Mysteries
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The Body of Christopher Creed

by Carol Plum-Ucci

Long-time class geek mysteriously disappears one day. Has he run away or committed suicide? 248 pages.
(F PLU Bestseller Section)

This was an awesome book! It really grabbed my attention and the fact that the book refers to many places in New Jersey (like Wawa, Atlantic City, Pine Barrens, etc.), I feel I can relate to the character. -A.B.

It was wonderfully written. It was deep into detail, and it left you in shock when you finish it. It was a great book! -S.B.

Counterfeit Son

by Elaine Marie Alphin

Son of a serial killer escapes and takes on the identity of one of the boys his father killed. Award-d-winning mystery. 180 pages.
(F ALP Bestseller Section)

This was a great book. I enjoyed it. -S.M.

This book was great! It really shows the issues in society that one is trying to avoid. The storyline is amazing. -Dann Murphy, class of 2008

I think the book was awesome! -T.C., class of 2009

Acceleration

by Graham McNamee

Stuck working in the lost and found department of the Toronto Transit Authority for the summer, seventeen-year-old Duncan finds the diary of a serial killer and sets out to stop him. 210 pages.
(F McN)
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Fake I.D.

by Walter Sorrell

After a lifetime of moving and assuming new identities, sixteen-year-old Chass begins to piece together the past that haunts her and her mother which involves a mysterious tape, a deceased popular singer, and the secrets of several people in a small Alabama town. 313 pages. (F SOR)
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Velocity

by Dean Koontz

Billy Wiles thinks the note on his windshield threatening the murder of a schoolteacher if he ignores it or the murder of an elderly woman if he goes to the police is a hoax; but when a young teacher is killed and he receives other warnings, his life becomes a nightmare.
400 pages. (F KOO)
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Framed

by Malcom Rose

Forensic scientist Luke Harding and his robot assistant must solve a series of on-campus murders, especially since Luke is being framed for the murders. 223 pages.
F ROS
(Sequels are Lost Bullet, Roll Call).
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The Cat Who Saw Red

by Lilian Jackson Braun

A reporter and his cats help solve the mystery of a missing person.
249 pages. (F BRA)
I loved this book because it kept me in suspense until the end. -C.B.

The Chocolate Lover

by M.E. Rabb

Sisters Sophie and Sam are teenage private investigators who take on the case of a missing chocolate-loving woman. Light mystery. 185 pages.
(F RAB)
A fast-paced mystery, an easy book to follow. I really liked it, and the case that you had to try and solve was interesting. I felt like I was a private investigator myself. -J.D.

The Girl Next Door

by Patricia MacDonald

Nina Avery, having stood by her father after he was convicted of killing her mother, continues to believe in his innocence after he is released on parole, but a second tragedy has her searching for answers within her own family and the neighborhood where she grew up. 292 pages. (F MAC)
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Finding the Forger

by Libby Sternberg

Amateur sleuth Bianca Balducci has her hands full dealing with high school, Christmas shopping, party planning, bickering friends, and a boyfriend whose attention seems to be wandering, but that does not keep her from jumping into the fray when several paintings go missing from the local art museum and forgeries are hung in their place. Mystery.
192 pages. (F STE)
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The Killer's Cousin

by Nancy Werlin

After being acquitted of murder, seventeen-year-old David goes to stay with relatives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he finds himself forced to face his past as he learns more about his strange young cousin Lily. 229 pp. (F WER Bestseller Section)
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As Simple As Snow

by Gregory Galloway

After his girlfriend disappears, a young man must unravel the puzzle she left behind in her mysterious letters and the obituaries she created for every living person in town. 308 p. (F GAL)
As Simple As Snow was an interesting and fun book to read. For all who enjoy a good mystery and think they've got it all figured out, this is the book for you. False leads and an open-ended solution. Very nice. -Rebecca Dennis, class of 2007.
James Patterson Bestsellers!
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