50 Books like Killers of a Certain Age

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It

by Katy Brent

She projects happiness on Instagram. At night she hunts predators. Someone is watching both lives.

3.66

50k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice ✊ Feminist Revenge 🔪 Female Serial Killer 🎭 Dark Comedy Thriller 👁️ Stalker Mystery

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It Summary

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It 92%

She projects happiness on Instagram. At night she hunts predators. Someone is watching both lives.

by Katy Brent 2023

3.66

50k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice ✊ Feminist Revenge 🔪 Female Serial Killer 🎭 Dark Comedy Thriller 👁️ Stalker Mystery

Weekend Warriors

by Fern Michaels • 2003

Her daughter's killer walks free on diplomatic immunity, so she recruits wronged women for revenge.

4.08

15k+

🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Rape Revenge 🕯️ Secret Society 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🤝 Trauma Bonding

Weekend Warriors 95%

Her daughter's killer walks free on diplomatic immunity, so she recruits wronged women for revenge.

by Fern Michaels 2003

4.08

15k+ ratings

🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🔪 Rape Revenge 🕯️ Secret Society 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🤝 Trauma Bonding

The Innocent

by David Baldacci • 2012

An assassin's bus explodes. The girl beside him knows why her parents were murdered.

4.19

122k+

🏛️ Government Conspiracy 🎯 Assassin Antihero 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🏃 Child On The Run 🔫 Rogue Agent

The Innocent 94%

An assassin's bus explodes. The girl beside him knows why her parents were murdered.

by David Baldacci 2012

4.19

122k+ ratings

🏛️ Government Conspiracy 🎯 Assassin Antihero 🛡️ Reluctant Protector 🏃 Child On The Run 🔫 Rogue Agent

High Stakes

by Fern Michaels • 2017

Undercover at a drug-running male dance show, a reporter races to save his old friend.

4.29

2k+

🕵️ Investigative Thriller 💖 Bodyguard Romance 🤝 Found Family 💊 Drug Smuggling 🔍 Undercover Operation

High Stakes 92%

Undercover at a drug-running male dance show, a reporter races to save his old friend.

by Fern Michaels 2017

4.29

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Investigative Thriller 💖 Bodyguard Romance 🤝 Found Family 💊 Drug Smuggling 🔍 Undercover Operation

The Collectors

by David Baldacci • 2006

A librarian's death pulls four outcasts into a spy ring inside the Library of Congress.

4.07

53k+

🏛️ Political Thriller 👥 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Crew 🇺🇸 Washington D.C.

The Collectors 92%

A librarian's death pulls four outcasts into a spy ring inside the Library of Congress.

by David Baldacci 2006

4.07

53k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Thriller 👥 Found Family 💀 Revenge Quest 🎭 Con Artist Crew 🇺🇸 Washington D.C.

Billy Summers

by Stephen King • 2021

A hitman's last hit needs a writer's disguise. The girl he saves makes him the target.

4.18

199k+

🔫 Hitman Thriller 📚 Literary Thriller 👨‍👧 Reluctant Father Figure ✍️ Writer Protagonist ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Billy Summers 92%

A hitman's last hit needs a writer's disguise. The girl he saves makes him the target.

by Stephen King 2021

4.18

199k+ ratings

🔫 Hitman Thriller 📚 Literary Thriller 👨‍👧 Reluctant Father Figure ✍️ Writer Protagonist ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

The Thursday Murder Club

by Richard Osman • 2020

Four retirees in a quiet retirement village trade cold cases for a live murder investigation.

3.85

804k+

🧓 Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Cold Case Reopened 🤝 Unlikely Partnership 🫂 Found Family Ensemble 💬 Witty Mystery

The Thursday Murder Club 92%

Four retirees in a quiet retirement village trade cold cases for a live murder investigation.

by Richard Osman 2020

3.85

804k+ ratings

🧓 Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Cold Case Reopened 🤝 Unlikely Partnership 🫂 Found Family Ensemble 💬 Witty Mystery

The Kill Artist

by Daniel Silva • 2000

An art restorer and former Israeli assassin is pulled from exile to hunt his family's killer.

