Find authors writing about your favorite tropes and themes
Select one of the topics below to get a list of matching authors
Top authors writing young adult crime
Kyle Keyes
100 ratings 4.32 ·
crime · drama · fiction · mystery · epic · book · contemporary · young-adult · action-adventure · suspense · psychological · new-adult · dark · transgressive-mc · middle-grade · cults · thriller · humor · spirituality · fantasy
Go to Kyle Keyes's page ❯
T.L. Payne
135 ratings 4.29 ·
post-apocalyptic · dystopia · fiction · book · sci-fi · young-adult · apocalyptic · horror · suspense · action-adventure · kidnapping · crime · terrorism · survival · audiobook · violent-conflict · death · contemporary · war · adult
Go to T.L. Payne's page ❯
Robin Stevens
189 ratings 4.27 ·
historical-fiction · law-enforcement · murder · fiction · middle-grade · children · young-adult · action-adventure · crime · mystery · friendship · boarding-school · historical · children-books · book · whodunit · audiobook · killer · female-author · cozy
Go to Robin Stevens's page ❯
Holly Jackson
179 ratings 4.24 ·
book · thriller · contemporary · young-adult · fiction · murder · crime · suspense · killer · audiobook · mystery · whodunit · horror · law-enforcement · female-author · realistic · racism · dark · high-school · female-mc
Go to Holly Jackson's page ❯
Mark Walden
170 ratings 4.21 ·
fiction · sci-fi · book · young-adult · action-adventure · children-books · middle-grade · super-powered · political-intrigue · espionage · mystery · children · friendship · crime · audiobook · dystopia · humor · boarding-school · urban-fantasy · contemporary
Go to Mark Walden's page ❯
Robert Muchamore
481 ratings 4.20 ·
action-adventure · young-adult · book · fiction · thriller · law-enforcement · espionage · political-intrigue · children · crime · contemporary · mystery · middle-grade · humor · realistic · suspense · children-books · high-school · male-mc · teens
Go to Robert Muchamore's page ❯
J.M. Darhower
346 ratings 4.19 ·
new-adult · romance · contemporary · fiction · book · crime · alpha-mc · organized-crime · angst · mystery · drama · young-adult · dark · forbidden-love · suspense · action-adventure · family · steamy · anti-hero · abuse
Go to J.M. Darhower's page ❯
Ally Carter
585 ratings 4.10 ·
book · contemporary · fiction · young-adult · mystery · action-adventure · realistic · espionage · political-intrigue · romance · friendship · womens-fiction · middle-grade · female-mc · suspense · crime · high-school · humor · teens · family
Go to Ally Carter's page ❯
Dot Hutchison
130 ratings 4.05 ·
audiobook · fiction · contemporary · horror · book · dark · killer · law-enforcement · serial-killers · murder · psychological · suspense · mystery · thriller · crime · drama · friendship · kidnapping · young-adult · abuse
Go to Dot Hutchison's page ❯
Julie Campbell
126 ratings 4.05 ·
fiction · mystery · children · action-adventure · young-adult · children-books · book · middle-grade · historical-fiction · crime · literary · classics · law-enforcement · friendship · audiobook · contemporary · female-author · cozy · humor · fantasy
Go to Julie Campbell's page ❯
Sarah Brianne
158 ratings 4.03 ·
alpha-mc · dark · fiction · organized-crime · romance · crime · book · contemporary · steamy · new-adult · mystery · abuse · drama · audiobook · angst · university · enemies-to-lovers · young-adult · age-gap · insta-love
Go to Sarah Brianne's page ❯
Ellie Marney
110 ratings 4.03 ·
fiction · young-adult · book · mystery · crime · romance · contemporary · law-enforcement · friendship · family · action-adventure · suspense · realistic · female-mc · killer · lgbtq · thriller · historical · coming-of-age · murder
Go to Ellie Marney's page ❯
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
310 ratings 4.00 ·
historical · gothic · fantasy · mystery · historical-fiction · magical-realism · fiction · suspense · action-adventure · horror · drama · audiobook · literary-fiction · 20th-century · book · dark · young-adult · crime · urban-fantasy · violent-conflict
Go to Carlos Ruiz Zafón's page ❯
Ashley Elston
115 ratings 3.98 ·
fiction · book · friendship · contemporary · family · young-adult · high-school · realistic · suspense · crime · audiobook · romance · mystery · drama · coming-of-age · law-enforcement · killer · female-mc · action-adventure · multi-pov
Go to Ashley Elston's page ❯
Alan Bradley
