🕵️ Teen Ghost Detective

A young sleuth investigates hauntings and spectral mysteries, blending the thrill of detective work with the chill of the supernatural.

Ninth Key

by Jenny Carroll • 2001

A ghost begs a teen medium to clear a tycoon of murder, or a killer walks.

4.06

42k+

👻 Teen Ghost Medium 💔 Ghostly Love Interest 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 🏫 High School Hauntings 😏 Snarky Heroine

Ninth Key 92%

A ghost begs a teen medium to clear a tycoon of murder, or a killer walks.

by Jenny Carroll 2001

4.06

42k+ ratings

👻 Teen Ghost Medium 💔 Ghostly Love Interest 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 🏫 High School Hauntings 😏 Snarky Heroine

Reunion

by Jenny Carroll • 2001

Four vengeful spirits hunt a classmate. Only the girl who sees ghosts can stop them.

4.08

41k+

👻 Teen Ghost Hunter 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 😤 Vengeful Spirits 💕 Ghost Romance 💅 Snarky Heroine

Reunion 92%

Four vengeful spirits hunt a classmate. Only the girl who sees ghosts can stop them.

by Jenny Carroll 2001

4.08

41k+ ratings

👻 Teen Ghost Hunter 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 😤 Vengeful Spirits 💕 Ghost Romance 💅 Snarky Heroine

Remember Me

by Christopher Pike • 2010

After a fatal fall, a teenage ghost knows she was murdered. Her killer is a friend.

4.14

10k+

👶 Switched At Birth 🕊️ Forgiveness After Death 🖤 Gothic Mystery 💕 Ghostly Love Story ✨ Afterlife Journey

Remember Me 91%

After a fatal fall, a teenage ghost knows she was murdered. Her killer is a friend.

by Christopher Pike 2010

4.14

10k+ ratings

👶 Switched At Birth 🕊️ Forgiveness After Death 🖤 Gothic Mystery 💕 Ghostly Love Story ✨ Afterlife Journey

Ghost Story

by Jim Butcher • 2011

Shot dead, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden haunts the living as a ghost, hunting his own murderer.

4.25

107k+

👻 Ghost Detective 🧙 Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔮 Reluctant Medium 🌑 Dark Apprentice

Ghost Story 91%

Shot dead, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden haunts the living as a ghost, hunting his own murderer.

by Jim Butcher 2011

4.25

107k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Detective 🧙 Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔮 Reluctant Medium 🌑 Dark Apprentice

The Screaming Staircase

by Jonathan Stroud • 2013

A psychic joins a ghost-hunting agency and must survive a night in England's most haunted house.

4.25

76k+

🕵️ Ghost Hunting 🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 💕 Found Family 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🔍 Cold Case Murder

The Screaming Staircase 91%

A psychic joins a ghost-hunting agency and must survive a night in England's most haunted house.

by Jonathan Stroud 2013

4.25

76k+ ratings

🕵️ Ghost Hunting 🏚️ Gothic Haunted House 💕 Found Family 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🔍 Cold Case Murder

The Empty Grave

by Jonathan Stroud • 2017

A ghost-hunting crew breaks into a tomb and finds their founder's coffin empty. She never died.

4.62

30k+

🏚️ Ghost Hunting Agency 👥 Found Family 👻 Snarky Ghost Companion 🏙️ Alternate London 🖤 Darkly Humorous

The Empty Grave 91%

A ghost-hunting crew breaks into a tomb and finds their founder's coffin empty. She never died.

by Jonathan Stroud 2017

4.62

30k+ ratings

🏚️ Ghost Hunting Agency 👥 Found Family 👻 Snarky Ghost Companion 🏙️ Alternate London 🖤 Darkly Humorous

The Hollow Boy

by Jonathan Stroud • 2015

In ghost-plagued London, a psychic agent's jealousy stirs a spirit that shows her partner's death.

