Tag: thriller

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Often combined with: mystery (57) · suspense (43) · crime (37) · family (12) · conspiracy (9)

Wrong Place Wrong Time

Gillian McAllister · 2022

Jen sees her son Todd kill a stranger, then wakes the day before, slipping back in time to stop the murder.

2,522-word summary · 11 min read

The Push

Ashley Audrain · 2021

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

2,260-word summary · 10 min read

The Outsider

Stephen King · 2018

Coach Terry Maitland's DNA and witnesses point to an impossible murder, until Ralph Anderson and Holly Gibney trace it to El Cuco.

2,586-word summary · 11 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 Hunt for Red October

Tom Clancy · 1984

Soviet captain Ramius defects with stealth sub Red October while Jack Ryan must prove intent.

2,305-word summary · 10 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

Red Dragon

Thomas Harris · 1981

Graham consults Lecter to catch Tooth Fairy Dolarhyde.

2,592-word summary · 12 min read

Origin

Dan Brown · 2017

Robert Langdon chases Edmond Kirsch's lost discovery through Bilbao and Barcelona to answer where we come from and where we are going.

2,604-word summary · 12 min read