as a person who lives on mystery novels, let me share some of my absolute favourites!
one of my all-time favourites! really fast paced, with a great overall concept and plot twist. it really is worth the hype.
The Silent Patient: Full Book Summary - SparkNotes
one of the first mysteries i read. i really enjoyed reading it and i always come back to it. the writing is amazing and keeps you guessing throughout the whole book.
And Then There Were None
again, worth the hype. unreliable narrator, amazing writing and observations, impossible to put down!
Gone Girl (novel)
this book ugh! so sinister, so bizzare, disturbing. really questions whether its more of a terror when THE THING happens or when IT has consequences on your mind.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
hands down the best thriller book so engaging
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
a great way to start getting into thillers. amazing reveal at the end
Verity - By Colleen Hoover (paperback) - Target
such a good ya book, also great for starting out in thrillers
One Of Us Is Lying - By Karen M. Mcmanus (hardcover) - Target
it is so mysterios, eerie but so so interesting. literally read it in one sitting!
Ward D - By Freida Mcfadden (paperback) - Target
a really chilling and eerie guesthouse atmosphere, i had a feeling someone was watching over me the whole time lol. and of course the final twists are out of this world! i highly recommend.
Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
currently reading it but i am already in love! really engaging and a mix of phylosophy and mystery. one of a king and definitely waiting for it to become a classic!
The Secret History - (Vintage Contemporaries) by Donna Tartt ...
married couple goes on a spooky getaway to fix their mess, but plot twist - someone's lying and it's giving major trust no one vibes. it's a roller coaster to say the least
Rock Paper Scissors - by Alice Feeney (Paperback)
hotel maid’s back and minding her biz—until drama hits different and secrets start popping off behind every door. it’s giving ✨cozy chaos✨ with a side of “who can I trust?”
The Maid's Secret - by Nita Prose (Hardcover)
girl’s spying on her hot neighbor across the lake … until wifey goes missing and things get really weird. then boom—plot twist so wild it’s basically a thriller jump scare.
House Across the Lake: A Novel - by Riley Sager (Paperback)
she’s living that fake identity life —scamming, lying, vibing—until her past pulls up. Secrets drop, twists hit, and trust? Absolutely none.
First Lie Wins - by Ashley Elston
A haunting mansion, Gothic horror, and dark family secrets—i adore its atmospheric chills and slow-build dread.
Mexican Gothic - by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Hardcover)
A budding podcaster meets someone with the exact same birthday—soon she’s caught in a psychological unravel of twisted identities and vanishing lies.
None of This Is True - by Lisa Jewell (Hardcover)
A mysterious survivor from a notorious family massacre hires a nurse decades later… and then speaks again. Gorgeously eerie and utterly unmissable