Genre: Mystery & Detective

NINE LIARS By Maureen Johnson

NINE LIARS By Maureen Johnson

Short and Sweet Review It’s senior year at Ellingham Academy for Stevie and its not going well, she needs to start thinking about colleges but she’d rather not. So when her boyfriend in David who is currently in London invites Stevie and her friends to London it’s a welcome distraction. In London David introduces Stevie […]

BURN DOWN, RISE UP By Vincent Tirado

BURN DOWN, RISE UP By Vincent Tirado

Short and Sweet Review For the past year teens have been disappearing in the Bronx and no one has an answer about what’s happening. Raquel usually ignores these things but when one of the disappearances hits close to home Raquel knows she needs to help. When Charlize, Raquels crush’s cousin goes missing and Raquels mom […]

IN THE BALLROOM WITH THE CANDLESTICK By Diana Peterfreund

IN THE BALLROOM WITH THE CANDLESTICK By Diana Peterfreund

Short and Sweet In the Ballroom with the Candlestick picks up where the previous book left off. Vaughn is dead and everyone is still reeling from his death especially Orchid. The rest of the murder crew just wants to finish the school year, but it seems like murder is a trend at Blackbrook and this […]

FIVE SURVIVE By Holly Jackson

FIVE SURVIVE By Holly Jackson

Short and Sweet Review It’s spring break, Red and five others are heading down to the beach for some fun. But when their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere and there’s no cell service, the group realizes that this was no accident, they were targeted. The group is given until dawn to give […]

THE CARNELIAN CROW By Colleen Gleason

THE CARNELIAN CROW By Colleen Gleason

Short and Sweet Review Mina and Evaline are back. After what happened with the Chess Queen Enigma the girls have been laying low but after Mina receives a package she and Evaline are on the search for the Carnelian Crow. In this book we see the girls try to figure out what the Carnelian Crow […]

AS GOOD AS DEAD By Holly Jackson

AS GOOD AS DEAD By Holly Jackson

Short and Sweet Review Pip is about to head to college but she’s still uneasy about how her last investigation ended. Having her own podcast, Pip is used to seeing threats but she’s paying attention to the one asking, “who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears.” Its apparent to Pip that […]

PRETTY DEAD QUEENS By Alexa Donne

PRETTY DEAD QUEENS By Alexa Donne

Short and Sweet Review After her mothers passing Cecelia is sent to live with her grandmother a famous author in a small town filled with mystery. Cecelia becomes friends with a group of teens who are pretty popular but when one of them is murdered on homecoming night Cecelias new friends start looking like suspects. […]

IN THE STUDY WITH THE WRENCH By Diana Peterfreund

IN THE STUDY WITH THE WRENCH By Diana Peterfreund

Short and Sweet Review We’re back at Blackbrook Academy and after headmaster boddy’s murder the group of kids that were in the Tudor house are being called the murder crew. Our six main characters are back and this time when another body is found more secrets are unveiled about our main characters and their reasons […]

JACKABY By William Ritter

JACKABY By William Ritter

Short and Sweet Review Abigail Rook has just arrived in New Fiddleham and is in need of a job which is how she meets detective R.F. Jackaby. Jackaby isn’t a regular detective he specializes in the supernatural and the things that normal people can’t see. Jackaby isn’t sure that Abigail is the assistant that he’s […]