4.38

37k+

👻 Ghost Hunters 🔍 Psychic Detectives 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Team Rivalry 🔮 Prophetic Visions

The Hollow Boy 91%

In ghost-plagued London, a psychic agent's jealousy stirs a spirit that shows her partner's death.

by Jonathan Stroud 2015

4.38

37k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Hunters 🔍 Psychic Detectives 🤝 Found Family ⚔️ Team Rivalry 🔮 Prophetic Visions

Scritch Scratch

by Lindsay Currie • 2020

A ghost boy haunts a science-loving girl, his only clue a number scrawled on her wall.

3.91

5k+

👻 Kid Ghost Hunters 🤔 Skeptic Protagonist 📜 Forgotten History 🧪 Girl Scientist 🌃 Urban Ghost Story

Scritch Scratch 90%

A ghost boy haunts a science-loving girl, his only clue a number scrawled on her wall.

by Lindsay Currie 2020

3.91

5k+ ratings

👻 Kid Ghost Hunters 🤔 Skeptic Protagonist 📜 Forgotten History 🧪 Girl Scientist 🌃 Urban Ghost Story

The Third Eye

by Lois Duncan • 1984

A teenage babysitter's visions find a missing child, pulling her toward a truth she cannot escape.

3.86

4k+

🔮 Psychic Detective 😔 Reluctant Psychic 🧬 Psychic Inheritance 🔍 Missing Children 📼 1980s Setting

The Third Eye 90%

A teenage babysitter's visions find a missing child, pulling her toward a truth she cannot escape.

by Lois Duncan 1984

3.86

4k+ ratings

🔮 Psychic Detective 😔 Reluctant Psychic 🧬 Psychic Inheritance 🔍 Missing Children 📼 1980s Setting

Darkest Hour

by Jenny Carroll • 2008

A teen medium's ghost love is banished to the afterlife. To save him, she must follow.

4.16

39k+

🧠 Teen Medium 👻 Ghost Love Interest 😏 Sarcastic Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌅 Afterlife Journey

Darkest Hour 90%

A teen medium's ghost love is banished to the afterlife. To save him, she must follow.

by Jenny Carroll 2008

4.16

39k+ ratings

🧠 Teen Medium 👻 Ghost Love Interest 😏 Sarcastic Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌅 Afterlife Journey

Remember Me

by Christopher Pike • 1989

Four stories down. Now a ghost. Finding the killer is easy compared to facing her guilt.

4.03

13k+

👻 Teen Ghost Stories 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 💀 Ghost Protagonist ✨ Afterlife Fiction 🕊️ Forgiveness Arc

Remember Me 90%

Four stories down. Now a ghost. Finding the killer is easy compared to facing her guilt.

by Christopher Pike 1989

4.03

13k+ ratings

👻 Teen Ghost Stories 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 💀 Ghost Protagonist ✨ Afterlife Fiction 🕊️ Forgiveness Arc

The Creeping Shadow

by Jonathan Stroud • 2016

A psychic loner rejoins her old team to stop a terrifying shadow that stirs the dead.

4.52

32k+

👻 Ghost Hunting 🔮 Psychic Powers 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Rivals To Allies ❤️‍🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

The Creeping Shadow 90%

A psychic loner rejoins her old team to stop a terrifying shadow that stirs the dead.

by Jonathan Stroud 2016

4.52

32k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Hunting 🔮 Psychic Powers 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Rivals To Allies ❤️‍🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

The Whispering Skull

by Jonathan Stroud • 2014

A stolen mirror that kills on sight sends three teen ghost hunters into London's black market.

4.33

44k+

👻 Ghost-Hunting Team 🪞 Cursed Artifact 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Rival Investigators 🌫️ Eerie Atmosphere

The Whispering Skull 90%

A stolen mirror that kills on sight sends three teen ghost hunters into London's black market.

by Jonathan Stroud 2014

4.33

44k+ ratings

👻 Ghost-Hunting Team 🪞 Cursed Artifact 🫂 Found Family ⚔️ Rival Investigators 🌫️ Eerie Atmosphere

Shadowland

by Jenny Carroll • 2000

She helps the dead cross over. Her bedroom ghost won't leave. Her school ghost wants revenge.

