50 Books like The Makeover

Verity

by Colleen Hoover

A ghostwriter finds a manuscript in which her comatose employer confesses to killing her daughter.

4.29

3.9M+

🔪 Psychological Thriller 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Gothic Manor ❓ Ambiguous Ending 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine

Verity 95%

A ghostwriter finds a manuscript in which her comatose employer confesses to killing her daughter.

by Colleen Hoover 2018

4.29

3.9M+ ratings

🔪 Psychological Thriller 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Gothic Manor ❓ Ambiguous Ending 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine

Rock Paper Scissors

by Alice Feeney • 2021

She planned a weekend to fix their marriage. The remote chapel had other plans.

3.87

748k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 💔 Marriage In Crisis 🗡️ Revenge Plot 👁️ Unreliable Narrator ❄️ Snowed In

Rock Paper Scissors 95%

She planned a weekend to fix their marriage. The remote chapel had other plans.

by Alice Feeney 2021

3.87

748k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 💔 Marriage In Crisis 🗡️ Revenge Plot 👁️ Unreliable Narrator ❄️ Snowed In

A Killing Cold

by Kate Alice Marshall • 2025

A woman with a blank past visits her fiancé's snowbound estate, where someone knows her face.

3.76

73k+

🏚️ Gothic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔒 Family Secrets 🪞 Hidden Identity 🧊 Snowbound Paranoia

A Killing Cold 95%

A woman with a blank past visits her fiancé's snowbound estate, where someone knows her face.

by Kate Alice Marshall 2025

3.76

73k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔒 Family Secrets 🪞 Hidden Identity 🧊 Snowbound Paranoia

The New Wife

by Sue Watson • 2021

She watched her son marry his childhood sweetheart. Three months later, the bride is dead.

4.02

7k+

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🤔 Unreliable Narrator 🤫 Family Secrets ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🙈 Cover-Up

The New Wife 93%

She watched her son marry his childhood sweetheart. Three months later, the bride is dead.

by Sue Watson 2021

4.02

7k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🤔 Unreliable Narrator 🤫 Family Secrets ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🙈 Cover-Up

The Dead Husband

by Carter Wilson • 2021

A widow returns to her childhood home, and her novel risks uncovering a deadly family secret.

3.67

2k+

🏚️ Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👯‍♀️ Sibling Rivalry

The Dead Husband 93%

A widow returns to her childhood home, and her novel risks uncovering a deadly family secret.

by Carter Wilson 2021

3.67

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👯‍♀️ Sibling Rivalry

Never Lie

by Freida McFadden • 2022

A blizzard traps newlyweds in a missing psychiatrist's house, where therapy tapes reveal her killer.

4.08

1.6M+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏠 Domestic Thriller ❄️ Snowed In 🏚️ House Of Secrets 🎭 Unreliable Narrator

Never Lie 94%

A blizzard traps newlyweds in a missing psychiatrist's house, where therapy tapes reveal her killer.

by Freida McFadden 2022

4.08

1.6M+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏠 Domestic Thriller ❄️ Snowed In 🏚️ House Of Secrets 🎭 Unreliable Narrator

The Family Game

by Catherine Steadman • 2022

An author's engagement to a tech heir traps her in his family's deadly Christmas game.

3.83

83k+

🕯️ Modern Gothic 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🎲 Deadly Game 🏚️ Gothic Mansion 💔 Deceptive Partner

The Family Game 94%

An author's engagement to a tech heir traps her in his family's deadly Christmas game.

by Catherine Steadman 2022

3.83

83k+ ratings

🕯️ Modern Gothic 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🎲 Deadly Game 🏚️ Gothic Mansion 💔 Deceptive Partner

The Favorite Girl

by Monica Arya

The white mansion that hired her catalogs captive women and sells them as custom brides.

