50 Books like The Child

The Mercy Chair

by M.W. Craven

A body beneath a Cumbrian coffin draws a detective into a conversion program built on murder.

4.55

8k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🧠 Psychological Thriller ⛪ Religious Extremism 🪞 Dissociative Identity 💔 Sibling Betrayal

The Mercy Chair 93%

A body beneath a Cumbrian coffin draws a detective into a conversion program built on murder.

by M.W. Craven 2024

4.55

8k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🧠 Psychological Thriller ⛪ Religious Extremism 🪞 Dissociative Identity 💔 Sibling Betrayal

Girl, Missing

by Dreda Say Mitchell • 2024

Arrested covered in another's blood: a mother racing the police to learn what took her daughter.

3.87

14k+

🕵️ Cold Case Abduction 👩 Amateur Sleuth Mother ⏳ Dual Timeline Mystery 🔍 Missing Child 🏘️ Class Divides

Girl, Missing 95%

Arrested covered in another's blood: a mother racing the police to learn what took her daughter.

by Dreda Say Mitchell 2024

3.87

14k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Abduction 👩 Amateur Sleuth Mother ⏳ Dual Timeline Mystery 🔍 Missing Child 🏘️ Class Divides

The Family Upstairs

by Lisa Jewell • 2019

At twenty-five, Libby inherits a mansion: three bodies, missing siblings, a stranger still inside.

3.95

577k+

🔍 Domestic Suspense 🕯️ Cult Household 🏛️ Inherited Mansion 🔎 Hidden Siblings 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Family Upstairs 95%

At twenty-five, Libby inherits a mansion: three bodies, missing siblings, a stranger still inside.

by Lisa Jewell 2019

3.95

577k+ ratings

🔍 Domestic Suspense 🕯️ Cult Household 🏛️ Inherited Mansion 🔎 Hidden Siblings 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

What Happens in the Dark

by Kia Abdullah • 2025

A journalist covers her estranged best friend's murder trial and uncovers what the verdict buried.

3.95

2k+

🏚️ Domestic Noir ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🔒 Family Secrets 💔 Estranged Best Friends 🎭 Unreliable Narrator

What Happens in the Dark 93%

A journalist covers her estranged best friend's murder trial and uncovers what the verdict buried.

by Kia Abdullah 2025

3.95

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Domestic Noir ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🔒 Family Secrets 💔 Estranged Best Friends 🎭 Unreliable Narrator

The Red Shore

by William Shaw • 2025

His sister lost at sea, a detective shields her son as a coastal town buries its crimes.

4.24

958

🔍 Police Procedural 🛡️ Reluctant Guardian 👫 Estranged Siblings 🏠 Found Family 🔗 Generational Trauma

The Red Shore 93%

His sister lost at sea, a detective shields her son as a coastal town buries its crimes.

by William Shaw 2025

4.24

958 ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 🛡️ Reluctant Guardian 👫 Estranged Siblings 🏠 Found Family 🔗 Generational Trauma

The Good Liar

by Denise Mina • 2025

A forensic expert's evidence jailed the wrong man. Her mentors know. So does the real killer.

3.53

4k+

🔬 Forensic Mystery ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🏛️ Unreliable System 🎨 Art As Confession 💔 Sisters And Addiction

The Good Liar 93%

A forensic expert's evidence jailed the wrong man. Her mentors know. So does the real killer.

by Denise Mina 2025

3.53

4k+ ratings

🔬 Forensic Mystery ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🏛️ Unreliable System 🎨 Art As Confession 💔 Sisters And Addiction

The Overnight Guest

by Heather Gudenkauf • 2022

Snowbound, a true crime writer finds a frozen child and a murder that refuses to die.

4.02

160k+

⏳ Dual Timeline Mystery 🌾 Rural Noir ✍️ True Crime Writer 🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🔓 Survivor Of Captivity

The Overnight Guest 93%

Snowbound, a true crime writer finds a frozen child and a murder that refuses to die.

by Heather Gudenkauf 2022

4.02

160k+ ratings

⏳ Dual Timeline Mystery 🌾 Rural Noir ✍️ True Crime Writer 🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🔓 Survivor Of Captivity

All Good People Here

by Ashley Flowers • 2022

A journalist returns home to a child's disappearance that echoes her best friend's unsolved murder.

