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Unreliable Narrator
A storyteller you can't fully trust. Blind spots, lies, and fractured memory make the truth a moving target.
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My Husband's Wife
Alice Feeney · Mystery & Thriller
Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition.
psychological thriller · twist ending · unreliable narrator · dark romance
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Victorian Psycho
Virginia Feito · Mystery & Thriller
Grim Wolds, England: Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect governess—she’ll dutifully tutor her charges, Drusilla and…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · morally grey character · dark academia
psychological thrillerunreliable narratormorally grey characterdark academia🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus - ›3 —
Dear Debbie
Freida McFadden · Mystery & Thriller
Sometimes, enough is enough… Debbie Mullen is losing it.
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · revenge plot · twist ending
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Rock Paper Scissors
Alice Feeney · Mystery & Thriller
Things have been wrong with Mr and Mrs Wright for a long time.
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending · cat and mouse
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Yesteryear
Caro Claire Burke · Literary Fiction
'A BOLD AND BITING SATIRE. WILL HAVE YOU GASPING TO THE FINAL PAGE' NITA PROSE 'SHOT THROUGH WITH HUMOUR AND LACED WITH DARKNESS' CLARE MACKINTOSH…
dark academia · psychological thriller · twist ending · unreliable narrator · gothic atmosphere
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Best Offer Wins
Marisa Kashino · Mystery & Thriller
Eighteen months and 11 lost bidding wars into house-hunting in the overheated Washington, DC suburbs, 37-year-old publicist Margo Miyake gets a tip…
slow burn · psychological thriller · twist ending · unreliable narrator
slow burnpsychological thrillertwist endingunreliable narrator🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›7 —
It's Not Her
Mary Kubica · Mystery & Thriller
**Two families at a secluded lake resort are at the center of a chilling crime in this twisty thriller from the bestselling author of Local Woman…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending
psychological thrillerunreliable narratortwist ending🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›8 —
The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides · Mystery & Thriller
Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect.
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending · cat and mouse · obsessive love
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Beautiful Ugly
Alice Feeney · Mystery & Thriller
**The million-copy bestselling Queen of Twists Alice Feeney returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage.
psychological thriller · revenge plot · twist ending · unreliable narrator
psychological thrillerrevenge plottwist endingunreliable narrator🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›10 —
Yellowface
R.F. Kuang · Literary Fiction
White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences… Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · morally grey character · revenge plot · twist ending
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Shirley Jackson · Literary Fiction
Shirley Jackson's beloved gothic tale of a peculiar girl named Merricat and her family's dark secret Taking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark…
unreliable narrator · psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · small town · morally grey character
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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
dark academiapsychological thrillerunreliable narratorclosed circlemorally grey character🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›13 —
Vigil
George Saunders · Literary Fiction
An electric novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo, taking place at the bedside of an oil…
magical realism · unreliable narrator · psychological thriller
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The Exes
Leodora Darlington · Mystery & Thriller
Unbearably tense and unmissably twisty, this is the outstanding debut suspense novel from the most exciting new voice in thriller writing, Leodora…
psychological thriller · twist ending · cat and mouse · unreliable narrator
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The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath · Literary Fiction
The Bell Jar is the only novel written by American poet Sylvia Plath.
coming of age · trauma recovery · unreliable narrator
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Audition
Katie Kitamura · Literary Fiction
Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant.
psychological thriller · obsessive love · unreliable narrator · morally grey character
psychological thrillerobsessive loveunreliable narratormorally grey character🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus - ›17 —
When I Kill You
B. A. Paris · Mystery & Thriller
*Who is watching Nell Masters?* Nell Masters is certain someone is following her.
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · cat and mouse
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My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh · Literary Fiction
It's early 2000 on New York City's Upper East Side, and the alienation of Moshfegh's unnamed young protagonist from others is nearly complete when…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · trauma recovery · morally grey character
psychological thrillerunreliable narratortrauma recoverymorally grey character🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›19 —
Julie Chan Is Dead
Liann Zhang · Mystery & Thriller
A young woman steps into her deceased twin's influencer life, only to discover dark secrets hidden behind her social media façade.
