12 Best mystery books like If You're Out There by Katy Loutzenhiser

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If You're Out There

By: Katy Loutzenhiser

3.70

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

After Zan’s best friend moves to California, she is baffled and crushed when Priya suddenly ghosts.…

"...It's like nothing makes sense anymore. Like I've lost all control." Logan nods. "And therein lies the danger in loving people."

-Katy Loutzenhiser, If You're Out There

"...It's like nothing makes sense anymore. Like I've lost all control." Logan nods. "And therein lies the danger in loving people."

-Katy Loutzenhiser, If You're Out There

If you liked the mystery plot in If You're Out There by Katy Loutzenhiser , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. The Inexplicable Logic of My Life

By: Benjamin Alire Sáenz , Linh Duong

4.13

Format: 452 pages, Hardcover

A warmly humane look at universal questions of belonging, infused with humour, from the bestselling… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Alire Sáenz's The Inexplicable Logic of My Life book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Writing is a journey."

-Benjamin Alire Sáenz, The Inexplicable Logic of My Life

"Time is something we don't have."

-Benjamin Alire Sáenz, The Inexplicable Logic of My Life

"Nobody tells anybody everything."

-Benjamin Alire Sáenz, The Inexplicable Logic of My Life

"Life wasn't always about deserve."

-Benjamin Alire Sáenz, The Inexplicable Logic of My Life

2. All in Pieces

By: Suzanne Young

3.87

Format: 252 pages,

"Anger-management issues." That's how they classified Savannah Sutton after she stuck a pencil in h… read more

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3. Emmy & Oliver

By: Robin Benway

3.62

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

Emmy's best friend, Oliver, reappears after being kidnapped by his father ten years ago. Emmy hopes… read more

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4. First & Then

By: Emma Mills

3.44

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

Devon Tennyson wouldn't change a thing. She's happy watching Friday night games from the bleachers,… read more

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5. Click Here to Start

By: Denis Markell

3.80

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

What if playing video games was prepping you to solve an incredible real-world puzzle and locate a … read more

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6. I Hope You're Listening

By: Tom Ryan

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In her small town, seventeen year-old Delia “Dee” Skinner is known as the girl who wasn’t taken. Te… read more

Similar categories in Tom Ryan's I Hope You're Listening book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
"It's our story. We should tell it together"

-Tom Ryan, I Hope You're Listening

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7. Missing Clarissa

By: Ripley Jones

3.49

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

In a gripping novel perfect for fans of Sadie and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, two best friends s… read more

Similar categories in Ripley Jones's Missing Clarissa book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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8. Lying in the Deep

By: Diana Urban

3.61

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A juicy mystery of jealousy, love, and betrayal set on a Semester at Sea-inspired cruise ship, with… read more

Similar categories in Diana Urban's Lying in the Deep book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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9. The Grimoire of Grave Fates

By: Hanna Alkaf

3.37

Format: 459 pages, Kindle Edition

Crack open your spell book and enter the world of the illustrious Galileo Academy for the Extraordi… read more

Similar categories in Hanna Alkaf's The Grimoire of Grave Fates book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
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10. Cold Day in the Sun

By: Sara Biren

3.96

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Holland Delviss wants to be known for her talent as a hockey player, not a hockey player who happen… read more

Similar categories in Sara Biren's Cold Day in the Sun book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Figure it out. Work through it. You’ll find your answer. What’s my plan? I don’t have one, except to do what I do every day. Keep moving forward. “Get through today? Get through practice, and our gam…"

-Sara Biren, Cold Day in the Sun

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11. As If on Cue

By: Marisa Kanter

3.58

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A pair of fierce foes are forced to work together to save the arts at their school in this swoony Y… read more

Similar categories in Marisa Kanter's As If on Cue book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. Lucky Caller

By: Emma Mills

3.65

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When Nina decides to take a radio broadcasting class her senior year, she expects it to be a walk i… read more

Similar categories in Emma Mills's Lucky Caller book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"The perfect comeback only comes to you way after the offending incident, most especially when you’re alone in the shower with no one but the shampoo bottle to tell it to."

