Skønlitteratur for børn og unge: thrillere

"Twins Betty and Billy are visiting their uncle Wendell at his secluded house in the Wayward Forest. What they think is going to be a boring stay quickly turns into a real nightmare. Wendell is in possession of the scariest book in the world. And someone is after Wendell. To keep the book safe, the siblings will have to plunge directly into the heart of the dangerous forest. There they must escape manbats, cannibal crows, and giant insects, among other horrors and make it out alive!"--

"Luke, Charla, Will, Lyssa, J.J., and Ian aren't alone on their desert island. They've survived so far -- but now their enemies are closing in. They have only one chance at escaping. Will they make it?"--

"Six kids. One shipwreck. One deserted island. After their ship sinks, Luke, Ian, JJ, Sharla, Will, and Lyssa must find a way to survive. They have no food and very few supplies. They think they're all alone, but they're not. And that's even worse."--

"Six kids, Nick, J.J., Will, Lyssa, Charla, and Ian, are thrown together against their will on a small boat that will make a one-month journey on the Pacific Ocean. They have all been sent for different reasons. Luke is taking his only choice besides being sent to a juvenile detention facility for a crime he didn't commit. Will and Lyssa are quarreling siblings sent by their parents, who hope the trip will teach them to get along better. J.J. was sent by a movie-star father after he pulled one two many pranks. Ian's parents hoped to cure him of his TV addiction. Charla was sent because she was having an athletic "burnout." But these six totally different kids have to learn to work together to survive a vicious storm and a shipwreck that leave them stranded in the middle of the ocean with no food, no water, and almost no hope for survival.

Set more than one hundred years after the Borden murders, this propulsive, supernatural thriller imagines what might happen if history were to repeat itself today. Perfect for fans of Kara Thomas and Courtney Summers!When Mariella Morse accuses her boyfriend, Vik Gomez, of murdering her wealthy parents with an axe, the town is quick to believe her. It doesn’t help that Vik is caught standing over her parents’ bodies with blood on his hands, unable to remember anything about the night in question.But Vik’s sister, Tessa, knows that Vik would never be capable of such a gruesome crime. Haunted by the mistakes she made that led her family to move to Fall River, MA in the first place, she sets out to prove her brother’s innocence.Tessa’s search for answers will lead her into a sprawling, notoriously cursed forest, where she and Mariella must face a darkness that has lurked within their town since before the days of Lizzie Borden—the original axe murderess of Fall River.

"When a new girl arrives in town, seemingly from the future, three teens' lives are turned upside down"--

In the frozen expanse of the Arctic, where icy winds howl and secrets lie buried beneath the snow, a geopolitical thriller of epic proportions unfolds. A secretariate plot and conspiracy in the Arctic beckons you into a world where politics and profit collide in a relentless battle for global supremacy. The story is real and this will leave the readers grasping for breath with suspense, thrill, twists and adventure. Former war correspondent turned United Nations Secretariat operative, Den Smil, finds himself thrust into the heart of a chilling conspiracy codenamed 'Polar Bear'. What starts as a mission to mediate a Russian coal mine dispute in Svalbard, soon spirals into a perilous journey to expose a global plot that could reshape the very fabric of the world order. Governments, Business houses and shadowy alliances converge in a dance of intrigue. Den Smill must navigate a treacherous web of deception to unearth the truth. The story starts with the United Nations climate conference in Katowice, Poland. But the prelude of the conspiracy was planned long back in Svalbard to exploit the Arctic's natural pattern for economic gain. Then the story unfolds in a pursuit of power through a complex spider web. Den Smill will be trapped in Ethiopia but may escape. He has to travel across Greenland & Norway to consolidate the leads and uncover the sinister plot. There is negligible chance that he would discover the root cause and catch the mastermind legitimately. A stranger truth is waiting though. If he can't make it, the Earth and the World power will change forever. The espionage, assassination, malfunctioning and complex business deals shroud the Arctic in uncertainty, as the fate of Earth's economy, rare resources, and crucial trade routes teeter on a precarious edge. Geopolitics heats up in the icy embrace of the North Pole. As you turn the pages, prepare to be drawn into a gripping narrative filled with unexpected twists, and realize the Arctic Circle emerges as the epicenter of a geopolitical storm. Are you ready to embark on a journey where secrets could thaw the world order anytime? Join Den Smil in a race against time to uncover the chilling conspiracy that could alter the course of history. Discover the secrets that lie beneath the icy surface. Witness the adventure.

