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Thriller Books That Kept Me Up All Night

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Laura Ray

I absolutely love to read, and my favorite genre is definitely thriller. I've read a ton of thrillers over the years, and these are ones that I gave 5 stars to on GoodReads.

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Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

Description of the book from goodreads: “Things have been wrong with Mr and Mrs Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam W...

This one had me completely captivated – I've never read a thriller quite like this one. Just when I'd think I had it figured out, I'd find out I was COMPLETELY wrong. A fantastic thriller by an excellent author!

Rock Paper Scissors: A Novel by Alice Feeney

Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell

Description from goodreads: “He’s the perfect man. It’s a perfect lie. Nina Swann is intrigued when she received a condolence card from Nick Radcliffe, an old friend of her late husband, who is looking to connect after her husband’s unexpected death....

I literally stayed up most of one night to finish this fantastic book. Lisa Jewell writes characters so well, and this book had me locked in from the start. Thrilling and touching, I adored this book. 5 stars!

Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

Description from goodreads: “What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if the truth doesn't matter? Lucy and Savvy were the golden girls of their small Texas town: pretty, smart, and enviable. Lu...

I laughed, I gasped, I cried; I was on the edge of my seat for so much of this book. And the central character is hilarious and so well crafted. I can't recommend this one enough!

Listen for the Lie: A Novel by Amy Tintera

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

Description from goodreads: “Louise is a single mom, a secretary, stuck in a modern-day rut. On a rare night out, she meets a man in a bar and sparks fly. Though he leaves after they kiss, she’s thrilled she finally connected with someone. When Louis...

It's been a while since a book has made me truly afraid at parts, but this book absolutely did. It's an incredibly unique story, and the writing is fantastic and well-paced. And the twist in this one is…wow. 5 stars!

Behind Her Eyes: Suspenseful Thriller

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

Description from goodreads: “Celebrating her forty-fifth birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her forty-fifth birthday. They are, ...

Another slam dunk thriller by Lisa Jewell – she is definitely one of my favorite authors. She crafts characters so well, and this story is fascinating and incredibly unsettling.

None of This Is True: A Novel by Lisa Jewell

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

Description from goodreads: “Scarlett Clark is an exceptional English professor. But she’s even better at getting away with murder. Every year, she searches for the worst man at Gorman University and plots his well-deserved demise. Thanks to her meti...

Someone described this book to me once like a “woman version of Dexter” and I was already sold. It's so well written and kept me on the edge of my seat – another book I finished in like a day because I was so absorbed.

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

Description from goodreads: “When you read this book, you will make many assumptions. You will assume you are reading about a jealous ex-wife. You will assume she is obsessed with her replacement – a beautiful, younger woman who is about to marry the...

I didn't expect to be so emotionally invested and impacted by this story. It's captivating and terrifying, but also really beautiful.

The Wife Between Us: A Novel - Amazon.com

The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine

Description from goodreads: “Amber Patterson is fed up. She’s tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more—a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish ta...

This is another book that I didn't expect to hit me emotionally, but it's a really amazing story. It's thrilling and captivating, but also very touching.

The Last Mrs. Parrish: Reese's Book Club Pick

You by Caroline Kepnes

Description from goodreads: “When a beautiful, aspiring writer strides into the East Village bookstore where Joe Goldberg works, he does what anyone would do: he Googles the name on her credit card. There is only one Guinevere Beck in New York City. ...

I know a lot of people are familiar with the TV show, but I read the book long before the show came out – and it's so incredibly creepy. It's written in a way that truly makes you feel like you're in the mind of a psychopath. So scary and so well don...

You by Caroline Kepnes

Count My Lies by Sophie Stava

Description from goodreads: “Sloane Caraway is a liar. Harmless lies, mostly, to make her self-proclaimed sad, little life a bit more interesting. So when Sloane sees a young girl in tears at a park one afternoon, she can't help herself—she tells the...

This book was full of twists, and it had me gasping several times. Fantastic characters and a conclusion that I really liked.

Count My Lies by Sophie Stava