Exciting adult books perfect for teens who love to be thrilled and chilled.

Amazonia
by James Rollins
A one-armed Special Forces agent goes missing in the Amazon jungle only to reappear with two healthy limbs in this gritty adventure. ADULT FIC ROLLINS, J

Cold Springs
by Rick Riordan
A grief-stricken teacher gives up all to work at a special school when murder, drug abuse, and tough love combine in a powerful story. ADULT FIC RIORDAN, R

Courting Trouble
by Lisa Scottoline
A female lawyer with a troubled past returns from vacation to face news of her own death in this case of murder and mistaken identity. ADULT FIC SCOTTOLINE

Lethal Genes
By Linda Grant
A simple case of burglary and vandalism at the U.C. Berkeley campus turns lethal, as people start dying over…corn? A female detective and her teenaged niece get caught up in the dark side of academics, and learn some of the more unusual dangers you can face in a greenhouse. ADULT M GRANT, L

Monkeewrench
by P.J. Tracy
A computer game that enables one to play detective in a series of gruesome murders goes horribly wrong when someone begins playing the game for real. ADULT FIC TRACY, P

Scott Free
by John Gilstrap
After his plane crashes, Scott thinks that the wolves and cold are the only threats until he encounters a strange and frightening man. ADULT FIC GILSTRAP, J

Still Life With Crows
by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Town controversy over possible selection as the site for experiments involving genetically altered corn is stilled by a series of bizarre murders. ADULT FIC PRESTON, D

Utopia
by Lincoln Child
Rides at the world's most technologically advanced theme park malfunction, held hostage by techno-criminals. ADULT FIC CHILD, L

Vampire Bytes
By Linda Grant
Vampire games, ranging from computers to live action, get all mixed up and a computer game designer is found drained of blood. Is someone taking the game too far, or is there something else going on? A female detective and her teenaged niece try to solve the blood puzzle. ADULT M GRANT, L

The Vanished Man
by Jeffrey Deaver
Magic and murder combine at a prestigious music school, as an irascible detective is brought in to solve the case. ADULT FIC DEAVER, J

13 April 2006