Lix: 18Otto elsker fodbold. Men han stinker til det. Han misser et straffespark i en vigtig kamp for Væmslev FC. En tirsdag morgen får Otto en ny chance. Han bliver hentet af en talentspejder, som skal bruge ham i en kamp langt væk fra Jorden. Der er bare et par problemer. For reglerne er lidt anderledes på planeten Nedroj. Dommeren har 20 arme og kaster med håndgranater. Og Otto bliver spist, hvis hans hold ikke vinder kampen.Serien Fortællinger fra Væmslev handler om humor og gys.Der er flere bøger med fortællinger fra Væmslev. Vælg selv, hvilken rækkefølge du læser dem i.Bøger i serienKattekillingemorderen - fortællinger fra Væmslev Mælkemanden - fortællinger fra VæmslevBold i en fjern galakse - fortællinger fra VæmslevEn ekstragod version - fortællinger fra Væmslev

Lix: 18Ella og far flytter til Væmslev. Alt skal være godt og trygt nu. Ella møder en mekaniker og sin sære nabo. Og så har hun første dag på Væmslev skole. Det går fint, indtil Ellas nye venner opdager, hvor hun bor. De siger, at det er kattekillingemorderens hus. Lidt efter forsvinder byens kattekillinger en efter en, og alt peger på Ella.Serien Fortællinger fra Væmslev handler om humor og gys.Der er flere bøger med fortællinger fra Væmslev. Vælg selv, hvilken rækkefølge du læser dem i.Bøger i serienKattekillingemorderen - fortællinger fra Væmslev Mælkemanden - fortællinger fra VæmslevBold i en fjern galakse - fortællinger fra VæmslevEn ekstragod version - fortællinger fra Væmslev

A beautiful collector's hardback of the prequel novella to the bestselling A Good Girl's Guide to Guide to Murder series. Find out where it all began for Pip!

The internationally bestselling YA thriller author Karen M. McManus is back with a brand-new mystery thriller - you won't be able to resist Such Charming Liars.'The queen of mystery is back' - COSMOPOLITAN on Such Charming Liars'Hairpin twists and exploding bombshells catapult the tale to an electrifying close' - KIRKUS REVIEWS on Such Charming Liars'An unputdownable, deliciously twisty mystery' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY on Such Charming LiarsWhen mother-daughter scam artists set out on their final heist, the job gets dangerously personal and deadly. . . For all of Kat's life, it's been her and her mother, Jamie - except for 12 years ago, when Jamie was married for two days and Kat had a stepbrother, Liam. But all that ended in a swift divorce.Now Jamie is a jewel thief trying to go straight, but she has one last job, at a billionaire's 80th birthday party. Neither Kat nor her mother know about two surprise guests: Liam and his father, a serial scammer with his own sights set on Ross Sutherland's family.Kat and Liam are on a collision course to disaster, and when someone dies, the two teens realize they might be in the killer's crosshairs. They can't trust anyone except each other.Or can they? If there's one thing both of them know, it's how to be such charming liars. . . 'An exciting single-sitting thrillerish treat' - GUARDIAN on One of Us Is Lying'Utterly irresistible' - HEAT on One of Us Is Lying'Easily the YA thriller of the year' - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY on One of Us Is LyingKaren M. McManus, Sunday Times Bestseller, August 2023.

When an ancient evil alliance attempts to usher in a new age dominated by the Underworld, Billy and his friends must fight alongside their allies to prevent the apocalypse.

During the annual initiation of members into the exclusive Legacy Club, the surprise nomination of Tori Tasso, a scholarship student, jeopardizes the club's clandestine truths and leads to a perilous Legacy Ball where one attendee does not make it out alive.

In this haunting companion to Bittersweet in the Hollow, a girl who can smell the lies of others uncovers the incendiary mysteries of her small Appalachian town.Everybody lies. And in knowing their lies, I become the keeper of their secrets.As Caball Hollow slowly recovers from a tumultuous summer, the James family must also come to terms with their own newly revealed secrets.18-year-old Rowan James has spent her whole life harboring unpleasant truths—that’s what happens when you can smell lies on the teller’s breath—and building walls around herself to block them out. Like her younger sister, Linden, who can taste the feelings of others, Rowan has long struggled with her gift, which has taught her that everyone distorts the truth, and no one is who they seem to be. So when her old rival Hadrian Fitch shows up on her front porch—bloodied and bruised and asking for the kind of help only she can provide—her first instinct is distrust.Except Hadrian’s attack isn’t the only strange occurrence. Now small items are disappearing, but rather than report the losses the owners act as if their missing things never existed. Rumors of a new monster prowling the Hollow begin to swirl. But how can Rowan smoke out the culprit in a town full of secrets? And worse, how can Rowan trust beautiful, solemn Hadrian when every other word he speaks has the distinct burnt smell of a lie?

