Mystery/Thrillers

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson  (2020)

Sponsor(s): Mr. Chris Jacoby (Head of Social Studies)

Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. Five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town, but she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day...

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (2020)

Sponsor(s): Ms. Sarah Rossoni and Ms. Fay Wheatley (Inclusive Ed Teachers)

What if a stranger left you his billion-dollar fortune—and you had no idea why?
Avery Grambs goes from surviving high school to living in a mansion full of riddles, secret passages, and one furious, disinherited family. To claim her inheritance, she must outsmart the Hawthorne heirs—four brilliant, unpredictable brothers—before the game turns deadly.

Mystery. Romance. Twists you won’t see coming. Welcome to The Inheritance Games!

One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus (2017)

Sponsor(s): Ms. Suzanne Huopalainen (Head of Inclusive Education)

Pay close attention and you might solve this. On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention:

Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule.

Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess.

Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing.

Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher.

And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app.

However, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention, Simon's dead. According to investigators, his death wasn't an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he'd planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four suspects in his murder. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who's still on the loose?

Promise Boys by Nick Brooks (2025)

Sponsor(s): Ms. Lisa Evans (Head of School)

Join our Head of School  and find out who killed Principal Moore. 

The prestigious Urban Promise Prep school might look pristine on the outside, but deadly secrets lurk within. When the principal ends up murdered on school premises and the cops come sniffing around, a trio of students―J.B., Ramón, and Trey―emerge as the prime suspects. They had the means, they had the motive . . . and they may have had the murder weapon. But with all three maintaining their innocence, they must band together to track down the real killer before they are arrested. Or, is the true culprit hiding among them?

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (1978)

Sponsor(s): Ms. Pezim (University Guidance Counsellor)

A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual stranger—and a possible murderer—to inherit his vast fortune, one thing's for sure: Sam Westing may be dead ... but that won't stop him from playing one last game!