Dark and Twisty Books That Will Make You Feel Something

And Then There Were None

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And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie

Edge of Your Seat Page-Turner

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Behind Closed Doors

by B.A. Paris

Dark Secrets9/10 Domestic Suspense10/10 Gaslighting10/10 Psychological Thriller9/10 Unreliable Reality7/10

Cozy Thriller Dark and Unsettling Edge of Your Seat

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Domestic Thriller

Big Little Lies

by Liane Moriarty

Dark Secrets9/10 Domestic Suspense10/10 Small Town Secrets8/10 Whodunit8/10

Cozy Thriller Page-Turner

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Dark Places

by Gillian Flynn

Missing Person9/10 Psychological Thriller8/10 Small Town Secrets9/10 Unreliable Narrator8/10

Cozy Thriller Dark and Unsettling Edge of Your Seat

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Final Girls

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Final Girls

by Riley Sager

Domestic Suspense8/10 Gaslighting6/10 Psychological Thriller9/10 Unreliable Narrator7/10

Edge of Your Seat Gut Punch

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Gone Girl

by Gillian Flynn

Dark Secrets10/10 Gaslighting9/10 Psychological Thriller10/10 Unreliable Narrator10/10

Atmospheric Can't Stop Thinking About It Edge of Your Seat

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Contemporary Romance

Happy Place

by Emily Henry

Forced Proximity8/10 Friends to Lovers7/10 Second Chance Romance9/10 Slow Burn8/10

Beach Read Gut Punch Heartwarming

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In the Woods

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In the Woods

by Tana French

Mystery10/10 Psychological Thriller8/10 Unreliable Narrator9/10 Whodunit7/10

Atmospheric Can't Stop Thinking About It

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Internment

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Internment

by Samira Ahmed

Coming of Age8/10 Dark Secrets7/10 Forbidden Love6/10

Edge of Your Seat Thought-Provoking

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Contemporary Romance

It Ends with Us

by Colleen Hoover

Domestic Suspense9/10 Forbidden Love7/10 Grief and Loss8/10 Second Chance Romance6/10

Cry Your Eyes Out Emotionally Complex Gut Punch

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Literary Fiction

Lincoln in the Bardo

by George Saunders

Dual Timeline8/10 Epistolary10/10 Grief and Loss9/10 Historical Setting8/10 Unreliable Narrator8/10

Atmospheric Emotionally Complex Gut Punch

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Lock Every Door

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Lock Every Door

by Riley Sager

Dark Secrets8/10 Gothic Horror7/10 Psychological Thriller9/10 Unreliable Narrator6/10

Edge of Your Seat Spooky Season

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Long Way Down

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Long Way Down

by Jason Reynolds

Coming of Age9/10 Dark Secrets7/10 Grief and Loss8/10

Edge of Your Seat Gut Punch

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Gothic Horror

Mexican Gothic

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Dark Forest Cult9/10 Dark Secrets9/10 Gothic Horror10/10 Historical Setting8/10 Psychological Thriller8/10

Atmospheric Dark and Unsettling Edge of Your Seat

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YA Mystery

One of Us Is Lying

by McManus

Dark Secrets8/10 Mystery9/10 Small Town Secrets8/10 Unreliable Narrator8/10 Whodunit9/10

Binge-Worthy Cozy Thriller Edge of Your Seat

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Christian Thriller

Piercing the Darkness

by Frank Peretti

Dark Secrets9/10 Redemption Through Grace8/10 Spiritual Warfare10/10

Edge of Your Seat Spiritually Uplifting

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Run

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Run

by Blake Crouch

Dark Secrets7/10 Domestic Suspense9/10 Gaslighting7/10 Psychological Thriller9/10

Binge-Worthy Edge of Your Seat

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Sadie

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Sadie

by Courtney Summers

Coming of Age8/10 Unreliable Narrator7/10 Whodunit9/10

Edge of Your Seat Page-Turner

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Safe at Last

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Safe at Last

by Kathryn Croft

Dark Secrets7/10 Domestic Suspense9/10 Gaslighting8/10 Psychological Thriller8/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Edge of Your Seat

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Serpent & Dove

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Serpent & Dove

by Shelby Mahurin

Enemies to Lovers9/10 Fae / Faerie Courts6/10 Forbidden Love8/10 Magic System7/10

Page-Turner Slow Burn Satisfaction Swoony

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Sharp Objects

by Gillian Flynn

Dark Secrets8/10 Missing Person8/10 Psychological Thriller9/10 Small Town Secrets9/10 Unreliable Narrator9/10

Atmospheric Dark and Unsettling Edge of Your Seat

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Shovel Ready

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Shovel Ready

by Adam Sternbergh

Coming of Age7/10 Dark Secrets8/10 Unreliable Narrator6/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Edge of Your Seat

