Closed Circle

The Ending Writes Itself

Evelyn Clarke · Mystery & Thriller

A PROPULSIVE DEBUT MYSTERY FROM EVELYN CLARKE, THE BRILLIANT AND DIABOLICAL CREATION OF CAT CLARKE AND V.E.

psychological thriller · closed circle · twist ending

We Used to Live Here

Marcus Kliewer · Horror

As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve can’t believe the killer deal they’ve just gotten on an old house in a picturesque…

haunted setting · psychological thriller · closed circle

A Box Full of Darkness

Simone St. James · Horror

“From the book’s chillingly creepy setting, which previously appeared in The Sun Down Motel (2020), to a nerve-jangling plot that effectively borrows…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · closed circle

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie · Mystery & Thriller

First there were ten--a curious assortment of strangers summoned as weekend guests to a private island off the coast of Devon.

psychological thriller · closed circle · locked room · cat and mouse · twist ending

The Thursday Murder Club

Richard Osman · Mystery & Thriller

In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves The…

cozy vibes · found family · closed circle

The Intruder

Freida McFadden · Mystery & Thriller

Who knows what the storm will blow in… Casey's cabin in the wilderness is not built for a hurricane.

psychological thriller · high stakes survival · forced proximity · twist ending · closed circle

Never Lie

Freida McFadden · Mystery & Thriller

Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams.

psychological thriller · closed circle · locked room · survival · twist ending

The Inheritance Games

Jennifer Lynn Barnes · Mystery & Thriller

Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out.

twist ending · closed circle · heist · found family

It

Stephen King · Horror

"*It*" is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King.

cosmic horror · found family · coming of age · survival · closed circle · demons

Murder on the Orient Express

AGATHA CHRISTIE · Mystery & Thriller

Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the famous Orient Express in its tracks as it travels through the mountainous Balkans.

closed circle · locked room · twist ending

The Storm

Rachel Hawkins · Mystery & Thriller

St. Medard's Bay, Alabama, is famous for three things: the deadly hurricanes that regularly sweep into town; the Rosalie Inn, a century-old hotel…

psychological thriller · closed circle · small town · missing person

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson · Horror

First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · closed circle

The Dorians

Nick Cutter · Horror

The all-new novel of terror from “one of the hottest horror authors on the planet” (Paste) and writer of the #HorrorBookTok sensation The Troop!

cosmic horror · survival · high stakes survival · closed circle

You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom

Vincent Tirado · Horror

Demons clash with inheritance claims as secrets unfold and violence is unleashed over twelve harrowing hours trapped in a house with the worst thing…

demons · dark academia · closed circle

The Compound

Aisling Rawle · Literary Fiction

Lily—a bored, beautiful twenty-something—wakes up on a remote desert compound, alongside nineteen other contestants competing on a massively popular…

psychological thriller · morally grey character · closed circle · twist ending

The Ruins

Scott Smith · Horror

Two young couples are on a lazy Mexican vacation—sun-drenched days, drunken nights, making friends with fellow tourists.

cosmic horror · high stakes survival · closed circle · psychological thriller

Slasher Summer

E. L. Chen · Horror

PRE-ORDER THE SLASHER OF SUMMER '26.

survival · closed circle · twist ending

Kiss Slay Replay

Rachel Harrison · Horror

Every wedding guest’s worst nightmare is on repeat in this wild and twisty new horror novel from the New York Times bestselling author of So Thirsty…

psychological thriller · time travel · twist ending · closed circle · high stakes survival

We Are All Guilty Here

Karin Slaughter · Mystery & Thriller

Welcome to North Falls—a small town where everyone knows everyone.

psychological thriller · small town · closed circle

Jurassic Park

Michael Crichton · Mystery & Thriller

Jurassic Park is a 1990 science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton.

high stakes survival · psychological thriller · closed circle · survival

Monumental

Adam Nevill · Horror

A novel of pagan terror from the author of The Ritual and The Reddening.

survival · closed circle · grimdark

We Love You, Bunny

Mona Awad · Literary Fiction

Longlisted for the 2025 Giller Prize Named a Must-Read Pick by The New York Times, Oprah Daily, People, Associated Press, Marie Claire, Bustle, The…

dark academia · psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · closed circle · morally grey character