4.04

71k+

👻 Supernatural Calling 💕 Ghost Love Interest 😡 Vengeful Spirit 👨‍👩‍👦 Blended Family 💅 Snarky Heroine

Shadowland 90%

She helps the dead cross over. Her bedroom ghost won't leave. Her school ghost wants revenge.

by Jenny Carroll 2000

4.04

71k+ ratings

👻 Supernatural Calling 💕 Ghost Love Interest 😡 Vengeful Spirit 👨‍👩‍👦 Blended Family 💅 Snarky Heroine

Nevermore

by Keith R.A. DeCandido • 2007

Poe's murders play out on a college campus. The Winchesters hunt a scholar's resurrection ritual.

3.84

8k+

🕵️ Supernatural Procedural 🖤 Gothic Horror Mystery 📚 Literary Murders 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🎓 Academic Villain

Nevermore 90%

Poe's murders play out on a college campus. The Winchesters hunt a scholar's resurrection ritual.

by Keith R.A. DeCandido 2007

3.84

8k+ ratings

🕵️ Supernatural Procedural 🖤 Gothic Horror Mystery 📚 Literary Murders 👻 Vengeful Ghost 🎓 Academic Villain

80s Ghosts

by V.S. Lawrence • 2024

A ghost-hunting crew investigates a school where a 1987 fire trapped dozens of restless souls.

3.73

2k+

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🏚️ Haunted School 👥 Ghost Hunting Crew 🔮 Psychic Medium 😈 Vengeful Spirit

80s Ghosts 89%

A ghost-hunting crew investigates a school where a 1987 fire trapped dozens of restless souls.

by V.S. Lawrence 2024

3.73

2k+ ratings

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🏚️ Haunted School 👥 Ghost Hunting Crew 🔮 Psychic Medium 😈 Vengeful Spirit

A New Lease on Death

by Olivia Blacke • 2024

A lonely ghost teams up with her apartment's new tenant to solve a neighbor's murder.

3.63

4k+

👻 Paranormal Cozy 🔎 Ghost Sleuth 🤝 Odd Couple 🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 💬 Witty Banter

A New Lease on Death 89%

A lonely ghost teams up with her apartment's new tenant to solve a neighbor's murder.

by Olivia Blacke 2024

3.63

4k+ ratings

👻 Paranormal Cozy 🔎 Ghost Sleuth 🤝 Odd Couple 🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 💬 Witty Banter

Haunted

by Meg Cabot • 2003

A rival medium returns with forbidden powers, threatening to tear her from her ghostly love.

4.14

40k+

🖤 Teen Medium 💔 Ghost Love Triangle 🌌 Realm Crossing 👻 Unfinished Business 😔 Survivor's Guilt

Haunted 89%

A rival medium returns with forbidden powers, threatening to tear her from her ghostly love.

by Meg Cabot 2003

4.14

40k+ ratings

🖤 Teen Medium 💔 Ghost Love Triangle 🌌 Realm Crossing 👻 Unfinished Business 😔 Survivor's Guilt

Bungo Stray Dogs Light Novels, Vol. 1

by Kafka Asagiri • 2014

A by-the-book detective vets a death-obsessed partner as a shadowy bomber threatens Yokohama.

4.34

4k+

🕵️ Supernatural Detectives 🤝 Odd Couple Partners 💔 Tragic Antagonist 🎭 Hidden Mastermind 🖤 Dark Humor

Bungo Stray Dogs Light Novels, Vol. 1 Summary

Bungo Stray Dogs Light Novels, Vol. 1 89%

A by-the-book detective vets a death-obsessed partner as a shadowy bomber threatens Yokohama.

by Kafka Asagiri 2014

4.34

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Supernatural Detectives 🤝 Odd Couple Partners 💔 Tragic Antagonist 🎭 Hidden Mastermind 🖤 Dark Humor

Shimmer

by Alyson Noel • 2011

A vengeful spirit feeds on anger and traps a ghost girl's friends in their worst memories.

3.73

8k+

🔮 Afterlife Fantasy 👻 Ghost Protagonist 💛 Found Family 🕯️ Trapped Spirits 🕊️ Compassion Heals

Shimmer 89%

A vengeful spirit feeds on anger and traps a ghost girl's friends in their worst memories.

by Alyson Noel 2011

3.73

8k+ ratings

🔮 Afterlife Fantasy 👻 Ghost Protagonist 💛 Found Family 🕯️ Trapped Spirits 🕊️ Compassion Heals

Let's Split Up

by Bill Wood • 2024

A ghost-hunting dare ends in death. Four teens must find the killer hiding behind the legend.

