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Popular Mysteries and Thrillers on My Goodreads "Want to Read" and "Read" Lists
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items Love a good twist? This curated list features the most gripping mysteries and thrillers from my personal Goodreads “Want to Read” and “Read” shelves. Whether you're into psychological suspense, classic whodunits, or fast-paced thrillers with jaw-drop...
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Millie is desperate for a fresh start when she accepts a live-in housekeeping job with the wealthy Winchester family. But behind the marble floors and manicured smiles lies a house full of secrets—and danger. Nina Winchester is elegant but erratic, h...
The Housemaid: Addictive Psychological Thriller
When popular podcaster Alix Summer meets quiet, unassuming Josie Fair at a pub on their shared 45th birthday, it seems like a strange coincidence. But when Josie reappears days later outside Alix’s child’s school, suggesting she become the subject of...
None of This Is True: A Novel
Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are house-hunting when they stumble upon a secluded estate once owned by Dr. Adrienne Hale, a brilliant psychiatrist who vanished without a trace. When a sudden blizzard traps them inside, Tricia discovers a hidden room fil...
Never Lie
Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She’s meticulous, socially awkward, and takes immense pride in her job as a hotel maid at the Regency Grand. But when she discovers the wealthy and infamous Charles Black dead in his suite, her world is turned up...
The Maid: A GMA Book Club Pick (Molly 1)
Brooke Sullivan has three rules as the new nurse practitioner at a men’s maximum-security prison: 1️⃣ Treat all inmates with respect 2️⃣ Never reveal personal information 3️⃣ Never, ever get too close to the prisoners But Brooke has already broken al...
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The Inmate: A gripping psychological thriller
When Jess arrives in Paris to stay with her half-brother Ben, she’s hoping for a fresh start. But when she gets to his luxurious apartment, he’s nowhere to be found. The longer Ben stays missing, the more Jess begins to suspect that his neighbors—eac...
The Paris Apartment: A Novel
Evie Porter has the perfect life: a charming boyfriend, a cozy home, and a close-knit circle of friends. But there’s one problem—Evie Porter doesn’t exist. Her identity is a fabrication, assigned by a shadowy figure known only as Mr. Smith. Her job? ...
First Lie Wins: Reese's Book Club: A Novel
Eve has a picture-perfect life: a loving husband, a fulfilling job teaching math at Caseham High, and a quiet routine. But beneath the surface, something sinister is brewing. Last year, the school was rocked by a scandal involving a student-teacher a...
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The Teacher
In the summer of 1975, thirteen-year-old Barbara Van Laar vanishes from her bunk at Camp Emerson in the Adirondacks. But Barbara isn’t just any camper—she’s the daughter of the wealthy family that owns the camp and the surrounding preserve. And this ...
The God of the Woods: A Novel
Sydney Shaw thinks she’s finally found the perfect man—handsome, charming, and a doctor. But when a string of women are murdered by someone who dates them first, Sydney begins to wonder: is her dream guy too good to be true? As suspicion creeps in an...
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The Boyfriend: A Psychological Thriller
In 1929, the Hope family murders shocked the Maine coast. Seventeen-year-old Lenora Hope was the only one left alive—and the prime suspect. Though never convicted, she’s lived in silence and isolation at her crumbling cliffside mansion, Hope’s End, e...
The Only One Left: A Novel
t’s just after midnight on Halloween when Jen watches her teenage son stab a stranger outside their home. The police arrive. Her son is arrested. Her world shatters. But when Jen wakes up the next morning, it’s not the day after—it’s the day before t...
Wrong Place Wrong Time: A Novel
Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress reeling from grief and scandal, retreats to her family’s lake house in Vermont. With a pair of binoculars and a steady supply of bourbon, she spends her days watching the glamorous couple in the modern house...
The House Across the Lake: A Novel
Natalie is the golden girl of her office. Dawn is the awkward, obsessive accountant with a fixation on turtles and a strict routine. When Dawn disappears and Natalie becomes tangled in the investigation, disturbing truths emerge—ones that suggest Daw...
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The Coworker
In 1975 Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are vanishing—and when one from a prominent family is targeted, a boy named Patch becomes an unlikely hero. But his act of courage is just the beginning of a sprawling, decades-long saga of obsession, heartbreak, ...