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre

Philip Fracassi · Horror

Brimming with dark humor, violence, and mystery, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a blood-soaked slasher sure to keep readers guessing…

survival · high stakes survival · closed circle

The Staircase in the Woods

Chuck Wendig · Horror

While on a camping trip, five high-schoolers bound by an oath to always protect one another discover something in the middle of the forest: a…

haunted setting · closed circle · psychological thriller

Shady Hollow

Juneau Black · Mystery & Thriller

The first book in the Shady Hollow series, in which we are introduced to the village of Shady Hollow, a place where woodland creatures live together…

cozy vibes · small town · closed circle

Breathe In, Bleed Out

Brian McAuley · Horror

"Brian McAuley keeps you guessing the whole gory, satisfying way through this one.

closed circle · survival · high stakes survival · twist ending

Guillotine

Delilah S. Dawson · Horror

The Menu meets Ready or Not in this dark tale of opulent luxury and shocking violence from the New York Times bestselling author of Bloom.

closed circle · high stakes survival · survival · twist ending

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Agatha Christie · Mystery & Thriller

closed circle · twist ending · cat and mouse

Buyer Beware

Catherine Ryan Howard · Mystery & Thriller

Get ready to be addicted to the page-turning new mystery thriller from the #1 bestselling author of The Trap and 56 Days, in which two women's…

psychological thriller · closed circle · revenge plot

You Are Fatally Invited

Ande Pliego · Mystery & Thriller

**An exclusive thriller writer’s retreat hosted on a private island turns lethal when one of the authors is found murdered in this twisty locked room…

psychological thriller · closed circle · twist ending

With a Vengeance

Riley Sager · Mystery & Thriller

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A haunted past.

revenge plot · psychological thriller · closed circle · cat and mouse

People Watching

Jason Gray · Horror

Another by the author of "Pandemonium" issues 1 through infinity, and the author of the "Horror world "series, as well as other stories, this one…

cosmic horror · psychological thriller · closed circle

Backstabbers

Eliza Jabore · Horror

When three friends lose their way in a serial killer's old hunting ground, they must fight to survive the threat in the woods—and each other—in this…

survival · psychological thriller · high stakes survival · cat and mouse · closed circle

The Hollow Places

T. Kingfisher · Horror

Pray they are hungry. Kara finds the words in the mysterious bunker that she’s discovered behind a hole in the wall of her uncle’s house. Freshly…

cosmic horror · portal fantasy · psychological thriller · haunted setting · closed circle

Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

Clay McLeod Chapman · Horror

When Noah's aging parents stop returning his calls, he travels to their Virginia home and finds it in shambles.

psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · closed circle

What We Did to Survive

Megan Lally · Mystery & Thriller

A vacation in paradise turns deadly when four teens' sailing charter hits stormy seas in this propulsive new thriller from New York Times and USA…

psychological thriller · survival · high stakes survival · closed circle

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone

Benjamin Stevenson · Mystery & Thriller

I was dreading the Cunningham family reunion even before the first murder.

psychological thriller · twist ending · closed circle

The Haar

David Sodergren · Horror

“I don’t fear death... but they do.” Muriel McAuley has lived in the Scottish fishing village of Witchaven all her life. She was born there, and…

gothic atmosphere · closed circle · survival

Five Survive

Holly Jackson · Mystery & Thriller

Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend – the older brother – his perfect girlfriend – a secret crush – a…

psychological thriller · high stakes survival · closed circle · twist ending

Widow's Point

Richard Chizmar · Horror

Richard Chizmar, “one of horror’s indispensable writers” (Paste), and his son W.H.

psychological thriller · haunted setting · closed circle · cat and mouse

MS Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block

JESSE. SUTANTO · Mystery & Thriller

psychological thriller · twist ending · closed circle

Lord of the Flies

William Golding · Literary Fiction

Introduction by E.M. Forster.

coming of age · survival · closed circle · grimdark

The Maid

Nita Prose · Mystery & Thriller

Molly Gray is not like everyone else.

psychological thriller · twist ending · closed circle

Hell House

Richard Matheson · Horror

Rolf Rudolph Deutsch is going die.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · closed circle

The Murder at World's End

Ross Montgomery · Mystery & Thriller

Knives Out meets Downton Abbey! Secrets, murder, and mayhem collide as this unlikely sleuthing duo—an under-butler and a foul-mouthed…

locked room · closed circle

Crafting for Sinners

Jenny Kiefer · Horror

“You will compulsively turn these pages well into the dead of night.”—Paul Tremblay, New York Times best-selling author of Horror Movie and The Cabin…

survival · high stakes survival · grimdark · closed circle

Ring shout

P. Djèlí Clark · Horror

historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · closed circle

House of Splinters

Laura Purcell · Horror

House of Splinters is the long-awaited prequel to bestselling and multi award-winning author Laura Purcell's gothic horror classic, The Silent…

