9 Best mystery books like Reef of Death by Paul Zindel

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Reef of Death

By: Paul Zindel

3.64

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

P.C. McPhee, in Australia to help his uncle solve an underwater mystery involving buried treasure, …

If you liked the mystery plot in Reef of Death by Paul Zindel , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Kronos Rising

By: Max Hawthorne

4.03

Format: 563 pages,

"Steve refused to surrender. Even though he knew the creature was right behind him, he wouldn't qui… read more

Similar categories in Max Hawthorne's Kronos Rising book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • thriller
  • horror
  • fiction
  • monsters
"Take a kid fishing. You'll capture their imagination."

-Max Hawthorne, Kronos Rising

"Those who can write, write. Those who can't, criticize."

-Max Hawthorne, Kronos Rising

"It is good to know one's enemy. It is better to know one's self."

-Max Hawthorne, Kronos Rising

"I don't believe in your God. And he sure as hell doesn't believe in me."

-Max Hawthorne, Kronos Rising

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2. Jaws

By: Peter Benchley

3.00

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

"Relentless terror." The Philadelphia Inquirer. The classic, blockbuster thriller of man-eating ter… read more

Similar categories in Peter Benchley's Jaws book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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3. Relic (Pendergast, #1)

By: Douglas Preston , Lincoln Child

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

Just days before a massive exhibition opens at the popular New York Museum of Natural History, visi… read more

Similar categories in Douglas Preston's Relic (Pendergast, #1) book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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4. The Lost World

By: Michael Crichton

4.00

Format: 202 pages, Mass Market Paperback

It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary d… read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's The Lost World book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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5. The Girl Who Drank the Moon

By: Kelly Barnhill

4.12

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in th… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"Sorrow is dangerous."

-Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank the Moon

"Magic and madness are link after all."

-Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank the Moon

"Death is always sudden, even when it isn't"

-Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank the Moon

"Some of us...choose love over power. Indeed, most of us do."

-Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank the Moon

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6. The Haunting of Ashburn House

By: Darcy Coates

3.95

Format: None pages,

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Similar categories in Darcy Coates's The Haunting of Ashburn House book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
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7. Sleeper

By: Steven G. Spruill , Steven Harriman

4.27

Format: 67 pages, Paperback

The Pentagon holds many secrets, but none are more deadly than what is kept hidden beneath the base… read more

Similar categories in Steven G. Spruill's Sleeper book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • thriller
  • horror
  • monsters

8. Tampa

By: Alissa Nutting

3.59

Format: 83 pages, ebook

Celeste Price is an eighth-grade English teacher in suburban Tampa. She's undeniably attractive. Sh… read more

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9. Assassin's Code (Joe Ledger, #4)

By: Jonathan Maberry

4.08

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In ASSASSIN'S CODE, the fourth book in New York Timesbestselling author Jonathan Maberry's Joe Ledg… read more

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10. Fathomless

By: Greig Beck

2.00

Format: None pages,

Carcharodon Megalodon - the largest and most fearsome predator to have ever existed on our planet. … read more

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11. Dark Harvest

By: Norman Partridge

4.02

Format: 982 pages,

Winner of the Bram Stoker Award and named one of the 100 Best Novels of 2006 by Publishers Weekly, … read more

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12. Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1)

By: Seanan McGuire

3.74

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children No Solicitations No Visitors No Quests Children have alway… read more

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13. The Heart Forger (The Bone Witch, #2)

By: Rin Chupeco

4.21

Format: 503 pages, Hardcover

In The Bone Witch, Tea mastered resurrection - now she's after revenge.... No one knows death l… read more

Similar categories in Rin Chupeco's The Heart Forger (The Bone Witch, #2) book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • fiction
  • young adult
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-Rin Chupeco, The Heart Forger (The Bone Witch, #2)

"Desperation brings out strength."

-Rin Chupeco, The Heart Forger (The Bone Witch, #2)

"Morose as I was, I did love food."

-Rin Chupeco, The Heart Forger (The Bone Witch, #2)

"The best tales spare no mercy and spare no lies."

