imposter syndrome. But he soon has bigger concerns than fitting in - there's a body in the pool and everyone's a suspect - including him.

When Elizabeth's friends go off to college and leave her behind, she thinks things can't get worse. Then she stumbles into a fight between vampires and realizes… they definitely can. Forced on the run with Christopher, a vampire outcast who might be in even more trouble than she is, Elizabeth is left to rely on nothing but her faith in God and Christopher’s impulsive choice to protect her. But the more time they spend together, the more Elizabeth realizes that Christopher is close to breaking in more ways than one.

Brought to you by Penguin. The brand new series from Zoe Sugg and Amy McCulloch Illumen Hall is an elite boarding school. Tragedy strikes when the body of a student is discovered at their exclusive summer party - on her back is an elaborate tattoo of a magpie. When new girl Audrey arrives the...

"Spectacular! I love Della's sarcastic and yet deeply sensitive perspective and can't wait to see how things unfold for her."—Fresh Fiction Just when Della feels like she's starting to figure out her life, she finds herself reborn…and her new existence comes with a whole different rulebook...

A vampire and a werewolf who never fit in. A witch whose spells don't always work as planned. And a mysterious new guy who's hiding something. Together they will discover who they're meant to be... Hidden from the human world, Shadow Falls is a secret camp for teens with supernatural powers. But...

Step into the world of Shadow Falls, a camp that helps teens tap into their special…talents. Once you visit, you'll never forget it—and you'll never, ever be the same. From the moment Kylie Galen arrived at Shadow Falls Camp, she's had one burning question: What am I? Surrounded by vampires...

I’m a worrier on my best days, but with a psycho tracking my every move because he’s obsessed with killing me, I’ve graduated to the level of paranoid lunatic. Even if I could forget about the tracker—not happening since he’s figured out the fastest way to get to me is to attack my adopted family—my regular life is also anxiety-inducing as the city of Magiford is brewing with trouble.