4.00

101k+

🎨 Art World Thriller 💔 Damaged Hero 🎯 Assassin Protagonist 😶‍🌫️ Reluctant Spy 💀 Revenge Mission

The Kill Artist 92%

An art restorer and former Israeli assassin is pulled from exile to hunt his family's killer.

by Daniel Silva 2000

4.00

101k+ ratings

🎨 Art World Thriller 💔 Damaged Hero 🎯 Assassin Protagonist 😶‍🌫️ Reluctant Spy 💀 Revenge Mission

Step on a Crack

by James Patterson • 2007

A First Lady's funeral becomes a hostage crisis, and the NYPD negotiator's wife is dying.

4.08

60k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🏛️ Hostage Thriller ⚖️ Duty Vs Family 🧠 Mastermind Villain 🔓 Inside Job

Step on a Crack 92%

A First Lady's funeral becomes a hostage crisis, and the NYPD negotiator's wife is dying.

by James Patterson 2007

4.08

60k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🏛️ Hostage Thriller ⚖️ Duty Vs Family 🧠 Mastermind Villain 🔓 Inside Job

The Investigator

by John Sandford • 2022

A Senate staffer chasing stolen oil discovers a militia funding a massacre.

4.27

34k+

🎯 Domestic Terrorism 🏛️ Political Thriller 👩‍💼 Female Investigator 🛢️ Oil Field Crime 🏚️ Small Town Siege

The Investigator 93%

A Senate staffer chasing stolen oil discovers a militia funding a massacre.

by John Sandford 2022

4.27

34k+ ratings

🎯 Domestic Terrorism 🏛️ Political Thriller 👩‍💼 Female Investigator 🛢️ Oil Field Crime 🏚️ Small Town Siege

American Assassin

by Vince Flynn • 2010

After a terrorist attack kills his girlfriend, a college athlete joins a CIA assassination program.

4.25

102k+

🐺 Lone Wolf Operative 💥 Revenge Mission 🌍 Middle East Espionage 🔍 Spy School 🤝 Mentor And ProtéGé

American Assassin 93%

After a terrorist attack kills his girlfriend, a college athlete joins a CIA assassination program.

by Vince Flynn 2010

4.25

102k+ ratings

🐺 Lone Wolf Operative 💥 Revenge Mission 🌍 Middle East Espionage 🔍 Spy School 🤝 Mentor And ProtéGé

Too Old for This

by Samantha Downing

A true-crime producer wants to clear a serial killer's name. The killer would rather she didn't.

3.78

56k+

🔪 Serial Killer Pov 👵 Geriatric Thriller 🐱 Cat And Mouse 📺 True Crime Culture 😈 Unrepentant Narrator

Too Old for This 92%

A true-crime producer wants to clear a serial killer's name. The killer would rather she didn't.

by Samantha Downing 2025

3.78

56k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Pov 👵 Geriatric Thriller 🐱 Cat And Mouse 📺 True Crime Culture 😈 Unrepentant Narrator

Take Down

by Fern Michaels • 2014

After a defective drug kills children, a team's FBI heist forces the company to pay.

4.35

2k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Heist Crew 💼 Corporate Thriller 💀 Revenge Thriller 📜 Legal Thriller

Take Down 92%

After a defective drug kills children, a team's FBI heist forces the company to pay.

by Fern Michaels 2014

4.35

2k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🕵️ Heist Crew 💼 Corporate Thriller 💀 Revenge Thriller 📜 Legal Thriller

The Enemy

by Lee Child • 2004

A general's death in a motel sends MP Jack Reacher hunting for a briefcase and a conspiracy.