All the Colors of the Dark: A Read with Jenna Pick
Medical student Amy Brenner is assigned to spend the night in Ward D—the hospital’s high-security psychiatric unit. For Amy, the assignment is more than unsettling; it’s personal. And as the hours tick by, the dread she feels turns to sheer panic. Pa...
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Ward D
Lucy Chase may—or may not—have murdered her best friend Savvy. Found covered in blood and with no memory of the night in question, she’s become her small Texas town’s living scandal. Years later, a hit true crime podcast decides to reopen the case, d...
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Listen for the Lie: A Novel
Eight months pregnant and fleeing a life of heartbreak and betrayal, Tegan sets out for refuge—but the Maine blizzard has other plans. After a harrowing car crash and a broken ankle, she’s stranded in the woods… until a kindly couple rescues her and ...
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The Crash
Twenty years ago, six-year-old January Jacobs vanished from her home in Wakarusa, Indiana. Her body was found hours later in a ditch—and her killer never caught. Margot Davies, once January’s neighbor and now a big-city journalist, has never let go o...
All Good People Here: A Novel
One year ago, Isabelle Drake's world shattered—her toddler son Mason was stolen from his crib while she slept nearby. With no leads and no sleep, Isabelle has become consumed by the search. Plagued by chronic insomnia and shadowed by a traumatic chil...
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All the Dangerous Things
April Clarke-Cliveden had it all—beauty, wealth, magnetism. As Oxford’s reigning "It Girl," she quickly pulled newcomer Hannah Jones into her glittering circle. But by the end of freshman year, April was dead. A decade later, Hannah—now pregnant and ...
The It Girl
In this breakneck psychological thriller, bestselling author Jessica Knoll (Luckiest Girl Alive) reframes the genre’s lens—not through the eyes of the killer, but through the women forever changed by his violence. Inspired by the infamous crimes of t...
Bright Young Women: A Novel
Twenty-two years ago, three young girls ventured into the woods and emerged as heroes. Naomi Shaw survived seventeen stab wounds and helped put away a serial killer—a man accused of murdering six women. But beneath the headlines and celebration lies ...
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What Lies in the Woods
From the bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage and You Shouldn't Have Come Here, Jeneva Rose delivers a chilling domestic thriller that proves some family legacies aren’t worth inheriting.
After their mother’s death, three estranged siblings—Be...
Home Is Where The Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
Joanne is ecstatic to welcome her stepdaughter Chloe into the family fold. Her husband Richard beams with pride as Chloe arrives, ready to reconnect. But behind the warm smiles lies something disturbing: when Richard isn’t watching, Chloe transforms—...
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Don't Let Her Stay: Psychological Thriller
Meet Ernest Cunningham—crime fiction aficionado, reluctant family member, and accidental killer. He’s attending a family reunion at a remote ski resort, but this isn’t any normal gathering. You see, everyone in his family has killed someone. Now some...
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Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Welcome to The Manor—a luxurious new resort built atop long-buried secrets and ancient woods. The champagne is flowing, the midsummer sun is blazing, and the elite guests are ready to celebrate its grand opening. But behind the gleaming infinity pool...
The Midnight Feast: An NPR Best Book of the Year
Daisy Darker was born with a literal broken heart—and into a family fractured by secrets. Now, after years apart, the Darker clan gathers at Nana’s gothic, tide-locked island home for her 80th birthday. As the ocean rises, cutting them off for eight ...
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Daisy Darker: A Novel
When Mia and Finn stumble upon their dream fixer-upper, they're ready to build a new life together—especially with a baby on the way. But their excitement turns to horror when Mia finds an ominous message scratched into the woodwork: I WILL SAVE THEM...
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Keep It in the Family
Jessica, Norah, and Alicia were told they were lucky—rescued from family tragedy and raised by the seemingly benevolent Miss Fairchild on a picturesque estate. But Miss Fairchild wasn’t just strict… she was cruel. And the idyllic life everyone admire...
Darling Girls: A Novel
Marissa and Matthew Bishop seem to have it all: a thriving marriage, a beautiful home in D.C., and a picture-perfect life. But when Marissa confesses to infidelity, their golden façade shatters—and the couple turns to maverick therapist Avery Chamber...
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The Golden Couple: A Novel
Trouble never takes a vacation in Coopers Chase. In this third installment of Richard Osman’s wildly popular Thursday Murder Club series, our favorite quartet of elderly sleuths—Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim—take on a decade-old cold case involv...