3.56

10k+

🔪 Teen Slasher Mystery 🌲 Small Town Horror 👻 Urban Legend Horror 🎭 Masked Killer 💕 Friends To Lovers

Let's Split Up 89%

A ghost-hunting dare ends in death. Four teens must find the killer hiding behind the legend.

by Bill Wood 2024

3.56

10k+ ratings

🔪 Teen Slasher Mystery 🌲 Small Town Horror 👻 Urban Legend Horror 🎭 Masked Killer 💕 Friends To Lovers

The Hollow

by Jessica Verday • 2009

After her best friend drowns in Sleepy Hollow, her only comfort is a ghost who cannot love.

3.74

21k+

👻 Ghost Boyfriend 🌫️ Small Town Gothic 🖤 Grieving A Friend 📖 Best Friend's Secret 🍂 Autumnal Atmosphere

The Hollow 89%

After her best friend drowns in Sleepy Hollow, her only comfort is a ghost who cannot love.

by Jessica Verday 2009

3.74

21k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Boyfriend 🌫️ Small Town Gothic 🖤 Grieving A Friend 📖 Best Friend's Secret 🍂 Autumnal Atmosphere

Little Ghosts

by Gregg Dunnett • 2023

A murdered girl's ghost asks her brother to find a killer the police missed.

4.18

7k+

🖤 Supernatural Thriller 👻 Child Ghost 🔍 Unlikely Detectives 💔 Grief Horror 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Little Ghosts 89%

A murdered girl's ghost asks her brother to find a killer the police missed.

by Gregg Dunnett 2023

4.18

7k+ ratings

🖤 Supernatural Thriller 👻 Child Ghost 🔍 Unlikely Detectives 💔 Grief Horror 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Skulduggery Pleasant

by Derek Landy • 2007

A twelve-year-old inherits a skeleton detective and a secret war over an ancient relic.

4.18

73k+

🔍 Occult Detective 🗝️ Secret Magical World 🗿 Ancient Artifact Quest 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Dark Humor

Skulduggery Pleasant 89%

A twelve-year-old inherits a skeleton detective and a secret war over an ancient relic.

by Derek Landy 2007

4.18

73k+ ratings

🔍 Occult Detective 🗝️ Secret Magical World 🗿 Ancient Artifact Quest 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Dark Humor

Truly, Devious

by Maureen Johnson • 2018

A secluded academy. A 1930s kidnapping. A true-crime-obsessed teen. Then murder returns to campus.

3.88

184k+

🔍 Teen Detective 🕰️ Cold Case Mystery 📜 Dual Timeline Mystery 🏫 Boarding School Secrets 💛 Found Family

Truly, Devious 89%

A secluded academy. A 1930s kidnapping. A true-crime-obsessed teen. Then murder returns to campus.

by Maureen Johnson 2018

3.88

184k+ ratings

🔍 Teen Detective 🕰️ Cold Case Mystery 📜 Dual Timeline Mystery 🏫 Boarding School Secrets 💛 Found Family

The Summoning

by Kelley Armstrong • 2008

Chloe sees ghosts. Her diagnosis: schizophrenia. Her new home: a prison for supernaturals.

4.03

177k+

💀 Necromancer Heroine 🏚️ Paranormal Group Home 👻 Ghost Communication 🐺 Werewolf Protector 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Summoning 89%

Chloe sees ghosts. Her diagnosis: schizophrenia. Her new home: a prison for supernaturals.

by Kelley Armstrong 2008

4.03

177k+ ratings

💀 Necromancer Heroine 🏚️ Paranormal Group Home 👻 Ghost Communication 🐺 Werewolf Protector 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Twilight

by Meg Cabot • 2005

A ghost-seeing teen loves a spirit. Saving him via time travel may cost her their love.

