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The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsGone Girl by Gillian FlynnSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnDark Places by Gillian FlynnThe Elephant Tree by R.D. Ronald
Psychological Thrillers/Mystery
270 books — 257 voters
A Patriot's Act by Kenneth EadeCrime Scene, A Buck Taylor Novel by Chuck MorganTell No One by Harlan CobenCaught by Harlan CobenDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa James
Great crime/thrillers
230 books — 214 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnMystic River by Dennis LehaneThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsDefending Jacob by William LandayIn the Woods by Tana French
Mysteries For Deep Thinkers
324 books — 192 voters
As Death Draws Near by Anna Lee HuberWhen Falcons Fall by C.S. HarrisThe Silence of Stones by Jeri WestersonThrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd by Alan BradleyLost Among the Living by Simone St. James
Most Anticipated Historical Mysteries for 2016
68 books — 190 voters

The Pink Cadillac by Rebecca HarlemWild Side by Elsie SilverBack Seat Baby by May AlderSugar Daddies by Jade WestHotwired by Anita Philmar
Hot & Spicy
120 books — 186 voters
Unjust by Brooke HolmesFight Club by Chuck PalahniukRed Dragon by Thomas HarrisThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Psychological Thrillers and Breakdowns
215 books — 176 voters

Behind Closed Doors by B.A. ParisOne of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManusInto the Water by Paula HawkinsEverything You Want Me to Be by Mindy MejiaAll the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda
2017 Suspense & Thrillers
110 books — 150 voters
Her Little Flowers by Shannon MorganThe Blue Bar by Damyanti BiswasThe Woman in the Library by Sulari GentillThe Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. JamesThe Next Mrs. Wimberly by Monica Arya
Can’t Wait Crime, Mystery, & Thrillers 2022
155 books — 148 voters

The Paris Apartment by Lucy FoleyA Flicker in the Dark by Stacy WillinghamThe Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. JamesThe House Across the Lake by Riley SagerThe It Girl by Ruth Ware
Most anticipated 2022 thriller books
79 books — 146 voters
Babel by R.F. KuangThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
52 Book Club 2024: #26 Hybrid Genre
197 books — 144 voters

1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Actual Best Books Ever
246 books — 135 voters
Unthinkable Consequences by Bob RectorThe Saladin Strategy by Norm ClarkIt Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyRedeemed By Fire by C.J. BahrTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carré
Tight Plot Novels
91 books — 133 voters

The Mermaid Murders by Josh LanyonEnemies of the State by Tal BauerDirty Heart by Rhys FordShiver by Jocelynn DrakeBad Judgment by Sidney Bell
Best M/M Mystery/Crime/Suspense/Thriller Books of 2016
53 books — 133 voters
Him by Sarina BowenUs by Sarina BowenRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonBreakaway by Avon GaleTry by Ella Frank
Bisexual MM Fiction
267 books — 130 voters

The Blue Bar by Damyanti BiswasHer Little Flowers by Shannon MorganThe Blue Monsoon by Damyanti BiswasVera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. SutantoCut Adrift by Jane Jesmond
2023 Mystery Thrillers Crime To Be Excited For
95 books — 118 voters
Vicarious by Paula StokesA Study in Charlotte by Brittany CavallaroThe May Queen Murders by Sarah JudeThe Darkest Corners by Kara ThomasWink Poppy Midnight by April Genevieve Tucholke
2016 YA Mysteries
49 books — 116 voters

Fetish Transcendence by BillierosieRebellious Slave by BillierosieMagic America by C.E. MedfordMay Day by Thom StarkThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Freaky, Odd, and Thought-Twisting but Overall Compelling Reads
190 books — 115 voters
Killing Sarai by J.A. RedmerskiDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesEnemy Of My Enemy by Travis CaseyCaged by Shanna EhrlichComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa Layne
Best Action, Angst, Romance Books
102 books — 114 voters

Poison Study by Maria V. SnyderKilling Sarai by J.A. RedmerskiThrone of Glass by Sarah J. MaasSting by Sandra BrownCloak and Dagger by Nenia Campbell
HEROINES AT THE MERCY OF MALE LEADS -- novels with adult characters & little to no erotica
96 books — 114 voters
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan PoeRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Haycraft-Queen Definitive Library of Crime, Detective and Mystery Fiction
186 books — 112 voters

Angels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Goodreads Filipino Group - Favorite Mystery/Thriller Books
167 books — 110 voters
Anastasia by Carolyn MeyerThe Kitchen Boy by Robert AlexanderThe Lost Crown by Sarah MillerThe Romanov Brides by Clare McHughForty-Ninth by Boris Pronsky
Fiction featuring the Romanov Family
66 books — 108 voters

The Wicked Unseen by Gigi GriffisThreads That Bind by Kika HatzopoulouThe Return by Nenny MayLive Your Best Lie by Jessie WeaverBelow The Water by Camille Cabrera
2023 YA Mysteries And Thrillers
59 books — 108 voters
Exhale Love by Donn PhillipsEVO by Diane MayDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneInside Passage by Burt Weissbourd
Contemporary Thrillers
122 books — 107 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierGone Girl by Gillian FlynnDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneLetters to the Lost by Iona Grey
Best Books of Secrets
236 books — 107 voters
Lost Boy by Jacob BlosserThe Silence Dividend by Izzy BondEVO by Diane MayDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul Ola
Authors Who Leave You Hungry For More
129 books — 106 voters

Death on the Nile by Agatha ChristieMurder in Mesopotamia by Agatha ChristieThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithAppointment with Death by Agatha ChristieCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Death in a Warm Climate
312 books — 105 voters
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisFather Elijah by Michael D. O'BrienLord of the World by Robert Hugh BensonThe Great Divorce by C.S. LewisPierced by a Sword by Bud Macfarlane Jr.
True Catholic (Christian) Fiction
212 books — 101 voters

St Patrick's Day Special by J.J. TonerIn the Woods by Tana FrenchThe Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKintyIn the Morning I'll be Gone by Adrian McKintyThe Guards by Ken Bruen
Irish Crime Fiction
150 books — 98 voters
Don't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneMad Love by Lynessa LayneMy Dirty California by Jason MosbergTreating Murder by Gabrielle Black
Murder
303 books — 51 voters

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