The Bullet That Missed: Thursday Murder Club
Vera Wong is not your average lonely tea shop owner. She’s a self-proclaimed detective, proud Chinese mother, and dispenser of unfiltered wisdom. When she discovers a dead man in her Chinatown shop—clutching a mysterious flash drive—she does what any...
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Gabe and Pippa Gerard live in a picturesque cliffside cottage—a dream home with a dark view. Perched above the ocean, their home overlooks "The Drop," a spot notorious for tragic endings. Gabe has earned a reputation as a rescuer, coaxing desperate s...
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The Soulmate: A Novel
Ruby McTavish Callahan Woodward Miller Kenmore was North Carolina’s wealthiest—and most enigmatic—woman. Kidnapped as a child, widowed four times under suspicious circumstances, and matriarch of the lavish Ashby House estate, her life was a tapestry ...
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The Heiress: A Novel
In 1965, Frances Adams receives a haunting prediction at a country fair: You will be murdered. Rather than shrink in fear, she transforms that chilling prophecy into a personal mission—spending nearly six decades preparing for a crime that hasn’t yet...
How to Solve Your Own Murder: Castle Knoll 1
In this gripping standalone sequel to The Family Upstairs, Lisa Jewell masterfully weaves together a tapestry of cold cases, long-buried family secrets, and characters desperately seeking redemption. When a bag of bones washes up on the Thames, DCI S...
The Family Remains: A Novel
Aidan Thomas is the man everyone trusts: a widowed father, a helpful neighbor, a quiet force in his small town. But Aidan is hiding a monstrous secret—he’s a serial killer.
Rachel, his latest victim, has spent five years confined to a shed behind hi...
The Quiet Tenant: A novel
Stanhope looks like the perfect neighborhood—quiet streets, manicured lawns, and polite families with polite problems. But when nine-year-old Avery Wooler disappears, the cracks begin to show.
William Wooler, a married doctor with a temper, was the ...
Everyone Here Is Lying: A Novel
Jake Hayes is missing—and his wife Nina is desperate to find him. What begins as concern quickly morphs into dread, especially when Jake’s friend Lily confesses to her own husband, Christian, that she may have been the last person to see him alive. A...
Just the Nicest Couple: A Novel
Bodie Kane—a successful film professor and podcaster—isn’t keen on revisiting her painful past. Raised amidst family tragedy and marked by four turbulent years at an elite New Hampshire boarding school, she’s spent decades avoiding the trauma of her ...
I Have Some Questions for You: A Novel
In 1977, the quiet town of Claire Lake, Oregon was rocked by the Lady Killer Murders—two men gunned down with cryptic notes left behind. The prime suspect? Beth Greer, a wealthy, reclusive woman seen fleeing one of the crime scenes. Though acquitted,...
The Book of Cold Cases
Lee Gulliver didn’t expect her life to unravel so completely—once a successful restaurateur, she now lives in her car by the beach in Seattle, trying to escape a storm of financial ruin. But her solitude is shattered when she rescues a woman trying t...
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The Drowning Woman eBook - Kindle Store
Simon and Vicky are a polished Chicago couple: he’s a respected law professor, she advocates for victims of domestic violence. Their marriage? Stable. Their lives? Picture-perfect. But nothing about them is what it seems.
When a beautiful socialite ...
Look Closer - Kindle edition by David Ellis
Lyla and her boyfriend Nico seem like the ideal match. She’s a post-doc microbiologist; he’s a charming, would-be actor. When they’re cast in a remote reality TV show called One Perfect Couple, they’re whisked away to a secluded island to compete aga...
One Perfect Couple
Wylie Lark is a true crime writer seeking quiet in a remote farmhouse—perfect for finishing her latest book. But this isolated retreat has a sinister history: decades ago, two people were murdered here, and a young girl vanished. As a fierce blizzard...
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The Overnight Guest: A Novel
One summer night in 1994, ten-year-old Ethan Marsh and his best friend Billy fell asleep in a tent on Ethan’s backyard in a quiet New Jersey cul-de-sac. By morning, Billy was gone—vanished through a slashed tent flap, never to be seen again.
Thirty ...
Middle of the Night: A Novel
When Paris Peralta is found covered in blood, gripping a straight razor, and her celebrity husband dead behind her, it looks like an open-and-shut murder case. But Paris isn’t just worried about prison—she’s terrified of exposure. Because the truth h...