4.24

43k+

👻 Paranormal Ghost Romance 🏫 High School Paranormal 💔 Forbidden Supernatural Love 👀 Girl Who Sees Ghosts ⏳ Time Travel Romance

Twilight 89%

A ghost-seeing teen loves a spirit. Saving him via time travel may cost her their love.

by Meg Cabot 2005

4.24

43k+ ratings

👻 Paranormal Ghost Romance 🏫 High School Paranormal 💔 Forbidden Supernatural Love 👀 Girl Who Sees Ghosts ⏳ Time Travel Romance

When To Fear The Living

by B.L. Brunnemer • 2017

A teen medium's protective circle can't shield her from a stalker whose love notes turn menacing.

4.48

8k+

👻 Speaking With The Dead 🔪 Stalking And Obsession 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Trauma Healing ⏳ Slow Burn Romance

When To Fear The Living 89%

A teen medium's protective circle can't shield her from a stalker whose love notes turn menacing.

by B.L. Brunnemer 2017

4.48

8k+ ratings

👻 Speaking With The Dead 🔪 Stalking And Obsession 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Trauma Healing ⏳ Slow Burn Romance

Forget You Saw Her

by Noelle W. Ihli • 2025

A negative DNA test sends a mother to Utah, where her dead daughter's ghost demands justice.

4.26

43k+

🖤 Supernatural Thriller 👻 Ghostly Investigation 🔍 Missing Child Search ⛪ Mormon Community 🐺 Hidden Predator

Forget You Saw Her 89%

A negative DNA test sends a mother to Utah, where her dead daughter's ghost demands justice.

by Noelle W. Ihli 2025

4.26

43k+ ratings

🖤 Supernatural Thriller 👻 Ghostly Investigation 🔍 Missing Child Search ⛪ Mormon Community 🐺 Hidden Predator

Greenglass House

by Kate Milford • 2014

At Greenglass House, a boy's holiday becomes a puzzle when a ghost and map reveal secrets.

3.99

29k+

❄️ Wintry Mystery 👻 Ghostly Mystery 🔍 Kid Detective Duo 🎭 Secret Identities 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Greenglass House 89%

At Greenglass House, a boy's holiday becomes a puzzle when a ghost and map reveal secrets.

by Kate Milford 2014

3.99

29k+ ratings

❄️ Wintry Mystery 👻 Ghostly Mystery 🔍 Kid Detective Duo 🎭 Secret Identities 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Death in the Cards

by Mia P. Manansala • 2025

Blamed for a classmate's disappearance, a teen tarot reader joins the family detective agency.

3.70

2k+

🕵️ Teen Detective 🃏 Tarot Readings 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🔍 Missing Person Case

Death in the Cards 89%

Blamed for a classmate's disappearance, a teen tarot reader joins the family detective agency.

by Mia P. Manansala 2025

3.70

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Detective 🃏 Tarot Readings 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Unlikely Allies 🔍 Missing Person Case

Dragon Tears

by Dean Koontz • 1993

A cop receives a countdown to his death, then watches the world begin to break.

3.78

24k+

🔮 Supernatural Thriller 👮 Police Vs Paranormal 👥 Partner Detectives 🌀 Reality Unraveling 🏠 Found Family

Dragon Tears 88%

A cop receives a countdown to his death, then watches the world begin to break.

by Dean Koontz 1993

3.78

24k+ ratings

🔮 Supernatural Thriller 👮 Police Vs Paranormal 👥 Partner Detectives 🌀 Reality Unraveling 🏠 Found Family

Come Home, Katie

by J.R. Erickson • 2024

A columnist who hears the dead follows a plea to a town where a girl vanished.

4.35

1k+

🕵️ Psychic Detective 🏘️ Small-Town Mystery 🔪 Serial Killer 👤 Missing Person Mystery 👻 Ghostly Visions

Come Home, Katie 88%

A columnist who hears the dead follows a plea to a town where a girl vanished.

by J.R. Erickson 2024

4.35

1k+ ratings

🕵️ Psychic Detective 🏘️ Small-Town Mystery 🔪 Serial Killer 👤 Missing Person Mystery 👻 Ghostly Visions

Mystery of the Whale Tattoo

by Franklin W. Dixon • 1967

The Hardy boys join a carnival, then chase a stuffed whale concealing a stolen idol.

