16 Best suspense books like Killing Time by Brenna Ehrlich

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Killing Time

By: Brenna Ehrlich

3.28

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Summer in Ferry, Connecticut, has always meant long, lazy days at the beach and wild nights partyin…

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1. #MURDERTRENDING

By: Gretchen McNeil

4.88

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

WELCOME TO THE NEAR FUTURE, where good and honest 8/18 citizens can enjoy watching the executions o… read more

Similar categories in Gretchen McNeil's #MURDERTRENDING book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

2. Rumor Game

By: Dhonielle Clayton , Sona Charaipotra

3.83

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

Disney has bought Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton's Rumor Game, a contemporary YA that follo… read more

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3. All These Bodies

By: Kendare Blake

3.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Sixteen bloodless bodies. Two teenagers. One impossible explanation. Summer 1958—a string of mur… read more

Similar categories in Kendare Blake's All These Bodies book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"All these bodies without blood,"

-Kendare Blake, All These Bodies

"I always thought that about Marie. That the trauma had aged her. Took the life out and left something else behind."

-Kendare Blake, All These Bodies

"The road was hard-packed with snow, and the air was crisp and clean. Orange light flickered in the trees from the fire someone had started by the shore but we’d have been able to see without it: out …"

-Kendare Blake, All These Bodies

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4. 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 Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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5. The Legacies

By: Jessica Goodman

3.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Old money. New secrets. One killer party. Scoring an invitation for membership to the exclusive … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Goodman's The Legacies book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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6. Two Truths and a Lie

By: April Henry

3.36

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

A group of teens are trapped in an old motel with a murderer in this chilling YA mystery by New Yor… read more

Similar categories in April Henry's Two Truths and a Lie book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"I'm not just ignoring you, I'm waiting to see if you'll put in the effort to talk to me."

-April Henry, Two Truths and a Lie

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7. These Deadly Games

By: Diana Urban

3.69

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Let’s play a game. You have 24 hours to win. If you break my rules, she dies. If you call the po… read more

Similar categories in Diana Urban's These Deadly Games book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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8. It Will End Like This

By: Kyra Leigh

3.40

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Cheerleaders and Sadie comes a psychological thriller that reminds us that in real … read more

Similar categories in Kyra Leigh's It Will End Like This book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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9. The Summer She Went Missing

By: Chelsea Ichaso

3.68

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Last summer, they searched for Audrey Covington. This summer, they'll search for the truth. Paige R… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Ichaso's The Summer She Went Missing book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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10. A Long Stretch of Bad Days

By: Mindy McGinnis

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Lydia Chass doesn’t mind living in a small town; she just doesn’t want to die in one. A lifetime of… read more

Similar categories in Mindy McGinnis's A Long Stretch of Bad Days book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"The action is wrong. But the person committing it is a breathing, thinking, living, feeling human being. And I can tell you that most of the time where there's violence, there's fear- and it's not on…"

-Mindy McGinnis, A Long Stretch of Bad Days

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11. Girl Forgotten

By: April Henry

3.67

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Piper Gray starts a true-crime podcast investigating a seventeen-year-old cold case.  Seventeen … read more

Similar categories in April Henry's Girl Forgotten book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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12. The Summer We Forgot

By: Caroline George

3.64

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Caroline George once again transports readers with lush, evocative prose, leading them to ask the q… read more

Similar categories in Caroline George's The Summer We Forgot book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"We all feel eloquence we can’t put into words."

-Caroline George, The Summer We Forgot

"Nostalgia makes hallowed ground from mundane places."

-Caroline George, The Summer We Forgot

"In the pursuit of perfection, I forgot I was already enough."

-Caroline George, The Summer We Forgot

"The people we welcome into our beginnings influence where we go"

-Caroline George, The Summer We Forgot

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13. Tell Me What Really Happened

By: Chelsea Sedoti

3.44

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

There are stories about the woods around Salvation Creek, about the people who have gone missing. N… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Sedoti's Tell Me What Really Happened book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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14. They're Watching You

By: Chelsea Ichaso

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When a secret society has you in their sights, it can lead to power, privilege... or death. It's… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Ichaso's They're Watching You book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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15. The Night She Went Missing

By: Kristen Bird

3.63

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

"A great new voice in suspense...Perfect for fans of Big Little Lies who thrive on stories of decei… read more

Similar categories in Kristen Bird's The Night She Went Missing book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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16. Dig Two Graves

By: Gretchen McNeil

3.45

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

I did my part, BFF. Now it’s your turn. Seventeen-year-old film noir fan Neve Lanier is a girl w… read more

