Best Thriller Books | Summaries & Audio

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Anarchy Found

by J.A. Huss • 2015

A detective collides with a superhuman vigilante who holds her lost past and a dangerous bond.

3.91

2k+

🧬 Genetic Experimentation 💫 Fated Mates 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🏢 Corporate Conspiracy

Anarchy Found

A detective collides with a superhuman vigilante who holds her lost past and a dangerous bond.

by J.A. Huss 2015 396 pages

3.91

2k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Experimentation 💫 Fated Mates 🧠 Memory Manipulation 🖤 Morally Gray Hero 🏢 Corporate Conspiracy

The Hive

by Ronald Malfi • 2026

A suburb builds a machine it cannot explain, and one boy's mind is the final part.

3.70

500+

🏘️ Suburban Horror 🦠 Psychic Contagion 🐝 Hive Mind 👩‍👦 Protective Mother 🔮 Psychic Child

The Hive

A suburb builds a machine it cannot explain, and one boy's mind is the final part.

by Ronald Malfi 2026 768 pages

3.70

500+ ratings

🏘️ Suburban Horror 🦠 Psychic Contagion 🐝 Hive Mind 👩‍👦 Protective Mother 🔮 Psychic Child

Hang on St. Christopher

by Adrian McKinty • 2020

One last case for a Belfast cop: a murdered man with Picassos, guns, and no identity.

4.42

2k+

🔍 Police Procedural 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🍀 Troubles Fiction 😩 Reluctant Detective 🖤 Political Noir

Hang on St. Christopher

One last case for a Belfast cop: a murdered man with Picassos, guns, and no identity.

by Adrian McKinty 2020 296 pages

4.42

2k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🍀 Troubles Fiction 😩 Reluctant Detective 🖤 Political Noir

The Reaping

by Bernard Taylor • 1980

An artist's retreat to a crumbling manor becomes a trap when the household's true purpose surfaces.

3.57

500+

🐐 Folk Horror 🏚️ Gothic Manor 🕯️ Secret Cult 🕰️ Immortality Ritual 🎭 Hidden Identities

The Reaping

An artist's retreat to a crumbling manor becomes a trap when the household's true purpose surfaces.

by Bernard Taylor 1980 256 pages

3.57

500+ ratings

🐐 Folk Horror 🏚️ Gothic Manor 🕯️ Secret Cult 🕰️ Immortality Ritual 🎭 Hidden Identities

Spin

by Lamar Giles • 2019

Estranged friends hunt a teen DJ's killer while her fanbase turns from mourners into a mob.

3.65

1k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuth Duo 📱 Toxic Fandom 🎵 Music Industry 💔 Estranged Friends 🗣️ Dual Perspective

Spin

Estranged friends hunt a teen DJ's killer while her fanbase turns from mourners into a mob.

by Lamar Giles 2019 400 pages

3.65

1k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuth Duo 📱 Toxic Fandom 🎵 Music Industry 💔 Estranged Friends 🗣️ Dual Perspective

A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage

by M.K. Oliver • 2025

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

3.83

5k+

🔪 Domestic Noir 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 💅 Female Antihero 🩸 Murder Cover-Up 😈 Dark Comedy

A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage

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

by M.K. Oliver 2025 384 pages

3.83

5k+ ratings

🔪 Domestic Noir 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 💅 Female Antihero 🩸 Murder Cover-Up 😈 Dark Comedy

The Madness

by Dawn Kurtagich • 2024

A psychiatrist returning to Wales to save a dying friend walks into a centuries-old hunting ground.

3.71

2k+

🏚️ Modern Gothic Horror 🧛‍♀️ Dracula Retelling 🦇 Women Hunting Monsters 🌿 Welsh Folklore 💀 Toxic Devotion

The Madness

A psychiatrist returning to Wales to save a dying friend walks into a centuries-old hunting ground.

by Dawn Kurtagich 2024 336 pages

3.71

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Modern Gothic Horror 🧛‍♀️ Dracula Retelling 🦇 Women Hunting Monsters 🌿 Welsh Folklore 💀 Toxic Devotion

When the Wolf Comes Home

by Nat Cassidy • 2025

A waitress takes in a boy whose terror becomes real. A wolf is already at the door.

