Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trick or Treat | 1989 | Richie Tankersley Cusick | Buy |
| 2 | Teacher’s Pet | 1990 | Richie Tankersley Cusick | Buy |
| 3 | Scarecrow | 1990 | Richie Tankersley Cusick | Buy |
| 4 | Vampire | 1991 | Richie Tankersley Cusick | Buy |
| 5 | Fatal Secrets | 1992 | Richie Tankersley Cusick | Buy |
| 6 | The Mall | 1992 | Richie Tankersley Cusick | Buy |
| 7 | Blood Roots | 1992 | Richie Tankersley Cusick | Buy |
| 8 | Silent Stalker | 1993 | Richie Tankersley Cusick | Buy |
| 9 | Help Wanted | 1993 | Richie Tankersley Cusick | Buy |
| 10 | The Drifter | 1994 | Richie Tankersley Cusick | Buy |
| 11 | The Locker | 1994 | Richie Tankersley Cusick | Buy |
| 12 | Someone at the Door | 1994 | Richie Tankersley Cusick | Buy |
| 13 | Overdue | 1995 | Richie Tankersley Cusick | Buy |
| 14 | Summer of Secrets | 1996 | Richie Tankersley Cusick | Buy |
| 15 | Starstruck | 1996 | Richie Tankersley Cusick | Buy |
| 16 | The House Next Door | 2002 | Richie Tankersley Cusick | Buy |
Richie Tankersley Cusick’s standalone novels are the easiest entry point into her work because each book delivers its own self-contained mystery or scare. Across these titles you will find haunted houses, threatening strangers, secrets from the past, and the fast-moving suspense that made her a recognizable name in YA horror.
Reading them by publication order gives you a clear sense of how her style developed from late-1980s paperback horror into later suspense fiction. If you are browsing for a single read rather than a full series commitment, this page is the most flexible place to start.