Skønlitteratur for børn og unge: thrillere

"Eighteen-year-old Addie Blackwood is forced to team up with her childhood rival to unmask her sister's killer"--

In a day unlike any other, a multitude of refugees manages to ford the Great Western River to convince their kin to join them in the war against the First House, a dangerous new dogma that originated from a mysterious coup. After the discussion splinters into fierce arguing, all expectations are dashed. Suddenly, another cadre of refugees arrives carrying an elderly man on a stretcher. In his withered hands is a book depicting a horrific tale that just may alter the course of the war. The text, known as The Eyes that Weep, recounts the grave misfortunes of Delving Eye, a high-ranking detective of the First House.Prior to the dismal events described in the narrative, Delving Eye and his companions were well-known throughout the First House as loyal, intelligent examples of their order. At the start of the new year, however, he and his cohort are forced into an emergency assignment that takes them beyond the borders of their great capitol, Kinsman Height. Dispatched to a village close to an enemy border, Delving Eye and his crew must discover why two of their military units have mysteriously vanished. The mission slowly spirals out of control, and Delving Eye's life is forever changed.

Imagine a world where laughter no longer exists, where it has been gone for so long that no one even remembers it. Then one day, as a random ray of sunlight finds its way past the somber, gray clouds and through the window of a delivery room in the Elmer Memorial Hospital, a strange sound is heard reverberating through the hallways. It's coming from Baby Nula, who is making her first appearance in this very serious world. Now imagine what happens next...

"Thirteen-year-old twins Hope and Gordon enter a spelling bee in a last-ditch effort to save their family from financial ruin, only to find themselves in a cut-throat competition to uncover a fortune and dark secrets about the wealthy relations they have never known."--

A trans teen is swept up in a whirlwind friendship with lethal consequences in this taut YA thriller, for fans of Sadie, Andrew Joseph White, and HBO's Euphoria.BEFORE. Newly out trans guy Max is having a hard time in school. Things have been tough since his summer romance, Danny, turned into his bully. This year, Max's plan is to keep his head down and graduate. All that changes when new It Girl, Gloss, moves to town. No one understands why perfect, polished Gloss is so interested in an introverted skater kid, but Max blooms in the hothouse of her attention. Caught between romance and obsession, he’ll do whatever it takes to keep her on his side.AFTER. Haircuts, makeovers, drugs, parties. It’s all fun and games until someone gets killed at a rager gone terribly wrong. Max refuses to believe that Gloss did it. But if not Gloss, who? Desperate to figure out truth in the wake of tragedy, Max veers dangerously close to being implicated—and his own memories of that awful night are fuzzy. Both sharp-edged thriller and moving coming of age, this gorgeously wrought novel is perfect for readers who want stories with trans characters front and center.

After being nearly beaten to death for evidence he holds against the corrupt sheriff, sixteen-year-old transgender Miles joins his fellow townsfolk to end the blood feud and oppressive politics that plague his town.

Lige siden Simon døde, har livet ikke været nemt for eleverne fra Bayview. Først måtte Bayview-firkløveret bevise, at de ikke var mordere, dernæst skulle en ny generation finde ophavsmanden til en ondskabsfuld leg. Og nu starter det igen …Først lyder beskeden som en dårlig joke: Tid til en ny leg, Bayview. Men da en elev pludselig forsvinder, er det tydeligt, at denne ’leg’ er blevet alvor – og ingen forstår reglerne.Ingen kan føle sig sikre, og da en uventet person vender tilbage til Bayview, begynder tingene at blive ubehagelige …En af os vender tilbage er tredje bog i Bayview-serien.

"Seventeen-year-old Audrey Rose Wadsworth was born a lord's daughter, with a life of wealth and privilege stretched out before her. But she leads a forbidden secret life. Audrey often slips away to her uncle's laboratory to study the gruesome practice of forensic medicine."--

"Happy Silverman is more than a little excited for his class trip to the museum. He loves learning about ancient Egypt and can't wait to see real mummies. At the museum, Happy leans as close to the mummy display as he possibly can--and something strange happens. His head spins and he hears an unfamiliar voice ringing inside his mind. The mummy is inside Happy's brain and need his help--or else"--

