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Dark secrets and dangerous obsessions lurk beneath seemingly ordinary lives in these gripping tales of psychological suspense. Each page crackles with mounting tension as protagonists face sinister forces, twisted minds, and life-altering conspiracies that will keep you reading long into the night.

Thriller Book Summaries

Heart-Shaped Box Summary
Heart-Shaped Box
by Joe Hill 2007 376 pages
3.84
147.1K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Paranormal
A Death at the Party Summary
A Death at the Party
by Amy Stuart 2023 304 pages
3.57
8.1K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Gun Street Girl Summary
Gun Street Girl
by Adrian McKinty 2015 313 pages
4.21
7.1K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
Blood Test Summary
Blood Test
by Jonathan Kellerman 1986 308 pages
3.86
14.9K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Raise the Titanic! Summary
Raise the Titanic!
by Clive Cussler 1976 545 pages
3.99
29.4K ratings
Adventure
Thriller
Action
The Man from St. Petersburg Summary
The Man from St. Petersburg
by Ken Follett 1982 320 pages
3.94
35.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
Ballistic Summary
Ballistic
by Mark Greaney 2011 467 pages
4.31
23.9K ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
Shibumi Summary
Shibumi
by Trevanian 1979 472 pages
4.18
19.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
One for Sorrow Summary
One for Sorrow
by Zoe Sugg 2020 329 pages
3.70
10.7K ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
The Devil Rides Out Summary
The Devil Rides Out
by Dennis Wheatley 1934 320 pages
3.77
2.3K ratings
Horror
Occult
Fantasy
Catfishing on CatNet Summary
Catfishing on CatNet
by Naomi Kritzer 2019 299 pages
4.05
2.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Thriller
The Night She Disappeared Summary
The Night She Disappeared
by Lisa Jewell 2021 416 pages
4.10
293.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop Summary
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
by Erle Stanley Gardner 1936 250 pages
3.86
1.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Detective
Tell Me Your Dreams Summary
Tell Me Your Dreams
by Sidney Sheldon 1998 384 pages
3.99
54.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Broker Summary
The Broker
by John Grisham 2005 422 pages
3.84
100.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Legal Thriller
The Minotaur Summary
The Minotaur
by Barbara Vine 2005 341 pages
3.65
3.0K ratings
Mystery
Suspense
Crime
Dead I Well May Be Summary
Dead I Well May Be
by Adrian McKinty 2003 384 pages
3.95
4.5K ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
Operator Down Summary
Operator Down
by Brad Taylor 2018 450 pages
4.31
5.0K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
The Family Chao Summary
The Family Chao
by Lan Samantha Chang 2022 303 pages
3.35
9.9K ratings
Mystery
Book Club
Contemporary
Hornet Flight Summary
Hornet Flight
by Ken Follett 2002 518 pages
3.99
27.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
War
The Last Flight Summary
The Last Flight
by Julie Clark 2020 320 pages
4.10
252.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Kisscut Summary
Kisscut
by Karin Slaughter 2002 436 pages
4.08
63.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Saint X Summary
Saint X
by Alexis Schaitkin 2020 343 pages
3.39
29.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Negotiator Summary
The Negotiator
by Frederick Forsyth 1989 512 pages
4.02
13.0K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Seven Deadly Wonders Summary
Seven Deadly Wonders
by Matthew Reilly 2005 547 pages
4.09
29.9K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Action
The Ghosts of Belfast Summary
The Ghosts of Belfast
by Stuart Neville 2009 336 pages
3.92
8.3K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Day After the Party Summary
The Day After the Party
by Nicole Trope 2023 246 pages
3.67
4.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby Summary
The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby
by Ellery Lloyd 2024 336 pages
4.14
6.0K ratings
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Westworld Summary
Westworld
by Michael Crichton 1974 107 pages
3.73
2.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Fantasy
The Accomplice Summary
The Accomplice
by Steve Cavanagh 2022 352 pages
4.45
12.7K ratings
Thriller
Crime
Mystery
Catch Me Summary
Catch Me
by Lisa Gardner 2012 400 pages
4.21
42.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Suspense
Unspeakable Things Summary
Unspeakable Things
by Jess Lourey 2020 296 pages
3.80
82.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Bluebird, Bluebird Summary
Bluebird, Bluebird
by Attica Locke 2017 320 pages
3.84
28.5K ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Thriller
Alone Summary
Alone
by Cyn Balog 2017 277 pages
3.59
1.9K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Mystery
The Female of the Species Summary
The Female of the Species
by Mindy McGinnis 2016 368 pages
4.15
38.2K ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mystery
The Altar Girl Summary
The Altar Girl
by Orest Stelmach 2015 256 pages
3.59
4.2K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Overkill Summary
Overkill
by James Barrington 2004 772 pages
4.28
1.0K ratings
Thriller
The Darwin Affair Summary
The Darwin Affair
by Timothy Mason 2019 384 pages
3.65
10.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
Please Tell Me Summary
Please Tell Me
by Mike Omer 2023 379 pages
4.14
30.4K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Detective Up Late Summary
The Detective Up Late
by Adrian McKinty 2018 299 pages
4.37
3.3K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
The Business Trip Summary
The Business Trip
by Jessie Garcia 2025 344 pages
3.67
34.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Dear Killer Summary
Dear Killer
by Katherine Ewell 2014 362 pages
3.47
4.8K ratings
Young Adult
Mystery
Thriller
The Husband's Secret Summary
The Husband's Secret
by Liane Moriarty 2013 396 pages
3.95
707.7K ratings
Book Club
Mystery
Chick Lit
Map of Bones Summary
Map of Bones
by James Rollins 2005 523 pages
4.08
62.4K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
The Body in the Dales Summary
The Body in the Dales
by J.R. Ellis 2017 321 pages
4.02
27.7K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Libyan Diversion Summary
The Libyan Diversion
by Joel C. Rosenberg 2023 480 pages
4.63
3.1K ratings
Thriller
Christian Fiction
Christian
Taken Summary
Taken
by Robert Crais 2012 341 pages
4.22
20.5K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Moonraker Summary
Moonraker
by Ian Fleming 1955 247 pages
3.81
29.7K ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
In the Morning I'll be Gone Summary
In the Morning I'll be Gone
by Adrian McKinty 2014 326 pages
4.25
8.5K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Ireland
The First Commandment Summary
The First Commandment
by Brad Thor 2007 416 pages
4.27
25.2K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
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