Mystery+Fiction

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__Thirteen Reasons Why__ by Jay Asher This is a book about a high school girl that overdoeses on pills to kill her self. She leaves 13 tapes with 13 different people explaining why they were one of the reasons she killed her self. This book includes mystery, romance, and events that could happen in real life. This book will take your breath away. ( Five stars) fantasitic novel - Francesca Loayza __And Then There Were None__ by Agatha Christie
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If you're looking for a great way to pass a stormy evening, look no further, Agatha Christie's chilling novel has everything you need for a good read. The novel opens, letting you get to know each character, but by the end you won’t know who the good guy was and who wasn’t. One by one guests on a mysterious island are picked off. With no one way to get off the island, and only a chilling nursery rhyme to tell them what will happen next no one knows who to trust or whom to turn to. This novel will have you guessing from cover to cover, and the final twist at the end will leave your spine tingling. (Five stars) A great read! -S. Swartz

__The Pelican Brief__- John Grisham

This book is one, that deals with things related to Law. The novel starts with 2 supreme court justices being assassinated on the same date, only 2 hours apart. One of the judges is 91, the oldest most liberal judge, and the other is 43, the youngest most conservative judge. There is nothing that ties these two judges together. After some searching, A brilliant law student writes a brief on how the 2 murders are connected, and who wanted them both dead. This brief gets to the FBI, and a few days later, A bomb goes off in her car and someone wants her dead. This is a great book, and the chilling climax will keep you clutching the novel. (Five Stars) Great book- S. Phadke

__The Name of the Star__ by Maureen Johnson

Rory, a teenage girl who moves to London to a attend a private boarding school finds things going downhill her first week at school. One day while eating her dinner in the school hall, she chokes and has a near death experience. Later on while she is sneaking around the school with her friends she sees someone who isn't actually there. She later finds out this man is actually a ghost. This ghost that she keeps seeing is a murderer who is killing people in London. Rory and her friends go on a ghost hunt to kill the ghost froever and help the people of London. This book was really really good and i would reccommend it for almost anyone. It's a definite 5 out of 5 stars. - Kaitlyn Hlavinka

__Shelter__ by Harlan Coben

This book is an amazing book. It is for people who love suspense, action, and mysteries. This book will keep you paying attention and one you won't be able to put down! Mickey moves to a new school district in New Jersey. He lives with his Uncle Myron. His dad was killed in a car crash and his mom in rehab, the only thing he has that makes him happy is basketball. Now he is making new friends and finds something about his life that he won't be able to change. (Five Stars) -Colby Edwards

__Rush For The Gold__ by John Feinstein

Stevie Thomas and Susan Anderson are young budding reporters. Susan is also a great swimmer. She is getting better and better. Susan's swimming suddenly get her into the Olympics. But, her annoying sponsors aren't playing by the rules, firing her coach, saying they will dop her if she doesn't win, and she finds herself in many stressful situations. Stevie is giong all around, trying to stop all the bad people trying to fix the Games. In the finals, something happens that will change everything for her. -Jacob Langer

__Cross__ By James Patterson

Alex Cross is a police officer working in Washington D.C. One night. his wife is shot and killed by an unknown man. Alex quits the force, but still helps from time to time, trying to find his wifes killer. While working as a therapist, he is requested to help in a serial rapist, leading him to temporairily rejoin the force. After long hours of questioning victims Alex finds that the rapist is connected to the mob, called the Butcher and Alex believes him to be his wifes murderer. Will Alex catch him? Read to find out. 5 out of 5. -Eric Schenkenberger