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · closed circle

The Mist

Stephen King · Horror

David Drayton, his son Billy, and their neighbor Brent Norton head to the local grocery store to replenish supplies following a freak storm.

cosmic horror · survival · closed circle · high stakes survival

Pretty Dead Things

Kelsey Cox · Mystery & Thriller

Secrets emerge as a Texas beauty pageant turns deadly in this rich and addictive novel with a jaw-dropping twist from psychological suspense author…

psychological thriller · twist ending · closed circle

Getting Away with Murder

Shari Lapena · Mystery & Thriller

The tenth thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door.

psychological thriller · closed circle · revenge plot

Last One Out

Jane Harper · Mystery & Thriller

Carralon Ridge, a once vibrant village in rural New South Wales, has become a shell of itself, its houses and buildings bought up and left to rot by…

psychological thriller · small town · closed circle

The Seven Dials Mystery

Agatha Christie · Mystery & Thriller

Brings back several characters from an earlier novel, *The Secret of Chimneys*, in a story that can best be described as a John Buchan thriller told…

cozy vibes · closed circle · historical fiction

The Killer Question

Janice Hallett · Mystery & Thriller

Janice Hallett, “the new queen of crime” (Electric Literature), returns with a fresh, edge-of-your-seat mystery that takes place at a pub’s weekly…

cozy vibes · small town · closed circle · cat and mouse

One of Us Is Lying

Karen M. McManus · Mystery & Thriller

Pay close attention and you might solve this.

closed circle · multiple timelines · cat and mouse · psychological thriller · twist ending

House of Margins

Tlotlo Tsamaase · Mystery & Thriller

Serial the podcast meets The Other Black Girl in a haunted house, as young African author disappears after being invited to an exclusive writing…

missing person · psychological thriller · coming of age · closed circle · haunted setting

Crawlspace

Adam Christopher · Horror

Enter an edge-of-your-seat nightmare to the darkest frontiers in Crawlspace, a sci-fi horror novel from New York Times bestselling author Adam…

cosmic horror · high stakes survival · psychological thriller · closed circle

The Women in White

Sarah Pekkanen · Mystery & Thriller

In the new thriller from #1 New York Times Bestseller Sarah Pekkanen, a young divorcee accepts a caretaker job for an elderly widow and is drawn into…

psychological thriller · closed circle

Haven

Ani Katz · Mystery & Thriller

Official Book Summary: After months of financial strain and escalating arguments, Caroline is relieved when her husband, Adam, secures a job at…

psychological thriller · closed circle · cat and mouse

Bright Young Women

Jessica Knoll · Mystery & Thriller

Tallahassee, 1978. Sorority president Pamela Schumacher wakes to a shocking scene of implausible violence and death, and is drawn into a mystifying…

psychological thriller · closed circle · high stakes survival

The Last Time We Drowned

Saratoga Schaefer · Mystery & Thriller

From Cosmopolitan's Cosmo Reads imprint comes The Last Time We Drowned, a razor-sharp, atmospheric, and impossible to put down locked-room…

psychological thriller · locked room · closed circle · high stakes survival · twist ending

Our Sister's Keeper

Jasmine Holmes · Literary Fiction

Mississippi, 1927. The groanings are coming. No town is perfect, but East Cobb comes close. It's a wealthy all-Black Free Town--untouched by white…

historical fiction · haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · ghosts · closed circle

Evil Under the Sun

Agatha Christie · Mystery & Thriller

Set at the Jolly Roger, a posh vacation resort for the rich and famous on the southern coast of England, Evil Under the Sun is one of Agatha…

psychological thriller · closed circle

Death on the Nile

Agatha Christie · Mystery & Thriller

The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway ( Linnet Doyle) had been shot through the head.

cozy vibes · closed circle · twist ending

We Solve Murders

Richard Osman · Mystery & Thriller

Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life in the New Forest.

cozy vibes · closed circle

The Green Mile

Stephen King · Horror

The Green Mile is a 1996 serial novel by American writer Stephen King.

psychological thriller · closed circle · redemption arc · trauma recovery

The Twisted Ones

T. Kingfisher · Horror

When Mouse’s dad asks her to clean out her dead grandmother's house, she says yes.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · survival · closed circle

The Watchers

A.M. Shine · Horror

An Irish horror adventure set in the unknown forests of Galway, where humans are kept under observation by screaming creatures, from debut author A.

survival · psychological thriller · closed circle

Grace

A.M. Shine · Horror

A haunting tale of ancient evil and long-buried secrets in an isolated Irish community from the author of hit horror novel The Watchers.

gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · small town · closed circle

The Secrets We Hide

Karin Slaughter · Mystery & Thriller

The stunning new North Falls thriller by the bestselling author of We Are All Guilty Here 'Quite simply, Karin Slaughter is the best of us' Dervla…

psychological thriller · small town · closed circle · cat and mouse · political intrigue

Murder at Spindle Manor

Morgan Stang · Mystery & Thriller

Mysteries abound in Spindle Manor.

cozy vibes · closed circle

A Very Novel Murder

Ellie Alexander · Mystery & Thriller

Opening a detective agency above her beloved bookstore seems like the perfect business plan--until Annie Murray's first case involves a suspicious…

cozy vibes · small town · closed circle

Nine Lives

Peter Swanson · Mystery & Thriller

Nine strangers receive a list with their names on it in the mail.

psychological thriller · closed circle · cat and mouse · twist ending

The Guest List

Lucy Foley · Mystery & Thriller

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR “I loved this book.

closed circle · multiple timelines · twist ending · psychological thriller

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Stuart Turton · Mystery & Thriller

"Pop your favorite Agatha Christie whodunnit into a blender with a scoop of Downton Abbey, a dash of Quantum Leap, and a liberal sprinkling of…

twist ending · multiple timelines · closed circle

How to Cheat Your Own Death

Kristen Perrin · Mystery & Thriller

*Preorder Now* 'Captivating' R. L. Killmore, author of A Cinnamon Falls Mystery 'Smart, original and lively . . . I loved it' Gilly MacMillan, author…

closed circle · twist ending

Home Before Dark

Riley Sager · Mystery & Thriller

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of USA Today's Best Books of 2020 “A haunted house story—with a twist….[Sager] does not hold…

psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · twist ending · closed circle

The Heirs

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé · Mystery & Thriller

From the award-winning New York Times and Indie bestselling author of Ace of Spades comes a compelling mystery about five teen geniuses, their…

psychological thriller · found family · revenge plot · closed circle

Horrorstor

Grady Hendrix · Horror

Something strange is happening at the Orsk furniture superstore in Cleveland, Ohio.

haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · closed circle · survival

Dig

J. H. Markert · Horror

The soil on Crow Island holds secrets, and they’re ready to be unearthed.

psychological thriller · revenge plot · trauma recovery · closed circle

How Bad Things Can Get

Darcy Coates · Horror

It was supposed to be the party of the century: miles of idyllic white sand beaches, lush jungle foliage...and a dark legend nobody dreamed might be…

survival · high stakes survival · closed circle · locked room

One of the Family

Jess Ryder · Mystery & Thriller

My daughter's boyfriend feels like one of the family.

psychological thriller · closed circle · twist ending

Playing for Keeps

Stephanie Salinas · Mystery & Thriller

Hallie Bishop rushes home to see her ailing father only to find that she's too late.

revenge plot · psychological thriller · closed circle

The Academy

Elin Hilderbrand · Literary Fiction

It’s move-in day at Tiffin Academy and amidst the happy chaos of friends reuniting, selfies uploading, and cars unloading, shocking news: America…

dark academia · coming of age · closed circle · revenge plot

Shutter Island

Dennis Lehane · Mystery & Thriller

U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his partner, Chuck Aule, come to Shutter Island's Ashcliffe Hospital in search of an escaped mental patient, but…

psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending · closed circle

Graveyard Shift

M. L. Rio · Mystery & Thriller

Every night, in the college’s ancient cemetery, five people cross paths as they work the late shift: a bartender, a rideshare driver, a hotel…

dark academia · psychological thriller · closed circle · found family

The Hounding

Xenobe Purvis · Horror

Even before the rumors about the Mansfield girls begin, Little Nettlebed is a village steeped in the uncanny, from strange creatures that wash up on…

gothic atmosphere · small town · haunted setting · psychological thriller · closed circle

Horror Movie

Paul Tremblay · Horror

In June 1993, a group of young guerilla filmmakers spent four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing, art-house horror flick.

psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending · closed circle

Big Little Lies

Liane Moriarty · Mystery & Thriller

Pirriwee Public is a beautiful little beachside primary school where children are taught that ‘sharing is caring.’ So how has the annual School…

psychological thriller · closed circle

Wonderland

Jennifer Hillier · Mystery & Thriller

Welcome to Wonderland. By day, it's a magical place boasting a certain retro charm. Excited children, hands sticky with cotton candy, run…

psychological thriller · closed circle · high stakes survival

Halloween Party

Agatha Christie · Mystery & Thriller

Mystery writer Ariadne Oliver has been invited to a Hallowe’en party at Woodleigh Common.

