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Hidden Pictures
by Jason Rekulak • 2022
A nanny fresh from rehab discovers the child's drawings are messages from a murdered woman.
4.14
623k+
Hidden Pictures Summary
Hidden Pictures 86%
A nanny fresh from rehab discovers the child's drawings are messages from a murdered woman.
by Jason Rekulak 2022
4.14
623k+ ratings
The Culture of Fear
by Barry Glassner • 1999
Crime is down, fear is up: the institutions that manufacture dread and the damage they cause.
3.70
4k+
The Culture of Fear Summary
The Culture of Fear 85%
Crime is down, fear is up: the institutions that manufacture dread and the damage they cause.
by Barry Glassner 1999
3.70
4k+ ratings
Malorie
by Josh Malerman • 2020
A survivor list names her parents. Malorie boards a blind train through a world where looking kills.
3.79
28k+
Malorie Summary
Malorie 85%
A survivor list names her parents. Malorie boards a blind train through a world where looking kills.
by Josh Malerman 2020
3.79
28k+ ratings
UFOs
by Leslie Kean • 2010
Pilots, generals, and radar confirm UFOs are real. The U.S. government still says they aren't.
4.02
3k+
UFOs Summary
UFOs 85%
Pilots, generals, and radar confirm UFOs are real. The U.S. government still says they aren't.
by Leslie Kean 2010
4.02
3k+ ratings
Age of Danger
by Andrew R. Hoehn • 2023
Built for 1947, retooled for terrorism: America's defense system is blind to the threats now coming.
3.81
70
Age of Danger Summary
Age of Danger 85%
Built for 1947, retooled for terrorism: America's defense system is blind to the threats now coming.
by Andrew R. Hoehn 2023
3.81
70 ratings
Dragon Tears
by Dean Koontz • 1993
A cop receives a countdown to his death, then watches the world begin to break.
3.78
24k+
Dragon Tears Summary
Dragon Tears 85%
A cop receives a countdown to his death, then watches the world begin to break.
by Dean Koontz 1993
3.78
24k+ ratings
Incidents Around the House
by Josh Malerman • 2024
The woman in the closet wants a little girl's heart. Refusing only makes it kill.
3.56
101k+
Incidents Around the House Summary
Incidents Around the House 85%
The woman in the closet wants a little girl's heart. Refusing only makes it kill.
by Josh Malerman 2024
3.56
101k+ ratings
The Toll
by Cherie Priest • 2019
A honeymooner loses his wife on a swamp bridge that the locals have appeased for generations.
3.41
4k+
The Toll Summary
The Toll 85%
A honeymooner loses his wife on a swamp bridge that the locals have appeased for generations.
by Cherie Priest 2019
3.41
4k+ ratings
The Watchers
by A.M. Shine • 2021
An artist trapped in a mirrored bunker must survive the nightly watch of changeling creatures.
3.87
37k+
The Watchers Summary
The Watchers 85%
An artist trapped in a mirrored bunker must survive the nightly watch of changeling creatures.
by A.M. Shine 2021
3.87
37k+ ratings
Our Final Invention
by James Barrat • 2013
An intelligence greater than human will not hate us; it simply won't need us.
3.72
4k+
Our Final Invention Summary
Our Final Invention 85%
An intelligence greater than human will not hate us; it simply won't need us.
by James Barrat 2013
3.72
4k+ ratings
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy
by Jim Marrs • 2010
A century-long campaign to crash the economy, sicken the people, and lock down the state.
3.91
749
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy Summary
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy 85%
A century-long campaign to crash the economy, sicken the people, and lock down the state.
by Jim Marrs 2010
3.91
749 ratings
In Plain Sight
by Ross Coulthart • 2021
While the public got weather balloons, the military studied alien crash retrievals for decades.
4.27
2k+
In Plain Sight Summary
In Plain Sight 85%
While the public got weather balloons, the military studied alien crash retrievals for decades.
by Ross Coulthart 2021
4.27
2k+ ratings
The Bad Weather Friend
by Dean Koontz • 2024
A mysterious crate, a ruined life, and a protector's warning: a secret order targets the nice.