Things We Do in the Dark: A Novel
Sally Diamond is… different. Quiet. Literal. Reclusive. She’s lived her life tucked away with her psychiatrist father in rural Ireland—until his death thrusts her into the public eye with an act that shocks the nation: she attempts to cremate him at ...
Strange Sally Diamond
ICU nurse Meghan Michaels is barely holding it together—juggling single motherhood, long hospital shifts, and the quiet ache of a fractured life. Then Caitlin, a patient with a traumatic brain injury, arrives. They say she jumped from a bridge. But w...
She's Not Sorry: A Psychological Thriller
Emily and Chess, childhood best friends turned distant adults, reunite for a summer escape to an Italian villa. But Villa Aestas—once the scene of sex, drugs, rock & roll, and a gruesome murder in 1974—is more than just a vacation spot. It’s a pl...
The Villa: A Novel
Amanda and Wendy meet by chance in Manhattan, both grieving, both hollowed out by violence committed against their loved ones. Over drinks, rage finds clarity: You kill for me, and I’ll kill for you. A deadly pact forged in sorrow, built to evade sus...
Kill for Me, Kill for You: A Novel
Frank Szatowski hasn’t heard from his daughter Maggie in three years—until she calls out of the blue to invite him to her lavish New Hampshire wedding. He’s thrilled, determined to reconnect… but something feels off from the moment he arrives.
The e...
The Last One at the Wedding: A Novel
Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie aren’t your typical retirees. For decades, they worked as elite assassins for a secret organization targeting war criminals and high-level scum. Now in their 60s, they're celebrating their retirement with a luxu...
Killers of a Certain Age
When Adam Parson vanishes during a walk in the park, his family’s world shatters. At first, twenty-year-old Mia isn’t alarmed—her dad and younger brother Eugene, who has Angelman syndrome and cannot speak, are often late or off running errands. But w...
Happiness Falls: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel
Liam Noone was a man of contradictions: revered hotel magnate, loving but distant to three wives, and enigmatic father to children who barely knew each other. To the public, he was successful and refined. To his daughter Nora, he was a spectral prese...
The Night We Lost Him: A Novel
Meroe Island is beautiful, exotic, and steeped in dark history—shipwrecks, disappearances, whispers of cannibalism. For six twentysomethings chasing escape and adventure, it’s the perfect place to leave civilization behind. But paradise comes at a co...
Reckless Girls: A Novel
Kit Darling is a maid—but not just any maid. Quiet, invisible, and meticulous, she moves through wealthy homes with practiced efficiency. And an eye for secrets. She journals everything: the arguments, the medicine bottles, the strange behavior. It’s...
The Maid's Diary: A Novel
Summer in Pantown, Minnesota, 1977. For most teens, it means late-night swims, fairground rides, and carefree freedom. But for best friends Heather and Brenda, it means survival. After stumbling upon something terrible in the underground tunnels bene...
The Quarry Girls: A Thriller
Jack and Gabe are a married pair of ethical hackers—breaking into systems to expose vulnerabilities before the real criminals get in. But when a high-profile assignment goes tragically wrong, Jack returns home to find Gabe dead. The police suspect he...
Zero Days
AnnieLee Keyes arrives in Nashville with nothing but a guitar, a dream, and a past she’s desperate to escape. She’s determined to become a country music star—but beneath her bold lyrics and rising fame lies a truth that could destroy her.
When she’s...
Run, Rose, Run: A Novel
Outside the island, a toxic fog has annihilated civilization. Inside, 122 villagers and three scientists live in harmony—fishing, farming, and obeying the rules that keep the fog at bay. But when one of the scientists is brutally murdered, the island...
The Last Murder at the End of the World: A Novel
In Buckhead, Georgia, high society isn’t about kindness—it’s about power, privilege, and perfectly manicured claws. At the heart of this elite circle is Glow, a high-end beauty salon where secrets are shampooed, dyed, and styled into silence. Jenny, ...
One of Us Is Dead
In the ornate reading room of the Boston Public Library, a woman's scream shatters the quiet. Security locks the doors, instructing everyone to stay put until the threat is found. Four strangers—randomly seated at the same table—strike up conversatio...