Similar categories in Gretchen McNeil's Dig Two Graves book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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17. Bright Ruined Things

By: Samantha Cohoe

3.47

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The only life Mae has ever known is on the island, living on the charity of the wealthy Prosper fam… read more

Similar categories in Samantha Cohoe's Bright Ruined Things book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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18. Very Bad People

By: Kit Frick

3.38

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In this dark academia young adult thriller for fans of The Female of the Species and People Like Us… read more

Similar categories in Kit Frick's Very Bad People book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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19. Live Your Best Lie (Like Me Block You)

By: Jessie Weaver

3.53

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes the prettiest Instagram feeds hide the darkest—and bloodiest—secrets.Social media influen… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Weaver's Live Your Best Lie (Like Me Block You) book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1) by Chad Lucas

20. Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)

By: Chad Lucas

4.22

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A moving middle-grade debut for anyone who’s ever felt like they don’t belong. Brian has always … read more

Similar categories in Chad Lucas's Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1) book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"And mayonnaise is the whitest food."

-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)

"...you can love someone an awful lot and hurt them all the same"

-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)

"What? Oh.’ My cheeks went warm. ‘I did it without thinking..’ Mom smiled. ‘I know. You do that sometimes, until you get self-conscious and stop. But you don’t need to hide the things that make you ha…"

-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)

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21. Never Coming Home

By: Kate Williams

3.49

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The beach read you have been dying for! When ten of America's hottest teenage influencers are invit… read more

Similar categories in Kate Williams's Never Coming Home book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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22. Friends Like These

By: Jennifer Lynn Alvarez

3.74

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Twisted secrets that will have readers guessing with every flip of the page. Perfect for fans of GO… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Lynn Alvarez's Friends Like These book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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23. The Debutantes

By: Olivia Worley

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Jessica Goodman meets The Agathas in this taut, twisty YA thriller set in the glittering world of M… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Worley's The Debutantes book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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24. I'm the Girl

By: Courtney Summers

3.39

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

The new groundbreaking queer thriller from New York Times bestselling and Edgar-award Winning autho… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Summers's I'm the Girl book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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25. This Is Why We Lie

By: Gabriella Lepore

3.58

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Everyone in Gardiners Bay has a secret. When Jenna Dallas and Adam Cole find Colleen O'Dell's bo… read more

Similar categories in Gabriella Lepore's This Is Why We Lie book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"Turns out blood isn't thicker than water, after all. All of us here, we're in this together. We'll go down in flames, together, too. A burning inferno. Screaming in the night about the things that ca…"

-Gabriella Lepore, This Is Why We Lie

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26. Dead End Girls

By: Wendy Heard

3.79

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In one week, Maude will be dead. At least, that’s what she wants everyone to think. After years of … read more

Similar categories in Wendy Heard's Dead End Girls book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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27. Lies My Memory Told Me

By: Sacha Wunsch

3.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A psychological mystery in a world where memories can be shared—and one girl can’t trust any of the… read more

Similar categories in Sacha Wunsch's Lies My Memory Told Me book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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28. Breath Like Water

By: Anna Jarzab

3.88

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Susannah Ramos has always loved the water. A swimmer whose early talent made her a world champion, … read more

Similar categories in Anna Jarzab's Breath Like Water book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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29. You Should Have Seen This Coming

By: Shani Michelle

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A teen girl who sees visions of the past must use her gift to save a kidnapped classmate in Shani M… read more

Similar categories in Shani Michelle's You Should Have Seen This Coming book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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30. The Champions

By: Kara Thomas

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Cheerleaders comes another dark YA thriller set in the same town of Sunnybro… read more

Similar categories in Kara Thomas's The Champions book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"she's Team Football and not Team Hadley."

-Kara Thomas, The Champions

"Ms. Martinelli would tell her life story to a baked potato"

-Kara Thomas, The Champions

"No matter how many stories I know that have ended the same way, it's still impossible to accept."

-Kara Thomas, The Champions

"He delivers the verdict with a gravity that suggests I asked to cook crystal meth in the back office."

-Kara Thomas, The Champions

Cover of Killing Time by Brenna Ehrlich

31. Killing Time

By: Brenna Ehrlich

3.28

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Summer in Ferry, Connecticut, has always meant long, lazy days at the beach and wild nights partyin… read more

Similar categories in Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time book and Brenna Ehrlich's Killing Time

  • mystery thriller
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

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All These Bodies

Kendare Blake

3.27

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Missing Clarissa

Ripley Jones

3.49

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How to Find a Missing Girl

Victoria Wlosok

3.65

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3.49

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Diana Urban

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