4.06

36k+

📚 Literary Horror 👹 Fear Made Flesh 🛡️ Reluctant Guardian 🔪 Monstrous Parent 🖤 Bleak Horror

When the Wolf Comes Home

A waitress takes in a boy whose terror becomes real. A wolf is already at the door.

by Nat Cassidy 2025 304 pages

4.06

36k+ ratings

📚 Literary Horror 👹 Fear Made Flesh 🛡️ Reluctant Guardian 🔪 Monstrous Parent 🖤 Bleak Horror

The Daughters of Block Island

by Christa Carmen • 2023

A lawyer discovers a dead sister and a gothic mansion's secrets on a rain-lashed island.

3.79

7k+

🌊 Coastal Gothic 🧩 Hidden Sibling 💔 Estranged Sisters 🕯️ Family Curse 🕳️ Generational Trauma

The Daughters of Block Island

A lawyer discovers a dead sister and a gothic mansion's secrets on a rain-lashed island.

by Christa Carmen 2023 323 pages

3.79

7k+ ratings

🌊 Coastal Gothic 🧩 Hidden Sibling 💔 Estranged Sisters 🕯️ Family Curse 🕳️ Generational Trauma

The Devil Colony

by James Rollins • 2011

Sigma Force races to untangle a founder's cover-up when ancient gold threatens to blow Yellowstone.

4.19

28k+

🖥️ Techno-Thriller 📜 Historical Conspiracy 🏛️ Lost Civilization 🕯️ Secret Society 🪶 Native American Legend

The Devil Colony

Sigma Force races to untangle a founder's cover-up when ancient gold threatens to blow Yellowstone.

by James Rollins 2011 480 pages

4.19

28k+ ratings

🖥️ Techno-Thriller 📜 Historical Conspiracy 🏛️ Lost Civilization 🕯️ Secret Society 🪶 Native American Legend

The Murders at Fleat House

by Lucinda Riley • 2022

A boarding school death draws a detective into old secrets someone is still killing to protect.

4.10

46k+

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 🕯️ Gothic Mystery 🩹 Wounded Detective 🔐 Family Secrets 👑 Hidden Heir

The Murders at Fleat House

A boarding school death draws a detective into old secrets someone is still killing to protect.

by Lucinda Riley 2022 576 pages

4.10

46k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 🕯️ Gothic Mystery 🩹 Wounded Detective 🔐 Family Secrets 👑 Hidden Heir

The Boy from the Woods

by Harlan Coben • 2020

A man raised feral investigates a bullied teen's disappearance and finds a kidnapping and murder.

3.95

100k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🌲 Feral Upbringing 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🔍 Missing Teenager 🎒 High School Bullying

The Boy from the Woods

A man raised feral investigates a bullied teen's disappearance and finds a kidnapping and murder.

by Harlan Coben 2020 371 pages

3.95

100k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🌲 Feral Upbringing 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🔍 Missing Teenager 🎒 High School Bullying

One of the Boys

by Jayne Cowie • 2023

A test predicts violent boys. Two sisters make opposite choices, and their sons are the casualties.

3.85

1k+

🧬 Genetic Dystopia 🏠 Domestic Thriller 👭 Sibling Rivalry 🔒 Family Secrets 😟 Maternal Fear

One of the Boys

A test predicts violent boys. Two sisters make opposite choices, and their sons are the casualties.

by Jayne Cowie 2023 400 pages

3.85

1k+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Dystopia 🏠 Domestic Thriller 👭 Sibling Rivalry 🔒 Family Secrets 😟 Maternal Fear

Big Breath In

by John Straley • 2024

A dying marine biologist hunts for a trafficked baby in Seattle's underworld of outlaw biker gangs.

3.56

439

📚 Literary Mystery 🕵️ One Last Case 💔 Terminal Illness 🐋 Marine Biology 🏍️ Biker Gangs

Big Breath In

A dying marine biologist hunts for a trafficked baby in Seattle's underworld of outlaw biker gangs.

by John Straley 2024 288 pages

3.56

439 ratings

📚 Literary Mystery 🕵️ One Last Case 💔 Terminal Illness 🐋 Marine Biology 🏍️ Biker Gangs

Portrait of a Nuclear Family

by J.P. Behrens • 2022

She finds her son's dissection journals. Her perfect family will be preserved, body by body.