4.18

148k+

🪖 Military Conspiracy 🕶️ Rogue Investigator 🔍 Procedural Mystery 🌍 Post-Cold War Setting 🤐 Military Cover-Up

The Enemy 92%

A general's death in a motel sends MP Jack Reacher hunting for a briefcase and a conspiracy.

by Lee Child 2004

4.18

148k+ ratings

🪖 Military Conspiracy 🕶️ Rogue Investigator 🔍 Procedural Mystery 🌍 Post-Cold War Setting 🤐 Military Cover-Up

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

by Elle Cosimano • 2021

A novelist is mistaken for a hitwoman, and the target turns up dead in her garage.

3.99

243k+

🏠 Suburban Noir 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🙈 Reluctant Criminal 🫣 Crime Cover-Up 😂 Comic Thriller

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It 92%

A novelist is mistaken for a hitwoman, and the target turns up dead in her garage.

by Elle Cosimano 2021

3.99

243k+ ratings

🏠 Suburban Noir 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🙈 Reluctant Criminal 🫣 Crime Cover-Up 😂 Comic Thriller

Along Came a Spider

by James Patterson • 1993

A D.C. detective hunts a fame-obsessed teacher who kidnapped two children from an elite school.

4.13

491k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🧠 Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Killer 🚸 Kidnapping 🐭 Cat And Mouse Game

Along Came a Spider 91%

A D.C. detective hunts a fame-obsessed teacher who kidnapped two children from an elite school.

by James Patterson 1993

4.13

491k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🧠 Criminal Profiling 🔪 Serial Killer 🚸 Kidnapping 🐭 Cat And Mouse Game

The Defense

by Steve Cavanagh • 2016

When bureaucratic defense fails, a classroom experiment brings startup speed to national security.

4.01

54k+

🔧 Lean Methodology 🛡️ Defense Innovation 🏛️ Government Bureaucracy 🕵️ Customer Discovery 🏗️ Rapid Prototyping

The Defense 91%

When bureaucratic defense fails, a classroom experiment brings startup speed to national security.

by Steve Cavanagh 2016

4.01

54k+ ratings

🔧 Lean Methodology 🛡️ Defense Innovation 🏛️ Government Bureaucracy 🕵️ Customer Discovery 🏗️ Rapid Prototyping

Sandstorm

by James Rollins • 2004

Lightning strikes a London museum, hurling a curator across Oman toward a lost city's deadly secret.

3.96

55k+

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller 🕵️ Covert Ops 🗝️ Secret Society 🩸 Ancient Bloodline 🗺️ Treasure Hunt

Sandstorm 91%

Lightning strikes a London museum, hurling a curator across Oman toward a lost city's deadly secret.

by James Rollins 2004

3.96

55k+ ratings

🏛️ Archaeological Thriller 🕵️ Covert Ops 🗝️ Secret Society 🩸 Ancient Bloodline 🗺️ Treasure Hunt

The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club

by Gloria Chao

Three women learn they share a boyfriend. Their revenge night ends over his dead body.

3.56

16k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 😈 Revenge Comedy 💕 Found Family 💬 Banter And Bonding 🎙️ True Crime Satire

The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club 92%

Three women learn they share a boyfriend. Their revenge night ends over his dead body.

by Gloria Chao 2025

3.56

16k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 😈 Revenge Comedy 💕 Found Family 💬 Banter And Bonding 🎙️ True Crime Satire

The Gray Man

by Mark Greaney • 2009

Betrayed mid-flight, an elite assassin must fight across Europe to save his handler's family.

4.16

52k+

🕵️ Spy Thriller 💪 One Man Army 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🎯 Code Of Honor 🔪 Betrayed Operative

The Gray Man 93%

Betrayed mid-flight, an elite assassin must fight across Europe to save his handler's family.

by Mark Greaney 2009

4.16

52k+ ratings

🕵️ Spy Thriller 💪 One Man Army 🐱 Cat And Mouse 🎯 Code Of Honor 🔪 Betrayed Operative

How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways

by Eve Kellman • 2024

Haunted by her sister's assault, she kills predators. The detective falling for her is closing in.