3.77

2k+

🕵️ Teen Detectives 👬 Sibling Sleuths 🎭 Disguise And Deception 💎 Lost Artifact 🎪 Carnival Mystery

Mystery of the Whale Tattoo 88%

The Hardy boys join a carnival, then chase a stuffed whale concealing a stolen idol.

by Franklin W. Dixon 1967

3.77

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Detectives 👬 Sibling Sleuths 🎭 Disguise And Deception 💎 Lost Artifact 🎪 Carnival Mystery

Small Spaces

by Katherine Arden • 2018

Her class trip vanishes into mist where scarecrows walk and a smiling man bargains for souls.

4.01

30k+

🧒 Middle Grade Horror ☕ Cozy Horror 📖 Haunted Diary 💔 Grieving Protagonist 🤝 Dangerous Bargains

Small Spaces 88%

Her class trip vanishes into mist where scarecrows walk and a smiling man bargains for souls.

by Katherine Arden 2018

4.01

30k+ ratings

🧒 Middle Grade Horror ☕ Cozy Horror 📖 Haunted Diary 💔 Grieving Protagonist 🤝 Dangerous Bargains

Kill Joy

by Holly Jackson • 2021

At a 1920s murder mystery party, game secrets blur into real suspicions for a teen sleuth.

3.72

177k+

🎭 Meta Mystery ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy 🔍 Friends As Suspects 🕵️ Amateur Detective 💰 Rich Family Secrets

Kill Joy 88%

At a 1920s murder mystery party, game secrets blur into real suspicions for a teen sleuth.

by Holly Jackson 2021

3.72

177k+ ratings

🎭 Meta Mystery ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy 🔍 Friends As Suspects 🕵️ Amateur Detective 💰 Rich Family Secrets

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

by Michelle Hodkin • 2011

The accident killed her friends and spared her. Now Mara Dyer's worst thoughts are becoming reality.

4.01

191k+

📖 Unreliable Narrator 👻 Psychological Paranormal 🩹 Trauma And Powers 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🔪 Paranormal Murder Mystery

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer 88%

The accident killed her friends and spared her. Now Mara Dyer's worst thoughts are becoming reality.

by Michelle Hodkin 2011

4.01

191k+ ratings

📖 Unreliable Narrator 👻 Psychological Paranormal 🩹 Trauma And Powers 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🔪 Paranormal Murder Mystery

All In

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes • 2015

Teen FBI profilers track a killer whose Fibonacci-pattern murders spiral toward the Vegas Strip.

4.34

190k+

🕵️ Teen Investigators 🔪 Serial Killer Mystery 💛 Found Family 👥 Secret Sibling 🧩 Team Of Specialists

All In 88%

Teen FBI profilers track a killer whose Fibonacci-pattern murders spiral toward the Vegas Strip.

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2015

4.34

190k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Investigators 🔪 Serial Killer Mystery 💛 Found Family 👥 Secret Sibling 🧩 Team Of Specialists

The Broken Girls

by Simone St. James • 2018

A skeleton in a boarding school well sends a journalist back to her sister's unsolved death.

4.05

131k+

🏰 Gothic Boarding School 🕰️ Dual Timeline 🔍 Cold Case Investigation 📰 Journalist Sleuth 🏘️ Small Town Corruption

The Broken Girls 88%

A skeleton in a boarding school well sends a journalist back to her sister's unsolved death.

by Simone St. James 2018

4.05

131k+ ratings

🏰 Gothic Boarding School 🕰️ Dual Timeline 🔍 Cold Case Investigation 📰 Journalist Sleuth 🏘️ Small Town Corruption

Body and Soul

by Jordan Castillo Price • 2007

A psychic detective and his boyfriend hunt a rogue psychic trapping victims between life and death.

