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Dark secrets and dangerous obsessions lurk beneath seemingly ordinary lives in these gripping tales of psychological suspense. Each page crackles with mounting tension as protagonists face sinister forces, twisted minds, and life-altering conspiracies that will keep you reading long into the night.

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Like Mother, Like Daughter Summary
Like Mother, Like Daughter
by Kimberly McCreight 2024 320 pages
3.66
28.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Behind Closed Doors Summary
Behind Closed Doors
by B.A. Paris 2016 293 pages
3.97
703.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Obsession Summary
The Obsession
by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2021 309 pages
3.71
28.7K ratings
Thriller
Young Adult
Mystery
The Wife Summary
The Wife
by Alafair Burke 2018 496 pages
3.86
45.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead Summary
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
by Olga Tokarczuk 2009 274 pages
3.95
130.6K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Poland
The Lying Game Summary
The Lying Game
by Ruth Ware 2017 370 pages
3.52
204.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Enemy at the Gates Summary
Enemy at the Gates
by Kyle Mills 2021 384 pages
4.43
22.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Casino Royale Summary
Casino Royale
by Ian Fleming 1953 192 pages
3.74
91.4K ratings
Thriller
Classics
Mystery
The Hot Zone Summary
The Hot Zone
The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
by Richard Preston 1994 352 pages
4.16
118.6K ratings
Science
History
Medical
The Bone Collector Summary
The Bone Collector
by Jeffery Deaver 1997 528 pages
4.20
187.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Do Not Disturb Summary
Do Not Disturb
by Freida McFadden 2021 325 pages
3.92
263.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Recursion Summary
Recursion
by Blake Crouch 2019 326 pages
4.17
281.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Time Travel
Behind Her Eyes Summary
Behind Her Eyes
by Sarah Pinborough 2017 307 pages
3.79
195.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Red Sky Mourning Summary
Red Sky Mourning
by Jack Carr 2024 576 pages
4.49
15.8K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Mystery Thriller
A Drop of Corruption Summary
A Drop of Corruption
by Robert Jackson Bennett 2025 465 pages
4.56
10.1K ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Absolute Power Summary
Absolute Power
by David Baldacci 1996 550 pages
4.20
111.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Black Echo Summary
The Black Echo
by Michael Connelly 1992 482 pages
4.14
209.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Amityville Horror Summary
The Amityville Horror
by Jay Anson 1977 315 pages
3.83
135.4K ratings
Horror
Paranormal
Classics
Tripwire Summary
Tripwire
by Lee Child 1999 432 pages
4.12
136.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Troubled Blood Summary
Troubled Blood
by Robert Galbraith 2020 944 pages
4.38
139.6K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
A Flicker in the Dark Summary
A Flicker in the Dark
by Stacy Willingham 2022 357 pages
3.98
532.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Terror Summary
The Terror
by Dan Simmons 2007 769 pages
4.09
69.4K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
American Assassin Summary
American Assassin
by Vince Flynn 2010 448 pages
4.25
97.9K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
Debt of Honor Summary
Debt of Honor
by Tom Clancy 1994 990 pages
4.10
50.9K ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Espionage
Nightshade Summary
Nightshade
by Michael Connelly 2025 345 pages
4.20
14.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Violin Conspiracy Summary
The Violin Conspiracy
by Brendan Slocumb 2022 345 pages
4.12
63.2K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Mystery Thriller
The Eyes Are the Best Part Summary
The Eyes Are the Best Part
by Monika Kim 2024 278 pages
3.83
29.5K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Contemporary
The Spy Coast Summary
The Spy Coast
by Tess Gerritsen 2023 341 pages
4.33
90.3K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Haunting of Hill House Summary
The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson 1959 182 pages
3.82
356.1K ratings
Gothic
Mystery
Paranormal
The Searcher Summary
The Searcher
by Tana French 2020 451 pages
3.80
151.9K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
The Heiress Summary
The Heiress
by Rachel Hawkins 2024 294 pages
3.85
148.6K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Thrashers Summary
The Thrashers
by Julie Soto 2025 352 pages
4.23
4.1K ratings
Young Adult
Thriller
Mystery
House of Glass Summary
House of Glass
by Sarah Pekkanen 2024 341 pages
3.87
51.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Silkworm Summary
The Silkworm
by Robert Galbraith 2014 464 pages
4.05
285.2K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Girl, Missing Summary
Girl, Missing
by Sophie McKenzie 2006 283 pages
3.81
18.4K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Scythe & Sparrow Summary
Scythe & Sparrow
by Brynne Weaver 2025 416 pages
4.11
118.2K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Dark
Clear and Present Danger Summary
Clear and Present Danger
by Tom Clancy 1989 688 pages
4.14
142.4K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Military Fiction
Cat & Mouse Summary
Cat & Mouse
by James Patterson 1997 416 pages
4.04
78.8K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Mother-in-Law Summary
The Mother-in-Law
by Sally Hepworth 2019 347 pages
3.97
188.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
College Girl, Missing Summary
College Girl, Missing
The True Story of How a Young Woman Disappeared in Plain Sight
by Shawn Cohen 2024 272 pages
3.58
12.8K ratings
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
I Am Pilgrim Summary
I Am Pilgrim
by Terry Hayes 2013 612 pages
4.30
190.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Before I Go to Sleep Summary
Before I Go to Sleep
by S.J. Watson 2011 359 pages
3.90
355.3K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Book Club
Cockroaches Summary
Cockroaches
by Jo Nesbø 1998 368 pages
3.73
62.6K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Resurrection Walk Summary
Resurrection Walk
by Michael Connelly 2023 407 pages
4.54
67.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Passengers Summary
The Passengers
by John Marrs 2019 400 pages
4.07
57.0K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery Thriller
The Strain Summary
The Strain
by Guillermo del Toro 2009 403 pages
3.80
89.0K ratings
Horror
Vampires
Fantasy
Good Bad Girl Summary
Good Bad Girl
by Alice Feeney 2023 306 pages
3.66
90.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Lullaby Summary
Lullaby
by Chuck Palahniuk 2002 260 pages
3.74
102.1K ratings
Horror
Contemporary
Fantasy
Black List Summary
Black List
by Brad Thor 2012 371 pages
4.25
22.2K ratings
Thriller
Action
Suspense
The Silent Patient Summary
The Silent Patient
The First Three Chapters
by Alex Michaelides 2018 27 pages
4.26
4.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Book Club
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