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending · cat and mouse
psychological thrillerunreliable narratortwist endingcat and mouse🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›20 —
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn · Mystery & Thriller
Gone Girl is a 2012 crime thriller novel by American writer Gillian Flynn.
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending · revenge plot · cat and mouse
psychological thrillerunreliable narratortwist endingrevenge plotcat and mouse🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›21 —
Shy Girl
Mia Ballard · Mystery & Thriller
Lonely, broke and depressed with a serious case of OCD, Gia finds herself at a crossroads when financial troubles lead her to Nathan, a mysterious…
psychological thriller · cat and mouse · unreliable narrator · dark romance
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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
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Flashlight
Susan Choi · Literary Fiction
One summer night, Louisa and her father take a walk on the breakwater.
unreliable narrator · multiple timelines · psychological thriller · twist ending · trauma recovery
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My Dark Vanessa
Kate Elizabeth Russell · Literary Fiction
"2000. Bright, ambitious, and yearning for adulthood, fifteen-year-old Vanessa Wye becomes entangled in an affair with Jacob Strane, her magnetic and…
unreliable narrator · coming of age · trauma recovery · twist ending
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The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro · Literary Fiction
In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and…
historical fiction · unreliable narrator · coming of age · trauma recovery
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The Only One Left
Riley Sager · Mystery & Thriller
At seventeen, Lenora Hope Hung her sister with a rope Now reduced to a schoolyard chant, the Hope family murders shocked the Maine coast one…
psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · unreliable narrator · trauma recovery
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The Mad Wife
Meagan Church · Literary Fiction
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From bestselling author Meagan Church comes a haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · trauma recovery · twist ending
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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
Holly Jackson · Mystery & Thriller
Everyone is talking about A Good Girl's Guide to Murder!
psychological thriller · twist ending · missing person · unreliable narrator · coming of age
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Don't Let Him In
Lisa Jewell · Mystery & Thriller
"A novel following three woman who have seemingly separate lives and the one man connecting them all"--
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · cat and mouse · twist ending
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Listen for the Lie
Amy Tintera · Mystery & Thriller
After Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered in her best friend Savvy’s blood, everyone thinks she is a murderer.
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending · cat and mouse
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His and Hers
Temmy Owen · Mystery & Thriller
Someone is always lying... and this time, it might be the person you once promised forever to. On January 8, 2026, Netflix drops His & Hers-a…
psychological thriller · twist ending · revenge plot · unreliable narrator
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The Good Girl
Michelle Dunne · Horror
Pick up this addictively chilling horror suspense title from bestselling author Michelle Dunne.
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · morally grey character · twist ending
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The Truth About Ruby Cooper
Liz Nugent · Mystery & Thriller
“I couldn't stop reading! Absolutely a triumph!” —Freida McFadden, New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid From the internationally…
psychological thriller · twist ending · unreliable narrator
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Strange Sally Diamond
Liz Nugent · Mystery & Thriller
Reclusive Sally Diamond is thrust into the media spotlight when she tries to incinerate her dead father, causing widespread outrage.
unreliable narrator · psychological thriller · trauma recovery
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The Unknown
RILEY. SAGER · Mystery & Thriller
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending
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The Housemaid's Secret
Freida McFadden · Mystery & Thriller
*As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors.
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · morally grey character · twist ending
psychological thrillerunreliable narratormorally grey charactertwist ending🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›37 —
Shroud
John Banville · Literary Fiction
From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea comes a splendidly moving, "hypnotic" exploration (The New York Times) of identity, duplicity, and…
unreliable narrator · psychological thriller · twist ending
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Finding Grace
Loretta Rothschild · Literary Fiction
A July Indie Next Pick • "A strikingly original and deeply moving debut." —People • "Begins with such a gasp-inducing twist that it's almost…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending · trauma recovery
psychological thrillerunreliable narratortwist endingtrauma recovery🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›39 —
Boy Parts
Eliza Clark · Literary Fiction
One of Granta's Best Young British Novelists 2023 An incendiary debut novel from a brash new talent—a pitch-black comedy, both shocking and…
dark academia · coming of age · morally grey character · unreliable narrator
dark academiacoming of agemorally grey characterunreliable narrator🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus - ›40 —
Don't Let the Forest In
CG Drews · Horror
*Once upon a time, Andrew had cut out his heart and given it to this boy, and he was very sure Thomas had no idea that Andrew would do anything for…
psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · unreliable narrator · coming of age
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It’s Not What You Think
Clare Mackintosh · Mystery & Thriller
‘I always see the twists coming – but not this time’ LEE CHILD Don't miss the jaw-dropping new thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Clare Mackintosh!
