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The game's afoot! Can you discover the true identity of the thief? Who is the killer? Which suspects can be eliminated? The following mysteries appeal to today's YA readers, in part, due to that game mentality. Don't forget to check out the Edgar Allan Poe Web site for lists of winning titles in the category of best juvenile and young adult mystery (http://www.mysterywriters.org/ awards.html).
Close to a Killer. Marsha Qualey. Laurel Leaf, 2000. 192 pp. Barrie's ex-con mom owns Killer Looks, a beauty salon staffed by her former prison mates-- all in for murder. When two new murders happen, fingers immediately point toward Killer Looks employees. But Barrie has other ideas about who is responsible.
Deathwatch. Robb White. Laurel Leaf, 1973. 223 pp. Needing money for school, a college boy accepts a job as guide on a hunting trip in the desert and nearly loses his life as he becomes the hunted.
Face on the Milk Carton. Caroline Cooney. Doubleday, 1996. 184 pp. When Janie sees a photo of herself as a child looking back from an ad for missing children on a carton of milk, she is puzzled. Why was she reported as missing as a child? This is the first in a series of books about Janie and her rediscovered past.
Fatality. Caroline Cooney. Scholastic, 2001. 176 pp. Four years ago, Rose was invited to spend the weekend at Angelica's home. She had planned to just enjoy the luxury, but somebody ended up dead. Now the police are reopening the case. They find Rose's diary and she has to get it back.
For Mike. Shelley Sykes. Delacorte, 1998. 197 pp. When Jeffs best friend Mike disappears, Jeff knows he has to find out what happened. He keeps having disturbing dreams in which Mike says, "Come get me." Then Jeff begins to uncover a secret life of Mike's, one he knew nothing...