hey there! im 14 and i would like to start reading some murder/ crime books, i am able to handle blood and graphic gore (at least description wise) but my parents will not let me read anything with drug use or sexual content⌠(for good reason) but i cant find anything that is as mature as i want it to be on the murder side and doesnât contain crazy sexual content or other stuffâŚ
any suggestions?
Iâm not sure if thereâs anything in it. You may want to look it up to be sure. But my sisters like the lunar chronicles! itâs not really a murder but itâs a older fantasy. Idk sorry.
ooh! sounds good! tysm for suggesting those!
Your welcome! There not murder but theyâre really good!
I really like the A Good Girlâs Guide to Murder series! and thereâs another book by the same author called The Reappearance of Rachel Price, which is also super good.
I also like the One Of Us Is Lying series :)
ok awesome! ill look into it!
Have you read the original Sherlock Holmes books by Arthur Conan Doyle?
I remember reading the Scythe series by Neal Shusterman when I was that age. Not necessarily true crime but there are some fantasy murder mystery components, plus itâs more mature without sexual content or drugs
My favourite genre of books is murder/mystery/crime and I could give you a whole list of authors suited to adults, but probably contain some of the subjects your parents donât yet want to expose you to. The good news is, some of these authors, have also started to write murder/mystery/crime novels suited to young adults. The 2 authors that immediately come to mind are James Patterson and Kathy Reich. They both have young adult murder/mystery/crime novels that I believe would be appropriate for you (although I havenât read them myself).
Perhaps if you went to your local library and asked the librarian what was available and popular with young adults, they could give you some recommendations. That way you could try a few different authors without having to buy something that you donât enjoy. 
tysm!
My sister loves those books!(a good girls guide to murder)
Also my sisterâs love the hunger games! Itâs not a murder but itâs really good but you may want to look it up incase.
my friend is a HUGE hg fan! (only bc of finnick LOL) thx for the rec!
Okay, I will say, One of Us is Lying or in general Karenâs (the author) books, are mysteries, but at the same time have a lot of romance themes in them. The series is good if you like that, and like twists & different points of view are nice, but if you arenât a big romance fan, you may not like it. (I have almost all of her books, and read 3 out of the 8 books sheâs written. The One of Us is Lying is a trilogy, and I currently donât know if her book âThe Cousinsâ is a MM bc Iâm currently in the middle of it. BUT âOne can keep a secretâ is an excellent book that is MM. It has a lot of âoh I have a crushâ but it honestly isnât as bad of romance as One of Us is Lying.) Gosh that was a lot of typing.
And the romance goes as far as touching, kissing, and mentions (like a line) of what happened.
i do not mind romance as long as its not graphic (IYKYK) but they do sound good so ill check the ones you rec. out to!
I LOVED The reappearance of Rachel Price! It was extremely good, definitely recommend
You should try reading the wings of fire series(one of my favorite books) and for the crime itâs kind of a childrenâs book but if you like spy stuff you should try the city spies. (Sry if these arenât the type of book you want and if these are to kiddish) Hope these are good books!
Edit: now that I think of it in wings of fire it has a little bit or sexual thing I think but not much.
What about Agatha Christieâs books? I love Miss Marple and Poirot
What about Patricia Cornwell?
Yes, I love Patricia Cornwell also. Iâm just not sure theyâre suited to a young teen reader. 
Right, I wasnât thinking about it. However, I was reduced to recommending Agatha Christie