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Best Thriller Books

Suspense and thriller novels

1,424 summaries

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  1. Dead to You

    Lisa McMann

    ★ 3.7 (8k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A kidnapped boy's return at sixteen shatters his family's peace as forgotten memories expose a truth more terrifying than his absence.

  2. What Came Before He Shot Her

    Elizabeth George

    ★ 3.6 (8k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Fifteen-year-old Joel makes a desperate pact to protect his younger brothers from a gang, leading to the tragic murder of Inspector Thomas Lynley's wife.

  3. Zombie

    Joyce Carol Oates

    ★ 3.3 (8k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    This novel explores the chilling mind of Quentin P., a sexual psychopath whose twisted logic turns the story into a terrifying journey through a killer's thoughts.

  4. Mistress of Mellyn

    Victoria Holt

    ★ 3.9 (8k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A young governess arrives at a windswept Cornish estate. She becomes entangled in the master's dark past, a spoiled child's secrets, and a forbidden love that threatens to expose a dangerous truth.

  5. The Cartel

    Don Winslow

    ★ 4.6 (8k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A DEA agent's thirty-year feud with a cartel leader becomes a brutal, global journey of revenge and justice, forcing him to face the true cost of battling evil without losing himself in Mexico's drug war.

  6. The Murder Complex

    Lindsay Cummings

    ★ 3.6 (8k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a brutal future where the Murder Complex controls life and death, a trained assassin falls for one of its programmed killers, forcing her to face a terrifying truth about her own family and destiny.

  7. BZRK

    Michael Grant

    ★ 3.7 (8k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a future where conjoined twins wage a nano-level war within the human brain to enforce a perfect, will-less utopia, a rogue group of teens fights to preserve the beautiful, messy chaos of free will, risking madness with every battle.

  8. See Jane Run

    Joy Fielding

    ★ 3.9 (8k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A woman with amnesia, found in a blood-stained dress and $10,000, races against time to uncover her identity and the truth behind her mysterious past before it destroys her future.

  9. True to the Game

    Teri Woods

    ★ 4.5 (8k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Gena's passionate love for cartel millionaire Quadir pulls them into a deadly fight with the Junior Mafia in Philadelphia, where loyalty is tested, and escaping the drug game proves a brutal, if not impossible, fight for survival.

  10. Six Months Later

    Natalie D. Richards

    ★ 3.8 (8k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Amnesiac Chloe awakens to a perfect life she doesn't recognize, only to discover the six missing months might hide a terrifying truth more dangerous than her forgotten past.

  11. The Devil of Nanking

    Mo Hayder

    ★ 3.9 (8k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    An Englishwoman's search for a lost film of the 1937 Nanking Massacre pulls her into a dangerous world of reclusive scholars, criminals, and dark romance in modern Japan.

  12. Sacred Games

    Vikram Chandra

    ★ 3.9 (8k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A jaded Sikh inspector's pursuit of Mumbai's most elusive gangster unravels a sprawling tale of betrayal, violence, and the city's hidden darkness, echoing the epic scope of classic literature and Bollywood.

  13. Concrete Island

    J.G. Ballard

    ★ 3.6 (8k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    After a car crash traps him on a desolate concrete island beneath a highway, a man fights for survival against the strange place and its reclusive inhabitants. This becomes a terrifying look into his own mind.

  14. Heading Out to Wonderful

    Robert Goolrick

    ★ 3.5 (8k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In the sweltering summer of 1948, a charming war veteran with a suitcase full of cash and a set of butcher knives carves a path of doomed romance and chilling mystery through a sleepy Virginia town.

  15. Twelve Red Herrings

    Jeffrey Archer

    ★ 3.8 (8k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Jeffrey Archer's "Twelve Red Herrings" offers a collection of short stories, each with a clever twist, challenging readers to spot the misdirection before the surprising end.

  16. The Divide

    E.J. Mellow

    ★ 3.7 (8k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Haunted by prophetic dreams and stalked by an unseen enemy, Molly must embrace her growing powers and an unexpected romance with a man from her nightmares to prevent a world-ending divide, even if it means confronting a shocking truth about her own lineage.

  17. The Coffee Trader

    David Liss

    ★ 3.7 (8k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 1659 Amsterdam, a disgraced Portuguese Jewish trader risks everything on a daring plot to corner the nascent coffee market, navigating ruthless competitors, hidden agendas, and the seductive allure of a Dutch businesswoman to reclaim his lost fortune and reputation.

  18. The Fear

    Charlie Higson

    ★ 4.4 (8k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In a post-apocalyptic London where a mysterious sickness has transformed all adults into ravenous, bloodthirsty hunters, DogNut and his crew must navigate a dangerous city from the Tower to Buckingham Palace to find their missing friends before they become the next meal.

  19. Dead Souls

    Nikolai Gogol

    ★ 4.0 (8k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A cunning swindler's quest to purchase deceased serfs exposes the ludicrous venality and peculiar charm of imperial Russian society, where even the dead hold a surprising currency.

  20. The Human Factor

    Graham Greene

    ★ 3.9 (8k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A veteran spy, nearing retirement, races against a leak investigation to protect his African wife and the secrets he holds, facing the personal cost of loyalty in a world where trust is a deadly luxury.

  21. Beyond the Ice Limit

    Douglas Preston

    ★ 3.9 (8k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A seemingly inert meteorite from the Antarctic seabed is an intelligent alien organism, forcing a disgraced scientist and a weapons expert to race against time to prevent global annihilation.

  22. Runner

    Patrick Lee

    ★ 4.0 (8k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A retired special forces operative with a tragic past protects a supernaturally gifted child from shadowy government forces, forcing him to confront their pursuers and the secrets within the girl's mind.

  23. Take the Key and Lock Her Up

    Ally Carter

    ★ 4.1 (8k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    To claim her throne and protect those she loves, Grace must outwit a deadly conspiracy, unravel centuries of lies, and confront the people who want her royal lineage buried.

  24. The Safest Lies

    Megan Miranda

    ★ 3.9 (8k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Haunted by her agoraphobic mother's kidnapping and the secret of her own birth, a high-schooler must confront inherited fear and a chilling past when her mother vanishes, forcing her to trust a rescuer as a mysterious threat closes in.

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