4.15

6k+

🔮 Psychic Detective 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 💑 Established Couple 🔍 Police Procedural 🌃 Gritty Urban Fantasy

Body and Soul 88%

A psychic detective and his boyfriend hunt a rogue psychic trapping victims between life and death.

by Jordan Castillo Price 2007

4.15

6k+ ratings

🔮 Psychic Detective 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 💑 Established Couple 🔍 Police Procedural 🌃 Gritty Urban Fantasy

Shutter

by Ramona Emerson • 2022

A Navajo forensic photographer sees the dead. One ghost's demand for justice unravels a conspiracy.

3.78

18k+

🕵️ Paranormal Mystery 🔬 Forensic Investigation 👻 Reluctant Medium 💔 Generational Trauma 📖 Literary Horror

Shutter 88%

A Navajo forensic photographer sees the dead. One ghost's demand for justice unravels a conspiracy.

by Ramona Emerson 2022

3.78

18k+ ratings

🕵️ Paranormal Mystery 🔬 Forensic Investigation 👻 Reluctant Medium 💔 Generational Trauma 📖 Literary Horror

The Last of the Moon Girls

by Barbara Davis • 2020

A fragrance designer inherits a farm, a cold case, and a town that calls her family witches.

4.19

99k+

🕵️‍♀️ Cold Case Investigation 🤫 Small Town Secrets 🧹 Accused Witch 🔮 Gifted Bloodline 🕯️ Ghostly Guidance

The Last of the Moon Girls 88%

A fragrance designer inherits a farm, a cold case, and a town that calls her family witches.

by Barbara Davis 2020

4.19

99k+ ratings

🕵️‍♀️ Cold Case Investigation 🤫 Small Town Secrets 🧹 Accused Witch 🔮 Gifted Bloodline 🕯️ Ghostly Guidance

Killer Insight

by Karoline Anderson • 2024

A Seattle detective uses past-life dreams to solve murders, until the serial killer targets her.

3.70

🕵️‍♀️ Psychic Detective 🔄 Past Lives 🩸 Serial Killer 🧬 Forensic Evidence 🚔 Police Procedural

Killer Insight 88%

A Seattle detective uses past-life dreams to solve murders, until the serial killer targets her.

by Karoline Anderson 2024

3.70

88 ratings

🕵️‍♀️ Psychic Detective 🔄 Past Lives 🩸 Serial Killer 🧬 Forensic Evidence 🚔 Police Procedural

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

by Holly Jackson • 2019

To prove a dead boy innocent, Pip reopens his girlfriend's murder. The killer is watching.

4.28

1.8M+

🕵️ Amateur Detective 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 📁 Cold Case Reopened 💕 Partners To Lovers 🏫 High School Mystery

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder 88%

To prove a dead boy innocent, Pip reopens his girlfriend's murder. The killer is watching.

by Holly Jackson 2019

4.28

1.8M+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Detective 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 📁 Cold Case Reopened 💕 Partners To Lovers 🏫 High School Mystery

Mariah Mundi and the Ghost Diamonds

by G.P. Taylor • 2007

Guests combust at his hotel. A golden-fingered boy races a secret society for cursed diamonds.

3.99

197

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society Plot 💎 Cursed Treasure Quest ⚡ Apprentice Magician 🌊 Gothic Seaside

Mariah Mundi and the Ghost Diamonds Summary

Mariah Mundi and the Ghost Diamonds 88%

Guests combust at his hotel. A golden-fingered boy races a secret society for cursed diamonds.

by G.P. Taylor 2007

3.99

197 ratings

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society Plot 💎 Cursed Treasure Quest ⚡ Apprentice Magician 🌊 Gothic Seaside

Seconds Away

by Harlan Coben • 2012

A Nazi photo of his father's paramedic pulls a teen athlete into a classmate's mother's murder.

4.06

20k+

🕵️ Teen Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 💔 Grief-Driven Investigation 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🤐 Protective Lies

Seconds Away 88%

A Nazi photo of his father's paramedic pulls a teen athlete into a classmate's mother's murder.

by Harlan Coben 2012

4.06

20k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 💔 Grief-Driven Investigation 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🤐 Protective Lies

Legacy of Lies

by Elizabeth Chandler • 2000

At a gothic mansion, an adoptee finds a ghost claiming they are the same murdered girl.

3.96

4k+

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