3.67

8k+

🗡️ Vigilante Thriller 🔪 Killer Protagonist 😈 Dark Comedy Thriller 🔥 Female Rage 🛡️ Protective Sister

How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways 93%

Haunted by her sister's assault, she kills predators. The detective falling for her is closing in.

by Eve Kellman 2024

3.67

8k+ ratings

🗡️ Vigilante Thriller 🔪 Killer Protagonist 😈 Dark Comedy Thriller 🔥 Female Rage 🛡️ Protective Sister

Fool Me Once

by Harlan Coben • 2016

A widow sees her dead husband on the nanny cam: grief, a hoax, or a threat?

3.97

139k+

🔍 Psychological Thriller 🏚️ Domestic Noir 💭 Gaslighting 🔪 Female Vengeance 🪖 Military Trauma

Fool Me Once 91%

A widow sees her dead husband on the nanny cam: grief, a hoax, or a threat?

by Harlan Coben 2016

3.97

139k+ ratings

🔍 Psychological Thriller 🏚️ Domestic Noir 💭 Gaslighting 🔪 Female Vengeance 🪖 Military Trauma

Darkly Dreaming Dexter

by Jeff Lindsay • 2004

A Miami forensics expert who kills murderers meets a new killer whose methods mirror his own.

3.90

221k+

🗡️ Serial Killer Protagonist ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Double Life 🌴 Miami Noir 😈 Dark Humor Crime

Darkly Dreaming Dexter 91%

A Miami forensics expert who kills murderers meets a new killer whose methods mirror his own.

by Jeff Lindsay 2004

3.90

221k+ ratings

🗡️ Serial Killer Protagonist ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Double Life 🌴 Miami Noir 😈 Dark Humor Crime

I Am Pilgrim

by Terry Hayes • 2014

A New York murder lures a retired spy into a plot to unleash an engineered plague.

4.31

207k+

🔍 Forensic Investigation 🦠 Bioterrorism Plot 🌐 Global Conspiracy 🐈 Cat And Mouse Game 🗡️ Vengeance Motive

I Am Pilgrim 91%

A New York murder lures a retired spy into a plot to unleash an engineered plague.

by Terry Hayes 2014

4.31

207k+ ratings

🔍 Forensic Investigation 🦠 Bioterrorism Plot 🌐 Global Conspiracy 🐈 Cat And Mouse Game 🗡️ Vengeance Motive

The Lions of Lucerne

by Brad Thor • 2002

An avalanche buries the President's detail; one survivor is framed and goes rogue to rescue him.

4.10

48k+

🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🕵️ Rogue Agent 🚔 Framed For Murder ⚓ Ex-Navy SEAL 🏔️ Swiss Alps

The Lions of Lucerne 91%

An avalanche buries the President's detail; one survivor is framed and goes rogue to rescue him.

by Brad Thor 2002

4.10

48k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🕵️ Rogue Agent 🚔 Framed For Murder ⚓ Ex-Navy SEAL 🏔️ Swiss Alps

Zero Days

by Ruth Ware • 2023

A penetration tester comes home to a murdered husband and a murder charge she must outrun.

3.63

130k+

🖥️ Cyber Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense 🏃‍♀️ Woman On The Run ⚖️ Falsely Accused 💔 Best Friend Betrayal

Zero Days 91%

A penetration tester comes home to a murdered husband and a murder charge she must outrun.

by Ruth Ware 2023

3.63

130k+ ratings

🖥️ Cyber Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense 🏃‍♀️ Woman On The Run ⚖️ Falsely Accused 💔 Best Friend Betrayal

The Pelican Brief

by John Grisham • 1992

A law student's theory about two murdered justices uncovers a conspiracy worth killing to protect.