-Emma Mills, Lucky Caller

"So when I said that I'd always be your friend, I meant that... I always want to be there for you, no matter what. No matter which way. And if you don't feel the same way, that's okay. I understand. I…"

-Emma Mills, Lucky Caller

"And my mom told me that part of growing up is just … learning that people come in and out of your life, and that there are all kinds of levels of friendship, all different types. And maybe you’ll mak…"

-Emma Mills, Lucky Caller

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13. Have You Seen My Sister?

By: Kirsty McKay

3.41

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Gaia Gill is the last person in the world anyone would expect to go missing. Beautiful, athletic, a… read more

Similar categories in Kirsty McKay's Have You Seen My Sister? book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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14. Something Close to Magic

By: Emma Mills

3.87

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A baker’s apprentice reluctantly embarks on an adventure full of magic, new friendships, and a prin… read more

Similar categories in Emma Mills's Something Close to Magic book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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15. Breathe and Count Back from Ten

By: Natalia Sylvester

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this gorgeously written and authentic novel, Verónica, a Peruvian-American teen with hip dysplas… read more

Similar categories in Natalia Sylvester's Breathe and Count Back from Ten book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"You are so a physical person...You're taking up space. You're made of all this matter. What more proof do you need than that?"

-Natalia Sylvester, Breathe and Count Back from Ten

"Like maybe the "magic" isn't just about believing in mermaids; it's about believing peope like me don't exist, Like maybe admitting I've needed crutched dispels the myths we want to believe about peo…"

-Natalia Sylvester, Breathe and Count Back from Ten

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16. A Disaster in Three Acts

By: Kelsey Rodkey

3.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Elise Bryant and Rachel Lynn Solomon will swoon for Last Chance Books author Kelsey Rodkey'… read more

Similar categories in Kelsey Rodkey's A Disaster in Three Acts book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"It's just one of those things where the dread of doing the activity is much worse than the actual activity. Like putting on a bra just for the sole purpose of going to Neato Burrito for takeout."

-Kelsey Rodkey, A Disaster in Three Acts

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17. Exactly Where You Need to Be

By: Amelia Diane Coombs

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Turtles All the Way Down meets Love and Luck in this “lively” ( Publishers Weekly ), romantic road … read more

Similar categories in Amelia Diane Coombs's Exactly Where You Need to Be book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"My OCD is a speed bumb, not a barrier, to happiness."

-Amelia Diane Coombs, Exactly Where You Need to Be

"My OCD is a speed bump, not a barrier, to happiness."

-Amelia Diane Coombs, Exactly Where You Need to Be

"As people, as humans, we constantly make mistakes. But we're allowed to grow, to change. There's beauty in that."

-Amelia Diane Coombs, Exactly Where You Need to Be

"Lauren the therapist always tells me that the only person I can compare myself to are the former versions of myself."

-Amelia Diane Coombs, Exactly Where You Need to Be

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18. Layoverland

By: Gabby Noone

3.70

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Two teens, one stuck atoning for her sins and one destined for heaven, fall in love in purgatory in… read more

Similar categories in Gabby Noone's Layoverland book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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19. If You're Out There

By: Katy Loutzenhiser

3.70

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

After Zan’s best friend moves to California, she is baffled and crushed when Priya suddenly ghosts.… read more

Similar categories in Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"...It's like nothing makes sense anymore. Like I've lost all control." Logan nods. "And therein lies the danger in loving people."

