Any suggestions for mystery books for a 13 yr. old?

Question

I really need something to read, and i'm 13 and like mystery books that you can't put down and stop reading. I've always liked Margaret Peterson Haddix books, ands I also liked "And then there were none."Any other suggestions?

Answer 1

mystery is my favorite genre
I personally recommend any Agatha Christie novels
My favorite one is "The Body in the Library", and I heard that "Murder on the Orient Express" is really good (although every time I try to check it out, someone always beats me to it)

Answer 2

When I was 13 I loved reading mysteries written by Joan Lowery Nixon.:
The Haunting
The Other Side of the Dark
The Dark and Deadly Pool
Whispers From the Dead
Who Are You?
The Weekend Was Murder!
The Stalker
Spirit Seeker
The Specter
Secret, Silent Screams
Shadowmaker
The Seance
Nobody's There
A Deadly Game of Magic
A Candidate For Murder
The Ghosts of Now
The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore
The Island of Dangerous Dreams

Answer 3

What my mom does not understand - Sonya Sones a form of hideous books the place the mummy dies - Sonya Sones Everlost - Neal Shusterman Runaway - Wendelin Van Draanen Hush - Donna Jo Napoli 13 Little Blue Envelopes - Maureen Johnson depraved - Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguie Kissed by ability of an angel - Elizabeth Chandler Doppelganger - David Stahler Jr. protecting You a secret - Julie Ann Peters Wake - Lisa McMann So the day in basic terms before this - Scott Westerfeld long gone - Michael grant Jessica's instruction manual to relationship on the dark ingredient - Beth Fantaskey gents - Michael Northrop Hero - Perry Moore Hush - Donna Jo Napoli Taming the super call Runner - S.E. Hinton Izzy, Willy-Nilly - Cynthia Voigt protecting You a secret - Julie Anne Peters Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac - Gabrielle Zevin sixty 8 Knots - Michael Robert Evans

Answer 4

These are old but they are the Best of the Best:
Erle Stanley Gardner's Perry Mason series
John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee series( all the titles are colors ie: The Deep Blue Goodbye)
Agatha Christie-Passenger to Frankfurt
Lawrence Block's Tanner series
Joe Hilley-Sober Justice
Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan series AND his John Carter of Mars series
Ray Bradbury-Something Wicked This Way Comes
I don't know about language but the James Lee Burke books are great they just might have too much bad language for you also Randy Wayne White
Good Luck

Answer 5

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. A great book for anyone, and a young adult classic. One of my all time favorites. It will keep you guessing! Here's a review I found on a website to sum it up:

THE WESTING GAME
Ellen Raskin
ISBN: 0525471375
208 pages

The game is "Who Killed Sam Westing" and the winner receives his estate, worth millions. Sixteen people, all residents of Sunset Towers --- an apartment building on Lake Michigan --- are named as heirs to the fortune. They are split into eight unusual pairs and given clues to solving the murder. Through snowstorms, power failures and bombs they play the game, leading to deception and intrigue. Everyone is a suspect, no one is ever who he or she seems to be, and no one except the reader has all the answers (and sometimes not even then). Don't forget Sam Westing's most important instruction to the heirs: "It's not what you have, but what you don't have, that counts."

After twenty-five years, THE WESTING GAME --- written by the late beloved author Ellen Raskin and winner of the 1978 Newbery Award --- is still remarkable for its diverse, interesting characters, its plot twists, and an ending that no one inside or outside the novel could predict. Woven into the mystery are insights into family relations, dishonesty, courage and finding a sense of self. The absurdities of plot lend a humorous air but never distract from the story. There is something new to be found with every reading, from clues to connections between characters.

Whether you're revisiting this old favorite or discovering the madness and brilliance of Sam Westing for the first time, you won't be disappointed.

--- Reviewed by Carlie Webber

Answer 6

You're a thirteen-year-old, and you want more mystery, eh? Well, you could always go with the Sherlock Holmes stories, by Sir Arther Conan Doyle. Before you dismiss them as being too old, hear me out. Murder, theft, blackmail, poisonings, river chases, people being attacked by giant bloodthirsty hounds... All that and more. Plus if that wasn't enough, you get a crazy smart hero who's also hilarious and awesome and wonderfully bizarre. In fact, Holmes is so cool that people still write letters to him, like he's a real person. Hey, it's what thirteen-year-olds were reading back when they were new, and they're still reading them now. That's got to tell you something.

Answer 7

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson. When I was 13, I think I wore out two copies of it. It is a classic. Pax- C

Answer 8

Try Toni Hillerman. He have some great Native American murder mystery books. Skinwalkers would be a good place to start.

Answer 9

If you understand what you read, read any mystery book. Why limit yourself to teen mysteries? Just read any books that appeal to you. This does two things, it broadens your horizons and teaches new meanings. Enjoy.

Answer 10

Would you like to have a go at writing one yourself instead, imagine the satisfaction you would get from seeing your work in a book shop, you can do it anybody with a mind to can.