12 Young Adult Thrillers To Read This Fall (2023)

As the autumn leaves fall and the nights grow longer, there’s nothing quite like getting lost in a thrilling novel, so bundle up with any (or all!) of these 12 Young Adult Thrillers To Read This Fall. Whether you’re a teenager or a young adult at heart, this season offers a wealth of captivating and suspenseful reads that will keep you guessing until the very end.
 
From chilling mysteries to heart-pounding adventures in fantastical worlds, these books have something to offer for every reader seeking a thrilling escape. Whether you’re a fan of psychological thrillers, supernatural mysteries, or thrilling adventures, there’s a book on our list that’s perfect for you.
 
So grab a cozy blanket, a warm mug of your favorite beverage, and get ready to dive into the thrilling world of young adult fall fiction. Get ready for sleepless nights and heart-pounding excitement as we unveil the must-read YA thrillers of the season.
 

12 Young Adult Thrillers To Read This Fall (2023)

Lying In The Deep

by Diana Urban
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About The Book:
After being jilted by her ex-boyfriend and best friend, Jade couldn’t be more ready to embark on the adventure of a lifetime—11 countries in 4 months, all from the luxurious Campus on Board ship—and to wedge an entire globe between her and the people who broke her heart.
 
But when Jade discovers the backstabbing couple are also setting sail, her obsession with them grows and festers, leading to a shocking murder. And as their friends begin to drop like flies, Jade and her new crush must race to clear her name and find the killer they’re trapped at sea with…
 

The St. Ambrose School for Girls

by Jessica Ward
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About The Book:
When Sarah Taylor arrives at the exclusive St. Ambrose School, she’s carrying more baggage than just what fits in her suitcase. St. Ambrose’s queen bee, Greta Stanhope, picks Sarah as a target from day one and the most popular, powerful, horrible girl at school is relentless in making sure Sarah knows what the pecking order is. Thankfully, Sarah makes a few allies in Strots and Nick.
 
Sarah is determined not to give Greta the satisfaction of breaking her. But when scandal unfolds, and someone ends up dead, her world threatens to unravel in ways she could never have imagined.
 

Missing Clarissa

by Ripley Jones
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About The Book:
In August of 1999, dazzlingly popular cheerleader Clarissa Campbell disappears from a party in the woods outside the rural town of Oreville, Washington and is never seen again. The police question her friends, teachers, and the adults who knew her—who all have something to hide but Clarissa is never found.
 
Over twenty years later, Oreville high-school juniors and best friends Blair and Cameron start a true crime podcast, determined to unravel the story of what happened in this rural urban legend. In the process they uncover a nest of dirty small-town secrets, the sordid truth of Clarissa’s relationship with her charismatic boyfriend, and a high school art teacher turned small-town figurehead who had a very good reason for wanting Clarissa dead.
 

People To Follow

by Olivia Worley
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About The Book:
Welcome to “In Real Life,” the hot new reality show that forces social media’s reigning kings and queens to unplug for three weeks and “go live” without any filters. But for these rising stars–including Elody, an Instagram model with an impulsive streak; Kira, a child star turned fitness influencer; Logan, a disgraced TikTok celeb with a secret; and Max, a YouTuber famous for exposés on his fellow creators—it’s about to turn into a nightmare.
 
When the production crew fails to show up and one of their own meets a violent end, these nine little influencers find themselves stranded with a dead body and no way to reach the outside world. When they start receiving messages from a mysterious Sponsor threatening to expose their darkest secrets, they realize that they’ve been lured into a deadly game…and one of them might be pulling the strings.
 

12 Young Adult Thrillers To Read This Fall (2023)

How To Find A Missing Girl

by Victoria Wlosok
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About The Book:
A year ago, beloved cheerleader Stella Blackthorn vanished without a trace. Devastated, her younger sister, Iris, launched her own investigation, but all she managed to do was scare off the police’s only lead. Then, a year later, the unthinkable happens. Iris’s ex-girlfriend, Heather, goes missing, too.
 
This time, nothing will stop Iris and her amateur sleuthing agency from solving these disappearances. But with a suspicious detective watching her every move, an enemy-turned-friend-turned-maybe-more to contend with, and only thirty days until she turns eighteen, it’s a race against the clock for Iris to solve the most dangerous case of her life.
 