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Fantasy

Six of Crows

by Leigh Bardugo

Enemies to Lovers7/10 Epic World-Building8/10 Found Family9/10 Heist10/10 Morally Grey Protagonist8/10

Binge-Worthy Edge of Your Seat Escapist

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Speak

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Speak

by Laurie Halse Anderson

Coming of Age8/10 Dark Secrets7/10 Grief and Loss8/10

Quietly Devastating Thought-Provoking

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Dark Fantasy

The Atlas Six

by Olivie Blake

Dark Academia9/10 Enemies to Lovers7/10 Found Family6/10 Morally Grey Protagonist9/10

Binge-Worthy

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The Black Kids

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The Black Kids

by Christina Hammonds Reed

Class Difference7/10 Coming of Age9/10 Grief and Loss7/10

Quietly Devastating Thought-Provoking

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The Folk of the Air

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The Folk of the Air

by Leigh Bardugo

Enemies to Lovers8/10 Fae / Faerie Courts9/10 Forbidden Love7/10 Slow Burn6/10

Mind-Bending Slow Burn Satisfaction Swoony

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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest

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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest

by Stieg Larsson

Dark Secrets10/10 Investigative Reporter7/10 Mystery8/10 Revenge Plot6/10

Edge of Your Seat Gut Punch

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The Girl Who Played with Fire

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The Girl Who Played with Fire

by Stieg Larsson

Dark Secrets9/10 Mystery9/10 Revenge Plot6/10 Unreliable Narrator7/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Edge of Your Seat

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Psychological Thriller

The Girl on the Train

by Paula Hawkins

Dark Secrets8/10 Missing Person10/10 Psychological Thriller9/10 Unreliable Narrator10/10 Unreliable Witness8/10

Atmospheric Can't Stop Thinking About It Cozy Thriller

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson

Dark Secrets8/10 Missing Person5/10 Mystery10/10 Unreliable Narrator6/10 Whodunit7/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Page-Turner

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The Guest List

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The Guest List

by Lucy Foley

Mystery9/10 Small Town Secrets7/10 Unreliable Witness6/10 Whodunit10/10

Page-Turner Spooky Season

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The Hazel Wood

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The Hazel Wood

by Melissa Albert

Dark Academia8/10 Dark Secrets6/10 Unreliable Narrator7/10 Whodunit7/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Edge of Your Seat Mind-Bending

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The Likeness

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The Likeness

by Tana French

Dark Secrets7/10 Doppelganger / Body Swap9/10 Psychological Thriller9/10 Unreliable Narrator8/10

Atmospheric Can't Stop Thinking About It

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The Lincoln Lawyer

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The Lincoln Lawyer

by Michael Connelly

Dark Secrets7/10 Investigative Reporter6/10 Mystery8/10 Unreliable Witness5/10

Edge of Your Seat Page-Turner

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The Maidens

by Alex Michaelides

Dark Secrets8/10 Locked Room Mystery8/10 Psychological Thriller9/10 Unreliable Narrator9/10

Atmospheric Cozy Thriller Dark and Unsettling

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The Other Woman

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The Other Woman

by Robyn Harding

Domestic Suspense9/10 Gaslighting7/10 Psychological Thriller8/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Page-Turner

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Dark Fantasy

The Poppy War

by R.F. Kuang

Anti-Hero8/10 Chosen One9/10 Coming of Age8/10 Morally Grey Protagonist10/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Emotionally Complex

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Literary Thriller

The Secret History

by Donna Tartt

Dark Academia10/10 Dark Secrets9/10 Morally Grey Protagonist9/10 Unreliable Narrator8/10

Atmospheric Can't Stop Thinking About It

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Psychological Thriller

The Silent Patient

by Alex Michaelides

Dark Secrets9/10 Psychological Thriller10/10 Unreliable Narrator9/10 Whodunit8/10

Mind-Bending Page-Turner

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The Woman in the Window

by A.J. Finn

Gaslighting9/10 Missing Person8/10 Psychological Thriller9/10 Unreliable Narrator10/10

Mind-Bending Page-Turner

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Christian Thriller

This Present Darkness

by Frank Peretti

Dark Secrets8/10 Psychological Thriller7/10 Spiritual Warfare10/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Edge of Your Seat

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Psychological Thriller

Verity

by Colleen Hoover

Dark Secrets10/10 Domestic Suspense8/10 Psychological Thriller10/10 Unreliable Narrator9/10

Gut Punch Page-Turner

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YA Contemporary

We Were Liars

by E. Lockhart

Coming of Age7/10 Psychological Thriller9/10 Small Town Secrets9/10 Unreliable Narrator9/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It Edge of Your Seat Gut Punch

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Yolk

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Yolk

by Mary H.K. Choi

Class Difference7/10 Coming of Age8/10 Dark Secrets6/10

Can't Stop Thinking About It

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