psychological thriller · twist ending · unreliable narrator
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Universality
Natasha Brown · Literary Fiction
Late one night on a Yorkshire farm, in the midst of an illegal rave, a young man is nearly bludgeoned to death with a solid gold bar.
unreliable narrator · political intrigue · psychological thriller
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The Catcher in the Rye
Jerome David Salinger · Literary Fiction
Story of Holden Caufield with his idiosyncrasies, penetrating insight, confusion, sensitivity and negativism.
coming of age · small town · anti hero · unreliable narrator
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The Inmate
Freida McFadden · Mystery & Thriller
There are three rules Brooke Sullivan must follow as a new nurse practitioner at a men's maximum-security 1) Treat all prisoners with respect.
psychological thriller · cat and mouse · high stakes survival · unreliable narrator · twist ending
psychological thrillercat and mousehigh stakes survivalunreliable narratortwist ending🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›45 —
Ward D
Freida McFadden · Mystery & Thriller
**All she has do is make it through the night shift...** Ward D is the hospital's mental health unit and as a medical student, Amy is required to…
psychological thriller · trauma recovery · twist ending · unreliable narrator · high stakes survival
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The Boyfriend
Freida McFadden · Mystery & Thriller
**She's looking for the perfect man.
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending
psychological thrillerunreliable narratortwist ending🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›47 —
I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200
Robert Brockway · Horror
To bright and anxious eight-year-old Kay Washington, the worst thing in the world is being alone with the quiet.
psychological thriller · trauma recovery · unreliable narrator · coming of age
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The House Across the Lake
Riley Sager · Mystery & Thriller
Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family’s lake house in…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending · cat and mouse
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Want to Know a Secret?
Freida McFadden · Mystery & Thriller
**Everyone has secrets.** YouTube baking sensation April Masterson knows the secret to the perfect gooey brownies.
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending
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My Sister, the Serial Killer
Oyinkan Braithwaite · Mystery & Thriller
"Satire meets slasher in this short, darkly funny hand grenade of a novel about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has a very inconvenient habit…
psychological thriller · morally grey character · unreliable narrator
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What Kind of Paradise
Janelle Brown · Literary Fiction
*The first thing you have to understand is that my father was my entire world.* Growing up in an isolated cabin in Montana in the mid-1990s, Jane…
psychological thriller · coming of age · twist ending · unreliable narrator
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We Were Liars
E. Lockhart · Mystery & Thriller
Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence…
twist ending · unreliable narrator · coming of age
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The Turn of the Screw
Henry James · Horror
The governess of two enigmatic children fears their souls are in danger from the ghosts of the previous governess and her sinister lover.
haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · unreliable narrator
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Come Closer
Sara Gran · Horror
A recurrent, unidentifiable noise in her apartment.
cosmic horror · psychological thriller · demons · unreliable narrator
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Immaculate Conception
Ling Ling Huang · Literary Fiction
What if you could enter the mind of the person you love the most?
coming of age · psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · trauma recovery
coming of agepsychological thrillerunreliable narratortrauma recovery🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›56 —
The Yellow Wallpaper
Charlotte P. Gilman · Literary Fiction
Specially printed limited edition release for the Miskatonic Literary Society.
