Tag: suspense

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Often combined with: thriller (43) · mystery (36) · crime (18) · psychological thriller (8) · family (7)

The Push

Ashley Audrain · 2021

Blythe fears daughter Violet is dangerous while husband Fox doubts her.

2,260-word summary · 10 min read

The Only One Left

Riley Sager · 2023

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

2,592-word summary · 12 min read

The Maidens

Alex Michaelides · 2021

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

2,234-word summary · 10 min read

The Locked Door

Freida McFadden · 2021

Surgeon Nora Davis hides serial killer father while patients die.

2,465-word summary · 11 min read

The Coworker

Freida McFadden · 2023

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

2,511-word summary · 11 min read

Safe Haven

Nicholas Sparks · 2010

Katie hides in Southport from a violent husband and falls for widower Alex.

2,480-word summary · 11 min read

Red Dragon

Thomas Harris · 1981

Graham consults Lecter to catch Tooth Fairy Dolarhyde.

2,592-word summary · 12 min read

In a Dark, Dark Wood

Ruth Ware · 2015

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

2,253-word summary · 10 min read

Hidden Pictures

Jason Rekulak · 2022

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

2,332-word summary · 10 min read

Before I Go to Sleep

S.J. Watson · 2011

Christine wakes each day with no memory, and her secret journal reveals her husband lies.

2,577-word summary · 11 min read