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Your heart pounds as masterful storytellers weave intricate webs of secrets, conspiracies, and psychological tension that keep you guessing until the final page. These gripping tales pit determined heroes against shadowy adversaries in a high-stakes dance of wit and will, from courtroom dramas and international chases to intimate battles of minds and motives.

Suspense Book Summaries

The Club Summary
The Club
by Ellery Lloyd 2022 320 pages
3.29
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Things We Do in the Dark Summary
Things We Do in the Dark
by Jennifer Hillier 2022 352 pages
3.95
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Girl, Forgotten Summary
Girl, Forgotten
by Karin Slaughter 2022 400 pages
4.02
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
One of Us Is Dead Summary
One of Us Is Dead
by Jeneva Rose 2022 312 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Quarry Girls Summary
The Quarry Girls
by Jess Lourey 2022 335 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
What Happened to the Bennetts Summary
What Happened to the Bennetts
by Lisa Scottoline 2022 391 pages
3.80
76k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Last to Vanish Summary
The Last to Vanish
by Megan Miranda 2022 323 pages
3.55
76k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Family Game Summary
The Family Game
by Catherine Steadman 2022 319 pages
3.84
75k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Do You Remember? Summary
Do You Remember?
by Freida McFadden 2022 333 pages
4.01
87k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Night Shift Summary
The Night Shift
by Alex Finlay 2022 312 pages
3.90
73k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Guest List Summary
The Guest List
by Lucy Foley 2020 319 pages
3.81
1.1M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Nightwatching Summary
Nightwatching
by Tracy Sierra 2024 368 pages
3.84
32k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
Broken Bayou Summary
Broken Bayou
by Jennifer Moorhead 2024 265 pages
4.15
27k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Ashes of You Summary
Ashes of You
by Catherine Cowles 2024 334 pages
4.41
25k+ ratings
Romance
Romantic Suspense
Small Town Romance
Everyone Is Watching Summary
Everyone Is Watching
by Heather Gudenkauf 2024 320 pages
3.64
26k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Five Year Lie Summary
The Five Year Lie
by Sarina Bowen 2024 421 pages
3.92
31k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Holmes, Marple & Poe Summary
Holmes, Marple & Poe
by James Patterson 2024 352 pages
4.12
27k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Clinic Summary
The Clinic
by Cate Quinn 2024 448 pages
3.51
22k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Last Party Summary
The Last Party
by A.R. Torre 2024 349 pages
4.09
47k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Mystery
Like Mother, Like Daughter Summary
Like Mother, Like Daughter
by Kimberly McCreight 2024 320 pages
3.67
25k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Deeper Than the Dead Summary
Deeper Than the Dead
by Debra Webb 2024 392 pages
4.05
18k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Crosshairs Summary
Crosshairs
by James Patterson 2024 400 pages
4.46
16k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
The Wrong Sister Summary
The Wrong Sister
by Claire Douglas 2024 400 pages
4.02
22k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Ghost Orchid Summary
The Ghost Orchid
by Jonathan Kellerman 2024 304 pages
4.20
14k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Matterhorn Summary
Matterhorn
by Christopher Reich 2024 344 pages
4.24
13k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Echo Road Summary
Echo Road
by Kendra Elliot 2024 332 pages
4.55
14k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
When We Lied Summary
When We Lied
by Claire Contreras 2024 432 pages
4.11
14k+ ratings
Sports Romance
Romance
Sports
Just My Luck Summary
Just My Luck
by Lena Hendrix 2024 336 pages
4.18
14k+ ratings
Romance
Small Town Romance
Contemporary Romance
Long Time Gone Summary
Long Time Gone
by Charlie Donlea 2024 344 pages
4.18
16k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Girl, Missing Summary
Girl, Missing
by Dreda Say Mitchell 2024 358 pages
3.86
12k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Turn of the Key Summary
The Turn of the Key
by Ruth Ware 2019 337 pages
3.91
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Perfect Son Summary
The Perfect Son
by Freida McFadden 2019 373 pages
4.04
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Hunting Party Summary
The Hunting Party
by Lucy Foley 2018 406 pages
3.61
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Then She Was Gone Summary
Then She Was Gone
by Lisa Jewell 2017 359 pages
4.05
800k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Sometimes I Lie Summary
Sometimes I Lie
by Alice Feeney 2017 387 pages
3.76
200k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Woman in Cabin 10 Summary
The Woman in Cabin 10
by Ruth Ware 2016 341 pages
3.73
600k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Behind Closed Doors Summary
Behind Closed Doors
by B.A. Paris 2016 293 pages
3.98
600k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
In a Dark, Dark Wood Summary
In a Dark, Dark Wood
by Ruth Ware 2015 308 pages
3.72
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Dark Places Summary
Dark Places
by Gillian Flynn 2009 424 pages
3.95
700k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Dark Places Summary
Dark Places
by Gillian Flynn 2009 424 pages
3.95
700k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
An Anonymous Girl Summary
An Anonymous Girl
by Greer Hendricks 2019 375 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Perfect Child Summary
The Perfect Child
by Lucinda Berry 2019 371 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery Thriller
My Lovely Wife Summary
My Lovely Wife
by Samantha Downing 2019 390 pages
3.83
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Watching You Summary
Watching You
by Lisa Jewell 2018 320 pages
3.88
200k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
I Am Watching You Summary
I Am Watching You
by Teresa Driscoll 2017 301 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Stillhouse Lake Summary
Stillhouse Lake
by Rachel Caine 2017 301 pages
4.11
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Girl Before Summary
The Girl Before
by J.P. Delaney 2017 341 pages
3.70
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
A Stranger in the House Summary
A Stranger in the House
by Shari Lapena 2017 305 pages
3.68
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
My Sister's Grave Summary
My Sister's Grave
by Robert Dugoni 2014 410 pages
4.09
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
I Am Pilgrim Summary
I Am Pilgrim
by Terry Hayes 2013 612 pages
4.30
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
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