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  1. The Only One Left

    Riley Sager · 2023

    Because also by Riley Sager; shares tags: thriller, mystery, suspense.

    Caregiver Kit tends mute Lenora Hope accused of 1929 family murders.

  2. The Wife Upstairs

    Rachel Hawkins · 2021

    Because shares tags: thriller, mystery, suspense.

    A struggling dog walker falls for a wealthy widower in Alabama, but his missing wife may still be alive upstairs.

  3. The Turn of the Key

    Ruth Ware · 2019

    Because shares tags: thriller, mystery, suspense.

    A nanny writes from prison about a smart Highland house, four girls, and the night one child died.

  4. The Hunting Party

    Lucy Foley · 2018

    Because shares tags: thriller, mystery, suspense.

    Nine Oxford friends gather at a remote Scottish lodge for New Year, where old rivalries and secrets end in murder.

  5. Killing Floor

    Lee Child · 1997 · Jack Reacher #1

    Because shares tags: thriller, mystery, suspense.

    Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is arrested for murder in Margrave, Georgia, then learns the victim was his brother.

  6. The Maidens

    Alex Michaelides · 2021

    Because shares tags: thriller, mystery, suspense.

    Therapist Mariana hunts Cambridge professor Edward Fosca after a Maidens murder.

  7. The Locked Door

    Freida McFadden · 2021

    Because shares tags: thriller, suspense, mystery.

    Surgeon Nora Davis hides serial killer father while patients die.

  8. The Last Mrs. Parrish

    Liv Constantine · 2017 · Mrs. Parrish #1

    Because shares tags: thriller, suspense, mystery.

    A con artist targets a rich wife, then the marriage game turns with a hidden past.

  9. The Coworker

    Freida McFadden · 2023

    Because shares tags: thriller, mystery, suspense.

    When odd accountant Dawn vanishes, star salesperson Natalie becomes the prime suspect in a tense office thriller with turtles, lies and…

  10. Mr. Mercedes

    Stephen King · 2014 · Bill Hodges Trilogy #1

    Because shares tags: thriller, mystery, suspense.

    Retired Hodges hunts Mercedes killer Brady Hartsfield concert plot.

  11. In a Dark, Dark Wood

    Ruth Ware · 2015

    Because shares tags: thriller, mystery, suspense.

    Writer Nora joins hen party Clare in glass house where a murder happens.

  12. Hidden Pictures

    Jason Rekulak · 2022

    Because shares tags: thriller, mystery, suspense.

    Nanny Mallory sees Teddy drawings predict a murder in New Jersey.

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