3.88
40k+
The Bad Weather Friend Summary
The Bad Weather Friend 85%
A mysterious crate, a ruined life, and a protector's warning: a secret order targets the nice.
by Dean Koontz 2024
3.88
40k+ ratings
Memorial Day
by Vince Flynn • 2004
A nuclear device is seized, but a second bomb is already racing toward the capital.
4.33
53k+
Memorial Day Summary
Memorial Day 85%
A nuclear device is seized, but a second bomb is already racing toward the capital.
by Vince Flynn 2004
4.33
53k+ ratings
13 Months Haunted
by Jimmy Juliano • 2025
A small-town librarian opens a bullied student's lethal file and must never be alone.
3.63
3k+
13 Months Haunted Summary
13 Months Haunted 85%
A small-town librarian opens a bullied student's lethal file and must never be alone.
by Jimmy Juliano 2025
3.63
3k+ ratings
Whistle
by Linwood Barclay • 2025
Her son's toy trains kill, and the creature behind them demands she take its place.
3.91
10k+
Whistle Summary
Whistle 85%
Her son's toy trains kill, and the creature behind them demands she take its place.
by Linwood Barclay 2025
3.91
10k+ ratings
Proven Guilty
by Jim Butcher • 2006
Fear-eating monsters attack a horror convention, and a wizard must trace them into the Winter Court.
4.39
130k+
Proven Guilty Summary
Proven Guilty 85%
Fear-eating monsters attack a horror convention, and a wizard must trace them into the Winter Court.
by Jim Butcher 2006
4.39
130k+ ratings
The Hive
by Ronald Malfi • 2026
A suburb builds a machine it cannot explain, and one boy's mind is the final part.
3.72
538
The Hive Summary
The Hive 85%
A suburb builds a machine it cannot explain, and one boy's mind is the final part.
by Ronald Malfi 2026
3.72
538 ratings
The New Couple in 5B
by Lisa Unger • 2024
Inheriting a haunted apartment traps a writer between a death and a husband she can't trust.
3.61
67k+
The New Couple in 5B Summary
The New Couple in 5B 85%
Inheriting a haunted apartment traps a writer between a death and a husband she can't trust.
by Lisa Unger 2024
3.61
67k+ ratings
That Night
by Nidhi Upadhyay • 2021
Twenty years ago, a Ouija-board prank killed their classmate. Now a hacker is making them confess.
3.67
3k+
That Night Summary
That Night 85%
Twenty years ago, a Ouija-board prank killed their classmate. Now a hacker is making them confess.
by Nidhi Upadhyay 2021
3.67
3k+ ratings
Doctor Who
by Lance Parkin • 2002
A time machine auction could start a war, but the Doctor knows it's a con.
3.62
202
Doctor Who Summary
Doctor Who 85%
A time machine auction could start a war, but the Doctor knows it's a con.
by Lance Parkin 2002
3.62
202 ratings
The Tower
by Colin Wilson • 1987
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
4.02
509
The Tower Summary
The Tower 85%
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
by Colin Wilson 1987
4.02
509 ratings
The Way of the Knife
by Mark Mazzetti • 2013
After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.
3.85
4k+
The Way of the Knife Summary
The Way of the Knife 85%
After 9/11, the CIA started killing. The Pentagon started spying. The boundary never returned.
by Mark Mazzetti 2013
3.85
4k+ ratings
Ghosts
by Roger Clarke • 2012
Ghosts have a natural history: five centuries of sightings show how the dead reflect the living.
3.54
1k+
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts 85%
Ghosts have a natural history: five centuries of sightings show how the dead reflect the living.
by Roger Clarke 2012
3.54
1k+ ratings
Night Lords
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden • 2014
A doomed Night Lord seer fights to unite his traitor legion, hunted by aliens who foretold his rise.
4.67
2k+
Night Lords Summary
Night Lords 85%
A doomed Night Lord seer fights to unite his traitor legion, hunted by aliens who foretold his rise.
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2014
4.67
2k+ ratings
The Second Lady
by Irving Wallace • 1980
The First Lady is a Soviet double, and one writer suspects the truth.