3.82

344k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🤫 Small Town Secrets ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏠 Hometown Return 🌾 Midwest Gothic

All Good People Here 93%

A journalist returns home to a child's disappearance that echoes her best friend's unsolved murder.

by Ashley Flowers 2022

3.82

344k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🤫 Small Town Secrets ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏠 Hometown Return 🌾 Midwest Gothic

One Lost Soul

by J.M. Dalgliesh • 2019

A teen found dead on a Norfolk beach draws a detective into her family's long-held lies.

4.08

24k+

🔍 Police Procedural 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🌊 English Seaside 🎭 Victim's Double Life 🔒 Controlling Family

One Lost Soul 93%

A teen found dead on a Norfolk beach draws a detective into her family's long-held lies.

by J.M. Dalgliesh 2019

4.08

24k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🌊 English Seaside 🎭 Victim's Double Life 🔒 Controlling Family

Murder in the Family

by Cara Hunter • 2023

A filmmaker revisits his stepfather's murder on camera, dragging his family into a fresh nightmare.

3.71

53k+

🥶 Cold Case Mystery 🎬 Documentary Mystery 🤫 Family Cover-Up 🕵️ Fake Identity 💔 Abuse Survivor

Murder in the Family 94%

A filmmaker revisits his stepfather's murder on camera, dragging his family into a fresh nightmare.

by Cara Hunter 2023

3.71

53k+ ratings

🥶 Cold Case Mystery 🎬 Documentary Mystery 🤫 Family Cover-Up 🕵️ Fake Identity 💔 Abuse Survivor

Vanishing Girls

by Lisa Regan • 2018

A suspended detective chases a whispered name into a town where girls vanish into silence.

4.19

29k+

🏛️ Police Procedural 🏘️ Small Town Crime 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 🔗 Abducted Women 🤫 Conspiracy Of Silence

Vanishing Girls 94%

A suspended detective chases a whispered name into a town where girls vanish into silence.

by Lisa Regan 2018

4.19

29k+ ratings

🏛️ Police Procedural 🏘️ Small Town Crime 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 🔗 Abducted Women 🤫 Conspiracy Of Silence

Dark Places

by Gillian Flynn

Her childhood testimony imprisoned her brother. Now true-crime fans say he's innocent.

3.94

848k+

🕵️ Cold Case Investigation 😈 Satanic Panic 🧠 False Memory ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🌾 Rural Noir

Dark Places 93%

Her childhood testimony imprisoned her brother. Now true-crime fans say he's innocent.

by Gillian Flynn 2009

3.94

848k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Investigation 😈 Satanic Panic 🧠 False Memory ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🌾 Rural Noir

Girl A

by Abigail Dean • 2021

A woman inherits the house where her parents kept their children chained and starved.

3.63

92k+

🌫️ Literary Suspense ⛓️ Childhood Captivity 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 👥 Survivor Siblings 📜 Inheritance Reckoning

Girl A 93%

A woman inherits the house where her parents kept their children chained and starved.

by Abigail Dean 2021

3.63

92k+ ratings

🌫️ Literary Suspense ⛓️ Childhood Captivity 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 👥 Survivor Siblings 📜 Inheritance Reckoning

Catch Me

by Lisa Gardner • 2012

Two friends dead, same date, a year apart. She's next, and she's trained to kill.

4.20

44k+

👮 Police Procedural 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🔪 Serial Killer 👯‍♀️ Long-Lost Sister 🎯 Framed For Murder

Catch Me 93%

Two friends dead, same date, a year apart. She's next, and she's trained to kill.

by Lisa Gardner 2012

4.20

44k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🔪 Serial Killer 👯‍♀️ Long-Lost Sister 🎯 Framed For Murder

Love Me Not

by M.J. Arlidge • 2017

Wrongfully imprisoned, a detective returns to hunt a couple on a killing spree across her city.

4.13

15k+

🚔 Police Procedural 😔 Traumatized Detective 💀 Spree Killing 🔪 Killer Duo 💔 Mother Daughter Rift

Love Me Not 93%

Wrongfully imprisoned, a detective returns to hunt a couple on a killing spree across her city.

by M.J. Arlidge 2017

4.13

15k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 😔 Traumatized Detective 💀 Spree Killing 🔪 Killer Duo 💔 Mother Daughter Rift

Finding Claire Fletcher

by Lisa Regan • 2012

A detective's one-night stand disappears, leaving the address of a girl abducted a decade ago.