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · historical fiction · trauma recovery
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Discipline
Larissa Pham · Literary Fiction
A taut, electrifying debut about a woman forced to confront unsettling truths about herself, her past, and the life she rebuilt following a ruinous…
psychological thriller · trauma recovery · unreliable narrator
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He's the Devil
Tobi Coventry · Literary Fiction
An exhilarating, darkly comic debut novel about a do-gooder whose world is turned inside out when his new roommate—who might be possessed by the…
psychological thriller · dark academia · unreliable narrator · grimdark
psychological thrillerdark academiaunreliable narratorgrimdark🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›59 —
The Last Party
A R Torre · Mystery & Thriller
A loving mother. A notorious murderer. They both have reasons to hide their secrets in a novel of escalating shock and suspense by New York Times…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending
psychological thrillerunreliable narratortwist ending🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›60 —
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Patricia Highsmith · Mystery & Thriller
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · morally grey character · cat and mouse
psychological thrillerunreliable narratormorally grey charactercat and mouse🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›61 —
Tell Me What You Did
Carter Wilson · Mystery & Thriller
She gets people to confess their crimes for a living.
psychological thriller · cat and mouse · unreliable narrator · revenge plot · secret identity
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Dark is When the Devil Comes
Daisy Pearce · Horror
HE'S A KIDNAPPER. BUT SHE'S THE REAL MONSTER . . . Dark Is When the Devil Comes is the utterly gripping and chilling new novel from acclaimed horror…
psychological thriller · cat and mouse · unreliable narrator · gothic atmosphere
psychological thrillercat and mouseunreliable narratorgothic atmosphere🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus - ›63 —
A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage
MK Oliver · Mystery & Thriller
A whip-smart and darkly funny crime novel—perfect for fans of My Sister, the Serial Killer and The Maid—that follows a wife and mother with a deadly…
dark romance · psychological thriller · morally grey character · unreliable narrator
dark romancepsychological thrillermorally grey characterunreliable narrator🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus - ›64 —
Before I Go to Sleep
Steven J. Watson · Mystery & Thriller
it's good
psychological thriller · amnesia · trauma recovery · unreliable narrator · twist ending
psychological thrilleramnesiatrauma recoveryunreliable narratortwist ending🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›65 —
None of This Is True
Lisa Jewell · Mystery & Thriller
**Lisa Jewell returns with a scintillating new psychological thriller about a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · cat and mouse · twist ending · obsessive love
psychological thrillerunreliable narratorcat and mousetwist endingobsessive love🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit - ›66 —
The Perfect Son
Freida McFadden · Mystery & Thriller
From Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden All families have secrets.
psychological thriller · twist ending · unreliable narrator
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Served Him Right
Lisa Unger · Mystery & Thriller
“A twisty and pacy thriller.” —Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid series A woman’s brunch with friends quickly turns dark…
psychological thriller · twist ending · unreliable narrator
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The Last Mrs Parrish
Liv Constantine · Mystery & Thriller
"Some women get everything. Some women get everything they deserve. Amber Patterson is fed up. She's tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible…
psychological thriller · cat and mouse · unreliable narrator
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The Glowing Hours
Leila Siddiqui · Horror
A mind-bending, revisionist gothic horror story about the fabled summer Mary Shelley began work on Frankenstein, as told by her Indian housemaid,…
gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · unreliable narrator · paranormal romance
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The Teacher
Freida McFadden · Mystery & Thriller
Lesson #1: **Trust no one**. **Eve has a good life**. She wakes up each day, kisses her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local…
psychological thriller · workplace romance · twist ending · unreliable narrator
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Voices in the Snow
Darcy Coates · Horror
Clare remembers the cold. She remembers abandoned cars and children's toys littered across the road. She remembers dark shapes in the snow and a…
psychological thriller · gothic atmosphere · unreliable narrator · haunted setting
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Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep
Paul Tremblay · Sci-Fi
Philip K. Dick meets the Coen Brothers in this genre-bending near-future tech nightmare that is as bitingly funny as it is horrifically believable…
dystopian society · psychological thriller · unreliable narrator
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By Any Other Name
Jodi Picoult · Literary Fiction
From the co-author of Mad Honey comes an “inspiring” (Elle) novel about two women, centuries apart—one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s…
historical fiction · unreliable narrator · multiple timelines · secret identity
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The Book of the New Sun: Volume 1
Gene Wolfe · Fantasy
An extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, in the time of a dying sun, when our present culture is no longer even a memory.