closed circle · locked room · twist ending

Murder at Holly House

Denzil Meyrick · Mystery & Thriller

A festive mystery perfect for fans of Murder on the Christmas Express and Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot's Christmas A village of secrets.

cozy vibes · closed circle · holiday romance

The Midnight Knock

John Fram · Mystery & Thriller

"In the frigid west Texas desert, seven weary travelers converge on a lonely motel at the foot of a massive mountain.

psychological thriller · closed circle · high stakes survival · locked room

The Woman in Suite 11

Ruth Ware · Mystery & Thriller

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this follow-up to #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruth Ware’s multi-million copy mega-hit The Woman in Cabin 10,…

psychological thriller · cat and mouse · closed circle

Voyage of the Damned

Frances White · Mystery & Thriller

The TikTok sensation from the UK has come to North America!

closed circle · twist ending · paranormal romance

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Agatha Christie · Mystery & Thriller

Set in the summer of 1917 in an Essex country estate, the story follows the war-wounded Captain Arthur Hastings to the Styles St.

closed circle · locked room · cat and mouse · twist ending · cozy vibes

A Morbid Taste for Bones

Ellis Peters · Mystery & Thriller

The attempts by English Benedictine monks to transfer to their monastery the sacred bones of an obscure Welsh saint are hindered by strange…

historical fiction · closed circle

Bad Things Happen Here

Mark Morris · Horror

Hardcover with sprayed edges. A new chiller from multi award winning author of over 50 novels, winner of the New York Festival Radio Award for Best…

small town · closed circle · haunted setting · psychological thriller

FantasticLand

Mike Bockoven · Horror

Since the 1970s, FantasticLand has been the theme park where “Fun is Guaranteed!” But when a hurricane ravages the Florida coast and isolates the…

survival · high stakes survival · closed circle

Darker Days

Thomas Olde Heuvelt · Horror

"Darker Days reinforces that Olde Heuvelt is one of the most vital and exciting voices in modern horror”— Mike Flanagan, director of The Haunting of…

psychological thriller · grimdark · closed circle

Sweetside Motel

E. L. Chen · Horror

With the pandemic sweeping the globe, Sarah Ng makes a desperate escape from Toronto to start a new life.

psychological thriller · forced proximity · cat and mouse · closed circle · survival

Wool

Hugh Howey · Sci-Fi

In a ruined and toxic landscape, a community exists in a giant silo underground, hundreds of stories deep.

dystopian society · survival · closed circle · post apocalyptic

Scary Movie Night

Miranda Smith · Mystery & Thriller

In this nail-biting thriller, a horror-themed birthday party turns deadly when guests start disappearing—and the birthday girl realizes that she must…

psychological thriller · closed circle · survival · twist ending

Daisy Darker

Alice Feeney · Mystery & Thriller

Daisy Darker was born with a broken heart.

locked room · psychological thriller · twist ending · closed circle

This Weekend Doesn't End Well for Anyone

Catherine Mack · Mystery & Thriller

'The most fun you'll have between the pages of a book!' – Janice Hallett, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Appeal 'A zany, madcap murder…

closed circle · locked room · twist ending · cozy vibes

The Midnight Feast

Lucy Foley · Mystery & Thriller

Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin… It’s the opening night of The Manor, the newest and hottest luxury resort, and no expense, small…

psychological thriller · closed circle · locked room

Death on the Lanai

Rachel Ekstrom Courage · Mystery & Thriller

The New York Times bestselling series that began with Murder by Cheesecake continues with an all-new Golden Girls cozy mystery!

cozy vibes · closed circle · high stakes survival

One Perfect Couple

Ruth Ware · Mystery & Thriller

Harkening to Agatha Christie’s classic And Then There Were None, this high-tension thriller follows five couples trapped on a storm-swept island as a…

psychological thriller · closed circle · locked room · high stakes survival · cat and mouse

With Friends Like These

Alissa Lee · Mystery & Thriller

“Deliciously twisty….A heady mix of dark academia, spiraling stakes, and tangled loyalties.” —Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author A group of…

dark academia · psychological thriller · closed circle · cat and mouse · twist ending · morally grey character

Survive the Night

Riley Sager · Horror

It’s November 1991. Nirvana's in the tape deck, George H. W. Bush is in the White House, and movie-obsessed college student Charlie Jordan is in a…

psychological thriller · closed circle · twist ending · survival

The Beach

Alex Garland · Literary Fiction

Een jonge reiziger komt met zijn metgezellen terecht op een verborgen, paradijselijk Thais eiland, dat langzaam aan verandert in een nachtmerrie.