Small town murders.Big time thrills.The final installment in the suspenseful, modern update of the classic mystery TV series. Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, Sadie, and Gossip Girl."What does it mean if our own sense of right and wrong isn't enough to keep us from committing the unspeakable?"When Beatrice Fletcher joins her father on a work trip to the University of New Mexico, she knows she's sacrificing time with her friends back in Cabot Cove trying to solve the last clue of an enigmatic game they've been playing. Yet it's worth it if it means she can interview celebrated film studies professor William Vance, whose newest documentary touches on a murderous cult, a misdirected bombing, and a tragedy from Bea's mother's childhood.But when a string of poisonings targets girls in Vance's film program, Bea has more to worry about than ancient family history. Someone knew she was coming to campus and why. And now that she's insinuated herself into the students' circle, could she be next on the hit list? Like her great aunt Jessica, Bea will need cunning and logic to get to the bottom of the attacks and figure out what all of it has to do with the game back home.And time is running out...

High school football player Cade Webster buys a ring in a pawn shop, but when his wish that people stop acting scared of him seems to be coming true, he remembers the ring came with a warning--"When the strangeness begins, come back"--and suddenly people seem to have lost their fear of everything.

Tyler Rue appears to be just another outcast to his peers and even his sister. Overlooked and burdened, he finds himself in a hauntingly familiar realm where a sequence of harrowing events challenge both his physical endurance and mental resilience. These trials push him to a precipice, forcing him to choose between life and death. As Tyler's journey unfolds, the circumstances that brought him to this eerie crossroads emerge, offering a poignant exploration of how trauma and abuse can shape a young psyche.

Five years after the disappearance of their friend Mallory and their memories of that fateful night, high school seniors Fern and Jaq encounter a vengeful spirit resembling Mallory, forcing them to confront their true identities and the dark secrets hidden in their past.

On her senior French trip, seventeen-year-old Ruby follows her classmates into the Paris catacombs to attend an exclusive party, but they quickly become entangled in a sinister pursuit underground and uncover dark secrets about the catacombs and each other.

Annie Lane wasn't doing much of anything with her young life, but now that she's dead she has a purpose: figure out who murdered her and her best friend and make sure he can never kill anyone else.

Told in alternating voices, this novel follows gay teenagers Lucy and Audrey as they investigate a town full of secrets, a family full of mystery, and an abandoned amusement park where people keep turning up dead.

Hilarious, heartbreaking, and sneaky suspenseful, Just Do This One Thing for Me is a timely novel about a rule-following daughter trying to hold her family together after her scammer mother disappears.“Just do this one thing for me.” Drew's mother says it more often than good morning. Heidi Hill has been juggling shady side hustles for all of Drew’s seventeen years, and Drew knows that “one thing” really means all the necessary things her mother thinks are boring, including taking care of her fifteen-year-old sister and eight-year-old brother. In fact, Drew is the closest thing to a responsible adult they’ve ever known. When their mother disappears on the way to a New Year’s Eve concert in Mexico and her schemes start unraveling, Drew is faced with a choice: Follow the rules, do the responsible thing, and walk away--alone--from her mother's mess. Or hope the weather stays cold, keep the cons going, and just maybe hold her family together.

"After River's death and Remy's disappearance, Jules teams up with River's cousin Sam to uncover the dark secrets her friends were hiding, while grappling with her unexpected attraction to Sam"--

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The newest mystery from the author One of Us Is Lying, the Queen of thrillers, Karen M. McManus! When mother-daughter grifters set out on their final job, the heist gets deadly and dangerously personal.For all of Kat’s life, it’s just been her and her mother, Jamie—except for the forty-eight hours when Jamie was married and Kat had a stepbrother, Liam. That all ended in an epic divorce, and Kat and Liam haven’t spoken since.Now Jamie is a jewel thief trying to go straight, but she has one last job—at billionaire Ross Sutherland’s birthday party. And Kat has figured out a way to tag along. What Kat doesn’t know, though, is that there are two surprise guests at the dazzling Sutherland compound that weekend. The last two people she wants to run into. Liam and his father—a serial scammer who has his sights set on Ross Sutherland’s youngest daughter.Kat and Liam are on a collision course to disaster, and when a Sutherland dies, they realize they might actually be in the killer’s crosshairs themselves. Somehow Kat and Liam are the new targets, and they can’t trust anyone—except each other.Or can they? Because if there’s one thing both Kat and Liam know, it’s how to lie. They learned from the best.