3.80

500+

🏠 Domestic Horror 🌀 Psychological Descent 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🔒 Family Secrets 🩸 Body Horror

Portrait of a Nuclear Family

She finds her son's dissection journals. Her perfect family will be preserved, body by body.

by J.P. Behrens 2022 240 pages

3.80

500+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Horror 🌀 Psychological Descent 👁️ Unreliable Narrator 🔒 Family Secrets 🩸 Body Horror

The Collector

by Nora Roberts • 2014

A house-sitter witnesses a murder. The victim's artist brother needs her eyes to find the killer.

4.00

38k+

🪟 Witness To Murder 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Brooding Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Collector

A house-sitter witnesses a murder. The victim's artist brother needs her eyes to find the killer.

by Nora Roberts 2014 752 pages

4.00

38k+ ratings

🪟 Witness To Murder 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Brooding Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Heart You Kept

by T.L. Swan • 2026

A dead best friend's bucket list. A masked billionaire. One weekend that makes leaving impossible.

4.28

14k+

💰 Billionaire Romance 🔍 Romantic Suspense 📋 Bucket List ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

The Heart You Kept

A dead best friend's bucket list. A masked billionaire. One weekend that makes leaving impossible.

by T.L. Swan 2026 498 pages

4.28

14k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance 🔍 Romantic Suspense 📋 Bucket List ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Lock Every Door

by Riley Sager • 2019

Jobless, she takes a sitting job at a storied Manhattan building where the last sitter disappeared.

3.88

300k+

🔪 Gothic Thriller 🩸 Organ Trafficking 🗝️ Secret Passages 💔 Romantic Betrayal 😱 Claustrophobia

Lock Every Door

Jobless, she takes a sitting job at a storied Manhattan building where the last sitter disappeared.

by Riley Sager 2019 381 pages

3.88

300k+ ratings

🔪 Gothic Thriller 🩸 Organ Trafficking 🗝️ Secret Passages 💔 Romantic Betrayal 😱 Claustrophobia

Delicate Condition

by Danielle Valentine • 2023

After IVF, an actress discovers her pregnancy is being sabotaged by forces that aren't human.

3.63

19k+

🗡️ Feminist Horror 🦷 Body Horror 🏥 Medical Gaslighting 🧙‍♀️ Witch Coven 👶 Haunted Pregnancy

Delicate Condition

After IVF, an actress discovers her pregnancy is being sabotaged by forces that aren't human.

by Danielle Valentine 2023 432 pages

3.63

19k+ ratings

🗡️ Feminist Horror 🦷 Body Horror 🏥 Medical Gaslighting 🧙‍♀️ Witch Coven 👶 Haunted Pregnancy

In Chaos We Reign

by Amo Jones • 2022

A crime heiress and her brother's lethal enforcer. One forbidden affair. An empire will burn.

4.33

3k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🌑 Morally Gray Hero 🏠 Found Family

In Chaos We Reign

A crime heiress and her brother's lethal enforcer. One forbidden affair. An empire will burn.

by Amo Jones 2022 340 pages

4.33

3k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🌑 Morally Gray Hero 🏠 Found Family

Unhinged Cain

by Brooklyn Cross • 2022

A serial killer abducts an FBI trainee, and she discovers her own taste for darkness.

4.06

2k+

🕸️ Captor Captive 🖤 Obsessive Stalker 🔪 Serial Killer Romance 😈 Morally Grey Heroine 👥 Killer Siblings

Unhinged Cain

A serial killer abducts an FBI trainee, and she discovers her own taste for darkness.

by Brooklyn Cross 2022 452 pages

4.06

2k+ ratings

🕸️ Captor Captive 🖤 Obsessive Stalker 🔪 Serial Killer Romance 😈 Morally Grey Heroine 👥 Killer Siblings

Different Seasons

by Stephen King • 1982

How do we survive the darkest seasons? Four novellas of hope, evil, friendship, and the uncanny.

