Whodunit: Murder, Mayhem, and Mystery

Ann Dávila Cardinal is a novelist and Director of Recruitment for Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) where she also earned her MFA in Writing. She is author of Five Midnights (Tor Teen), a novel based on the el Cuco myth set against the backdrop of modern-day Puerto Rico. Five friends cursed. Five deadly fates. Five nights of retribución. If Lupe Dávila and Javier Utierre can survive each other’s company, together they can solve a series of grisly murders sweeping though Puerto Rico. But the clues lead them out of the real world and into the realm of myths and legends. And if they want to catch the killer, they'll have to step into the shadows to see what's lurking there―murderer, or monster? Juliana Baggott calls Five Midnights, “A frightening, fast-paced thriller.”

Diana Peterfreund is the author of 13 books for adults, teens, and children, including the Secret Society Girl series, the Killer Unicorn series, For Darkness Shows the Stars, and Omega City. Her books have been named in Amazon’s Best Books of the Year. In the Hall with the Knife (Amulet Books) is the first installment of Diana Peterfreund’s YA trilogy based on the board game CLUE! There’s a storm, an elite prep school nestled in the woods of Maine and a death -- and everybody is hiding something. The case starts with a motley crew of students stranded on campus with their headmaster. Hours later, his body is found in the conservatory and it’s very clear his death was no accident. With this group of students nothing is as it seems and everyone has a motive for murder. Fans of the CLUE board game and cult classic film will delight in Peterfreund’s modern reimagining of the brand, its characters, and the dark, magnificent old mansion with secrets hidden within its walls. Kirkus noted that "Fans of CLUE and murder-mystery aficionados are equally well served . . . Ingeniously plotted and vastly entertaining."

Maureen Johnson is the bestselling author of several novels, including 13 Little Blue Envelopes, the Truly Devious series, the Suite Scarlett series, and the Shades of London series. She has also written collaborative works such as Let It Snow with John Green and Lauren Myracle and The Bane Chronicles with Cassandra Clare and Sarah Rees Brennan. Truly Devious: A Mystery (Katherine Tegen Books) weaves a delicate tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a striking new series. And in The Vanishing Stair (Katherine Tegen Books), Maureen Johnson's second novel in the Truly Devious series, there are more twists and turns than Stevie Bell can imagine.