A boy finds The Book of the Master in the cellar of his parents' house, and a new generation inherits the magical legacy. Anyone who has read Stejnar's The Book of the Master will also savour its sequel, which offers an even deeper initiation into the mysteries of the arcane world of spirits and the power of the human spirit.Andy Mo is a young earth spirit who ventures into the human realm in search of his missing father, the gnome king Andimo. Baphomet, the Prince of Shadows, is holding him captive somewhere. He wants to prevent the old king from finding the document of the 'Formula of Nothingness' and revealing the last great secret to humankind: namely, how to free yourself from the power of evil once and for all.Time is running short for Andy Mo to fulfil his mission, as earth spirits can no longer return to their spiritual home if they remain too long on the earth's surface. Fortunately, he manages to find some human friends of the same age who can see him because they believe in spirits. They help him search for his father. In return, he aids them with his magical abilities and gradually initiates them into the secrets of magic and mysticism.Children, young people, and experienced esoterics alike can learn a lot from Andy Mo. He not only explains how magic works in practice, but also how you can 'magically' change your life in the most remarkable way without magic, simply through the power of thoughts. The secret of the 'Formula of Nothingness' is revealed for the first time.Every thought can serve as a helpful spirit. But thoughts can also degenerate into demons. That's why it's important to control and master your thoughts. The power of your imagination is your magic wand.

AMIDST THE SHADOWS OF AN UNSEEN WORLD, A YOUNG GIRL'S DESTINY AWAITS. A World Unseen...A Love Unexpected...A Power Unbound...Melody Thompson stands by helplessly as her mom is killed by a Jinni only she can see. She hides herself away, keeping her strange abilities a secret. Years later when her friends invite her to New York City to celebrate their high school graduation, she leaps at the opportunity to feel like a normal 18-year old girl.But everything changes when a handsome stranger crosses her path, with knowledge of her powers and her family's secrets. And there's a catch: he wants Melody to aid him in saving the very creatures she has feared her entire life-the Djinn.Fall into the mesmerizing realm of the Djinn and follow Melody's journey as she is confronted with an extraordinary task-to Entrap a Jinni and harness its otherworldly powers as her own. As her past unravels and unexpected romance blossoms, Melody must summon the strength to control her destiny. Will she overcome the forces that seek to destroy her? Or will she be consumed by her seductive new powers?Embark on an extraordinary adventure of magic, mystery, and romance as Melody's journey unfolds. Will she harness her powers and shape her destiny, or will the darkness within consume her? Get your copy and discover the answers in this spellbinding young adult fantasy today!

Shhhhh...listen...Have you heard of Esmarelda? Well, she has heard of you! Only in October does she fly down to watch over the children. She makes sure that all the children listen because on Halloween night, she will take flight and stay out of sight. She will leave you a clue and you will think, "Now what do I do?" Be good to your parents, siblings, and friends. She will let your parents know how you have been. So remember, Esmarelda is watching, and trick-or-treating is just about ready to begin!

Sometimes you can't escape your past.Sixteen-year-old Summer Ellis is terrified of ice. But there's a valid reason. Ten years ago, she lost her childhood best friend on frozen Winterberry Lake. Returning to the remote New Hampshire town, she stumbles upon another young victim claimed by the lake. It appears the past is repeating itself.After her gruesome discovery, newcomer Summer is dubbed the town outcast. While she comes to terms with two tragic losses, she meets blue-eyed Tate, who quickly sweeps her off her feet. The problem? He is not just charming, but Winterberry High's star ice hockey goalie. Which means only one thing: MORE ICE.With a town full of suspects and tensions as thick as January ice, Summer's detective mom reassures the residents that the killer will soon be brought to justice. But just as the lake drew Summer to its dark icy depths so many years ago, she now feels compelled to solve its next chilling mystery.Like the memories of her childhood, Summer is FROZEN IN TIME.

La Dame Rouge 1 est la première oeuvre de Karl PEKAR. Agé de 10 ans, l'auteur nous livre un roman unique qui mêle les genres - comédie, fantastique, intrigue, drame, action, crime, thriller, aventure - mais surtout qui donne une vision du monde, de notre société et de toutes ses horreurs à travers le regard de l'enfance.La Dame Rouge 1 nous parle d'un monde de chiens et plus précisément un monde de bulldogs anglais. Dans ce monde, vit un bulldog anglais milliardaire et potelé nommé Vasquez. Un soir, dans son sommeil, après avoir regardé une émission à la télévision sur la Dame Blanche, Vasquez vit son avenir : tuer tous les bulldogs anglais du monde entier. Mais sa folie ne se réalisera peut-être pas à cause de son meilleur ami Jeff...