4.36

200k+

🔒 Prison Drama 🧠 Psychological Horror 🍂 Corruption Of Innocence 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 📼 Nostalgic Melancholy

Different Seasons

How do we survive the darkest seasons? Four novellas of hope, evil, friendship, and the uncanny.

by Stephen King 1982 560 pages

4.36

200k+ ratings

🔒 Prison Drama 🧠 Psychological Horror 🍂 Corruption Of Innocence 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 📼 Nostalgic Melancholy

Hide and Seek

by Andrea Mara • 2022

A mother moves into a house where a child vanished at hide and seek. Neighbors know why.

4.05

10k+

🔍 Psychological Suspense 🏠 Domestic Thriller 👧 Missing Child 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🤔 Unreliable Narrator

Hide and Seek

A mother moves into a house where a child vanished at hide and seek. Neighbors know why.

by Andrea Mara 2022 337 pages

4.05

10k+ ratings

🔍 Psychological Suspense 🏠 Domestic Thriller 👧 Missing Child 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🤔 Unreliable Narrator

Double Date

by R.L. Stine • 1994

A dare pushes a cocky teen to secretly date twin sisters. Now someone is hunting him.

3.58

3k+

👯 Twins And Doubles 🎭 Faked Identity 🃏 Player Gets Played 🌀 Gaslighting 📼 90s Teen Horror

Double Date

A dare pushes a cocky teen to secretly date twin sisters. Now someone is hunting him.

by R.L. Stine 1994 166 pages

3.58

3k+ ratings

👯 Twins And Doubles 🎭 Faked Identity 🃏 Player Gets Played 🌀 Gaslighting 📼 90s Teen Horror

The Lying Room

by Nicci French • 2019

A married mother scrubs a crime scene to hide her affair. The killer saw everything.

3.62

15k+

🏠 Domestic Noir 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Secrets 👥 Friend Group Secrets 🧹 Evidence Tampering 😰 Creeping Dread

The Lying Room

A married mother scrubs a crime scene to hide her affair. The killer saw everything.

by Nicci French 2019 432 pages

3.62

15k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Noir 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Secrets 👥 Friend Group Secrets 🧹 Evidence Tampering 😰 Creeping Dread

The Girl Who Lived 2

by Christopher Greyson • 2024

Faith Winters glimpses the dead and wakes in a psychiatric hospital where healing is a weapon.

4.30

1k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏥 Medical Conspiracy 🪞 Gaslighting 👁️ Unreliable Perception 💔 Survivor's Guilt

The Girl Who Lived 2

Faith Winters glimpses the dead and wakes in a psychiatric hospital where healing is a weapon.

by Christopher Greyson 2024 323 pages

4.30

1k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏥 Medical Conspiracy 🪞 Gaslighting 👁️ Unreliable Perception 💔 Survivor's Guilt

Pattern Recognition

by William Gibson • 2003

Allergic to logos, a consultant is hired to trace eerie film fragments, then the break-ins begin.

3.88

53k+

🖥️ Internet Mystery 🕵️ Corporate Espionage 🏙️ Post-9/11 Grief 😶 Reluctant Investigator 👁️ Paranoid Thriller

Pattern Recognition

Allergic to logos, a consultant is hired to trace eerie film fragments, then the break-ins begin.

by William Gibson 2003 367 pages

3.88

53k+ ratings

🖥️ Internet Mystery 🕵️ Corporate Espionage 🏙️ Post-9/11 Grief 😶 Reluctant Investigator 👁️ Paranoid Thriller

Anarchy Missing

by J.A. Huss • 2017

A DA's heist suspect is her ex, a genius consumed by the sentient city.

4.20

500+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🖤 Tortured Hero 👫 Found Family 🤖 Sentient AI 🌆 Cyber Noir

Anarchy Missing

A DA's heist suspect is her ex, a genius consumed by the sentient city.

by J.A. Huss 2017 358 pages

4.20

500+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🖤 Tortured Hero 👫 Found Family 🤖 Sentient AI 🌆 Cyber Noir

Satori

by Don Winslow • 2011

A stateless assassin trades his cell for a kill order: one Soviet spymaster, inside Mao's Beijing.

3.95

5k+

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 😬 Reluctant Spy 🗡️ Master Assassin 💔 Betrayal Romance 💋 Femme Fatale

Satori

A stateless assassin trades his cell for a kill order: one Soviet spymaster, inside Mao's Beijing.

by Don Winslow 2011 504 pages

3.95

5k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 😬 Reluctant Spy 🗡️ Master Assassin 💔 Betrayal Romance 💋 Femme Fatale

Tyre

by J.J. Green • 2018

When an asteroid mine explodes, an engineer uncovers a plot to shatter the colony's new homeworld.