4.06

449k+

⚖️ Legal Conspiracy 📰 Investigative Journalism 🏃 Woman On The Run 🔫 Hired Assassin 🏴 Political Cover-Up

The Pelican Brief 91%

A law student's theory about two murdered justices uncovers a conspiracy worth killing to protect.

by John Grisham 1992

4.06

449k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Conspiracy 📰 Investigative Journalism 🏃 Woman On The Run 🔫 Hired Assassin 🏴 Political Cover-Up

Orphan X

by Gregg Hurwitz • 2016

Raised to kill, he now rescues strangers. A kidnap case leads his creators straight to him.

4.14

59k+

🎯 Assassin Thriller 🕵️ Covert Operative 🔫 Rogue Agent 🏛️ Government Conspiracy ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Orphan X 93%

Raised to kill, he now rescues strangers. A kidnap case leads his creators straight to him.

by Gregg Hurwitz 2016

4.14

59k+ ratings

🎯 Assassin Thriller 🕵️ Covert Operative 🔫 Rogue Agent 🏛️ Government Conspiracy ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

How to Kill Your Family

by Bella Mackie • 2021

Imprisoned for a murder she didn't commit, Grace confesses to killing her wealthy family.

3.51

185k+

🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🔪 Kill List 👩 Female Antihero 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🔐 Family Secrets

How to Kill Your Family 92%

Imprisoned for a murder she didn't commit, Grace confesses to killing her wealthy family.

by Bella Mackie 2021

3.51

185k+ ratings

🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🔪 Kill List 👩 Female Antihero 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🔐 Family Secrets

Dear Debbie

by Freida McFadden

A suburban mother's enemies start dying, and no one suspects the woman who tends the roses.

3.94

561k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔪 Revenge Plot 🧠 Secret Genius 🐻 Maternal Fury 😏 Darkly Funny

Dear Debbie 92%

A suburban mother's enemies start dying, and no one suspects the woman who tends the roses.

by Freida McFadden 2026

3.94

561k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔪 Revenge Plot 🧠 Secret Genius 🐻 Maternal Fury 😏 Darkly Funny

One of Us Is Dead

by Jeneva Rose • 2022

At a Buckhead salon, wealthy women confess everything. One secret will prove deadly.

3.81

150k+

🥀 Female Rivalry 🤝 Unlikely Allies 💎 Wealthy Enclave 🔪 Revenge Plot 📚 Book Club Thriller

One of Us Is Dead 91%

At a Buckhead salon, wealthy women confess everything. One secret will prove deadly.

by Jeneva Rose 2022

3.81

150k+ ratings

🥀 Female Rivalry 🤝 Unlikely Allies 💎 Wealthy Enclave 🔪 Revenge Plot 📚 Book Club Thriller

Judge & Jury

by James Patterson • 2006

When a mob trial bombing kills her son, a juror becomes the hunter.

4.01

52k+

🔫 Organized Crime ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🌍 International Manhunt 💔 Parental Revenge 🤝 Unlikely Duo

Judge & Jury 91%

When a mob trial bombing kills her son, a juror becomes the hunter.

by James Patterson 2006

4.01

52k+ ratings

🔫 Organized Crime ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🌍 International Manhunt 💔 Parental Revenge 🤝 Unlikely Duo

Echo Road

by Kendra Elliot • 2024

Two women in law enforcement hunt a serial killer who used to wear the same badge.

4.53

21k+

🎯 Serial Killer Hunt 👮 Police Procedural 🕵️ Fbi Thriller 👩‍👩‍ Female Detective Duo 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game

Echo Road 91%

Two women in law enforcement hunt a serial killer who used to wear the same badge.

by Kendra Elliot 2024

4.53

21k+ ratings

🎯 Serial Killer Hunt 👮 Police Procedural 🕵️ Fbi Thriller 👩‍👩‍ Female Detective Duo 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game

Todo vuelve (Todo arde, #2)

by Juan Gómez-Jurado • 2023

Framed by her boss, a mother must survive a brutal Spanish prison to reach her daughters.