3.71

50k+

🖤 Trafficking Horror ⛓️ Captive Women 👹 Generational Evil 🏚️ Gothic Mansion ✂️ Body Autonomy

The Favorite Girl 94%

The white mansion that hired her catalogs captive women and sells them as custom brides.

by Monica Arya 2024

3.71

50k+ ratings

🖤 Trafficking Horror ⛓️ Captive Women 👹 Generational Evil 🏚️ Gothic Mansion ✂️ Body Autonomy

All The Pretty People

by Barbara Freethy • 2022

An island wedding becomes a nightmare when the bride vanishes, mirroring a decade-old cold case.

4.02

6k+

🏚️ Modern Gothic 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🕵️ Cold Case Reopened 👧 Missing Sister 🏝️ Isolated Island

All The Pretty People 93%

An island wedding becomes a nightmare when the bride vanishes, mirroring a decade-old cold case.

by Barbara Freethy 2022

4.02

6k+ ratings

🏚️ Modern Gothic 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🕵️ Cold Case Reopened 👧 Missing Sister 🏝️ Isolated Island

The Night Before

by Wendy Walker • 2019

A damaged woman vanishes after a blind date. Her sister retraces a night of deadly secrets.

3.66

20k+

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 💔 Childhood Trauma 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👭 Sister Bond

The Night Before 93%

A damaged woman vanishes after a blind date. Her sister retraces a night of deadly secrets.

by Wendy Walker 2019

3.66

20k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 💔 Childhood Trauma 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👭 Sister Bond

Gaslit

by R.R. Haywood

A disgraced detective tending a gothic manor discovers two missing maids and a house that watches.

4.04

2k+

🏚️ Gothic Thriller 🕵️ Undercover Detective 💋 Femme Fatale 🏘️ Village Conspiracy 🏰 Architectural Horror

Gaslit 94%

A disgraced detective tending a gothic manor discovers two missing maids and a house that watches.

by R.R. Haywood 2024

4.04

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Thriller 🕵️ Undercover Detective 💋 Femme Fatale 🏘️ Village Conspiracy 🏰 Architectural Horror

The Christmas Party

by Mikayla Davids • 2022

A Christmas party reunites estranged sisters, but by midnight, a body lies on the marble floor.

3.53

13k+

🖤 Domestic Suspense 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 👭 Estranged Sisters 💋 Secret Affair 👶 Secret Paternity

The Christmas Party 94%

A Christmas party reunites estranged sisters, but by midnight, a body lies on the marble floor.

by Mikayla Davids 2022

3.53

13k+ ratings

🖤 Domestic Suspense 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 👭 Estranged Sisters 💋 Secret Affair 👶 Secret Paternity

The Wife Stalker

by Liv Constantine • 2020

Her husband's new partner has a trail of dead spouses. His wife will not stop digging.

3.72

57k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👤 The Other Woman 👥 Dual Perspectives

The Wife Stalker 94%

Her husband's new partner has a trail of dead spouses. His wife will not stop digging.

by Liv Constantine 2020

3.72

57k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👤 The Other Woman 👥 Dual Perspectives

The First Husband

by McGarvey Black • 2020

To reclaim a family heirloom, she marries a Kashmiri stranger who follows her across continents.

4.03

4k+

🧠 Psychological Suspense 💍 Cursed Heirloom 🖤 Love Turned Obsession 🎭 Reinvented Identity ⏳ Slow-Burn Suspense

The First Husband 93%

To reclaim a family heirloom, she marries a Kashmiri stranger who follows her across continents.

by McGarvey Black 2020

4.03

4k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Suspense 💍 Cursed Heirloom 🖤 Love Turned Obsession 🎭 Reinvented Identity ⏳ Slow-Burn Suspense

The Wicked Sister

by Karen Dionne • 2020

A woman institutionalized since childhood learns she never killed her parents. Her sister did.

3.79

10k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Toxic Sisterhood 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🌲 Isolated Wilderness

The Wicked Sister 93%

A woman institutionalized since childhood learns she never killed her parents. Her sister did.

by Karen Dionne 2020

3.79

10k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Toxic Sisterhood 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🌲 Isolated Wilderness

The Secret Marriage

by Mikayla Davids • 2025

A bride discovers her husband's first wife still wears his ring and wants her life back.