-Rin Chupeco, The Heart Forger (The Bone Witch, #2)

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14. The Shadowglass (The Bone Witch, #3)

By: Rin Chupeco

4.28

Format: 449 pages, Hardcover

In the highly anticipated finale to the Bone Witch trilogy, Tea’s life—and the fate of the kingdoms… read more

Similar categories in Rin Chupeco's The Shadowglass (The Bone Witch, #3) book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • fiction
  • young adult
"It was hard work, killing nightmares."

-Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass (The Bone Witch, #3)

"Karma is a sweet, unforgiving mistress."

-Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass (The Bone Witch, #3)

"Guilt feels heavier on good men's shoulders."

-Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass (The Bone Witch, #3)

"Our value changes depending on how we perceive our worth."

-Rin Chupeco, The Shadowglass (The Bone Witch, #3)

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15. Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1

By: James Tynion IV

4.16

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

When children begin to go missing in the town of Archer’s Peak, all hope seems lost until a mysteri… read more

Similar categories in James Tynion IV's Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1 book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • fiction
  • horror
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16. Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)

By: Katherine Arden

4.01

Format: 218 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debu… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Arden's Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1) book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
"You might get to know characters in books, Ollie thought, but getting to know a human was an entirely different thing."

-Katherine Arden, Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)

"You don't waste October sunshine. Soon the old autumn sun would bed down in cloud blankets and there would be weeks of gray rain before it finally decided to snow."

-Katherine Arden, Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)

"Other than her homework, Ollie was carrying Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini, a broken-spined paperback that she'd dug out of he dad's bookshelves. She mostly liked it. Peter Blood outsmarted everyon…"

-Katherine Arden, Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)

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17. The Book Eaters

By: Sunyi Dean

3.64

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

Out on the Yorkshire Moors lives a secret line of people for whom books are food, and who retain al… read more

Similar categories in Sunyi Dean's The Book Eaters book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • fiction
  • horror
"None of us are truly good,"

-Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters

"Love has no cost for our children. Living or dead, here or gone."

-Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters

"How did one give shape to absence? Fill a black hole with light?"

-Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters

"I am not those people and I’m also not me. I can’t ever be me, I’m too full of other lives."

-Sunyi Dean, The Book Eaters

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18. The Lake

By: Natasha Preston

3.42

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

Hot on the heels of The Twin, the undisputed queen of YA thrillers is back with a scary and suspens… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Preston's The Lake book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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19. The Devil and the Dark Water

By: Stuart Turton

3.84

Format: 463 pages, Hardcover

A murder on the high seas. A detective duo. A demon who may or may not exist. It's 1634 and Samu… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Turton's The Devil and the Dark Water book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Anger makes good men stubborn and stubborn men petty."

-Stuart Turton, The Devil and the Dark Water

"You’re as dense as the mountains you were carved out of."

-Stuart Turton, The Devil and the Dark Water

"Courage isn't an absence of fear, it's the light we find when fear is all there is."

-Stuart Turton, The Devil and the Dark Water

"Marriage is an inconvenient convenience. It’s the shackle we accept for our safety."

-Stuart Turton, The Devil and the Dark Water

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20. Mooncakes

By: Suzanne Walker

3.83

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

A story of love and demons, family and witchcraft. Nova Huang knows more about magic than your a… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Walker's Mooncakes book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • fiction
  • young adult
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21. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

By: Roshani Chokshi

3.70

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

A sumptuous, gothic-infused story about a marriage that is unraveled by dark secrets, a friendship … read more

Similar categories in Roshani Chokshi's The Last Tale of the Flower Bride book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
"Whatever you have let me know of you, I have loved, and still love."

-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

"We looked less like two distinct beings and more like a torn reflection."

-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

"Look how I will carve myself to fit into your life. Who will not do less?"

-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

"I was left with everything and nothing. I was free and forever trapped. I was a multitude of blues."