4.09

9k+

🔍 Conspiracy Thriller 🔒 Prison Survival 🕯️ Secret Society 🫂 Found Family 🇪🇸 Spanish Thriller

Todo vuelve (Todo arde, #2) 91%

Framed by her boss, a mother must survive a brutal Spanish prison to reach her daughters.

by Juan Gómez-Jurado 2023

4.09

9k+ ratings

🔍 Conspiracy Thriller 🔒 Prison Survival 🕯️ Secret Society 🫂 Found Family 🇪🇸 Spanish Thriller

Slow Horses

by Mick Herron • 2010

Exiled to a dead-end desk job, failed spies must solve a kidnapping before the blame buries them.

4.05

86k+

🕵️ Disgraced Spies 🎭 False-Flag Conspiracy 🖤 Dark Humor 🤝 Found Family 🧩 Ragtag Team

Slow Horses 91%

Exiled to a dead-end desk job, failed spies must solve a kidnapping before the blame buries them.

by Mick Herron 2010

4.05

86k+ ratings

🕵️ Disgraced Spies 🎭 False-Flag Conspiracy 🖤 Dark Humor 🤝 Found Family 🧩 Ragtag Team

Long Road to Mercy

by David Baldacci • 2018

A mutilated mule and a vanished rider lure an FBI agent into a Grand Canyon nuclear conspiracy.

3.94

83k+

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🏛️ Political Thriller 🔪 Trauma Driven Agent ☢️ Nuclear Conspiracy 🤝 Unlikely Allies

Long Road to Mercy 91%

A mutilated mule and a vanished rider lure an FBI agent into a Grand Canyon nuclear conspiracy.

by David Baldacci 2018

3.94

83k+ ratings

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🏛️ Political Thriller 🔪 Trauma Driven Agent ☢️ Nuclear Conspiracy 🤝 Unlikely Allies

The Spy Coast

by Tess Gerritsen

A dead agent in her driveway: a retired spy's past has finally found her Maine hideout.

4.31

112k+

🕵️ Retired Spy 🌊 Coastal Maine 🤝 Found Family 👻 Sins Of The Past 🏘️ Small Town Mystery

The Spy Coast 92%

A dead agent in her driveway: a retired spy's past has finally found her Maine hideout.

by Tess Gerritsen 2023

4.31

112k+ ratings

🕵️ Retired Spy 🌊 Coastal Maine 🤝 Found Family 👻 Sins Of The Past 🏘️ Small Town Mystery

The Bourne Identity

by Robert Ludlum • 1980

An amnesiac follows his only clue, a numbered bank account, into the sights of an infamous assassin.

4.05

442k+

🧠 Amnesia Thriller 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔪 Assassin Protagonist 🏃 Fugitive On The Run 🤝 Reluctant Alliance

The Bourne Identity 92%

An amnesiac follows his only clue, a numbered bank account, into the sights of an infamous assassin.

by Robert Ludlum 1980

4.05

442k+ ratings

🧠 Amnesia Thriller 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔪 Assassin Protagonist 🏃 Fugitive On The Run 🤝 Reluctant Alliance

Todo arde (Todo arde, #1)

by Juan Gómez-Jurado • 2022

Betrayed by a banker, a mother recruits two outcasts for a casino heist against corrupt elites.

3.83

16k+

🏦 Heist Thriller 🫂 Found Family 💀 Revenge Plot 🏛️ Corrupt Elite 😏 Dark Humor

Todo arde (Todo arde, #1) 92%

Betrayed by a banker, a mother recruits two outcasts for a casino heist against corrupt elites.

by Juan Gómez-Jurado 2022

3.83

16k+ ratings

🏦 Heist Thriller 🫂 Found Family 💀 Revenge Plot 🏛️ Corrupt Elite 😏 Dark Humor

Orchid Beach

by Stuart Woods • 1998

An ex-Army major turned Florida deputy finds her boss shot and a killer behind guarded gates.