3.77

2k+

🏚️ Farmhouse Gothic 🤫 Domestic Thriller 👰 Bigamy 💔 First Wife's Revenge 🤥 Unreliable Narrator

The Secret Marriage 94%

A bride discovers her husband's first wife still wears his ring and wants her life back.

by Mikayla Davids 2025

3.77

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Farmhouse Gothic 🤫 Domestic Thriller 👰 Bigamy 💔 First Wife's Revenge 🤥 Unreliable Narrator

The Wife Who Knew Too Much

by Michele Campbell • 2020

A waitress rekindles an affair with her married first love. His wife drowns; she stands accused.

3.70

16k+

🖤 Domestic Noir 🔥 First Love Rekindled ⚖️ Framed For Murder 💎 Gilded Cage 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator

The Wife Who Knew Too Much 94%

A waitress rekindles an affair with her married first love. His wife drowns; she stands accused.

by Michele Campbell 2020

3.70

16k+ ratings

🖤 Domestic Noir 🔥 First Love Rekindled ⚖️ Framed For Murder 💎 Gilded Cage 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator

The Stranger in Her House

by John Marrs

A con artist carer finds the handyman moving in on her elderly mark has killed before.

3.93

52k+

🎭 Con Artist Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer Suspense 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game ⚖️ Morally Gray Protagonist 👁️ Unreliable Narrator

The Stranger in Her House 93%

A con artist carer finds the handyman moving in on her elderly mark has killed before.

by John Marrs 2024

3.93

52k+ ratings

🎭 Con Artist Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer Suspense 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game ⚖️ Morally Gray Protagonist 👁️ Unreliable Narrator

The Night She Disappeared

by Lisa Jewell • 2021

After a pool party, two teenagers disappear. One year later, a buried ring surfaces.

4.08

332k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔍 Amateur Sleuth ⏳ Dual Timeline ☠️ Toxic Friendship 💔 Obsessive Love

The Night She Disappeared 93%

After a pool party, two teenagers disappear. One year later, a buried ring surfaces.

by Lisa Jewell 2021

4.08

332k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔍 Amateur Sleuth ⏳ Dual Timeline ☠️ Toxic Friendship 💔 Obsessive Love

The Fiction Writer

by Jillian Cantor • 2023

A broke novelist ghostwrites in Malibu, where the glass mansion guards a dead wife's secrets.

3.18

4k+

🏚️ Gothic Mystery 👻 The Dead Wife 📚 Metafictional Thriller 😰 Psychological Gaslighting 🌊 Coastal Gothic

The Fiction Writer 93%

A broke novelist ghostwrites in Malibu, where the glass mansion guards a dead wife's secrets.

by Jillian Cantor 2023

3.18

4k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Mystery 👻 The Dead Wife 📚 Metafictional Thriller 😰 Psychological Gaslighting 🌊 Coastal Gothic

The Housemaid

by Freida McFadden

A desperate ex-con maid moves into a mansion where the attic door locks from the outside.

4.27

3.6M+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🔒 Coercive Control ⛓️ Hidden Captivity 🔄 Perspective Flip

The Housemaid 93%

A desperate ex-con maid moves into a mansion where the attic door locks from the outside.

by Freida McFadden 2022

4.27

3.6M+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🔒 Coercive Control ⛓️ Hidden Captivity 🔄 Perspective Flip

The Death of Mrs. Westaway

by Ruth Ware • 2018

Crushed by debt, a tarot reader fakes an inheritance claim and enters a mansion built on murder.

