Finalist for the CALIBA 2023 Golden Poppy Award A LibraryReads Pick Utterly original and wildly entertaining, Killing Me is a laugh-loud-loud thriller with a protagonist whose life is a total mess. She escaped a serial killer. Then things got weird. Amber Jamison can’t believe she’s about to become the latest victim of a serial killer. She’s savvy and street smart, so when she gets pushed into, of all things, a white windowless van, she is more angry than afraid. Things get even weirder when she’s miraculously saved by a mysterious woman . . . who promptly disappears. Who was she? And why is she hunting serial killers? You’d think escaping one psychopath would be enough, but Amber’s problems are just beginning. Her close call has law enforcement circling a past she’s tried to outrun. She’s forced to flee across the country, ending up at a seedy motel in Las Vegas with a noir-obsessed manager and a sex worker as her unlikely companions . . . and danger right behind. She’s landed in the cross hairs of the world’s most prolific killer, caught up in a deadly game that’s been going on for years. To survive, she is forced to dust off her old playbook and partner with someone she can’t trust. The odds are against her, but sometimes you just have to roll the dice.
Michelle Gagnon Book order
Michelle Gagnon crafts compelling thrillers that delve into the intricacies of suspense and human psychology. Her narratives are known for their sharp plotting and engaging characters, often exploring complex relationships within contemporary settings. Gagnon's distinctive style keeps readers on the edge of their seats, making her a captivating voice in mystery and suspense fiction.






- 2023
- 2017
Unearthly Things
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
After losing her parents in a tragic accident, surfer girl Janie Mason is forced to trade the sunny beaches of Hawaii for the cold fog of San Francisco. She's never even met her new guardians, the Rochesters - an old money family who relish being pillars of high society. Janie feels hopelessly out of place in their world. Nicholas is the only Rochester who treats her with anything resembling kindness - but he's only six. When she strikes up a friendship with Daniel, a fellow surfer, it feels like things might finally be improving. But something isn't right in the Rochester mansion...
- 2015
In this pulse-pounding final installment of the Don't Turn Around trilogy, which Kirkus Reviews called The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for teens, a surefire hit, Noa and Peter race across the country in their search to destroy Project Persephone before time runs out. Noa Torson is out of options.
- 2014
Strangelets
- 280 pages
- 10 hours of reading
17-year-old Sophie lies on her deathbed in California, awaiting the inevitable loss of her battle with cancer… 17-year-old Declan stares down two armed thugs in a back alley in Galway, Ireland… 17-year-old Anat attempts to traverse a booby-trapped tunnel between Israel and Egypt… All three strangers should have died at the exact same moment, thousands of miles apart. Instead, they awaken together in an abandoned hospital—only to discover that they’re not alone. Three other teens from different places on the globe are trapped with them. Somebody or something seems to be pulling the strings. With their individual clocks ticking, they must band together if they’re to have any hope of surviving. Soon they discover that they've been trapped in a future that isn't of their making: a deadly, desolate world at once entirely familiar and utterly strange. Each teen harbors a secret, but only one holds the key that could get them home. As the truth comes to light Sophie, Declan, Anat, and the rest must decide what to do with a second chance at life—if they can survive to claim it.
- 2013
In Michelle Gagnon’s debut YA thriller, Don’t Turn Around, computer hacker Noa Torson is as smart, tough, and complex as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’s Lisbeth Salander. The first in a trilogy, Don’t Turn Around’s intricate plot and heart-pounding action will leave readers desperate for book two. Sixteen-year-old Noa has been a victim of the system ever since her parents died. Now living off the grid and trusting no one, she uses her hacking skills to stay anonymous and alone. But when she wakes up on a table in a warehouse with an IV in her arm and no memory of how she got there, Noa starts to wish she had someone on her side. Enter Peter Gregory. A rich kid and the leader of a hacker alliance, Peter needs people with Noa’s talents on his team. Especially after a shady corporation threatens his life in no uncertain terms. But what Noa and Peter don’t realize is that Noa holds the key to a terrible secret, and there are those who’d stop at nothing to silence her for good.
- 2013
Don't Look Now
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
This follow-up to the critically acclaimed Don't Turn Around-which Kirkus Reviews called The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for teens, a surefire hit- raises the stakes to their absolute limit and will leave readers begging for the exciting conclusion.
- 2009
The Gatekeeper
- 409 pages
- 15 hours of reading
When 16-year-old Madison Grant is abducted, an unthinkable terrorist plot is set in motion. As Special Agent Kelly Jones's fianc, Jake Riley, races to find Madison, Kelly is assigned to investigate the murder of a prominent congressman. At first, the two cases don't appear to be related, but Kelly soon discovers a horrible truth. Original.