Natalie D. Richards

From bestselling author Natalie D. Richards comes a pulse-pounding new thriller about a blizzardy road trip that turns into a disaster. She never should've accepted that ride... Mira needs to get home for the holidays. Badly. But when an incoming blizzard results in a canceled layover, it looks like Mira might get stuck at the Philadelphia airport indefinitely. Until Harper, Mira's glamorous seatmate from her initial flight, comes to the rescue. Harper and her three friends are renting a car to get home and can drop Mira off on the way. But as the drive progresses, the weather conditions quickly turn perilous. And Mira realizes the four other passengers she's stuck with don't actually know one another--they're all strangers. As one by one, they start to turn on each other, Mira wonders: Is one of the other passengers intentionally sabotaging this trip? And, if so, is it possible to stop them before this claustrophobic, anxiety-inducing ride becomes fatal?

Five Total Strangers

From the New York Times bestselling author of Five Total Strangers and "master of suspense" (BCCB), Natalie D. Richards, comes a pulse-pounding YA thriller about a girl who goes on a mysterious scavenger hunt, only to discover that someone knows her worst secret...and is out for blood. I know seven dirty secrets: One caused the fall. One did nothing. One saw it all. One didn't care. One used their head. One played the hero. One was left for dead. On her eighteenth birthday, Cleo receives a mysterious invitation to a scavenger hunt. She's sure her best friend Hope or her brother Connor is behind it, but no one confesses. And as Cleo and Hope embark on the hunt, the seemingly random locations and clues begin to feel familiar. In fact, all of the clues seem to be about Cleo's dead boyfriend, Declan, who drowned on a group rafting trip exactly a year ago. A bracelet she bought him. A song he loved. A photo of the rafting group, taken just before Declan drowned. And then the phone calls start, Declan's voice taunting Cleo with a cryptic question: You ready? As the clock on the scavenger hunt ticks down, it becomes clear that someone knows what really happened to Declan. And that person will stop at nothing to make sure Cleo and her friends pay. Can they solve the hunt before someone else winds up dead? More twisty mysteries by Natalie D. Richards: Five Total Strangers Six Months Later Gone Too Far One Was Lost My Secret to Tell What You Hide We All Fall Down

Seven Dirty Secrets

Send me a name. Make someone pay. Piper Woods can't wait to graduate. To leave high school--and all the annoying cliques--behind. But when she finds a mysterious notebook filled with the sins of her fellow students, Piper's suddenly drowning in their secrets. And she's not the only one watching... An anonymous text invites Piper to choose: the cheater, the bully, the shoplifter.The popular kids with their dirty little secrets. And with one text, Piper can make them pay. But the truth can be dangerous...

Gone Too Far

Mallory didn't want to leave home, but it wasn't safe to stay. So she sleeps at her best friend's house and spends the rest of her time at the library, doing her online schoolwork and figuring out what comes next. Because she's not going live in fear like her mother. Spencer volunteers at the library. Sure, it's community service for a stunt he pulled, but he likes the work. And it's the perfect escape from his parents' pressure to excel at school, at ice hockey, at everything. Especially after he meets Mallory. Then there is a tragic death at the library. Suddenly, what was once a sanctuary turns sinister. Ghostly footprints, strange scratching sounds, scrawled messages on bulletin boards and walls... Mallory and Spencer don't know who or what is responsible, but one thing is for sure: They are not as alone--or as safe--as they thought.

What You Hide

"Brimming with suspense and intrigue."--MEGAN MIRANDA, New York Timesbestselling author of All the Missing Girls The bestselling thriller, now with a fresh new look! There was blood on his hands. Why wasn't there guilt in his eyes? Emerson May is "the good girl." She's the perfect daughter, the caring friend, the animal sheltervolunteer. But when her best friend's brother breaks into her room, his hands covered in blood, she doesn't scream or call the cops. Because when Deacon smiles at her, Emmie doesn't want to be good... The whole town believes notorious troublemaker Deacon is guilty of assaulting his father. Only Emmie knows a secret that could set him free. But if she follows her heart, she could be trusting a killer... You can't always trust the boy next door. Also by Natalie D. Richards: Six Months Later Gone Too Far One Was Lost We All Fall Down What You Hide Praise for My Secret to Tell: "As addictive as it is unpredictable. Natalie will keep you second guessing until the nail-biting end."--Natasha Preston, New York Timesbestselling author of The Cellarand The Cabin "[R]eaders who enjoy heavy doses of psychological and romantic tension will not be disappointed."--VOYA "Plenty of fun and plenty to relate to in this coming-of-age romance with an adrenaline rush."--Kirkus Review

My Secret to Tell

A new romantic thriller—with a dash of horror—from the author of One Was Lost and Six Months Later Theo's always been impulsive. But telling Paige how he feels? He's obsessed over that decision. And it's time. Tonight. At the party on the riverbank, under the old walking bridge, site of so many tales of love and death. Paige has had a crush on Theo since they first met, but she knows her feelings are one-sided. She's trying to move on, to flirt. A party at the river is just what she needs. Except a fight breaks out, and when Paige tries to intervene—Theo's fist lands in her face. All Theo and Paige want to do is forget that fateful night. But strange events keep drawing them back to the bridge. Someone, something is determined to make them remember...and pay for what they each did.

We All Fall Down

One of Us Is Lying meets If I Stay in this bestselling psychological thriller from Natalie D. Richards, where Chloe has everything she ever wanted, except her memory... When Chloe fell asleep in study hall, it was the middle of May. But when she wakes up, snow is on the ground, and she can't remember the last six months of her life. Before, she'd been a mediocre student. Now, she's on track for valedictorian and being recruited by Ivy League schools. Before, she never had a chance with sports star Blake. Now he's her boyfriend. Before, she and Maggie were inseparable. Now her best friend won't speak to her. What happened to her? Remembering the truth could be more dangerous than she'd ever imagined. Also by Natalie D. Richards: Gone Too Far My Secret to Tell One Was Lost We All Fall Down What You Hide Praise for Six Months Later: YALSA Teens Top 10 nominee "[A] smart, edgy thriller."—Kirkus "Well paced and beautifully written...This romantic thriller will leave readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page."—School Library Journal "An intense psychological mystery... has the feel of a high-stakes poker game in which every player has something to hide."—Publishers Weekly

Six Months Later

Stranded in the woods, they might not be as alone as they thought.... Damaged, Deceptive, Dangerous, Darling. When a group of teens wake up in the woods, these words are inked onto their skin. Are they labels? A warning? They must find the truth before a killer finds them. While on a mandatory senior field trip, a flash flood cuts off Sera and three classmates from their group with no way to call for help. But they're not as alone as they thought...

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