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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 Client Summary
The Client
A Novel
by John Grisham 2005 496 pages
4.05
400k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Verity Summary
Verity
by Colleen Hoover 2021 333 pages
4.31
3M+ ratings
Thriller
Romance
Mystery
Misery Summary
Misery
by Stephen King 1988 384 pages
4.23
700k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Da Vinci Code Summary
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
3.92
2.4M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Silent Patient Summary
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides 2019 336 pages
4.18
2.5M+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon) Summary
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon)
by Dan Brown 2006 736 pages
3.94
3.2M+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Digital Fortress Summary
Digital Fortress
by Dan Brown
3.70
600k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Bourne Identity Summary
The Bourne Identity
by Robert Ludlum 2005 576 pages
4.05
400k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
The Day of the Jackal Summary
The Day of the Jackal
by Frederick Forsyth
4.27
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Pretty Girls Summary
Pretty Girls
A Novel
by Karin Slaughter 2015 688 pages
4.03
500k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Butterfly Garden (The Collector Book 1) Summary
The Butterfly Garden (The Collector Book 1)
by Dot Hutchison 2016 288 pages
4.09
200k+ ratings
Thriller
Horror
Mystery
The Girl in the Spider's Web Summary
The Girl in the Spider's Web
A Lisbeth Salander novel, continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series
by David Lagercrantz 2015 416 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Bourne Supremacy (Bourne Trilogy, Book 2) Summary
The Bourne Supremacy (Bourne Trilogy, Book 2)
by Robert Ludlum 2004 688 pages
4.11
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Death of Mrs. Westaway Summary
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
by Ruth Ware 2018 384 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Housemaid Summary
The Housemaid
An absolutely addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist
by Freida McFadden 2022 334 pages
4.32
1.6M+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Perfect Marriage Summary
The Perfect Marriage
A completely gripping psychological suspense
by Jeneva Rose 2020 342 pages
3.97
800k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Defending Jacob Summary
Defending Jacob
A Novel
by William Landay 2012 432 pages
4.00
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Rock Paper Scissors Summary
Rock Paper Scissors
A Novel
by Alice Feeney 2021 304 pages
3.91
500k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon) Summary
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon)
by Dan Brown 2009 510 pages
3.75
600k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Deception Point Summary
Deception Point
by Dan Brown 2002 576 pages
3.76
600k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
A Time to Kill Summary
A Time to Kill
by John Grisham
4.12
800k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Pelican Brief Summary
The Pelican Brief
by John Grisham 2006 400 pages
4.05
400k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, 1) Summary
Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, 1)
by James Patterson 2003 464 pages
4.13
400k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross) Summary
Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross)
by James Patterson 2000 481 pages
4.00
300k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Runaway Jury Summary
The Runaway Jury
A Novel
by John Grisham 2006 464 pages
4.02
300k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Lying Game Summary
The Lying Game
by Ruth Ware
3.53
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
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