School Thrillers

It's just a voice plucked from the air: 'The American wants a hundred million dollars'. For what? Who from? It's 1996, and the Soviets are long gone. But now there's a new enemy. In an apartment in Hamburg, a group of smartly-dressed young Saudis are planning something big. In the morning they...

Jack Reacher teams up with Frances Neagley again in the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling action-packed thriller. It's just a voice plucked from the air: 'The American wants a hundred million dollars'. For what? Who from? It's 1996, and the Soviets are long gone. But now there's a new enemy. In an...

I’m Lucy, and I have a secret I have a beautiful home that I’m desperate to escape. But that’s not my secret. I tell my friends I’ve never wanted children when I always have. But that’s not my secret. My husband is a celebrated surgeon who tries to control me. But that’s not my secret. Adele knows. Once upon a time, I knew everything about her and she knew everything about me. Best friends forever. But now our secret is beginning to surface. I can trust her more than anyone. We made a pact. And she’s never do anything to hurt me. Would she?

First comes gossip … then comes revenge. When single mum Lola Martinez’s son, Luca, starts school, she feels that she’ll never fit in with the yummy mummies in the playground. Confident, married to wealthy men, with ample free time, they are everything she isn’t. However, Lola is invited...

How far would you go to protect your children? For parents living in the beautiful coastal town of Pacific Pines, all their hopes and dreams are pinned on the outcome of the annual Gala Day hosted by St Ignatius Boys' School. To be accepted into the prestigious institution, their sons must...

Eve Mallow is delighted when she’s asked to cater Founders’ Day at Southwood School. It’s the best–and most secretive–school for miles around, and Eve can’t wait to see what it’s really like. But when she arrives, the atmosphere is far from scholarly. Natalie Somerson, ex-pupil and professional gossip, is the guest of honor, but nobody seems to want her there...especially when her speech stirs up an old scandal about a secret love affair. So why was she invited?

Uncover secrets, devastating betrayals, and a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels in the worldwide bestselling series, Night School. Over 2 million copies sold, translated into 25 languages and soon to be an international TV series. Allie Sheridan's world is falling apart. Her brother's...

School is supposed to be a place for learning... But what if some halls hide secrets no one talks about? What if the lost-and-found doesn't just collect forgotten backpacks... but forgotten people? What if the final bell doesn't always mean the school day is over? And what if one key could unlock a part of the building that was never meant to be found? In **13 Scary School Ghost Stories for Kids & Teens I **, thirteen original ghost stories transform ordinary school days into unforgettable mysteries.

Is Lemony Snicket a detective or a smoke detector? Do you smell smoke? Young apprentice Lemony Snicket is investigating a case of arson but soon finds himself enveloped in the ever-increasing mystery that haunts the town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea. Who is setting the fires? What secrets are hidden in the Department of Education? Why are so many schoolchildren in danger? Is it all the work of the notorious villain Hangfire? How could you even ask that?

Na de Grote Storm verschijnt plotseling De Duistere School in Kraaidorp, en als kinderen een voor een verdwijnen, is het aan de twaalfjarige Quinten om het mysterie te ontrafelen. Deel 1 van 4.

Brought to you by Penguin. Karen M. McManus, the internationally bestselling YA thriller author of One of Us Is Lying, is back with a brand-new murder-mystery – you won’t be able to resist Such Charming Liars. When mother-daughter con artists set out on their final heist before cleaning up...

Every October, the school where I work takes a trip to a local farm to pet the animals and search for the perfect Halloween pumpkin. This year is even more special, as my daughter, Claire, is coming. She’s so excited, and we really need some fun time together after what we’ve been through.

'Absolutely stunning . . . thrilling and unique' - Gillian Flynn 'Creepy, provocative and wildly entertaining' - Emma Stonex 'A banger!' - Chelsea G Summers 'Fantastic . . . compelling . . . wonderful' - The Observer Welcome to The Centre. You'll never be the same . . . Anisa Ellahi spends her...

Uncover secrets, devastating betrayals, and a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels in the third book in the worldwide bestselling series, Night School. Over 2 million copies sold, translated into 25 languages and soon to be an international TV series. Cimmeria Academy's solid walls have...

I wasn't always like this, you know - paranoid, temperamental, vindictive. I mean, sure, I've always been a bit....high strung. But, I never used to stalk my therapist patients. Or yell at them. Or hold them captive in my garage. No, all of that started after the incidents at Lonesome Woods Boarding School. And I'm not talking about the school shooter. This was something far more insidious - something....infectious. Like a cancerous disease that tore through the student body, rotting young hearts one by one.

Was bist du bereit dafür zu tun, zur Elite zu gehören? Eine tote Schülerin, ein belastendes Tagebuch und eine Clique unter Verdacht. Für alle Fans von »A Good Girl's Guide to Murder« und »Tote Mädchen lügen nicht« Jeder möchte Teil der elitären Clique rund um Zack Thrasher sein. Jodi...

The BRAND NEW pulse-pounding psychological thriller from BESTSELLER M. A. Hunter. 📚🩸 It’s always a risk when you go searching for trouble, because sometimes trouble will hunt you back. I never thought I’d come back here… to this island. To this school… As a student, Meridian...

Lily Ellsworth--erect, firm, white-haired, and stylish--is the grand dame of Dowling, Massachusetts, and possesses an iron will and a bottomless purse. When she hires Spenser to investigate her grandson Jared Clark's alleged involvement in a school shooting, Spenser is led into an inquiry that...

As construction begins on the Golden Apple Amusement Park, Aaron Peterson is becoming increasingly worried about his father. Working late nights in his study, Aaron's dad seems to be fraying at the edges - pushing, and sometimes breaking, the laws of engineering with his new schematics. And with the added pressure he's under to complete the park by this summer, Aaron can't help but feel his father's inventions are doomed to end in tragedy once again.

You know it's too late when you hear howling in the woods. On one cool October night as three young boys approach the old haunted Indian Boarding school in Mount Pleasant, Michigan they start to feel something watching them from the darkness. Just as they begin to stare at each other nervously, they hear a strange howling echoing from the woods in front of the school. Do they stay and explore? Or do they go home before they find out what is making the noise?