4.43

156

🔍 Sabotage Investigation 💕 Polyamorous Relationship 🎭 Hidden Enemies ☄️ Asteroid Mining 🤝 Chosen Family

Tyre

When an asteroid mine explodes, an engineer uncovers a plot to shatter the colony's new homeworld.

by J.J. Green 2018 251 pages

4.43

156 ratings

🔍 Sabotage Investigation 💕 Polyamorous Relationship 🎭 Hidden Enemies ☄️ Asteroid Mining 🤝 Chosen Family

Straight to You

by Bec Benson • 2025

His voice wasn't meant for a stalker. Neither was his heart for his best friend.

3.84

500+

👬 Friends To Lovers 💖 Bi Awakening 🏠 Forced Proximity 👀 Stalker Thriller 🏘️ Small Town

Straight to You

His voice wasn't meant for a stalker. Neither was his heart for his best friend.

by Bec Benson 2025 348 pages

3.84

500+ ratings

👬 Friends To Lovers 💖 Bi Awakening 🏠 Forced Proximity 👀 Stalker Thriller 🏘️ Small Town

The Girl Who Dared to Endure

by Bella Forrest • 2018

To expose the cabal that corrupted her AI Tower, Liana must risk the brother she loves.

4.35

4k+

🧠 Ai Consciousness 🏙️ Enclosed Society 🫂 Found Family 🕵️ Secret Society 💔 Sibling Betrayal

The Girl Who Dared to Endure

To expose the cabal that corrupted her AI Tower, Liana must risk the brother she loves.

by Bella Forrest 2018 408 pages

4.35

4k+ ratings

🧠 Ai Consciousness 🏙️ Enclosed Society 🫂 Found Family 🕵️ Secret Society 💔 Sibling Betrayal

Her Grave Secrets

by Kendra Elliot • 2014

A skull on the riverbank pulls a detective into the drug war that killed her father.

4.27

12k+

🔍 Police Procedural 🤫 Small Town Secrets 💕 Partners To Lovers 🏠 Return To Hometown 💔 Grieving Detective

Her Grave Secrets

A skull on the riverbank pulls a detective into the drug war that killed her father.

by Kendra Elliot 2014 105 pages

4.27

12k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 🤫 Small Town Secrets 💕 Partners To Lovers 🏠 Return To Hometown 💔 Grieving Detective

Blaze Me a Sun

by Christoffer Carlsson • 2021

A Swedish cop's thirty-year hunt for a serial killer becomes his son's inheritance and his prison.

3.92

4k+

❄️ Nordic Noir 🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🩸 Serial Killer 👨‍👦 Fathers And Sons 💔 Generational Trauma

Blaze Me a Sun

A Swedish cop's thirty-year hunt for a serial killer becomes his son's inheritance and his prison.

by Christoffer Carlsson 2021 439 pages

3.92

4k+ ratings

❄️ Nordic Noir 🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🩸 Serial Killer 👨‍👦 Fathers And Sons 💔 Generational Trauma

The Cutting Edge

by Jeffery Deaver • 2018

A paralyzed detective hunts a diamond-obsessed killer who ritualistically murders engaged couples.

4.07

13k+

🧬 Forensic Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Ritual Murders 🏃 Witness On The Run 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller

The Cutting Edge

A paralyzed detective hunts a diamond-obsessed killer who ritualistically murders engaged couples.

by Jeffery Deaver 2018 434 pages

4.07

13k+ ratings

🧬 Forensic Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Ritual Murders 🏃 Witness On The Run 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller

Invisible Helix

by Keigo Higashino • 2021

Abusive boyfriend murdered, florist flees; physicist finds doll linking her to club owner.

