31 YA Mystery Books that are Absolute Must-Reads

"Patron Saints of Nothing" ($12) by Randy Ribay delves into the immigrant experience through the eyes of Jay Reguero, who spends his last summer before college trying to uncover the truth about his cousin's murder in the Philippines. However, the more Jay learns about the truth, the more he comes to realize that he didn't know his cousin quite as well as he thought.