4.05

14k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🏡 Small Town Mystery 🐕 Canine Sidekick 🌴 Florida Crime 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller

Orchid Beach 91%

An ex-Army major turned Florida deputy finds her boss shot and a killer behind guarded gates.

by Stuart Woods 1998

4.05

14k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🏡 Small Town Mystery 🐕 Canine Sidekick 🌴 Florida Crime 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller

Written Off

by Karen McQuestion • 2025

A bestselling author is kidnapped by amateurs whose ransom demand is ignored by her family.

3.98

922

🖊️ Ghostwriter 🤦 Bungled Crime 🖤 Darkly Comic 🫂 Found Family 📚 Publishing World

Written Off 91%

A bestselling author is kidnapped by amateurs whose ransom demand is ignored by her family.

by Karen McQuestion 2025

3.98

922 ratings

🖊️ Ghostwriter 🤦 Bungled Crime 🖤 Darkly Comic 🫂 Found Family 📚 Publishing World

The Surgeon

by Tess Gerritsen • 2001

A killer surgically removes women's wombs in Boston. The only link: a surgeon who barely survived.

4.10

178k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🩺 Medical Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer 💔 Trauma Survivor 🔍 Female Detective

The Surgeon 91%

A killer surgically removes women's wombs in Boston. The only link: a surgeon who barely survived.

by Tess Gerritsen 2001

4.10

178k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🩺 Medical Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer 💔 Trauma Survivor 🔍 Female Detective

Dark of the Moon

by John Sandford • 2007

A wealthy man's ritual murder pulls an investigator into a small town's forty-year-old cover-up.

4.00

43k+

🏘️ Small Town Murder 👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer 👤 Hidden Parentage 🕰️ Generational Secrets

Dark of the Moon 91%

A wealthy man's ritual murder pulls an investigator into a small town's forty-year-old cover-up.

by John Sandford 2007

4.00

43k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Murder 👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer 👤 Hidden Parentage 🕰️ Generational Secrets

Stillhouse Lake

by Rachel Caine • 2017

She fled her serial-killer husband's crimes and built a new life. Then a body surfaces in her lake.

4.10

196k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer 🎭 Hidden Identity 📋 Copycat Killer 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Stillhouse Lake 92%

She fled her serial-killer husband's crimes and built a new life. Then a body surfaces in her lake.

by Rachel Caine 2017

4.10

196k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer 🎭 Hidden Identity 📋 Copycat Killer 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Pop Goes the Weasel

by M.J. Arlidge • 2014

When hearts arrive on doorsteps, a detective with her own violent past must find the killer.

4.13

29k+

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🕵️ Female Detective ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👁️ Killer's Perspective

Pop Goes the Weasel 92%

When hearts arrive on doorsteps, a detective with her own violent past must find the killer.

by M.J. Arlidge 2014

4.13

29k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🕵️ Female Detective ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👁️ Killer's Perspective

Next to Heaven

by James Frey

A swingers' party among Connecticut's elite ends in murder, and every guest has a secret.

3.34

16k+

🏚️ Domestic Noir 💰 Wealth Satire 🔪 Female Revenge 🩸 Framed For Murder 🏘️ Gated Community

Next to Heaven 91%

A swingers' party among Connecticut's elite ends in murder, and every guest has a secret.

by James Frey 2025

3.34

16k+ ratings

🏚️ Domestic Noir 💰 Wealth Satire 🔪 Female Revenge 🩸 Framed For Murder 🏘️ Gated Community

The Invite

by A.J. McDine • 2022

Five friends. One remote estate. The host is missing, and someone is hunting them.

3.86

3k+

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The Athena Project 91%

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3.88

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When his girlfriend vanishes, suspicion shadows him. Then he sees a man with missing fingers.

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3.74

51k+ ratings

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A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage 91%

A dead man on her rug, a birthday party starting, and a sociopath who's mostly annoyed.

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3.83

6k+ ratings

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