3.79

202k+

🏚️ Modern Gothic 🔒 Family Secrets 🎭 False Identity 📜 Inheritance Drama 🏠 Creepy Old House

The Death of Mrs. Westaway 93%

Crushed by debt, a tarot reader fakes an inheritance claim and enters a mansion built on murder.

by Ruth Ware 2018

3.79

202k+ ratings

🏚️ Modern Gothic 🔒 Family Secrets 🎭 False Identity 📜 Inheritance Drama 🏠 Creepy Old House

The Wife Upstairs

by Rachel Hawkins • 2021

A dog walker cons a wealthy widower into marriage. His missing wife won't stay silent.

3.72

325k+

🕯️ Gothic Thriller 📖 Jane Eyre Retelling 🌿 Southern Gothic 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Antiheroine

The Wife Upstairs 93%

A dog walker cons a wealthy widower into marriage. His missing wife won't stay silent.

by Rachel Hawkins 2021

3.72

325k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Thriller 📖 Jane Eyre Retelling 🌿 Southern Gothic 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Antiheroine

Beautiful Ugly

by Alice Feeney • 2025

A novelist retreats to a Scottish island after his wife vanishes. The quiet has teeth.

3.61

451k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Feminist Revenge ✍️ Writer Protagonist 📖 Book Within A Book

Beautiful Ugly 93%

A novelist retreats to a Scottish island after his wife vanishes. The quiet has teeth.

by Alice Feeney 2025

3.61

451k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Feminist Revenge ✍️ Writer Protagonist 📖 Book Within A Book

Trap Door

by Dreda Say Mitchell • 2020

Her new job in a haunted Victorian building hides a basement nightmare staged just for her.

3.73

2k+

🌀 Gaslighting 🔒 Family Secrets 🏚️ Contemporary Gothic 🕳️ Claustrophobic Dread 🎯 Revenge Plot

Trap Door 93%

Her new job in a haunted Victorian building hides a basement nightmare staged just for her.

by Dreda Say Mitchell 2020

3.73

2k+ ratings

🌀 Gaslighting 🔒 Family Secrets 🏚️ Contemporary Gothic 🕳️ Claustrophobic Dread 🎯 Revenge Plot

The Astrology House

by Carinn Jade • 2024

Eight guests arrive at a coastal astrology retreat. The house knows what they did.

3.48

4k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🕯️ Modern Gothic 💔 Toxic Siblings 🤫 Secret Past 👁️ Multiple Perspectives

The Astrology House 93%

Eight guests arrive at a coastal astrology retreat. The house knows what they did.

by Carinn Jade 2024

3.48

4k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🕯️ Modern Gothic 💔 Toxic Siblings 🤫 Secret Past 👁️ Multiple Perspectives

The Red House

by Roz Watkins • 2023

A survivor returns to the murder house to face the comatose brother she condemned.

4.03

3k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏚️ Gothic Suspense 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 📁 Cold Case 🔑 Family Secrets

The Red House 93%

A survivor returns to the murder house to face the comatose brother she condemned.

by Roz Watkins 2023

4.03

3k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏚️ Gothic Suspense 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 📁 Cold Case 🔑 Family Secrets

One by One

by Freida McFadden

Six friends stranded in the Colorado woods discover the killer is one of them.

3.84

476k+

🏔️ Wilderness Thriller 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 💔 Marriage In Crisis 👯 Female Friendship Gone Wrong 😰 Paranoid Atmosphere

One by One 93%

Six friends stranded in the Colorado woods discover the killer is one of them.

by Freida McFadden 2020

3.84

476k+ ratings

🏔️ Wilderness Thriller 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 💔 Marriage In Crisis 👯 Female Friendship Gone Wrong 😰 Paranoid Atmosphere

Anatomía de una obsesión

by Vi Keeland • 2024

She stalks the widower her husband made. He becomes her patient. The chase goes both ways.

