The Naturals

By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Narrated by: Amber Faith

Cold cases are about to get hot. Don’t miss this exhilarating crime thriller—perfect for fans of Criminal Minds and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder—from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inheritance Games.

Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But, it's not a skill that she's ever taken seriously. That is, until the FBI come knocking: they've begun a classified program that uses exceptional teenagers to crack infamous cold cases, and they need Cassie.

What Cassie doesn't realize is that there's more at risk than a few unsolved homicides—especially when she's sent to live with a group of teens whose gifts are as unusual as her own. Soon, it becomes clear that no one in the Naturals program is what they seem. And when a new killer strikes, danger looms close. Caught in a lethal game of cat and mouse with a killer, the Naturals are going to have to use all of their gifts just to survive.

Think The Mentalist meets Pretty Little Liars—Jennifer Lynn Barnes's The Naturals is a gripping psychological thriller with killer appeal, a to-die-for romance, and the bones of a gritty and compelling new series.

Praise for The Naturals

"The Naturals is Criminal Minds for the YA world, and I loved every page."—New York Times best-selling author Ally Carter

* "[A] tightly paced suspense novel that will keep readers up until the wee hours to finish."—VOYA (starred review)

"This savvy thriller grabs readers right away."—Kirkus Reviews

"It's a stay-up-late-to-finish kind of book, and it doesn't disappoint."—Publishers Weekly

"In this high-adrenaline series opener...even a psychic won't anticipate all the twists and turns."—Booklist

©2013 Jennifer Lynn Barnes (P)2023 Little, Brown Young Readers

Loved it!!

The story maintained a good pace throughout, great storyline, good little surprise at the end.

Teens+ Criminal Minds=Perfection

as a true crime addict, i didn’t know if a YA fictional crime book would be enough for me. But this book was everything. I ate this whole series up and will be recommending these to everyone.
The plot was well done and the characters were even better. This book is fast paced and kept me coming back for more. A real page turner.

🙌🙌

Loved this book so much!! I have read almost all of her other books but this is still my favorite!

Fun quick read

Great character development. Fun and thrilling. Nice twist for the end! Can’t wait to see how the next one goes!

Such an amazing book

The book was compelling, and had so many interesting choices. Left me on the edge of my seat, and I never knew what was going to happen next.

Loved!!!

Pleasantly surprised with this one!!! Quickly falling in love with this Author! I absolutely did not see that twist coming. Very, VERY excited for the next book in this series.

Interesting and thrilling!

This story was really captivating off the jump. The concept was new to me and I loved that for it! The characters were very well done and I felt connected to each one just for that reason.

The narrator did such an amazing job and I feel like the voicing fit the character amazingly and held me into the story all the way through.

There’s twists and turns and my little brain definitely did not see them coming at all! I was on the edge of my seat with each little chapter and definitely will be binging the rest of the series. Really good way to hook a reader into such a storyline and world. 10/10

Fun and easy read!

I liked that I was surprised at the end and who doesn’t love a good book series!

Love the plot twist

Very good! Didn’t expect the ending. Love the characters and am excited to keep reading the rest of the series! Definitely would recommend reading this.

Captivating! Thrill seeking and mysterious! Loved the story line!

Totally worth the read! Innate abilities, intuitive nature, murders and investigation, love stories, so good!