Their Vicious Games

by Joelle Wellington
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About The Book:
You must work twice as hard to get half as much. Adina Walker has known this the entire time she’s been on scholarship at the prestigious Edgewater Academy—a school for the rich (and mostly white) upper class of New England. One moment of lost control leaves Adina blacklisted from her top choice Ivy League college and any other.
 
Her only chance to regain the future she’s sacrificed everything for is the Finish, a high-stakes contest sponsored by Edgewater’s founding family. Soon it becomes clear that this larger-than-life prize can only come at an even greater cost. Because the Finish’s stakes aren’t just make or break… they’re life and death.
 

The Girls from Hush Cabin

by Marie Hoy-Kenny
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About The Book:
Calista, Zoe, Holly, and Denise were inseparable best friends when they spent their summers together at sleepaway camp. But after an unexplained tragedy forced the camp to close, the girls drifted apart.
 
Years later, reunited at their beloved camp counselor Violet’s funeral, the four former best friends quickly realize how much they’ve changed over the years. But despite their differences, they agree on one thing–Violet’s so-called accidental death was actually murder.
 
Unwilling to leave the case unsolved, they set off to uncover the truth–even if it means revealing the dark secrets of their pasts.
 

I Will Find You Again

by Sarah Lyu
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About The Book:
Welcome to Meadowlark, Long Island—expensive homes and good schools, ambition and loneliness. Meet Chase and Lia: the driven overachiever and the impulsive wanderer, the future CEO and the free spirit. Best friends for years—weekend trips to Montauk, sleepovers on a yacht—and then, first love. True love.
 
But when Lia disappears, Chase’s life turns into a series of grim snapshots. Anger. Grief. Running. Pink pills in an Altoids tin. A cheating ring at school. Heartbreak and lies. A catastrophic secret.
And the shocking truth that will change everything about the way Chase sees Lia—and herself.
 

12 Young Adult Thrillers To Read This Fall (2023)

Thieves’ Gambit

by Kayvion Lewis
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About The Book:
At only seventeen years old, Ross Quest is already a master thief, especially adept at escape plans. In a desperate bid, she enters the Thieves’ Gambit, a series of dangerous, international heists where killing the competition isn’t exactly off limits, but the grand prize is a wish for anything in the world–a wish that could save her mom.
 
Ross tries her best to stick to the family creed: trust no one whose last name isn’t Quest. But with the stakes this high, Ross will have to decide who to con and who to trust before time runs out. After all, only one of them can win.
 

Girl Forgotten

by April Henry
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About The Book:
Seventeen years ago, Layla Trello was murdered and her killer was never found. Enter true-crime fan Piper Gray, who is determined to reopen Layla’s case and get some answers. With the help of Jonas—who has a secret of his own—Piper starts a podcast investigating Layla’s murder. But as she digs deeper into the mysteries of the past, Piper begins receiving anonymous threats telling her to back off the investigation, or else. The killer is still out there, and Piper must uncover their identity before they silence her forever.
 

Retro

by Sofía Lapuente and Jarrod Shusterman
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About The Book:
What starts off as a light-hearted competition to live without modern technology for a year turns into a fight for survival.
To save her struggling family, Luna enters a competition offering reward money to anyone who can successfully live without modern technology for a year. But when this social experiment turns sinister and her classmates start disappearing, her family’s livelihood might not be the only thing she’s in danger of losing.
 

This Is the Way the World Ends

by Jen Wilde
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About The Book:
As an autistic scholarship student at the prestigious Webber Academy in New York City, Waverly is used to masking to fit in. So when her tutoring student and resident “it girl” asks Waverly to attend the school’s annual fundraising Masquerade disguised as her, Waverly jumps at the chance.
 
The evening takes a sinister turn when Waverly stumbles into a secret meeting between the dean and the school’s top donors—and witnesses a brutal murder. Before she can escape or contact the authorities, a mysterious global blackout puts the entire party on lockdown. Waverly’s fairy tale has turned into a nightmare, and she, her secret ex-girlfriend, and her friends must navigate through a dizzying maze of freight elevators, secret passageways, and back rooms if they’re going to survive the night.
 
If you’re looking for even more to read check out our YA Fall New Releases (all genres)!

Happy Reading!!
~Alison

12 Young Adult Thrillers To Read This Fall (2023)

 
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