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A breathless, frantic sprint through the dark as you try to outrun killers you don't remember. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The girl who was supposed to die.
- tense
- paranoid
- adrenaline-fueled
- claustrophobic
- 01
Girl in the White Van
April Henry
A claustrophobic, pulse-pounding thriller about survival and the desperate bonds forged in captivity.
- 02
The night she disappeared
April Henry
A tense, guilt-laced mystery that races against the clock to uncover a missing teen's fate.
- 03
This Lie Will Kill You
Chelsea Pitcher
A claustrophobic, locked-room thriller dripping with teen angst, toxic secrets, and the inescapable gravity of revenge.
- 04
The Other Side of Dark
Joan Lowery Nixon · 1987
A tense, disorienting psychological thriller about waking up to a stolen adolescence and a killer waiting in the shadows.
- 05
1-800-Where-R-You
Meg Cabot
A snarky, fast-paced romp about a tough-as-nails teenager who accidentally acquires a superpower and wants absolutely nothing to do with it.
- 06
The lost mind
Christopher Pike
A frantic, blood-stained puzzle box of a thriller where the scariest monster might be the one inside your own head.
- 07
Alice In Zombieland
Gena Showalter
A high-octane blend of supernatural revenge and swoony paranormal romance that hits like a shot of adrenaline.
- 08
One Of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus
A twisty, high-stakes puzzle box where high school stereotypes shatter under the pressure of a murder investigation.
- 09
Reboot
Amy Tintera
A high-octane dystopian thrill ride about a weaponized girl slowly remembering how to feel.
- 10
Gone
Michael Grant · 2008
A claustrophobic, superpowered descent into teenage anarchy where survival means losing your innocence.
- 11
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Lois Duncan · 1973
A claustrophobic descent into paranoia where a single terrible secret slowly unravels the lives of four teenagers.
- 12
Take the Key and Lock Her Up
Ally Carter
A breathless, high-stakes sprint through shadowy corridors of power where the truth is the deadliest weapon of all.
