Genre: Mystery & Detective

BETTER LEFT BURIED By Mary E. Roach

BETTER LEFT BURIED By Mary E. Roach

Short and Sweet Review It’s spring break and Lucy is ready for a beachside vacation, but on the way her mom makes a pitstop in the town of Haeter Lake to help an old friend. When they arrive they find the person dead and it turns into a big investigation and Lucy’s mom Katie feels […]

COME OUT, COME OUT By Natalie C. Parker

COME OUT, COME OUT By Natalie C. Parker

Short and Sweet Review It’s not safe for Fern, Jaq, or Mallory to come out to their parents, so one night they go into the woods and make a wish to the Patron that things will be okay. Only things aren’t okay in the way the girls thought it would be, only Fern and Jaq […]

WHERE DARKNESS BLOOMS By Andrea Hannah

WHERE DARKNESS BLOOMS By Andrea Hannah

Short and Sweet Review In the town of Bishop the sunflowers know and see everything. Bishop is known for sunflowers, windstorms, and missing women. One night three women go missing but no one is surprised, because this is a normal occurrence the case is closed and the daughters of these women try to pick up […]

SUCH CHARMING LIARS By Karen M. McManus

SUCH CHARMING LIARS By Karen M. McManus

Short and Sweet Review When Liam and Kat were kids their parents got married in Vegas, so they were step siblings for two days. After that it has just been Kat and her mom Jamie taking on the world. Jamie is a jewel thief trying to go straight but she has one more job to […]

THEY’LL NEVER CATCH US By Jessica Goodman

THEY’LL NEVER CATCH US By Jessica Goodman

Short and Sweet Review Stella and Ellie are sisters, only a year apart, but they’re both on the cross country team. Stella is more focused and her life revolves around running, while Ellie likes track she knows she isn’t as good as Stella and she has no problem going out and having fun. When Mila […]

RETURN TO SENDER By Lauren Draper

RETURN TO SENDER By Lauren Draper

Short and Sweet Review Four years ago Brodie left Warwick and she lost her best friends and she was accused of stealing the Adder Stone. Now Brodie is back and she wants to make things right with Levi and Elliott, find the Adder Stone, and keep her Grans house from getting foreclosed. Brodie is also […]

UNDER THE SURFACE By Diana Urban

UNDER THE SURFACE By Diana Urban

Short and Sweet Review Ruby is on her senior class trip in Paris and she wants to explore and get some great footage for her Youtube channel. Sean has wanted to be with Ruby for a while and he’ll take things as slow as she wants, he’s just happy to spend a week with her […]

THE LAKE By Natasha Preston

THE LAKE By Natasha Preston

Short and Sweet Review Katie and Esme are going to Camp Pine Lake as counselors in training. Katie and Esme attended camp when they were kids but they did something bad and they’ve been keeping that secret for years. Katie and Esme are looking forward to being at the camp and having fun and forgetting […]

KISSES, CODES, AND CONSPIRACIES By Abigail Hing Wen

KISSES, CODES, AND CONSPIRACIES By Abigail Hing Wen

Short and Sweet Review Tan and his best friend Winter had a great time at prom, but they decide to take a pause on things. When their parents go on a vacation to Hawaii together, Tan and Winter are left in charge of watching Tan’s younger sister Sana. Things are going as well as they […]