4.33

18k+

🚨 Abduction Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🕵️ Damaged Detective 💪 Survivor Heroine 📁 Cold Case Investigation

Finding Claire Fletcher 93%

A detective's one-night stand disappears, leaving the address of a girl abducted a decade ago.

by Lisa Regan 2012

4.33

18k+ ratings

🚨 Abduction Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🕵️ Damaged Detective 💪 Survivor Heroine 📁 Cold Case Investigation

Everything We Didn't Say

by Nicole Baart • 2021

To prove her brother innocent, a woman returns to the small town that drove her out.

3.75

32k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏚️ Domestic Suspense 🏘️ Small Town Thriller 🔒 Family Secrets 👁️ Witness In Hiding

Everything We Didn't Say 93%

To prove her brother innocent, a woman returns to the small town that drove her out.

by Nicole Baart 2021

3.75

32k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏚️ Domestic Suspense 🏘️ Small Town Thriller 🔒 Family Secrets 👁️ Witness In Hiding

Like Mother, Like Daughter

by Kimberly McCreight • 2024

Her mother disappeared from their Brooklyn brownstone. The blood was just the beginning.

3.65

36k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔍 Missing Persons 🔐 Family Secrets 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Conflict ⏳ Dual Timeline

Like Mother, Like Daughter 92%

Her mother disappeared from their Brooklyn brownstone. The blood was just the beginning.

by Kimberly McCreight 2024

3.65

36k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔍 Missing Persons 🔐 Family Secrets 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Conflict ⏳ Dual Timeline

Triptych

by Karin Slaughter

A paroled man discovers his cop cousin stole his identity, and the murders never stopped.

4.13

131k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🎭 Stolen Identity ⚔️ Rape Revenge

Triptych 93%

A paroled man discovers his cop cousin stole his identity, and the murders never stopped.

by Karin Slaughter 2006

4.13

131k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🎭 Stolen Identity ⚔️ Rape Revenge

Good Bad Girl

by Alice Feeney • 2023

A care home murder pulls a detective into twenty years of missing daughters and family secrets.

3.67

120k+

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🔍 Missing Child 👁️ Multiple Perspectives 🏥 Care Home Setting 🖤 Dark Family Secrets

Good Bad Girl 94%

A care home murder pulls a detective into twenty years of missing daughters and family secrets.

by Alice Feeney 2023

3.67

120k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🔍 Missing Child 👁️ Multiple Perspectives 🏥 Care Home Setting 🖤 Dark Family Secrets

Corn Dolls

by K.T. Galloway • 2021

A child vanishes, a corn doll appears. The therapist called in has her own missing sister.

4.30

2k+

🕵️ British Crime Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🔍 Missing Child 👩‍💼 Women Investigators 🤝 Unlikely Partners

Corn Dolls 94%

A child vanishes, a corn doll appears. The therapist called in has her own missing sister.

by K.T. Galloway 2021

4.30

2k+ ratings

🕵️ British Crime Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🔍 Missing Child 👩‍💼 Women Investigators 🤝 Unlikely Partners

Ragdoll

by Daniel Cole • 2017

A stitched corpse and a list of six names: a disgraced detective is the last.

3.87

25k+

🗡️ Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 💔 Haunted Detective 🐾 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🎯 Detective As Target

Ragdoll 92%

A stitched corpse and a list of six names: a disgraced detective is the last.

by Daniel Cole 2017

3.87

25k+ ratings

🗡️ Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 💔 Haunted Detective 🐾 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🎯 Detective As Target

Tuesday's Child

by Anya Mora • 2019

When a Halloween dare ends in murder, a mother's adopted son is the only suspect.

4.26

8k+

🏡 Domestic Suspense 🔑 Family Secrets ⚖️ Falsely Accused 🤔 Unreliable Narrator 🏛️ Political Scandal

Tuesday's Child 92%

When a Halloween dare ends in murder, a mother's adopted son is the only suspect.

by Anya Mora 2019

4.26

8k+ ratings

🏡 Domestic Suspense 🔑 Family Secrets ⚖️ Falsely Accused 🤔 Unreliable Narrator 🏛️ Political Scandal

New Girl in the Falls

by Elle Gray • 2023

A grieving FBI agent takes shelter as a small-town sheriff, but a killer's obsession follows.

4.40

12k+

🔪 Serial Killer 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🔍 Police Procedural 🌲 Pacific Northwest 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

New Girl in the Falls 92%

A grieving FBI agent takes shelter as a small-town sheriff, but a killer's obsession follows.

by Elle Gray 2023

4.40

12k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🔍 Police Procedural 🌲 Pacific Northwest 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

Pretty Girls

by Karin Slaughter • 2015

Her dead husband's computer holds snuff films. One victim is her sister, missing twenty years.