coming of age · psychological thriller · closed circle · unreliable narrator · trauma recovery

Burial Rites

Hannah Kent · Literary Fiction

Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master,…

historical fiction · gothic atmosphere · closed circle · trauma recovery

Truly Devious

Maureen Johnson · Mystery & Thriller

Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists.

coming of age · found family · cozy vibes · twist ending · closed circle

The City & The City

China Miéville · Mystery & Thriller

Inspector Tyador Borlú must travel to Ul Qoma to search for answers in the murder of a woman found in the city of Besźel.

psychological thriller · cat and mouse · urban fantasy · closed circle

The Stepford Wives

Ira Levin · Horror

For Joanna, her husband, Walter, and their children, the move to beautiful Stepford seems almost too good to be true.

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · closed circle · paranormal romance

The Island of Dr. Moreau

H. G. Wells · Horror

Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettable movies, this early work of H.

cosmic horror · gothic atmosphere · survival · closed circle

Penance

Eliza Clark · Horror

A Guardian Best Book of the Year A Dazed Best Novel of 2023 'An unmissable banger.' ALICE SLATER 'A meta-meditation on the mysteries, malice, and…

dark academia · psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · trauma recovery · closed circle

Under the Dome

Stephen King · Horror

Under the Dome is a 2009 science fiction novel by the American author, Stephen King.

closed circle · high stakes survival · psychological thriller · post apocalyptic

4:50 From Paddington

Agatha Christie · Mystery & Thriller

Agatha Christie’s audacious mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans…

closed circle · cat and mouse · twist ending

Gray After Dark

Noelle West Ihli · Mystery & Thriller

A merciless wilderness. A harrowing attack. A desperate escape. When a tragic accident sidelines Miley's dreams of Olympic gold, she takes a summer…

psychological thriller · survival · high stakes survival · closed circle · trauma recovery

The Christmas Guest

Peter Swanson · Mystery & Thriller

“Delicious…I defy you to stop reading The Christmas Guest once you begin.” — New York Times Book Review New York Times bestselling author Peter…

psychological thriller · closed circle · twist ending

The Missing Ones

A. R. Torre · Mystery & Thriller

In an exclusive and close-knit community, the secrets of the past threaten to destroy three women in a shocking novel of suspense by New York Times…

psychological thriller · closed circle · missing person · twist ending

The Art of a Lie

Laura Shepherd-Robinson · Mystery & Thriller

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Astonishing.

psychological thriller · twist ending · closed circle

The Villa

Rachel Hawkins · Mystery & Thriller

From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins comes a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set at an Italian villa with a dark history, for…

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · closed circle

Murder at the Vicarage

Agatha Christie · Mystery & Thriller

***Murder at the Vicarage (1930)is the first Miss Marple mystery book by Agatha Christie.*** Miss Jane Marple is a village busybody who applies…

cozy vibes · small town · closed circle

The Sign of Four

Conan Sir Arthur Doyle · Mystery & Thriller

The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

historical fiction · cat and mouse · closed circle

The Last to Drown

Noelle W. Ihli · Mystery & Thriller

Five days. Twenty strangers. No way out. The rafting trip was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime. But Kaia’s starting to think she made a…

psychological thriller · survival · closed circle · revenge plot

The Red House Mystery

A.A. Milne · Mystery & Thriller

Read this Murder Mystery Novel set in an English Country House “Of course it's very hampering being a detective, when you don't know anything about…

cozy vibes · closed circle

Wake Up Dead Man (The Dark Secrets of the Knives Out Sequel)

Kristle L. Hawkins · Mystery & Thriller

A gripping murder mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

psychological thriller · twist ending · closed circle

Sphere

Michael Crichton · Mystery & Thriller

Sphere is a 1987 novel by Michael Crichton, his sixth novel under his own name and his sixteenth overall.

psychological thriller · closed circle · high stakes survival · twist ending

The Nine Tailors

Dorothy Leigh Sayers · Mystery & Thriller

When his sexton finds a corpse in the wrong grave, the rector of Fenchurch St Paul asks Lord Peter Wimsey to find out who the dead man was and how he…

cozy vibes · closed circle · historical fiction

The Christmas Clue

Nicola Upson · Mystery & Thriller

In this festive whodunit, set in a cozy snowed-in country-house, an innocent mystery game goes horribly wrong, leaving the real-life couple who…

historical fiction · closed circle · locked room · cozy vibes · twist ending

House of Idyll

Delilah S. Dawson · Horror

From the New York Times bestselling author of Bloom and Guillotine comes a darkly seductive tale of beautiful rock stars, sinister cults, and a…