3.92
5k+
The Second Lady Summary
The Second Lady 85%
The First Lady is a Soviet double, and one writer suspects the truth.
by Irving Wallace 1980
3.92
5k+ ratings
The Eyes of Darkness
by Dean Koontz • 1981
Messages from her dead son insist he's alive, and a grieving mother begins to believe them.
3.88
39k+
The Eyes of Darkness Summary
The Eyes of Darkness 85%
Messages from her dead son insist he's alive, and a grieving mother begins to believe them.
by Dean Koontz 1981
3.88
39k+ ratings
The Ghosts of Belfast
by Stuart Neville • 2009
A Belfast hitman's twelve victims haunt him until he hunts the men who gave the orders.
3.93
9k+
The Ghosts of Belfast Summary
The Ghosts of Belfast 85%
A Belfast hitman's twelve victims haunt him until he hunts the men who gave the orders.
by Stuart Neville 2009
3.93
9k+ ratings
The Tin Men
by Nelson DeMille • 2025
Sixty war robots sit chained in a Mojave vault. One has already killed.
4.23
8k+
The Tin Men Summary
The Tin Men 85%
Sixty war robots sit chained in a Mojave vault. One has already killed.
by Nelson DeMille 2025
4.23
8k+ ratings
Echoes
by A.M. Caplan • 2020
After a dark road collision, a man dies in her arms and then vanishes.
4.04
939
Echoes Summary
Echoes 85%
After a dark road collision, a man dies in her arms and then vanishes.
by A.M. Caplan 2020
4.04
939 ratings
Daphne
by Josh Malerman • 2022
Think of her, you die. A basketball star with severe anxiety can't control her thoughts.
3.37
6k+
Daphne Summary
Daphne 85%
Think of her, you die. A basketball star with severe anxiety can't control her thoughts.
by Josh Malerman 2022
3.37
6k+ ratings
Rise of the New World Order
by J. Micha-el Thomas Hays • 2013
From ancient Babylon to the Federal Reserve, one plan connects every war, crash, and stolen freedom.
4.39
551
Rise of the New World Order Summary
Rise of the New World Order 85%
From ancient Babylon to the Federal Reserve, one plan connects every war, crash, and stolen freedom.
by J. Micha-el Thomas Hays 2013
4.39
551 ratings
The Anomaly
by Michael Rutger • 2018
A YouTuber awakens an ancient machine in a Grand Canyon cave, trapping his crew with monsters.
3.77
13k+
The Anomaly Summary
The Anomaly 85%
A YouTuber awakens an ancient machine in a Grand Canyon cave, trapping his crew with monsters.
by Michael Rutger 2018
3.77
13k+ ratings
State of the Union
by Brad Thor • 2004
Sleeper agents activate suitcase nukes in American cities; one operative has hours to stop them.
4.22
31k+
State of the Union Summary
State of the Union 85%
Sleeper agents activate suitcase nukes in American cities; one operative has hours to stop them.
by Brad Thor 2004
4.22
31k+ ratings
When the Wolf Comes Home
by Nat Cassidy • 2025
A waitress takes in a boy whose terror becomes real. A wolf is already at the door.
4.06
37k+
When the Wolf Comes Home Summary
When the Wolf Comes Home 85%
A waitress takes in a boy whose terror becomes real. A wolf is already at the door.
by Nat Cassidy 2025
4.06
37k+ ratings
Firestarter
by Stephen King • 1980
A father and his fire-starting child are hunted by the agency that made her.
3.92
249k+
Firestarter Summary
Firestarter 85%
A father and his fire-starting child are hunted by the agency that made her.
by Stephen King 1980
3.92
249k+ ratings
The Bear and the Dragon
by Tom Clancy • 2000
China storms Siberia for its oil. To stop them, America arms Russia, risking nuclear war.
3.92
32k+
The Bear and the Dragon Summary
The Bear and the Dragon 85%
China storms Siberia for its oil. To stop them, America arms Russia, risking nuclear war.
by Tom Clancy 2000
3.92
32k+ ratings
Tom Clancy Defense Protocol
by Brian Andrews • 2024
China's false flag primes an invasion of Taiwan, and only Jack Ryan and his daughter can stop it.