The Woman in the Library: A Novel
Harriet Reed is living a dream—her debut novel is a bestseller, and she’s newly engaged to Edward Holbeck, the heir to one of America’s most powerful families. But as the wedding approaches and the Holbecks draw her into their lavish world, Harriet b...
The Family Game: A Novel
Amber Patterson Parrish is finally living the life she schemed for—glamour, status, and control. But the shine is fading. Her husband Jackson is about to be released from prison, and with his return, Amber’s freedom—and finances—start slipping throug...
The Next Mrs. Parrish: A Novel
When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls vanished from her small Louisiana town—and her own father confessed to the crimes. Two decades later, Chloe is a psychologist in Baton Rouge, engaged and trying to build a life of stability. But when a l...
A Flicker in the Dark: A Novel
Grady Green’s best day quickly spirals into his worst. One moment, the bestselling author is celebrating a major career win, and the next—his wife, Abby, vanishes after stopping to help a stranger. Her car is found on a cliffside with the door open a...
Beautiful Ugly: A Novel
A chilling small-town thriller set in Halloween-obsessed Wisconsin. Forensic pathologist Dolores Hawthorne is forced back to the hometown she fled when her father, a former senator, mysteriously disappears. As old secrets resurface and danger closes ...
No Rest for the Wicked: A Novel
I've loved Patricia Cornwell's books for decades. Now, she's delivered another chilling thriller. On Christmas morning, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta is called to investigate the latest victim of the “Phantom Slasher,” a serial killer who ...
Sharp Force
Behind the manicured lawns and perfect facades of a suburban cul-de-sac, four women harbor secrets worth killing for. When a murder shatters the neighborhood’s annual Halloween festival, Georgina, Audrey, Libby, and newcomer Hannah all become suspect...
The Wives of Hawthorne Lane: A Novel
I am so excited about this book! I love both Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan.
A haunting blend of romance and the supernatural from two master storytellers. When New York architect Tate Donovan retreats to Cape Cod after a devastating loss, h...
Remain: A Supernatural Love Story
In the 20th installment of Louise Penny’s beloved Gamache series, the Chief Inspector faces his most dangerous adversary yet. After thwarting a terrorist attack in Montréal, Gamache realizes the so-called “Black Wolf” may still be at large—and plotti...
The Black Wolf: A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache 20)
A sharp, funny Hollywood mystery from the author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill. When cranky ex-actress Julia Mann finds a dead body in her swimming pool, the police are quick to suspect her—after all, she’s already done time for murder once. To cl...
One Death at a Time
A haunting debut thriller set in the wilds of New Zealand. Years after escaping a violent childhood in the remote bush, Effie is drawn back when a bloodied little girl—who looks eerily like her younger self—emerges from the forest. As Effie searches ...
The Vanishing Place
It’s the longest day of the year. Camilla, a new mother, prepares to return to work after maternity leave. But her husband Luke is gone—and in his place, a cryptic note. Minutes later, breaking news reveals a hostage situation in London. Camilla’s wo...
Famous Last Words: Suspenseful Thriller
Titus Crown is Charon County’s first Black sheriff—a former FBI agent determined to heal his hometown’s legacy of silence and prejudice. But on the anniversary of his election, a school shooting rocks the community. The killer is taken down. The vict...
All the Sinners Bleed: A Novel
Twenty years ago, a baby was stolen from a stroller. Now, a woman is murdered in a care home—and somehow, the two crimes are connected. Enter Edith, an 80-year-old who’s been tricked into a nursing home. She’s not staying quietly. She’s plotting her ...
Good Bad Girl: A Novel
Detective Julia is assigned a missing persons case involving 22-year-old Olivia, last seen entering a dead-end alley—and never coming out. On the surface, it’s a race against time. But Julia hides a devastating secret of her own. The criminal tied to...
Just Another Missing Person: A Novel
Ten years after graduating, Maya returns to Princeton for her class reunion and her sister Naomi’s graduation. But celebration turns to horror when Naomi is found dead—and the police call it an accident. Maya isn’t convinced. Naomi was part of Sterli...
Society of Lies: Reese's Book Club: A Novel
On the quiet, affluent Harlow Street, summer winds down with a seemingly idyllic backyard barbecue. Beneath the polished smiles and catered drinks, tensions simmer—especially between Whitney, the hostess, and her young son. When Whitney's perfect fac...
The Whispers: A Novel