Mysteries and Thrillers Set at Amusement Parks & Summer Camps

Sunscreen is in the air, mosquitoes are annoyingly buzzing, and hopefully your AC is cranked to the max. That’s right, we are in the middle of summer. For many, summer comes with the nostalgia of summer camp—from sleepaways to weeklong art or sports-themed versions—and trips to amusement parks for all the deliciously fried food, lemonade, and dare-you-to-get-on-that-ride memories. 

So why not pair that nostalgia of fun summer vibes with a mystery to solve! I mean, we are mystery and thriller fans after all. Depending on your summer mood, there’s a fictional serial killer thriller set at an amusement park, an unsolved missing person case set at a summer camp, and siblings fighting over a family estate. which is the family summer camp.

Wonderland (Wonderland #1) by Jennifer Hillier For fans of amusement parks, fictional serial killers, and multiple POV! What starts with an amusement park employee breaking into the grounds in order to free climb the Ferris wheel ends with a dead body being found… It’s a hell of a way for Vanessa— who just moved her kids to Seaside, Washington to get away from her past— to start her new job as deputy police chief. The day starts with an unidentified dead body, and then a missing teen employee, and then a history of missing persons cases involving an amusement park with a dark past. Bonus: the follow-up, Heart of Glass, releases in August!

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