4.56
7k+
Tom Clancy Defense Protocol Summary
Tom Clancy Defense Protocol 85%
China's false flag primes an invasion of Taiwan, and only Jack Ryan and his daughter can stop it.
by Brian Andrews 2024
4.56
7k+ ratings
Enemy of the State
by Kyle Mills • 2017
Framed by a Saudi spymaster, Mitch Rapp is hunted by the agencies he once called allies.
4.33
22k+
Enemy of the State Summary
Enemy of the State 85%
Framed by a Saudi spymaster, Mitch Rapp is hunted by the agencies he once called allies.
by Kyle Mills 2017
4.33
22k+ ratings
The Hollow Boy
by Jonathan Stroud • 2015
In ghost-plagued London, a psychic agent's jealousy stirs a spirit that shows her partner's death.
4.38
37k+
The Hollow Boy Summary
The Hollow Boy 85%
In ghost-plagued London, a psychic agent's jealousy stirs a spirit that shows her partner's death.
by Jonathan Stroud 2015
4.38
37k+ ratings
Bellevue
by Robin Cook • 2024
Bellevue's ghosts kill a young surgeon's patients, demanding he answer for his ancestors' crimes.
3.36
5k+
Bellevue Summary
Bellevue 85%
Bellevue's ghosts kill a young surgeon's patients, demanding he answer for his ancestors' crimes.
by Robin Cook 2024
3.36
5k+ ratings
The Secret of Secrets
by Dan Brown • 2025
Robert Langdon uncovers a CIA lab beneath Prague that turns near-death minds into spy drones.
3.91
188k+
The Secret of Secrets Summary
The Secret of Secrets 85%
Robert Langdon uncovers a CIA lab beneath Prague that turns near-death minds into spy drones.
by Dan Brown 2025
3.91
188k+ ratings
The Shadows of Power
by James Perloff • 1988
A single network picks presidents and plans depressions. The Constitution is their last obstacle.
4.04
162
The Shadows of Power Summary
The Shadows of Power 85%
A single network picks presidents and plans depressions. The Constitution is their last obstacle.
by James Perloff 1988
4.04
162 ratings
Odd Thomas
by Dean Koontz • 2003
A fry cook who can see the dead uncovers a plot to massacre his desert town.
4.00
277k+
Odd Thomas Summary
Odd Thomas 85%
A fry cook who can see the dead uncovers a plot to massacre his desert town.
by Dean Koontz 2003
4.00
277k+ ratings
Executive Orders
by Tom Clancy • 1996
After an attack kills the government, Jack Ryan becomes President and must stop a bioweapon plot.
4.12
54k+
Executive Orders Summary
Executive Orders 85%
After an attack kills the government, Jack Ryan becomes President and must stop a bioweapon plot.
by Tom Clancy 1996
4.12
54k+ ratings
Brilliance
by Marcus Sakey • 2013
An agent who reads patterns to hunt gifted terrorists learns his own agency faked the attacks.
3.98
33k+
Brilliance Summary
Brilliance 85%
An agent who reads patterns to hunt gifted terrorists learns his own agency faked the attacks.
by Marcus Sakey 2013
3.98
33k+ ratings
Ice Station
by Matthew Reilly • 1998
Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.
4.12
35k+
Ice Station Summary
Ice Station 85%
Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.
by Matthew Reilly 1998
4.12
35k+ ratings
Conspirators' Hierarchy
by John Coleman • 2010
Behind every president, every war, and every economic collapse sit the same 300 families.
3.76
675
Conspirators' Hierarchy Summary
Conspirators' Hierarchy 85%
Behind every president, every war, and every economic collapse sit the same 300 families.
by John Coleman 2010
3.76
675 ratings
Scritch Scratch
by Lindsay Currie • 2020
A ghost boy haunts a science-loving girl, his only clue a number scrawled on her wall.
3.91
5k+
Scritch Scratch Summary
Scritch Scratch 85%
A ghost boy haunts a science-loving girl, his only clue a number scrawled on her wall.
by Lindsay Currie 2020
3.91
5k+ ratings
Relic
by Douglas Preston • 1995
Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.
4.05
116k+
Relic Summary
Relic 85%
Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.
by Douglas Preston 1995
4.05
116k+ ratings
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