329 ratings 3.97 ·
historical-fiction · law-enforcement · fiction · murder · suspense · action-adventure · historical · cozy · crime · mystery · whodunit · audiobook · killer · children · young-adult · thriller · humor · book · 20th-century · female-mc
Go to Alan Bradley's page ❯
Elle Cosimano
160 ratings 3.93 ·
book · fiction · contemporary · mystery · romance · suspense · murder · crime · paranormal · young-adult · action-adventure · killer · urban-fantasy · supernatural · friendship · audiobook · female-mc · realistic · magic · humor
Go to Elle Cosimano's page ❯
April Henry
269 ratings 3.88 ·
suspense · fiction · book · crime · mystery · young-adult · contemporary · audiobook · law-enforcement · action-adventure · realistic · thriller · female-mc · murder · family · horror · friendship · killer · survival · death
Go to April Henry's page ❯
Karen M. McManus
266 ratings 3.88 ·
fiction · mystery · killer · murder · contemporary · young-adult · crime · friendship · audiobook · suspense · high-school · book · law-enforcement · thriller · realistic · whodunit · multi-pov · family · horror · coming-of-age
Go to Karen M. McManus's page ❯
Kara Thomas
144 ratings 3.86 ·
fiction · mystery · crime · book · law-enforcement · young-adult · suspense · high-school · realistic · murder · killer · friendship · contemporary · audiobook · family · thriller · female-mc · psychological · drama · horror
Go to Kara Thomas's page ❯
Sara Shepard
913 ratings 3.86 ·
fiction · young-adult · contemporary · suspense · book · mystery · womens-fiction · realistic · murder · drama · crime · high-school · law-enforcement · friendship · female-mc · audiobook · romance · killer · female-author · multi-pov
Go to Sara Shepard's page ❯
Kady Cross
151 ratings 3.85 ·
book · paranormal · young-adult · supernatural · fiction · mystery · romance · steampunk · sci-fi · urban-fantasy · action-adventure · industrial-era · magic · historical-fiction · historical · victorian · crime · dystopia · death · friendship
Go to Kady Cross's page ❯
Y.S. Lee
102 ratings 3.85 ·
crime · fiction · mystery · young-adult · action-adventure · poc-mc · historical · historical-fiction · female-author · steampunk · female-mc · romance · realistic · industrial-era · audiobook · political-intrigue · espionage · law-enforcement · victorian · regency
Go to Y.S. Lee's page ❯
Barry Lyga
319 ratings 3.84 ·- Time Will Tell by Barry Lyga
- Don't Turn Out the Lights: A Tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Barry Lyga
- The Hive by Barry Lyga
- The Flash: Green Arrow's Perfect Shot (Crossover Crisis #1) (The Flash: Crossover Crisis) by Barry Lyga
- MARVEL's Avengers: Infinity War: Thanos: Titan Consumed by Barry Lyga
fiction · young-adult · book · mystery · crime · contemporary · realistic · male-mc · horror · suspense · audiobook · high-school · family · thriller · drama · murder · friendship · action-adventure · dark · serial-killers
Go to Barry Lyga's page ❯
Amy Engel
104 ratings 3.84 ·
audiobook · fiction · family · book · suspense · drama · female-mc · murder · contemporary · action-adventure · young-adult · horror · new-adult · mystery · thriller · crime · literary-fiction · coming-of-age · apocalyptic · dark
Go to Amy Engel's page ❯
Sidney Sheldon
632 ratings 3.79 ·
fiction · suspense · mystery · crime · drama · thriller · book · contemporary · action-adventure · audiobook · young-adult · law-enforcement · political-intrigue · literary · classics · murder · womens-fiction · conspiracies · female-mc · literary-fiction
Go to Sidney Sheldon's page ❯
Kimberly McCreight
172 ratings 3.73 ·
suspense · book · fiction · contemporary · thriller · psychological · family · mystery · audiobook · friendship · young-adult · crime · death · killer · horror · secrets · drama · murder · dark · multi-pov
Go to Kimberly McCreight's page ❯
Kevin Brooks
196 ratings 3.69 ·
young-adult · fiction · contemporary · realistic · book · mystery · action-adventure · crime · teens · drama · suspense · high-school · dark · mental-illness · male-mc · coming-of-age · romance · family · psychological · killer
Go to Kevin Brooks's page ❯
Gretchen McNeil
166 ratings 3.68 ·
fiction · young-adult · horror · book · contemporary · mystery · suspense · high-school · killer · crime · dark · friendship · thriller · action-adventure · survival · law-enforcement · audiobook · death · lgbtq · supernatural
Go to Gretchen McNeil's page ❯