If you enjoy mystery books like One of Us is Lying and Truly Devious, you will enjoy these seven titles: They Both Die at the End (2017) by Adam Silvera.
Through a service called Death-cast, two young men find out they have less than 24 hours to live. Even though they are strangers, they meet up to go on one final adventure. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33385229-they-both-die-at-the-end/ The Darkness Outside Us (2021) by Eliot Schrefer Two boys, Ambrose and Kodiak, on a spaceship must work together to solve a mystery in order to survive. An LGBT young adult science fiction novel filled with humor and grief. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55200663-the-darkness-outside-us/ We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962) by Shirley Jackson Several members of the Blackwood family died six years ago under mysterious circumstances leaving only Merricat, her sister, and their uncle behind. Now the residents of the nearby village and a returning cousin threaten to tear what is left of the family apart. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89724.We_Have_Always_Lived_in_the_Castle/ Monday's Not Coming (2018) by Tiffany D. Jackson Claudia and her best friend Monday are as close as sisters. When her best friend disappears, Claudia realizes that she seems to be the only one who even knows that Monday ever existed. This book was inspired by the real-life disappearances of several Black girls. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068534-monday-s-not-coming/ All of this Is True (2018) by Lygia Day Penaflor After four teenagers share their secrets with their favorite author, she writes a book about them. This turn of events has unexpected and dangerous consequences. This novel is mainly told through journal entries, interviews, and portions of the book written about the characters. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068735-all-of-this-is-true/ The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (1926) Roger Ackroyd is found murdered a day after his fiancée dies of an overdose. Detective Hercule Poirot must come out of retirement and use his powers of deduction once again to figure out who killed his friend and why. This is said to be one of the first mysteries to have a twist ending. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16328.The_Murder_of_Roger_Ackroyd/ All Your Twisted Secrets (2020) by Diana Urban This debut novel by Urban has been compared to Agatha Christie and to One of Us is Lying. It is the story of six students who seemingly have nothing in common except that they are all trapped in a room with a bomb and some poison. One of them must die - who, and how, will they choose? Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41443369-all-your-twisted-secrets/ |
AuthorMs. Naylor teaches English and Journalism at AHS Archives
June 2022
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