-Katy Loutzenhiser, If You're Out There

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20. The Last One to Fall

By: Gabriella Lepore

3.73

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Six friends. Five suspects. One murder. Savana Caruso and Jesse Melo have known each other since t… read more

Similar categories in Gabriella Lepore's The Last One to Fall book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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21. Every Single Lie

By: Rachel Vincent

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping YA novel about social media bullying and half-truths, one girl's discovery of a de… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Vincent's Every Single Lie book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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22. House on Hoarder Hill (The House on Hoarder Hill, #1)

By: Kelly Ngai

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Magical, spooky and mysterious: welcome to the House on Hoarder Hill... When Hedy and Spencer st… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Ngai's House on Hoarder Hill (The House on Hoarder Hill, #1) book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
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23. With and Without You

By: Emily Wibberley

3.54

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

If high school seniors Siena and Patrick were a superlative, they'd be the Couple Most Likely to Ma… read more

Similar categories in Emily Wibberley's With and Without You book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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24. #NoEscape (#murdertrending, #3)

By: Gretchen McNeil

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The #murder and mayhem continue in this prequel companion novel to the grisly, campy social media i… read more

Similar categories in Gretchen McNeil's #NoEscape (#murdertrending, #3) book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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25. Harvest House

By: Cynthia Leitich Smith

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

NSK Neustadt Laureate and New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith delivers a thril… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Leitich Smith's Harvest House book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"In the gutter atop the empty, boarded-up building on my side of the road, Mourning Doves sense my dread and shudder in a cozy nest tucked in the gutter. Their kin have flown to warmer, brighter skies…"

-Cynthia Leitich Smith, Harvest House

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26. Famous in a Small Town

By: Emma Mills

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

For Sophie, small town life has never felt small. With her four best friends—loving, infuriating, a… read more

Similar categories in Emma Mills's Famous in a Small Town book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I really thought I could do it. Maybe that’s my problem."

-Emma Mills, Famous in a Small Town

"Do you have, like...stuff to do?" he said finally. "While the girls are asleep?" "Yeah. I usually go through Kyle and Heather's room. Tyr on all their clothes, roll around in their bed. That kind of …"

-Emma Mills, Famous in a Small Town

"I told August this, and he nodded I consideration. "Could be possible." "Fifty grand to fix your vacuum." "I mean, that's a deal. My vacuum cost twelve million dollars." "Really." "Uh-huh. Military-g…"

-Emma Mills, Famous in a Small Town

"After all, it's where the teens are at, Brit has said. It's the zone for teens. We almost can't exist in any other kind of zone. Child Zone? Forget it. Adult Zone? Fuck that noise. I am for the Teen …"

-Emma Mills, Famous in a Small Town

Cover of Fairy Godmothers, Inc. (Fairy Godmothers, Inc., #1) by Saranna DeWylde

27. Fairy Godmothers, Inc. (Fairy Godmothers, Inc., #1)

By: Saranna DeWylde

3.32

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

First in a magical new series full of edgy and hilarious antics, this is the read you need to final… read more

Similar categories in Saranna DeWylde's Fairy Godmothers, Inc. (Fairy Godmothers, Inc., #1) book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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28. The Boy You Always Wanted

By: Michelle Quach

3.51

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Francine always has a plan. Ollie wants no part of it. Francine loves her grandfather, but their… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Quach's The Boy You Always Wanted book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • romance
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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29. A Lite Too Bright

By: Samuel Miller

3.81

Format: 480 pages, ebook

Arthur Louis Pullman the Third is on the verge of a breakdown. He’s been stripped of his college sc… read more

Similar categories in Samuel Miller's A Lite Too Bright book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • young adult contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"i am nothing but a mosaic of the people i’ve met & the things they’ve carried."

-Samuel Miller, A Lite Too Bright

Cover of The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1) by Nicole Lesperance

30. The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

By: Nicole Lesperance

3.99

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For fans of A Snicker of Magic and The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl comes a suspenseful dark f… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1) book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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31. Czy to sen? (Czy to sen?, #1)

By: Natalia Klewicz

3.07

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Niepokojąca i mroczna opowieść o miłości, przyjaźni i niedopasowaniu… Historia, w której granica… read more

Similar categories in Natalia Klewicz's Czy to sen? (Czy to sen?, #1) book and Katy Loutzenhiser's If You're Out There

  • romance
  • young adult
  • audiobook

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