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · closed circle

The Graceview Patient

Caitlin Starling · Horror

Misery meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers in this genre-bending, claustrophobic hospital gothic from the bestselling author of The Death of Jane…

psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · haunted setting · trauma recovery · closed circle

Boys in the Valley

Philip Fracassi · Horror

The Exorcist meets Lord of the Flies, by way of Midnight Mass, in Boys in the Valley, a brilliant coming-of-age tale from award-winning author Philip…

coming of age · gothic atmosphere · survival · closed circle

Withered Hill

David Barnett · Horror

'A terrific, unexpected twist' Guardian 'Withered Hill is the ultimate nightmare destination' Laird Barron InsideA year ago Sophie Wickham stumbled…

gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · amnesia · closed circle · haunted setting

House of Monstrous Women

Daphne Fama · Horror

A young woman is drawn into a dangerous game after being invited to the mazelike home of her childhood friend, a rumored witch, in this gothic horror…

gothic atmosphere · witches · closed circle · survival · twist ending

Old Soul

Susan Barker · Horror

The Historian meets Under the Skin in this searingly provocative literary horror novel about one woman’s determination to stay alive at any…

psychological thriller · cosmic horror · trauma recovery · closed circle

Black Bag

Luke Kennard · Literary Fiction

An out-of-work actor accepts the role of a lifetime—sitting soundlessly in a lecture theater, zipped into a large leather bag—to aid a professor’s…

psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · closed circle · twist ending

On a Quiet Street

Seraphina Nova Glass · Mystery & Thriller

The perfect neighborhood can be the perfect place to hide… Who wouldn’t want to live in Brighton Hills?

psychological thriller · closed circle · twist ending

One of the Girls

Lucy Clarke · Mystery & Thriller

The latest twisty psychological thriller from internationally-bestselling author Lucy Clarke, One of the Girls is the delicious story of a…

psychological thriller · twist ending · closed circle · cat and mouse

Murder on the Rocks

T. E. Kinsey · Mystery & Thriller

February 1913. Lady Hardcastle and her diminutive but brave lady's maid, Flo, have been invited by their friend JB McIntyre to spend the weekend at…

cozy vibes · historical fiction · closed circle

Ours Is a Tale of Murder

Nora Murphy · Mystery & Thriller

"A shocking collision made all the more satisfying by Murphy's brilliant twists...Clear your schedule—you won't be putting this down until that last,…

psychological thriller · twist ending · unreliable narrator · closed circle

Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife

Martin Edwards · Mystery & Thriller

Six down-on-their-luck people with links to the world of crime writing have been invited to play a game this Christmas by the mysterious Midwinter…

locked room · closed circle · twist ending

The Christmas Appeal

Janice Hallett · Mystery & Thriller

When a dead body interrupts the rehearsals for their holiday production of Jack and the Beanstalk, Fairway Players Femi and Charlotte page through…

closed circle · twist ending · found family

Death to Valentine's Day

· Mystery & Thriller

Maia's Valentine's Day goes from bad to worse when she kisses a masked stranger at a mountain lodge party—only to discover he's her cheating ex's…

closed circle · locked room · high stakes survival · forced proximity

Local Woman Missing

Mary Kubica · Mystery & Thriller

Shelby Tebow is the first to go missing.

psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · missing person · twist ending · closed circle

The Break-Up Retreat

Camilla Sten · Mystery & Thriller

An undercover journalist goes to expose an exclusive psychological wellness clinic where women go to recover from heartbreak, with dire consequences,…

psychological thriller · closed circle · twist ending · high stakes survival

The Cat Who Could Read Backwards

Lilian Jackson Braun · Mystery & Thriller

The world of modern art is a mystery to many.

cozy vibes · closed circle

Miss Marple

Agatha Christie · Mystery & Thriller

Presented for the first time in one volume are all twenty of the short stories featuring Miss Jane Marple, that delightful spinster whose innocent…

closed circle · psychological thriller · unreliable narrator

I Have Some Questions for You

Rebecca Makkai · Mystery & Thriller

Named a Best Book of 2023 by The Washington Post, People, USA Today, NPR, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Real Simple, The Boston Globe, CrimeReads and…

dark academia · psychological thriller · closed circle · twist ending · cat and mouse

Our Last Resort

Clémence Michallon · Mystery & Thriller

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of The Quiet Tenant comes an immersive new suspense novel: Fifteen years ago, Frida and her…

psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · trauma recovery · revenge plot · closed circle

Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel

Lucy Foley · Mystery & Thriller

A brand new Miss Marple novel from Lucy Foley, the #1 bestselling author of The Guest List and The Midnight Feast.

locked room · closed circle

Benbecula

Graeme Macrae Burnet · Mystery & Thriller

Booker-nominated Graeme Macrae Burnet returns to the historic Scotland of His Bloody Project to tell the multi-layered story of madness and murder in…

psychological thriller · historical fiction · unreliable narrator · cat and mouse · closed circle

Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes

Sandra Jackson-Opoku · Mystery & Thriller

A sparkling debut mystery set on the south side of Chicago, featuring the quick-witted, unforgettable Savvy Summers, proprietor of a soul food café.

cozy vibes · small town · closed circle

Friends and Liars

Kit Frick · Mystery & Thriller

From “edge-of-your-seat suspense” (Booklist) author Kit Frick comes an insidious thriller about four estranged friends trapped in a powerful family’s…

psychological thriller · forced proximity · closed circle · twist ending · cat and mouse

The Death Row Club

V. A. Vazquez · Mystery & Thriller

SOME THINGS RUN IN THE BLOOD... A darkly twisted and wonderfully original debut thriller for fans of Riley Sager and Jessica Knoll - at an annual…

psychological thriller · closed circle · revenge plot · morally grey character · trauma recovery

The Ghost Women

Jennifer Murphy · Mystery & Thriller

A mysterious art academy in the woods, a deck of ancient tarot cards, a centuries-old secret On a hot August morning in 1972, the body of Abel…

dark academia · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · haunted setting · closed circle

The Family Upstairs

Lisa Jewell · Mystery & Thriller

Jewell has a way with the quietly creepy subgenre of domestic suspense.

psychological thriller · closed circle · twist ending

The Last Devil to Die

Richard Osman · Mystery & Thriller

"Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club.

cozy vibes · closed circle

Goddess of Filth

V. Castro · Horror

"One hot summer night, best friends Lourdes, Fernanda, Ana, Perla, and Pauline hold a sâeance.

cosmic horror · demons · haunted setting · closed circle · found family

You Watched in Silence

H. Lee Justine · Horror

In this shivery blend of queer psychological thriller and horror, evocatively set in the secluded islands of the Pacific Northwest, You Watched in…

psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · paranormal romance · closed circle

The Garden

Nick Newman · Literary Fiction

A darkly beautiful, eerie, hypnotic novel about two elderly sisters living alone at the edge of the world.

gothic atmosphere · magical realism · psychological thriller · haunted setting · closed circle · trauma recovery

The Marlow Murder Club

Robert Thorogood · Mystery & Thriller

To solve an impossible murder, you need an impossible hero… Judith Potts is seventy-seven years old and blissfully happy.

cozy vibes · closed circle · twist ending

Lockwood & Co

Jonathan Stroud · Mystery & Thriller

cozy vibes · closed circle · paranormal romance

A Death in the Dark

Ellie Alexander · Mystery & Thriller

An assistant athletics coach is found murdered at Redwood Grove High School and all evidence points one way--but the Novel Detectives are about to…

closed circle · amnesia · small town · cozy vibes

Little Red Death

A. K. Benedict · Mystery & Thriller

ONCE UPON A TIME LIKE YOU'VE NEVER READ IT BEFORE .

psychological thriller · closed circle · twist ending

The Cove

Claire Rose · Horror

Midsommar meets Fear Street in this modern, sea-soaked folk horror debut about fighting to survive, and fighting to be yourself.

coming of age · closed circle · psychological thriller · survival · fish out of water

Girl in the Creek

Wendy N. Wagner · Horror

Girl in the Creek is a pulse-pounding story about the horrors growing all around us, perfect for fans of Jeff VanderMeer and T.

survival · trauma recovery · missing person · closed circle

The Fox Hunt

Caitlin Breeze · Fantasy

Dive into the dark underbelly of England’s most ancient university, where behind closed doors a circle of privileged students enter into a dark pagan…

dark academia · grimdark · closed circle

Silo 2

Hugh Howey · Sci-Fi

Dies ist Teil 2 von SILO: Hugh Howeys verstörende Zukunftsvision ist rasanter Thriller und Gesellschaftsroman in einem.

dystopian society · closed circle · survival · political intrigue

Downbelow Station

C. J. Cherryh · Sci-Fi

From back cover Daw paperback February 1981: Pell's Star occupied the central spot in the coming conflict between Earth's tired stellar empire and…

space opera · political intrigue · closed circle