grimdark · unreliable narrator · quest · forbidden romance
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The Shards
Bret Easton Ellis · Mystery & Thriller
A novel of sensational literary and psychological suspense from the best-selling author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho that tracks a group of…
unreliable narrator · psychological thriller · cat and mouse
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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
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This Thing Between Us
Gus Moreno · Horror
"A widower battles his grief, rage, and the mysterious evil inhabiting his home smart speaker, in this mesmerizing horror thriller from newcomer Gus…
cosmic horror · psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · trauma recovery
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Kala
Colin Walsh · Literary Fiction
ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 • INSTANT IRISH TIMES #1 BESTSELLER • ONE OF ELECTRIC LITERATURE'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE YEAR • “A…
dark academia · psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · cat and mouse · twist ending
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A Pale View of Hills
Kazuo Ishiguro · Literary Fiction
In his highly acclaimed debut, A Pale View of Hills, Kazuo Ishiguro tells the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · trauma recovery · multiple timelines
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Rejection
Tony Tulathimutte · Literary Fiction
From the Whiting and O. Henry–winning author of Private Citizens (“the first great millennial novel,” New York Magazine), an electrifying…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · cat and mouse · morally grey character
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The Delusions
Jenni Fagan · Literary Fiction
THE BOLD NEW NOVEL FROM THE PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE PANOPTICON, LUCKENBOOTH AND OOTLIN '1984 for the afterlife' Irvine Welsh 'Outstanding' Lemn…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · dystopian society · dark academia · twist ending
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Love Letters to a Serial Killer
Tasha Coryell · Mystery & Thriller
An aimless young woman starts writing to an accused serial killer while he awaits trial and then, once he’s acquitted, decides to move in with him…
unreliable narrator · psychological thriller · obsessive love · dark romance · cat and mouse
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Murder Bimbo
Rebecca Novack · Mystery & Thriller
“Murder Bimbo is Gone Girl for the Luigi Mangione era, and Rebecca Novack is one of our funniest and most acerbic new writers.” —Catherine Lacey,…
unreliable narrator · psychological thriller · revenge plot · cat and mouse · morally grey character
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The Examiner
Janice Hallett · Mystery & Thriller
Told in emails, text messages, and essays, this unputdownable mystery follows a group of students in an art master’s program that goes dangerously…
dark academia · psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending
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The Last Time I Lied
Riley Sager · Mystery & Thriller
"In the new novel from the bestselling author of Final Girls, The Last Time I Lied follows a young woman as she returns to her childhood summer camp…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · missing person · twist ending
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon · Mystery & Thriller
This is Christopher's murder mystery story.
coming of age · unreliable narrator
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She Didn't See It Coming
Shari Lapena · Mystery & Thriller
Bryden and Sam have it all: thriving careers, a smart apartment in a luxury condominium, supportive friends and a cherished daughter.
psychological thriller · twist ending · unreliable narrator · cat and mouse
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Fox
Joyce Carol Oates · Mystery & Thriller
An “enthralling” (Los Angeles Times) and “remarkably engrossing” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice) novel of literary and…
psychological thriller · missing person · cat and mouse · unreliable narrator
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Iain Reid · Mystery & Thriller
*I’m thinking of ending things. Once this thought arrives, it stays. It sticks. It lingers. It’s always there. Always.* *Jake once said,…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending · cat and mouse
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No Place Left to Hide
Megan Lally · Mystery & Thriller
Some secrets just won't stay hidden in this twisty new thriller from New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Megan Lally!
