{"id":10038,"date":"2024-09-17T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T09:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.readbrightly.com\/?p=10038"},"modified":"2025-03-07T18:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T23:05:12","slug":"ya-thrillers-for-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.readbrightly.com\/ya-thrillers-for-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Chills and Thrills:
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As temperatures outside cool off, I start craving thrillers and scary books that make my heart pound and blood run cold. I love stories that keep me glued to my seat and tearing through the pages with shaky hands.<\/p>\n

If you’re like me, you’ll want to assemble a big stack of thrillers to binge on this fall. From paranormal thrillers to murder mysteries, here are nine YA books you need on your fall chills and thrills list.<\/p>\n

no no 9780593485057 Such Charming Liars<\/i> by Karen M. McManus <\/p>\n

Thriller fans will devour Karen M. McManus\u2019s latest novel \u2014 a heist thriller set during a billionaire\u2019s birthday party. When someone at the party dies, ex-step siblings Kat and Liam learn they are next on the killer\u2019s hit list. They join forces to expose the killer and stay alive. But two expert liars can\u2019t trust each other, can they?<\/p>\n

9780593705643 The Silent Sister<\/i> by Megan Davidhizar <\/p>\n

Two sisters vanish on a class trip, and only one reappears \u2014 wearing the other sister\u2019s blood. Everyone thinks Grace killed her sister, but with no memory of the night in question, she must figure out what happened before she takes the blame. This chilling thriller combines sisterhood with school dynamics and a twisty mystery that will keep you guessing.<\/p>\n

9780593623831 This Is Not a Dead Girl Story<\/i> by Kate Sweeney <\/p>\n

Jules, River, and Remy do everything together, so when River dies and Remy disappears, Jules feels lost and unsettled. As she searches for answers about her best friends\u2019 deaths and disappearances, she uncovers family secrets and hometown tragedies. This suspenseful thriller will keep you up all night!<\/p>\n

9780593352052 Two Sides to Every Murder<\/i> by Danielle Valentine <\/p>\n

Seventeen years after several brutal murders shook the residents of Camp Lost Lake and shut it down, the camp opens again. Two teens looking for answers to separate mysteries return to the camp and search for clues. If you loved How to Survive Your Murder, add this book from the same author to your fall reading list!<\/p>\n

9780593433324 Hemlock House<\/i> by Katie Cotugno <\/p>\n

YA readers who loved Liar\u2019s Beach<\/a><\/i> will also enjoy this follow-up novel. A year after their disastrous stay in Martha\u2019s Vineyard, Linden and his girlfriend, Greer, start their first year at Harvard. But when Greer\u2019s roommate is murdered in Greer\u2019s bed, wearing Greer\u2019s clothes, Linden suspects the roommate was not the intended target. He will need help from his childhood friend, Holiday Poirot, to solve the case and keep his girlfriend safe. <\/p>\n

9780593625088 Under the Surface<\/i> by Diana Urban <\/p>\n

On a senior trip to Paris, Ruby and three friends venture into the catacombs beneath the city for a party and get hopelessly lost. Soon, the teens realize that something sinister and deadly is stalking them through the labyrinth, and they must find their way out if they hope to survive. YA readers will be on the edge of their seats as the characters race against the clock before a mysterious killer finds them.<\/p>\n

9780593379981 The Champions<\/i> by Kara Thomas <\/p>\n

The much-anticipated follow-up to the bestselling YA thriller, The Cheerleaders<\/a><\/i>, is here! Hadley is new to Sunnybrook and has heard the dark rumors about the town. When she starts covering the football team for the high school newspaper, she quickly realizes that a killer has the team in their sights and will stop at nothing to take them out. If you are looking for the perfect fall thriller, you can\u2019t go wrong with this one.<\/p>\n

9780593619391 Come Out, Come Out <\/i> by Natalie C. Parker <\/p>\n

After a bizarre incident in the woods that left their best friend, Mallory, dead, queer teens Fern and Jaq forget their identities and the events of the night. But when Mallory\u2019s ghost appears, demanding revenge, the two remaining friends start to remember the horrors of that night and why they were all driven into the woods in the first place. This haunting and thought-provoking novel has enough thrills and chills to give you goosebumps.<\/p>\n

9780593643204 There\u2019s No Way I\u2019d Die First<\/i> by Lisa Springer <\/p>\n

Horror movie buff Noelle plans to throw the biggest and most immersive Halloween party her classmates have ever seen. But when the hired It clown kills someone, her night of ghoulish fun becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse. Dark humor, hair-raising chills, and enough pop-culture references to satisfy even the biggest horror movie enthusiast make this a must-read for Halloween season!<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2017 and updated in 2024.<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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