"Tender character relationships between both pup and human, and the myriad fully realized animals Haru meets along his journey, combine for a multilayered and thoroughly heartfelt must-read."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)Ellen Oh of Spirit Hunters delivers this spooky middle grade novel about the friendship between a Korean American boy and his dog, Haru--who becomes a zombie! Fans of Frankenweenie will enjoy this scary yet heartwarming read.Even though the world is changing and zombie attacks are on the rise, the bond between this boy and his dog remains strong, and when their town is threatened, Haru must rescue them all. Winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award Honor for Children's Literature, Ellen Oh delivers another standout story. Eleven-year-old Luke and his dog, Haru, are the best of friends. Totally inseparable. But when their nasty landlord falsely accuses Haru of biting her, Haru is kidnapped!As Luke and his friends go on a serious mission to find and bring Haru home again, they discover mysterious experiments happening at the old laboratory at Painted Lake, owned by an evil multibillionaire named Mr. Thomas Sinclair. And Luke and his friends soon fear that Sinclair's scientists could be doing illegal testing that may endanger Haru and their whole town.As more strange clues emerge, the boys realize their world is changing fast, and soon Painted Lake is plagued by zombie attacks. But the love between Luke and Haru endures, ultimately helping to save them all.

"When Bob tells Pete the Cat a spooky, creepy, scary story about a monster, Pete is a little scared. The monster seems to be everywhere he looks! What will help Pete overcome his fear?"--

Can one girl save a nation?With Japan's future in the balance, Risuko may recover the Kano clan's honor - or she may destroy it foreverLord Takeda has sent Risuko, Emi, and Toumi on a mission to the capital. The road is dangerous. The destination is treacherous. Risuko - the girl who just likes to climb - must make a choice that will have repercussions not only for Risuko's life and those of her friends, but possibly for all of Japan.In this thrilling third book in the Seasons of the Sword, she encounters old friends, new enemies, and a strange boy from a far-off land called Portugal. Through raging battles and deadly court intrigue, Risuko must follow a path narrower and less stable than any pine branch. And the consequences should she fail are sharp and hard as rocks below.The red-and-white disguise of the kunoichi awaits.Is Risuko ready?Seasons of the Sword:Risuko (Winter)Bright Eyes (Spring)Kano (Summer - coming March, 2024!)Autumn - coming soon!(Young adult historical adventure; Japanese Civil War)

Holly Jackson møder e. Lockhart møder Agatha Christie!Glamour og rædsel går hånd i hånd i Lauren Munoz´ whodunit-thriller med The Great Gatsby-vibes. En gruppe rige unge er taget til 1920´er temafest på det fancy Ashwood Manor beliggende på en ø langt væk fra alting. Værtindens lækre kæreste bliver myrdet. Alle har en hemmelighed. Alle har et motiv. Men kun én har taget en kniv med til festen.

Troy and his family and friends are five years into their future. Still trying to escape the lifestyle he was born into; Troy tries to navigate his way through relationships and fatherhood.

When fifteen-year-old clairvoyant Quinn enters the dark halls of an abandoned hotel with his friends, he accidentally unleashes a ruthless entity that threatens to wipe out his small Texas town.

En supersjov og actionmættet historie til krimi-pigerne og -drengene på 9-12 år.Molly og Siv gider ikke gå til violin mere. Næ, de vil spille ROCK-GUITAR! Pludselig dukker spøgelsespigen Marina op. Hun leder efter en kiste fuld af guld, sølv og en helt særlig halskæde. Problemet er bare, at violinlæreren Fritzy også vil ha’ fingre i skatten ... plus HÆVN!'Rock, guld og spøgelser' er skrevet af den prisnominerede forfatter til bl.a. 'Befri mormor' (Befri-serien), 'Doktor Kolds testamente' (Milo & Tråd’), 'Vild flugt’ (Vild-bøgerne), 'Farlig ven' (Farlig-serien), 'Dræberdroner' og 'Jagten på den magiske pensel' (Gratis penge).Anmelderne siger om forfatterskabet:"Kan man lide Bjarne Reuters sjoveste bøger, vil man også kunne lide ‘Vild flugt’ af Bo Skjoldborg." (Troldspejlet, DR)."Historien er hylende sjov og skønt illustreret … Fyldt med sjov og ballade, og samtidig er der masser af stof til eftertanke." (Weekendavisen)"***** Herre godt! … Sjov og skør historie. Børn, som har nydt Manu Sareens historier om Iqbal Farooq, vil formentlig også kunne lide denne bog." (Palles Gavebod og DBC).“Man er fanget med det samme … Helt sikkert en bog som også er underholdende for voksne at læse. Så kan kun sige god fornøjelse.” (Splint, Bogrummet)“"‘Doktor Kold og spøgelsesmaskinen’ er en fuldkommen gakket fortælling om Milo, Tråd, June og videnskabsmanden Karl Kold … Anbefales varmt til oplæsning.” (Mette Sofie Kirkedal, Bogoplevelsen)“***** Den er rigtigt morsomt skrevet og jeg grinte lige så meget som mine børnebørn … Så jeg kan kun på det varmeste anbefale bogen, og det er helt sikkert en serie som vi kommer til at læse flere af.” (Ulla Weishaupt, Bogrummet.dk)