4.00

738k+

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🏚️ Domestic Noir 👯 Estranged Sisters 🔎 Missing Person Case 💔 Emotionally Harrowing

Pretty Girls 92%

Her dead husband's computer holds snuff films. One victim is her sister, missing twenty years.

by Karin Slaughter 2015

4.00

738k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🏚️ Domestic Noir 👯 Estranged Sisters 🔎 Missing Person Case 💔 Emotionally Harrowing

Invisible Girl

by Lisa Jewell • 2020

A missing teenager points to a sad teacher, but the family next door hides darker truths.

3.78

192k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔍 Missing Person Mystery ❌ False Accusation 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏘️ Neighborhood Secrets

Invisible Girl 92%

A missing teenager points to a sad teacher, but the family next door hides darker truths.

by Lisa Jewell 2020

3.78

192k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔍 Missing Person Mystery ❌ False Accusation 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏘️ Neighborhood Secrets

The Cove

by Catherine Coulter • 1996

A woman hides in a perfect seaside town where the locals kill to keep things perfect.

3.85

29k+

🏘️ Small Town Conspiracy 🤯 Gaslighting Heroine 💼 Federal Agent Romance 🏃‍♀️ Heroine In Hiding 💔 Family Betrayal

The Cove 92%

A woman hides in a perfect seaside town where the locals kill to keep things perfect.

by Catherine Coulter 1996

3.85

29k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Conspiracy 🤯 Gaslighting Heroine 💼 Federal Agent Romance 🏃‍♀️ Heroine In Hiding 💔 Family Betrayal

Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?

by Nicci French • 2024

A mother of four vanishes before Christmas, and for thirty years her village stays silent.

3.96

22k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🎙️ True Crime Podcast 👤 Missing Woman 🔒 Family Secrets ⏳ Dual Timeline

Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? Summary

Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? 93%

A mother of four vanishes before Christmas, and for thirty years her village stays silent.

by Nicci French 2024

3.96

22k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🎙️ True Crime Podcast 👤 Missing Woman 🔒 Family Secrets ⏳ Dual Timeline

Just Another Missing Person

by Gillian McAllister • 2023

Blackmailed over her daughter's crime, a detective frames an innocent man for a disappearance.

3.62

101k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔍 Missing Person Case 🎭 Stolen Identity 👮 Police Corruption 💔 Parental Sacrifice

Just Another Missing Person 93%

Blackmailed over her daughter's crime, a detective frames an innocent man for a disappearance.

by Gillian McAllister 2023

3.62

101k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔍 Missing Person Case 🎭 Stolen Identity 👮 Police Corruption 💔 Parental Sacrifice

Love, Mom

by Iliana Xander

Her author mother is dead. Letters start arriving in her handwriting, each confessing to a crime.

4.18

208k+

📚 Psychological Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense 🔄 Identity Swap 🕯️ Gaslighting ⏳ Dual Timelines

Love, Mom 92%

Her author mother is dead. Letters start arriving in her handwriting, each confessing to a crime.

by Iliana Xander 2024

4.18

208k+ ratings

📚 Psychological Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense 🔄 Identity Swap 🕯️ Gaslighting ⏳ Dual Timelines

The Death of Us

by Abigail Dean • 2025

A home invasion leaves a London couple alive and their marriage in a slow, decades-long freefall.

3.86

12k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 📖 Literary Crime 💔 Trauma And Marriage 😔 Survivor's Guilt 👥 Found Family

The Death of Us 92%

A home invasion leaves a London couple alive and their marriage in a slow, decades-long freefall.

by Abigail Dean 2025

3.86

12k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 📖 Literary Crime 💔 Trauma And Marriage 😔 Survivor's Guilt 👥 Found Family

I Am Watching You

by Teresa Driscoll • 2017

On a train, a florist overhears two girls with ex-convicts. She stays silent. One later vanishes.

3.95

185k+

🧠 Psychological Suspense 🔍 Missing Person Mystery 👁️ Witness Guilt 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 👥 Multiple Perspectives

I Am Watching You 92%

On a train, a florist overhears two girls with ex-convicts. She stays silent. One later vanishes.

by Teresa Driscoll 2017

3.95

185k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Suspense 🔍 Missing Person Mystery 👁️ Witness Guilt 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 👥 Multiple Perspectives

Her Last Move

by John Marrs • 2018

Two detectives with broken lives hunt a killer who marks his victims by their buried sins.