3.73

3k+

🚔 Police Procedural ❤️‍🩹 Found Family 💔 Abusive Relationship 🧬 Generational Trauma 🎭 Hidden Identity

Invisible Helix

Abusive boyfriend murdered, florist flees; physicist finds doll linking her to club owner.

by Keigo Higashino 2021 288 pages

3.73

3k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural ❤️‍🩹 Found Family 💔 Abusive Relationship 🧬 Generational Trauma 🎭 Hidden Identity

Venomous Attraction

by T.L. Smith • 2025

She wanted a sale. He wanted her surrender. His secret society turns obsession lethal.

3.98

3k+

🕯️ Secret Society 🖤 Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bond ⛓️ Kink Awakening 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Venomous Attraction

She wanted a sale. He wanted her surrender. His secret society turns obsession lethal.

by T.L. Smith 2025 254 pages

3.98

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Secret Society 🖤 Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bond ⛓️ Kink Awakening 🔪 Touch Her And Die

My Ex, the Antichrist

by Craig DiLouie • 2025

She loved him before she knew he's the Antichrist. Now their bands duel for the world.

3.52

1k+

🎸 Musical Horror 💀 Apocalyptic Romance 🖤 Toxic Love 🎤 Rock Band Drama 🌌 Cosmic Destiny

My Ex, the Antichrist

She loved him before she knew he's the Antichrist. Now their bands duel for the world.

by Craig DiLouie 2025 416 pages

3.52

1k+ ratings

🎸 Musical Horror 💀 Apocalyptic Romance 🖤 Toxic Love 🎤 Rock Band Drama 🌌 Cosmic Destiny

My Cousin Rachel

by Daphne du Maurier • 1951

His cousin died in Italy blaming his wife. She comes to Cornwall, and suspicion turns to obsession.

4.01

71k+

🕯️ Gothic Suspense 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Ambiguous Femme Fatale 💔 Obsessive Love

My Cousin Rachel

His cousin died in Italy blaming his wife. She comes to Cornwall, and suspicion turns to obsession.

by Daphne du Maurier 1951 349 pages

4.01

71k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Suspense 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Ambiguous Femme Fatale 💔 Obsessive Love

The Witches of Scotland Book 3

by Steven P. Aitchison • 2022

Captured in a parallel world, a witch is drained of life by enemies with larger plans.

4.26

2k+

🌀 Astral Projection 🌐 Parallel Worlds 👥 Found Family 🕯️ Secret Societies 🔗 Psychic Connection

The Witches of Scotland Book 3

Captured in a parallel world, a witch is drained of life by enemies with larger plans.

by Steven P. Aitchison 2022 138 pages

4.26

2k+ ratings

🌀 Astral Projection 🌐 Parallel Worlds 👥 Found Family 🕯️ Secret Societies 🔗 Psychic Connection

The 39 Steps

by John Buchan • 1915

When a spy dies in his flat, a Londoner runs for Scotland carrying secrets that could start a war.

3.59

47k+

🕵️ Early Spy Thriller 🏃 Man On The Run ⚖️ Wrongly Accused 🎭 Disguise And Deception 🦸 Reluctant Hero

The 39 Steps

When a spy dies in his flat, a Londoner runs for Scotland carrying secrets that could start a war.

by John Buchan 1915 100 pages

3.59

47k+ ratings

🕵️ Early Spy Thriller 🏃 Man On The Run ⚖️ Wrongly Accused 🎭 Disguise And Deception 🦸 Reluctant Hero

At Loggerheads

by Kristen Ness • 2023

A marine biologist returns to her Southern island to find her mentor murdered and turtles poached.

4.01

500+

🌊 Coastal Mystery 🐢 Environmental Crime 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 💕 Rekindled Love 🏠 Homecoming

At Loggerheads

A marine biologist returns to her Southern island to find her mentor murdered and turtles poached.

by Kristen Ness 2023 358 pages

4.01

500+ ratings

🌊 Coastal Mystery 🐢 Environmental Crime 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 💕 Rekindled Love 🏠 Homecoming

You Invited It In

by Sarah Jules • 2024

A widower fakes a haunting to expose a fraud. A demon answers. His son is prey.

3.79

2k+

🖤 Demonic Possession 💔 Grief Horror ⚠️ Hoax Gone Wrong 👦 Child In Peril 🔥 Slow-Burn Dread

You Invited It In

A widower fakes a haunting to expose a fraud. A demon answers. His son is prey.

by Sarah Jules 2024 254 pages

3.79

2k+ ratings

🖤 Demonic Possession 💔 Grief Horror ⚠️ Hoax Gone Wrong 👦 Child In Peril 🔥 Slow-Burn Dread

The Kidnapper's Accomplice

by C.J. Archer • 2020

Victorian London. Her cousin is kidnapped. Bombs threaten the city. The ransom: her rare magic.