3.88

18k+

🧠 Psychological Suspense 💔 Doctor Patient Affair 👁️ Mutual Obsession 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 👀 Paranoid Atmosphere

Anatomía de una obsesión 93%

She stalks the widower her husband made. He becomes her patient. The chase goes both ways.

by Vi Keeland 2024

3.88

18k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Suspense 💔 Doctor Patient Affair 👁️ Mutual Obsession 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 👀 Paranoid Atmosphere

My Neighbour's Affair

by Daniel Hurst • 2024

A woman handcuffs her unfaithful husband to the bed and walks next door to seduce the neighbor.

3.86

9k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🌃 Suburban Noir 💔 Revenge Affair 👭 Sibling Betrayal 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

My Neighbour's Affair 93%

A woman handcuffs her unfaithful husband to the bed and walks next door to seduce the neighbor.

by Daniel Hurst 2024

3.86

9k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🌃 Suburban Noir 💔 Revenge Affair 👭 Sibling Betrayal 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

Do Not Disturb

by Freida McFadden

After killing her husband, she hides at a snowbound motel where the last guest was murdered.

3.89

388k+

🏠 Domestic Suspense ❄️ Snowbound Setting 🔪 Sister Betrayal 🏃 Fugitive Protagonist 💍 Abusive Marriage

Do Not Disturb 93%

After killing her husband, she hides at a snowbound motel where the last guest was murdered.

by Freida McFadden 2021

3.89

388k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Suspense ❄️ Snowbound Setting 🔪 Sister Betrayal 🏃 Fugitive Protagonist 💍 Abusive Marriage

We Were Never Friends

by Kaira Rouda • 2026

A Palm Springs sorority reunion turns into a nightmare when the past surfaces in the pool.

3.21

4k+

🎓 College Reunion Thriller 🏚️ Gothic Suspense 🐍 Female Rivalry 🔒 Locked Room Thriller 💊 Hidden Addiction

We Were Never Friends 93%

A Palm Springs sorority reunion turns into a nightmare when the past surfaces in the pool.

by Kaira Rouda 2026

3.21

4k+ ratings

🎓 College Reunion Thriller 🏚️ Gothic Suspense 🐍 Female Rivalry 🔒 Locked Room Thriller 💊 Hidden Addiction

The Turn of the Key

by Ruth Ware • 2019

At a remote Highlands smart home, a nanny discovers the cameras see everything except the killer.

3.90

332k+

🕯️ Modern Gothic 👶 Nanny In Peril 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Toxic Family Secrets ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation

The Turn of the Key 93%

At a remote Highlands smart home, a nanny discovers the cameras see everything except the killer.

by Ruth Ware 2019

3.90

332k+ ratings

🕯️ Modern Gothic 👶 Nanny In Peril 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Toxic Family Secrets ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation

Seven Lies

by Elizabeth Kay • 2020

A woman's fierce loyalty to her best friend turns poisonous after she tells a single lie.

3.34

11k+

🔍 Psychological Suspense 🏡 Domestic Noir 💔 Obsessive Friendship 🖤 Possessive Love 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

Seven Lies 93%

A woman's fierce loyalty to her best friend turns poisonous after she tells a single lie.

by Elizabeth Kay 2020

3.34

11k+ ratings

🔍 Psychological Suspense 🏡 Domestic Noir 💔 Obsessive Friendship 🖤 Possessive Love 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

Kill Your Darlings

by Peter Swanson • 2025

Wendy and Thom killed her first husband. Now their marriage is the next crime scene.

3.30

14k+

🏠 Domestic Noir 💔 Toxic Marriage 🔪 Female Antihero 👁️ Unreliable Narrator ⚖️ Morally Gray

Kill Your Darlings 93%

Wendy and Thom killed her first husband. Now their marriage is the next crime scene.

by Peter Swanson 2025

3.30

14k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Noir 💔 Toxic Marriage 🔪 Female Antihero 👁️ Unreliable Narrator ⚖️ Morally Gray

See How She Dies

by Lisa Jackson • 2004

Proving she's a kidnapped heiress brings a fortune, a taboo desire, and a killer's focus.