4.05

26k+

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 💔 Damaged Detectives 👁️ Killer Point Of View ⚡ Revenge Thriller

Her Last Move 92%

Two detectives with broken lives hunt a killer who marks his victims by their buried sins.

by John Marrs 2018

4.05

26k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 💔 Damaged Detectives 👁️ Killer Point Of View ⚡ Revenge Thriller

The Girl In Cell A

by Vaseem Khan • 2025

An amnesiac returns to the town that convicted her, hunting a truth worth killing for.

3.92

670

🧠 Psychological Suspense 🏚️ Small Town Gothic 🧩 Recovered Memory ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🗝️ Family Secrets

The Girl In Cell A 92%

An amnesiac returns to the town that convicted her, hunting a truth worth killing for.

by Vaseem Khan 2025

3.92

670 ratings

🧠 Psychological Suspense 🏚️ Small Town Gothic 🧩 Recovered Memory ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🗝️ Family Secrets

My Sister's Grave

by Robert Dugoni • 2014

Twenty years after her sister vanished, a detective returns home to find the remains and a cover-up.

4.10

169k+

🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small-Town Crime ⚖️ Legal Thriller 👮 Female Detective 🔒 Wrongful Conviction

My Sister's Grave 92%

Twenty years after her sister vanished, a detective returns home to find the remains and a cover-up.

by Robert Dugoni 2014

4.10

169k+ ratings

🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small-Town Crime ⚖️ Legal Thriller 👮 Female Detective 🔒 Wrongful Conviction

Playing Nice

by J.P. Delaney • 2020

His toddler was swapped at birth, and the wealthy biological father now wants both children.

4.06

59k+

🏠 Domestic Suspense 👶 Switched At Birth 🕯️ Gaslighting 🔗 Coercive Control 💰 Class Conflict

Playing Nice 92%

His toddler was swapped at birth, and the wealthy biological father now wants both children.

by J.P. Delaney 2020

4.06

59k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Suspense 👶 Switched At Birth 🕯️ Gaslighting 🔗 Coercive Control 💰 Class Conflict

Some Choose Darkness

by Charlie Donlea

Her father's death reveals his secret client: a serial killer about to walk free.

4.23

40k+

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 📁 Cold Case Mystery ⏳ Dual Timeline 🧠 Neurodivergent Protagonist 🔒 Family Secrets

Some Choose Darkness 92%

Her father's death reveals his secret client: a serial killer about to walk free.

by Charlie Donlea 2019

4.23

40k+ ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 📁 Cold Case Mystery ⏳ Dual Timeline 🧠 Neurodivergent Protagonist 🔒 Family Secrets

Then She Was Gone

by Lisa Jewell • 2017

Ten years after her daughter vanishes, Laurel finds love. His child has her missing daughter's face.

4.04

1.0M+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔍 Missing Daughter 💔 Grieving Mother 🔒 Captive And Captor 👶 Maternal Obsession

Then She Was Gone 93%

Ten years after her daughter vanishes, Laurel finds love. His child has her missing daughter's face.

by Lisa Jewell 2017

4.04

1.0M+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔍 Missing Daughter 💔 Grieving Mother 🔒 Captive And Captor 👶 Maternal Obsession

Famous Last Words

by Gillian McAllister • 2025

A wife learns her husband is holding hostages; a mother's daughter vanishes with a cryptic message.

3.73

154k+

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🔒 Hostage Crisis 👶 Missing Child 🕵️‍♂️ Unreliable Spouse 👥 Dual Perspective

Famous Last Words 93%

A wife learns her husband is holding hostages; a mother's daughter vanishes with a cryptic message.

by Gillian McAllister 2025

3.73

154k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🔒 Hostage Crisis 👶 Missing Child 🕵️‍♂️ Unreliable Spouse 👥 Dual Perspective

Sidney Sheldon's The Tides of Memory

by Tilly Bagshawe • 2013

Britain's Home Secretary buried her American past. The father of the child who died has found her.

3.91

7k+

🏛️ Political Thriller 💎 Glamorous Suspense 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔒 Family Secrets 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Rift

Sidney Sheldon's The Tides of Memory Summary

Sidney Sheldon's The Tides of Memory 92%

Britain's Home Secretary buried her American past. The father of the child who died has found her.

by Tilly Bagshawe 2013

3.91

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Thriller 💎 Glamorous Suspense 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔒 Family Secrets 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Rift

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 92%

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

Don't Let Go

by Harlan Coben • 2017

Fifteen years after his twin died, a cop's missing girlfriend reappears at a murder scene.

