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Books in Order: 16 titles

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  • Long-held grudges and ancient evils come to roost in this psychological, speculative horror that's Don't Let the Forest In meets Stranger Things.In a small town like Bethington, nothing stays buried forever...Ava Germaine has learned her lesson: see ...



  • Sex Education meets Euphoria in this dark contemporary novel that tackles perfectionism, emotional abuse, and the dark side of social media.Fallon is a fixer. From planning prom to organizing her college applications, she's got it all figured ou...



  • A Chicago Public Library Best Teen Book of 2024A 2025 YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction SelectionFrom award-winning author Mindy McGinnis comes a mesmerizing YA psychological mystery following a teen girl who is grappling with the death of her brother as sh...



  • 2024 Whippoorwill Award Honor Book2025 -- 2026 MASL Gateway Award FinalistFrom award-winning author Mindy McGinnis comes a thrilling and gripping YA mystery about a small town's past and the secrets unearthed by way of two teen girls -- and a po...



  • In the dark and stunning sequel to The Initial Insult, award-winning author Mindy McGinnis concludes this suspenseful YA duology as long-held family secrets finally come to light . . . changing Amontillado forevermore. Perfect for fans of Truly Devio...



  • In the first book of a suspenseful YA duology, award-winning author Mindy McGinnis draws inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe and masterfully delivers a dark, propulsive mystery in alternating points of view that unravels a friendship . . . forevermore. ...



  • Hatchet meets Wild in this harrowing YA survival story about a teenage girl's attempt to endure the impossible, from the Edgar Award-winning author of The Female of the Species, Mindy McGinnis. The world is not tame. Ashley knows this truth deep i...



  • A captivating and powerful exploration of the opioid crisis -- the deadliest drug epidemic in American history -- through the eyes of a college-bound softball star. Edgar Award-winning author Mindy McGinnis delivers a visceral and necessary novel abo...






  • Duty, fate, desire, and destiny collide in this intricately wrought tale, perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas. Although she was born to save the kingdom by sacrificing herself to the rising sea, Khosa's marriage to King Vincent has redeemed her. As ...



  • Mindy McGinnis, award-winning author of The Female of the Species and A Madness So Discreet, returns with a new dark and twisted psychological thriller -- perfect for fans of Gone Girl and Fight Club. Sasha Stone knows her place -- first-chair cla...



  • Kings and Queens rise and fall, loyalties collide, and romance blooms in a world where the sea is rising -- and cannot be escaped. Khosa is Given to the Sea, a girl born to be fed to the water, her flesh preventing a wave like the one that destroy...



  • Alex Craft knows how to kill someone. And she doesn't feel bad about it. When her older sister, Anna, was murdered three years ago and the killer walked free, Alex uncaged the language she knows best. The language of violence. While her crime goes...



  • Grace Mac knows madness. She keeps it locked away, along with her voice. trapped deep inside a brilliant mind that cannot forget, horrific family secrets. Those secrets, along with the bulge in her belly, land her in a Boston insane asylum. When h...



  • This gritty and powerful novel about the strength in small steps and an epic journey to find home is a companion to the highly praised "Not a Drop to Drink." "The only thing bigger than the world is fear." Lucy s life by the pond has always bee...



  • Fans of classic frontier survival stories as well as readers of dystopian literature will enjoy this futuristic story where water is worth more than gold. Teenage Lynn has been taught to defend her pond against every threat: drought, a snowless wi...


Books Written with a Co-Author


James Patterson; Mindy McGinnis
City of the Dead (Dec-2021)

Award-Winning Books by Mindy McGinnis

The Female of the Species
2016 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Young Adult Contemporary Novel
A Madness So Discreet
2016 Edgar Allan Poe Award -- Young Adult


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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Mindy McGinnis has published 16 books.

The next book by Mindy McGinnis, The First Cut is the Deepest, will be published in January 2027.

The first book by Mindy McGinnis, Not a Drop to Drink, was published in September 2013.

Yes. Mindy McGinnis has 2 series.