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · survival · trauma recovery
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Never Flinch
Stephen King · Mystery & Thriller
Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by The New York Times Book Review, AV Club, Variety, The Boston Globe, The Minnesota Star Tribune, Vulture,…
psychological thriller · twist ending · unreliable narrator
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Madwoman
Chelsea Bieker · Mystery & Thriller
'Chelsea Bieker breathes thrilling, risky energy into the familiar trope of the madwoman...
psychological thriller · trauma recovery · twist ending · unreliable narrator
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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
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Count My Lies
Sophie Stava · Mystery & Thriller
Sloane Caraway is a liar. Harmless lies, mostly, to make her self-proclaimed sad, little life a bit more interesting. So when Sloane sees a…
unreliable narrator · psychological thriller · twist ending · revenge plot
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Esther Is Now Following You
Tanya Sweeney · Mystery & Thriller
A fresh, funny and deeply affecting thriller novel, about a thirty-something woman who begins stalking a celebrity crush - and about what happens…
psychological thriller · obsessive love · unreliable narrator · cat and mouse
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The Mean Ones
Tatiana Schlote-Bonne · Horror
So what if Sadie hears talking dead animals and a strange, comforting male voice in her head?
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · trauma recovery · paranormal romance
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Tilt
Emma Pattee · Literary Fiction
Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal of Excellence in Fiction A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice A USA TODAY Bestseller A Best Book of…
psychological thriller · twist ending · unreliable narrator
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Monster
Walter Dean Myers · Literary Fiction
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a…
coming of age · unreliable narrator · psychological thriller · trauma recovery
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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
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The Coworker
Freida McFadden · Mystery & Thriller
**Two women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back.** Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone thinks so at…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · cat and mouse · missing person
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His & Hers
Alice Feeney · Mystery & Thriller
When a woman is murdered in Blackdown, a quintessential small town, reporter Anna Andrews is reluctant to cover the case.
psychological thriller · twist ending · unreliable narrator
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A Killing Cold
Kate Alice Marshall · Mystery & Thriller
**A woman invited to her wealthy fiance’s family retreat realizes they are hiding a terrible secret—and that she’s been there before, by the…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · amnesia · forced proximity
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The Final Target
Nora Roberts · Mystery & Thriller
A young author becomes the object of a fan’s desire—and rage—in the gripping new thriller by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Hidden…
psychological thriller · obsessive love · cat and mouse · unreliable narrator
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The Last Murder at the End of the World
Stuart Turton · Mystery & Thriller
Solve the murder to save what's left of the world.
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending
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The Woman in the Window
A. J. Finn · Mystery & Thriller
Anna Fox spends her day drinking wine, watching old movies, and spying on her neighbors.
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending · locked room
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Slow Horses
Mick Herron · Mystery & Thriller
London, England: Slough House is where the washed-up MI5 spies go to while away what's left of their failed careers.
cat and mouse · political intrigue · unreliable narrator
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The Twyford Code
Janice Hallett · Mystery & Thriller
The mysterious connection between a teacher’s disappearance and an unsolved code in a children’s book is explored in this new novel from the “modern…
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending
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Letters to the Purple Satin Killer
Joshua Chaplinsky · Mystery & Thriller
Jonas Williker is considered one of the most sadistic serial murderers of the modern era.
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · trauma recovery · cat and mouse
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The Surrogate Mother
· Mystery & Thriller
psychological thriller · unreliable narrator
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Monday's Not Coming
Tiffany D. Jackson · Mystery & Thriller
Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice.
missing person · psychological thriller · trauma recovery · unreliable narrator
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There Is No Antimemetics Division
qntm · Sci-Fi
(from back cover) An antimeme is *an idea with self-censoring properties*; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, discourages or prevents people…
cosmic horror · psychological thriller · unreliable narrator · twist ending · survival
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The Invisible Man
H. G. Wells · Sci-Fi
The Invisible Man (1897) is a science fiction novel.
anti hero · morally grey character · unreliable narrator · psychological thriller
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Overgrowth
Mira Grant · Sci-Fi
Day of the Triffids meets Gretchen Felker-Martin's Cuckoo.
dystopian society · post apocalyptic · unreliable narrator
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All Hail Chaos
Sarah Rees Brennan · Fantasy
SHE TRIED TO FIX HIM. SHE MADE HIM WORSE. Rae is a fantasy reader who's been transported to her favourite fictional world of swords and sorcery,…
dark academia · grimdark · unreliable narrator · portal fantasy · revenge plot
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