Copyright © 2026 OyList. All Rights Reserved.
Share
Items38
1
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
Pip Fitz-Amobi investigates a murder her town considers solved. Start Holly Jackson’s trilogy here and compare the dates and gaps in Pip’s interview transcripts and project notes. The original case has an answer in this volume, while later books trace what happens when she keeps investigating.
More about A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder2
Truly Devious
Stevie Bell arrives at a Vermont academy with an old kidnapping and murder in its history. Compare the 1930s evidence with who has reason to hide things in the modern chapters. The central Ellingham case runs through the first three books, so start here if you like a puzzle that takes time.
More about Truly Devious3
The Agathas
Alice Ogilvie and Iris Adams investigate a disappearance in their seaside town. Compare what the girls each know about the same relationships rather than trusting the town’s quick assumption about its prime suspect. The first case has a resolution, and The Night in Question brings the pair back.
More about The Agathas4
One of Us Is Lying
Four students leave detention alive, and every one of them has a secret. Compare what each narrator admits privately with what they say to the others. The deadly detention gets an answer here. The later Bayview books drag new students and secrets into the picture.
More about One of Us Is Lying5
The Inheritance Games
Avery inherits a fortune and has to live in a house full of puzzles with the family she displaced. Look at how names and wordplay fit the clues. This series opener suits teens who want decoding and family secrets with questions left for later books.
More about The Inheritance Games6
The Naturals
Cassie reads people well enough to join a program for teen criminal profilers. Compare what each recruit actually notices with what they infer from it. This darker opener resolves its immediate danger but leaves Cassie’s family mystery for the series.
More about The Naturals7
A Study in Charlotte
At a Connecticut boarding school, the descendants of Holmes and Watson become murder suspects. Look for the gap between a clue that seems to imitate a famous Holmes case and a clue that can place a real person at the scene. The first case closes while the partnership carries on.
More about A Study in Charlotte8
Pretty Little Liars
Four former friends start receiving anonymous messages that seem to know their past. Keep one eye on the secrets the sender knows and another on who could have heard them. The first book is the opening move of the longer mystery, and the novels differ from the TV version.
More about Pretty Little Liars9
Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess
Start Nancy Springer’s Victorian series as Enola searches for her mother and takes an interest in a missing young marquess. Codes, disguises, and the people adults overlook are good things to watch. The marquess case and the continuing search for her mother give the series two different rhythms.
More about Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess10
Girl, Missing
Lauren begins questioning the story of her adoption when her own research links her to a missing child. Compare dates, places, and what the adults actually tell her. This starting book follows that discovery to an answer, then Sister, Missing and Missing Me carry the family story forward.
More about Girl, Missing11
The Body in the Woods
Alexis, Nick, and Ruby set out to find a missing person in a Portland park and discover a different person’s body. Notice the details the three volunteers spot on the same ground. The immediate investigation has a resolution, and Blood Will Tell brings the team another case.
More about The Body in the Woods12
Heist Society
Kat must work out what happened to a set of stolen paintings and get her father out of trouble. Compare who claims the works and what their histories suggest. The first job has its own finish, and the crew returns for different cases.
More about Heist Society13
Stalking Jack the Ripper
Audrey Rose studies forensic medicine in Victorian London and sees evidence her family would rather keep her from. Compare who can reach the crime scenes with who is trusted to explain them. The Ripper case ends here. Expect an older teen read with graphic crime details.
More about Stalking Jack the Ripper14
The Cheerleaders
Years after five cheerleaders died in Sunnybrook, Monica starts looking again at what happened, including her sister’s death. Put each event on its own part of the timeline before treating them as connected. This case has its own ending. The Champions is a companion mystery set in Sunnybrook.
More about The Cheerleaders15
I Hunt Killers
Jazz grew up with a convicted killer for a father. New murders make his familiarity with old case patterns useful and make other people suspicious of him. Read the crime-scene comparisons carefully, and expect an intense trilogy whose larger case keeps going.
More about I Hunt Killers16
The Fixer
Tess arrives at a D.C. school full of students with powerful parents and becomes the person they ask to solve problems. Track which family would benefit from the official story. The Long Game follows this opener for readers who want the political stakes to keep building.
More about The Fixer17
The Ruby in the Smoke
Sixteen-year-old Sally receives a strange message after her father’s death. Track the unfamiliar phrases and questions about his shipping business. The book answers its immediate questions, and Sally has more Victorian cases for readers who like a mystery tied to trade, class, and money.
More about The Ruby in the Smoke18
The Name of the Star
Rory arrives at a London boarding school as new killings echo the Ripper case. Notice what surveillance can actually show and why Rory’s testimony doesn’t match other witnesses. The opening hunt has an ending, with further ghost investigations in the series.
More about The Name of the Star19
The Agency: A Spy in the House
Mary works undercover in a merchant’s household, where her position lets her see things the guests miss. Compare what the household says in public with its movements and business records. The assignment wraps up here, while Mary’s future with the Agency plays out over later books.
More about The Agency: A Spy in the House20
Killing November
November is sent to a school where students learn deception and keep their family histories hidden. A classmate’s death gives her reason to watch who defends whom. The motives and loyalties matter as much as physical evidence, and the larger conspiracy carries into Hunting November.
More about Killing November21
The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow
Sophie and her friends have to follow the trail from a stolen jeweled bird inside an Edwardian department store. Compare who can move through the building with what they know about the missing object. This is a gentler early-teen option with a case that ends and more books to follow.
More about The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow
