Best Suspense Books | Summaries & Audio

Suspense Book Summaries

Shutter Island Summary

by Dennis Lehane 2003 369 pages

by Stephen King 1987 370 pages

That Night Summary

by Nidhi Upadhyay 2021 288 pages

The Talented Mr. Ripley Summary

The Talented Mr. Ripley

by Patricia Highsmith 1955 271 pages

Along Came a Spider Summary

Along Came a Spider

by James Patterson 1993 449 pages

Primal Fear Summary

by William Diehl 1992 399 pages

None of This Is True Summary

None of This Is True

by Lisa Jewell 2023 390 pages

The Pelican Brief Summary

The Pelican Brief

by John Grisham 1992 400 pages

Home Is Where the Bodies Are Summary

Home Is Where the Bodies Are

by Jeneva Rose 2024 256 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Couple Next Door Summary

The Couple Next Door

by Shari Lapena 2016 308 pages

Mystery Thriller

Digital Fortress Summary

Digital Fortress

by Dan Brown 1998 510 pages

All the Dangerous Things Summary

All the Dangerous Things

by Stacy Willingham 2023 326 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Hunt for Red October Summary

The Hunt for Red October

by Tom Clancy 1984 432 pages

Military Fiction

The Cabin Summary

by Natasha Preston 2016 327 pages

The Arrangement Summary

The Arrangement

by Kiersten Modglin 2021 228 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Family Upstairs Summary

The Family Upstairs

by Lisa Jewell 2019 352 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Exchange Summary

by John Grisham 2023 338 pages

Sometimes I Lie Summary

Sometimes I Lie

by Alice Feeney 2017 387 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Bourne Identity Summary

The Bourne Identity

by Robert Ludlum 1980 566 pages

The Girl on the Train Summary

The Girl on the Train

by Paula Hawkins 2015 336 pages

Eruption Summary

by Michael Crichton 2024 423 pages

Science Fiction

Just Another Missing Person Summary

Just Another Missing Person

by Gillian McAllister 2023 377 pages

Mystery Thriller

What Happened to the Bennetts Summary

What Happened to the Bennetts

by Lisa Scottoline 2022 391 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Client Summary

by John Grisham 1993 483 pages

The Good Girl Summary

by Mary Kubica 2014 352 pages

Mystery Thriller

Pretty Girls Summary

by Karin Slaughter 2015 432 pages

Mystery Thriller

No Exit Summary

by Taylor Adams 2017 287 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Coworker Summary

by Freida McFadden 2023 362 pages

Mystery Thriller

What the Wife Knew Summary

What the Wife Knew

by Darby Kane 2024 368 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Fury Summary

by Alex Michaelides 2024 298 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Summary

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson 2005 480 pages

The Five Year Lie Summary

The Five Year Lie

by Sarina Bowen 2024 421 pages

Deception Point Summary

Deception Point

by Dan Brown 2001 556 pages

The Witness Summary

by Nora Roberts 2012 757 pages

Romantic Suspense

Long Time Gone Summary

by Charlie Donlea 2024 344 pages

Mystery Thriller

Enemy at the Gates Summary

Enemy at the Gates

by Kyle Mills 2021 384 pages

The Only Survivors Summary

The Only Survivors

by Megan Miranda 2023 339 pages

Mystery Thriller

Jar of Hearts Summary

by Jennifer Hillier 2018 311 pages

Mystery Thriller

All the Little Raindrops Summary

All the Little Raindrops

by Mia Sheridan 2023 390 pages

Heartwood Summary

by Amity Gaige 2025 320 pages

Mystery Thriller

Orphan X Summary

by Gregg Hurwitz 2016 367 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Psychopath Next Door Summary

The Psychopath Next Door

by Mark Edwards 2025 340 pages

Mystery Thriller

She's Not Sorry Summary

She's Not Sorry

by Mary Kubica 2024 330 pages

Mystery Thriller

Girl, Forgotten Summary

Girl, Forgotten

by Karin Slaughter 2022 400 pages

Mystery Thriller

Sharp Objects Summary

by Gillian Flynn 2006 254 pages

Mystery Thriller

After That Night Summary

After That Night

by Karin Slaughter 2023 432 pages

Without Remorse Summary

Without Remorse

by Tom Clancy 1993 750 pages

Military Fiction

Middle of the Night Summary

Middle of the Night

by Riley Sager 2024 367 pages

Mystery Thriller

Famous Last Words Summary

Famous Last Words

by Gillian McAllister 2025 336 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Locked Door Summary

The Locked Door

by Freida McFadden 2021 313 pages

Mystery Thriller

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