3.86

6k+

🖤 Forbidden Love 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏚️ Suspicious Family 🌲 Pacific Northwest 🏨 Hotel Dynasty

See How She Dies 93%

Proving she's a kidnapped heiress brings a fortune, a taboo desire, and a killer's focus.

by Lisa Jackson 2004

3.86

6k+ ratings

🖤 Forbidden Love 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏚️ Suspicious Family 🌲 Pacific Northwest 🏨 Hotel Dynasty

Dying to Meet You

by Sarina Bowen • 2025

A single mother restoring a Gothic mansion finds her ex murdered outside. The building knows why.

3.80

8k+

🏚️ Gothic Suspense 🏠 Domestic Thriller 👩‍👧 Single Mother Protagonist 💔 Generational Trauma 🧬 Hidden Parentage

Dying to Meet You 93%

A single mother restoring a Gothic mansion finds her ex murdered outside. The building knows why.

by Sarina Bowen 2025

3.80

8k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Suspense 🏠 Domestic Thriller 👩‍👧 Single Mother Protagonist 💔 Generational Trauma 🧬 Hidden Parentage

Sometimes I Lie

by Alice Feeney

Locked in a coma, Amber hears everything. Her husband's whispered apologies only deepen her dread.

3.74

352k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏠 Domestic Thriller 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 👯 Toxic Sisters 🏥 Coma Narrative

Sometimes I Lie 93%

Locked in a coma, Amber hears everything. Her husband's whispered apologies only deepen her dread.

by Alice Feeney 2017

3.74

352k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏠 Domestic Thriller 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 👯 Toxic Sisters 🏥 Coma Narrative

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 93%

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

The Book of Cold Cases

by Simone St. James • 2022

A true crime blogger interviews an heiress acquitted of murder. Her mansion has never been empty.

3.78

132k+

🎙️ True Crime Blogger 🏚️ Haunted Mansion ❄️ Cold Case Mystery 😶 Ambiguous Guilt 🗝️ Deadly Family Secrets

The Book of Cold Cases 93%

A true crime blogger interviews an heiress acquitted of murder. Her mansion has never been empty.

by Simone St. James 2022

3.78

132k+ ratings

🎙️ True Crime Blogger 🏚️ Haunted Mansion ❄️ Cold Case Mystery 😶 Ambiguous Guilt 🗝️ Deadly Family Secrets

Venetian Vespers

by John Banville

His wife vanishes in Venice. The siblings who move in wrote this story long ago.

3.54

4k+

🖤 Psychological Gothic 😈 Unreliable Narrator 🎭 Confidence Scheme 💋 Femme Fatale 🗡️ Revenge Plot

Venetian Vespers 93%

His wife vanishes in Venice. The siblings who move in wrote this story long ago.

by John Banville 2025

3.54

4k+ ratings

🖤 Psychological Gothic 😈 Unreliable Narrator 🎭 Confidence Scheme 💋 Femme Fatale 🗡️ Revenge Plot

The Heiress

by Rachel Hawkins • 2024

He inherited the estate of a mother who married four times and buried every husband.

3.83

185k+

🏚️ Gothic Family Saga 🔍 Domestic Suspense 🕷️ Deadly Matriarch 💰 Inheritance Battle 🖤 Toxic Family Legacy

The Heiress 93%

He inherited the estate of a mother who married four times and buried every husband.

by Rachel Hawkins 2024

3.83

185k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Family Saga 🔍 Domestic Suspense 🕷️ Deadly Matriarch 💰 Inheritance Battle 🖤 Toxic Family Legacy

The Safe Place

by Anna Downes • 2020

A desperate actress takes a job on a remote French estate, but paradise has locks on every door.

3.65

20k+

🏚️ Remote Estate Suspense 🔍 Stolen Child 🎭 Gaslighting 😰 Creeping Dread 🇫🇷 French Countryside

The Safe Place 93%

A desperate actress takes a job on a remote French estate, but paradise has locks on every door.

by Anna Downes 2020

3.65

20k+ ratings

🏚️ Remote Estate Suspense 🔍 Stolen Child 🎭 Gaslighting 😰 Creeping Dread 🇫🇷 French Countryside

You

by Caroline Kepnes • 2014

A bookseller stalks a crush from her credit card into her inbox, her apartment, her bed.