4.05

82k+

🔍 Cold Case 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🚀 Cold War Mystery 👤 Missing Persons 🕯️ Secret Society

Don't Let Go 92%

Fifteen years after his twin died, a cop's missing girlfriend reappears at a murder scene.

by Harlan Coben 2017

4.05

82k+ ratings

🔍 Cold Case 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🚀 Cold War Mystery 👤 Missing Persons 🕯️ Secret Society

The Perfect Son

by Freida McFadden • 2019

When a girl vanishes from their small town, a mother's suspicions fall on her own son.

3.99

523k+

🏡 Domestic Thriller 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🤫 Family Secrets 👤 Missing Girl

The Perfect Son 92%

When a girl vanishes from their small town, a mother's suspicions fall on her own son.

by Freida McFadden 2019

3.99

523k+ ratings

🏡 Domestic Thriller 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🤫 Family Secrets 👤 Missing Girl

Cat And Mouse

by M.J. Arlidge • 2022

A home invasion turns fatal. A detective hunted by a stalker must now catch a serial killer.

4.21

9k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🏠 Domestic Thriller 🚪 Home Invasion 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🏆 Trophy Killer

Cat And Mouse 93%

A home invasion turns fatal. A detective hunted by a stalker must now catch a serial killer.

by M.J. Arlidge 2022

4.21

9k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🏠 Domestic Thriller 🚪 Home Invasion 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🏆 Trophy Killer

The Woods

by Harlan Coben • 2007

Twenty years after his sister vanished, a prosecutor finds a body from camp that reopens everything.

4.06

115k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🪦 Buried Family Secrets 👧 Missing Sister 🏕️ Summer Camp Past

The Woods 93%

Twenty years after his sister vanished, a prosecutor finds a body from camp that reopens everything.

by Harlan Coben 2007

4.06

115k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🪦 Buried Family Secrets 👧 Missing Sister 🏕️ Summer Camp Past

Dead Simple

by Peter James

Buried alive on his stag night, a groom waits for rescue from friends who never return.

4.06

32k+

👮 Police Procedural 🕷️ Black Widow 🕵️ Detective With A Past 🪦 Confinement Thriller 🔎 Missing Person Case

Dead Simple 92%

Buried alive on his stag night, a groom waits for rescue from friends who never return.

by Peter James 2005

4.06

32k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🕷️ Black Widow 🕵️ Detective With A Past 🪦 Confinement Thriller 🔎 Missing Person Case

Nobody’s Fool

by Harlan Coben • 2025

A disgraced detective sees the woman he left for dead in Spain sitting in his classroom.

4.18

48k+

❄️ Cold Case Mystery 🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔍 Amateur Detective 🎭 Impersonation 👻 Woman Presumed Dead

Nobody’s Fool 92%

A disgraced detective sees the woman he left for dead in Spain sitting in his classroom.

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4.18

48k+ ratings

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Hold Still

by Lisa Regan • 2014

A Philadelphia detective tracks a sadist crucifying women, driven by her own sister's unsolved rape.

4.31

13k+

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Hold Still 92%

A Philadelphia detective tracks a sadist crucifying women, driven by her own sister's unsolved rape.

by Lisa Regan 2014

4.31

13k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🕵️ Damaged Detective 💔 Generational Trauma 👯 Sister Bond

Games People Play

by Owen Mullen • 2017

A baby vanishes from a beach, pulling a haunted PI into a web of domestic betrayal.

4.10

1k+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Noir 👶 Missing Child 👻 Haunted Detective 🔒 Domestic Secrets 🎭 Unreliable Characters

Games People Play 92%

A baby vanishes from a beach, pulling a haunted PI into a web of domestic betrayal.

by Owen Mullen 2017

4.10

1k+ ratings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Noir 👶 Missing Child 👻 Haunted Detective 🔒 Domestic Secrets 🎭 Unreliable Characters

A Very Bad Thing

by J.T. Ellison • 2024

When a famed author dies on tour, the journalist profiling her becomes the prime suspect.

4.13

49k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🔍 Family Murder Mystery 🎭 Secret Past Identity 👯 Hidden Sisters

A Very Bad Thing 92%

When a famed author dies on tour, the journalist profiling her becomes the prime suspect.

by J.T. Ellison 2024

4.13

49k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🔍 Family Murder Mystery 🎭 Secret Past Identity 👯 Hidden Sisters

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