4.05

6k+

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🎩 Victorian England 🫂 Found Family ⏳ Race Against Time 💪 Reluctant Heroine

The Kidnapper's Accomplice

Victorian London. Her cousin is kidnapped. Bombs threaten the city. The ransom: her rare magic.

by C.J. Archer 2020 274 pages

4.05

6k+ ratings

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🎩 Victorian England 🫂 Found Family ⏳ Race Against Time 💪 Reluctant Heroine

Walking on Her Grave

by Melinda Leigh • 2014

A social worker and her estranged cop husband track a missing boy as their town burns.

4.31

13k+

🌲 Small Town Mystery 💕 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero 🏚️ Gritty Small Town 🌧️ Pacific Northwest

Walking on Her Grave

A social worker and her estranged cop husband track a missing boy as their town burns.

by Melinda Leigh 2014 100 pages

4.31

13k+ ratings

🌲 Small Town Mystery 💕 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero 🏚️ Gritty Small Town 🌧️ Pacific Northwest

Blaze of Glory

by Michael Pryor • 2006

A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.

3.79

1k+

🛠️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧪 Magic As Science 💀 Death Magic 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

Blaze of Glory

A half-dead young magician, a royal hunting party, and a conspiracy to assassinate the Crown Prince.

by Michael Pryor 2006 394 pages

3.79

1k+ ratings

🛠️ Steampunk Fantasy 🧪 Magic As Science 💀 Death Magic 🕵️ Political Conspiracy 🎭 Corrupted Mentor

Time of Trial

by Michael Pryor • 2009

A magical cure makes him an unwitting assassin. The sorcerer behind it is engineering a war.

4.17

427

🗺️ Alternate Europe 🕵️ Magical Espionage ✨ Soul Magic 🪆 Golem Impostors 🎩 Edwardian Fantasy

Time of Trial

A magical cure makes him an unwitting assassin. The sorcerer behind it is engineering a war.

by Michael Pryor 2009 428 pages

4.17

427 ratings

🗺️ Alternate Europe 🕵️ Magical Espionage ✨ Soul Magic 🪆 Golem Impostors 🎩 Edwardian Fantasy

Police

by Jo Nesbø • 2013

Oslo officers are murdered at their own cold case scenes; the killer is wearing a badge.

4.24

50k+

🖤 Nordic Noir 🔍 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer 🥃 Damaged Detective 📁 Cold Case

Police

Oslo officers are murdered at their own cold case scenes; the killer is wearing a badge.

by Jo Nesbø 2013 436 pages

4.24

50k+ ratings

🖤 Nordic Noir 🔍 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer 🥃 Damaged Detective 📁 Cold Case

The Spies of Warsaw

by Alan Furst • 2008

A French attaché in 1937 Warsaw spies on Nazi Germany, but his own government refuses to listen.

3.90

8k+

🕵️ Historical Espionage 📚 Literary Spy Fiction 😬 Reluctant Spy 💔 Doomed Affair 🏛️ Institutional Failure

The Spies of Warsaw

A French attaché in 1937 Warsaw spies on Nazi Germany, but his own government refuses to listen.

by Alan Furst 2008 266 pages

3.90

8k+ ratings

🕵️ Historical Espionage 📚 Literary Spy Fiction 😬 Reluctant Spy 💔 Doomed Affair 🏛️ Institutional Failure

She Was the Quiet One

by Michele Campbell • 2018

Her twin sister murdered at boarding school, Rose wakes to find the knife in her hand.

3.72

10k+

🏫 Boarding School Thriller 💔 Student Teacher Affair 👯 Twin Sisters 🔪 Framed For Murder 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

She Was the Quiet One

Her twin sister murdered at boarding school, Rose wakes to find the knife in her hand.

by Michele Campbell 2018 342 pages

3.72

10k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School Thriller 💔 Student Teacher Affair 👯 Twin Sisters 🔪 Framed For Murder 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

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