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Five Total Strangers

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A New York Times Bestseller

A "page-turning thriller that will keep readers guessing until the very end" (School Library Journal) about a road trip in a snowstorm that turns into bone-chilling disaster, from New York Times bestselling mystery author and "master of tension" (BCCB) Natalie D. Richards.

She thought being stranded was the worst thing that could happen. She was wrong.

Mira needs to get home for the holidays. Badly. But when an incoming blizzard results in a canceled connecting flight, it looks like she might get stuck at the airport indefinitely.

And then Harper, Mira's glamorous seatmate from her initial flight, offers her a ride. Harper and her three friends can drop Mira off on their way home. But as they set off, Mira realizes fellow travelers are all total strangers. And every one of them is hiding something.

Soon, roads go from slippery to terrifying. People's belongings are mysteriously disappearing. Someone in the car is clearly lying, and may even be sabotaging the trip--but why? And can Mira make it home alive, or will this nightmare drive turn fatal?

Perfect for readers who love:

  • YA horror books for teens
  • Mystery books for teens
  • Natasha Preston, Megan Miranda, Karen McManus and Ruth Ware

Praise for Five Total Strangers:

"A twisty thrill ride that will leave you breathless. I stayed up after midnight just to see how it all ended."--April Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Girl, Stolen

"Richards is a master of tension. Suspense fans will get all the ups-and-downs of a well-paced narrative, but they may never want to drive on a snowy road again."--BCCB

"A page-turning thriller that will keep readers guessing until the very end. Just the kind of fun book one needs for a hot summer day or a cold winter's night."--School Library Journal on Five Total Strangers

"High thrill factor."--Booklist

Also by Natalie D. Richards:

Six Months Later

Gone Too Far

My Secret to Tell

One Was Lost

We All Fall Down

What You Hide

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320 pages

Average rating: 5.78

122 RATINGS

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7 REVIEWS

Community Reviews

nnenna…
Dec 27, 2023
10/10 stars
I’m usually a romance girlie but this book definitely makes me what to get into thriller/ suspense. Book of the year for me honestly
Anonymous
May 01, 2023
4/10 stars
I don't really know what I was expecting from a YA thriller.

Mira, a young and impressionable teenager, embarks on a journey to reach her grieving mother by Christmas. Unfortunately, the biggest snowstorm of the year grounds her connecting flight and forces her to join a ragged group of young strangers on a journey through Pennsylvania to reach her destination, Pittsburg. Fairly early in the novel, we find out that Mira has a stalker that she isn'...read more
Hawthornewhore
Apr 30, 2023
5/10 stars
Started 4/03 finished 4/13. So proud of myself for getting out of my reading slump and finishing this book un 10 days. The plot was fine and predictable but thank goodness it got me out of my slump.
Unique
Feb 23, 2023
2/10 stars
This was simply dragged out so long, an when the supposed climax of the story happens I was not impressed. I would have enjoyed this a bit more if we got a deeper background into Josh, it felt skimmed over to me. Also Mira to me was being reckless the ENTIRE story I get wanting to go home but there were multiple chances for her to leave that car and wait. She used her mother as an excuse to justify her reason for getting in the car with 4 peopl...read more
Reggie
Feb 07, 2023
8/10 stars
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