3.96

295k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 💀 Fatal Obsession 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Killer Narrator ⏳ Slow Burn Suspense

You 93%

A bookseller stalks a crush from her credit card into her inbox, her apartment, her bed.

by Caroline Kepnes 2014

3.96

295k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 💀 Fatal Obsession 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Killer Narrator ⏳ Slow Burn Suspense

The Sanatorium

by Sarah Pearse • 2021

An avalanche traps a detective inside a former sanatorium turned hotel. The murders have started.

3.36

205k+

🔐 Locked Room Mystery 🏔️ Alpine Setting ❄️ Snowbound Thriller 🔍 Detective With Trauma 🗡️ Revenge Killer

The Sanatorium 93%

An avalanche traps a detective inside a former sanatorium turned hotel. The murders have started.

by Sarah Pearse 2021

3.36

205k+ ratings

🔐 Locked Room Mystery 🏔️ Alpine Setting ❄️ Snowbound Thriller 🔍 Detective With Trauma 🗡️ Revenge Killer

The Wrong Daughter

by Dandy Smith

Sixteen years after her sister vanished, a woman returns with her face and a predator's patience.

3.96

68k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏚️ Gothic Manor 🕯️ Gaslighting 🔗 Stockholm Syndrome 😰 Slow Burn Dread

The Wrong Daughter 93%

Sixteen years after her sister vanished, a woman returns with her face and a predator's patience.

by Dandy Smith 2024

3.96

68k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏚️ Gothic Manor 🕯️ Gaslighting 🔗 Stockholm Syndrome 😰 Slow Burn Dread

Daisy Darker

by Alice Feeney

Trapped by the tide on Halloween, the estranged Darkers find a chalk poem foretelling their deaths.

3.76

286k+

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Daisy Darker 93%

Trapped by the tide on Halloween, the estranged Darkers find a chalk poem foretelling their deaths.

by Alice Feeney 2022

3.76

286k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 👻 Ghost Narrator 🏚️ Gothic Family Estate 🖤 Dark Family Revenge 💔 Sibling Betrayal

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by J.P. Delaney • 2017

A beautiful minimalist house. A seductive architect. The woman who lived there before is dead.

3.70

168k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense ⏳ Dual Timelines 💔 Obsessive Love 🔗 Controlling Relationship

The Girl Before 93%

A beautiful minimalist house. A seductive architect. The woman who lived there before is dead.

by J.P. Delaney 2017

3.70

168k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense ⏳ Dual Timelines 💔 Obsessive Love 🔗 Controlling Relationship

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by Becca Day • 2024

A remote cabin. A controlling husband. The letters from his first wife are her escape plan.

3.96

53k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Horror 🔒 Marriage As Prison 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 👥 Unlikely Allies

The Woman in the Cabin 93%

A remote cabin. A controlling husband. The letters from his first wife are her escape plan.

by Becca Day 2024

3.96

53k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Horror 🔒 Marriage As Prison 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 👥 Unlikely Allies

The Girls Before

by Kate Alice Marshall • 2026

A search expert chasing a missing girl uncovers a hidden bunker and a family's buried crimes.

3.65

11k+

🖤 Modern Gothic 🏘️ Small-Town Secrets 🗣️ Dual Narrative 🤫 Family Cover-Up 🔍 Female Investigator

The Girls Before 93%

A search expert chasing a missing girl uncovers a hidden bunker and a family's buried crimes.

by Kate Alice Marshall 2026

3.65

11k+ ratings

🖤 Modern Gothic 🏘️ Small-Town Secrets 🗣️ Dual Narrative 🤫 Family Cover-Up 🔍 Female Investigator

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