# 9th grade books about mystery and detective stories

**7** books commonly assigned to 9th grade students in US schools that explore mystery and detective stories. Every title's grade range covers 9th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** 9th grade  ·  **Theme:** mystery and detective stories
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## 9th grade mystery and detective stories reading list

- [Good Girl's Guide to Murder](https://readinglist.school/book/good-girls-guide-to-murder) by Holly Jackson _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2019)_
- [One of Us Is Lying](https://readinglist.school/book/one-of-us-is-lying) by Karen M. McManus _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2014)_
- [Plague Year](https://readinglist.school/book/plague-year) by Stephanie S. Tolan _(Grades 9–12 · pub 1990)_
- [The Haunting](https://readinglist.school/book/the-haunting) by Joan Lowery Nixon _(Grades 6–9 · pub 1998)_
- [The Man in the Woods](https://readinglist.school/book/the-man-in-the-woods) by Rosemary Wells _(Grades 9–12 · pub 1984)_
- [Truly Devious](https://readinglist.school/book/truly-devious) by Maureen Johnson _(Grades 9–12 · pub 2018)_
- [Whispers from the Dead](https://readinglist.school/book/whispers-from-the-dead) by Joan Lowery Nixon _(Grades 6–9 · pub 1989)_

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