-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

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22. Servant Mage

By: Kate Elliott

3.58

Format: 164 pages, Hardcover

Fellian is a Lamplighter, able to provide illumination through magic. A group of rebel Monarchists … read more

Similar categories in Kate Elliott's Servant Mage book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
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23. Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark

By: Ulla Thynell

3.85

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A deluxe volume of 16 traditional Nordic folk tales that is sure to impress any fan of cultural and… read more

Similar categories in Ulla Thynell's Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • childrens
  • fiction
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24. The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)

By: Nghi Vo

3.95

Format: 119 pages, Kindle Edition

A young royal from the far north is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of… read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1) book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • fiction
"Angry mothers raise daughters fierce enough to fight wolves."

-Nghi Vo, The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)

"[,,,] if you want to understand people who have gone, that's what you look at, isn't it? Their offal. Their leavings."

-Nghi Vo, The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)

"The abbey at Singing Hills would say that if a record cannot be perfect, it should at least be present. Better for it to exist than for it to be perfect and only in your mind."

-Nghi Vo, The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)

"... He was unimportant, the least of In-yo's spies and couriers, but—" Almost Brilliant fluttered her wings in the dying light. "I understand. I will remember Sukai for you, and so will my children a…"

-Nghi Vo, The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)

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25. Dead Silence

By: S.A. Barnes

3.80

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

Titanic meets The Shining in S.A. Barnes’ Dead Silence, a SF horror novel in which a woman and her … read more

Similar categories in S.A. Barnes's Dead Silence book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
"Silence has a different quality to it when you're the only one left alive. It's thicker. Heavier somehow."

-S.A. Barnes, Dead Silence

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26. Bloom

By: Kevin Panetta

3.91

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away over rising dough and… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Panetta's Bloom book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • fiction
  • young adult
"Jeez! Why is my family manhandling me at this wedding?"

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

"Maybe just...Don't try to be what you think you should be. Be what you love."

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

"Got 'em! Comfortable shoes! Oh my God. They're like pillows. I hate high heels."

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

"...what does he think is going to happen? An angel will just fall from the sky?"

-Kevin Panetta, Bloom

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27. Hollow

By: Shannon Watters

4.02

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

From Shannon Watters, the co-creator of the bestselling worldwide phenomenon Lumberjanes, and co-wr… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Watters's Hollow book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • horror
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28. Pumpkinheads

By: Rainbow Rowell

4.03

Format: 209 pages, Hardcover

In Pumpkinheads author Rainbow Rowell and artist Faith Erin Hicks have teamed up to create this ten… read more

Similar categories in Rainbow Rowell's Pumpkinheads book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • fiction
  • young adult
"...I'm your friend. And friends don't let friends live small lives."

-Rainbow Rowell, Pumpkinheads

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29. The Monster of Elendhaven

By: Jennifer Giesbrecht

3.55

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The city of Elendhaven sulks on the edge of the ocean. Wracked by plague, abandoned by the South, s… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Giesbrecht's The Monster of Elendhaven book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • fiction
  • horror
"Johann grinned. "Right. So what's the prognosis, sweetheart?"

-Jennifer Giesbrecht, The Monster of Elendhaven

"Monster was the best, his favorite word. The first half was a kiss, the second a hiss."

-Jennifer Giesbrecht, The Monster of Elendhaven

"Unwise to dream of death in a world where someone has the power to make those dreams come true."

-Jennifer Giesbrecht, The Monster of Elendhaven

"If Johann was going to be a Thing with a name, then from now on he would be a Thing with power, too."

-Jennifer Giesbrecht, The Monster of Elendhaven

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30. The Path of Thorns

By: A.G. Slatter

4.00

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

Alone in the world, Asher Todd travels to the remote estate of Morwood Grange to become governess t… read more

Similar categories in A.G. Slatter's The Path of Thorns book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • horror
"I shake myself, feel the past cascade from my shoulders."

-A.G. Slatter, The Path of Thorns

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31. Reef of Death

By: Paul Zindel

3.64

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

P.C. McPhee, in Australia to help his uncle solve an underwater mystery involving buried treasure, … read more

Similar categories in Paul Zindel's Reef of Death book and Paul Zindel's Reef of Death

  • mystery thriller
  • childrens
  • science fiction fantasy
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • monsters
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller

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Max Hawthorne

4.03

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Peter Benchley

3.00

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4.15

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Martha Wells

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Seanan McGuire

4.09

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