The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Naturals

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers · Paperback · May 2, 2023

Cold cases are about to get hot.

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Who it’s for
A tight crime-thriller setup with enough mystery to keep the pages moving.
Themes
crime, psychological thriller, mystery
Pacing
Fast

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Cold cases are about to get hot. Don’t miss this exhilarating crime thriller—perfect for fans of Criminal Minds and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder—from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inheritance Games. Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But, it's not a skill that she's ever taken seriously.

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That is, until the FBI come knocking: they've begun a classified program that uses exceptional teenagers to crack infamous cold cases, and they need Cassie. What Cassie doesn't realize is that there's more at risk than a few unsolved homicides-especially when she's sent to live with a group of teens whose gifts are as unusual as her own. Soon, it becomes clear that no one in the Naturals program is what they seem. And when a new killer strikes, danger looms close. Caught in a lethal game of cat and mouse with a killer, the Naturals are going to have to use all of their gifts just to survive. Think The Mentalist meets Pretty Little Liars-Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Naturals is a gripping psychological thriller with killer appeal, a to-die-for romance, and the bones of a gritty and compelling new series. Catch every thrilling twist and turn of The Naturals series in: - The Naturals - Killer Instinct - All In - Bad Blood - Twelve (enovella) For more unputdownable series from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, don’t miss the beloved Inheritance Games Saga and The Debutantes duet.

Why It Clicks

A tight crime-thriller setup with enough mystery to keep the pages moving.

Come here for

  • crime-and-mystery momentum
  • a collected-series sort of pull

Expect

  • murder-adjacent stakes
  • family tension in the mix

Where it sits

YA Mysteries60%
YA Crime Thrillers44%
YA Romance36%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Crime & Law
  • YA Mysteries
  • YA Romance
Authors
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published
May 2, 2023
Format
Paperback
Theme
crime · psychological thriller · mystery
Reading lane
YA Crime & Law