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Thrillers and Mysteries
Plot twists, espionage, murder and more..
Plot Twists
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Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
What Readers said:
crazy plot twists
rich and colorful
The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides
What Readers said:
sharp and aerodynamic
gripping, compelling, unfolding nightmare
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card
What Readers said:
military science fiction
uplifting and depressing
Shutter Island
Dennis Lehane
What Readers said:
flare and mystery
a fascinating psychological thriller
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch
What Readers said:
all the plot twists
world building style
Dark Matter
Blake Crouch
What Readers said:
crisp and fresh
inventive, original and moving
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
What Readers said:
clever and innovative
a classic country house mystery
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Iain Reid
What Readers said:
intense and suspenseful
solidly unsettling vibe
In the Woods
Tana French
What Readers said:
beautiful use of language
police procedural mystery
The Wasp Factory
Iain Banks
What Readers said:
first person narrative
dark, disturbing and original
Espionage
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
John le Carre
What Readers said:
bleak and spare
sketchier and less dense
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
John le Carre
What Readers said:
languid with little happening
cold war spy story
The 39 Steps
John Buchan
What Readers said:
a classic espionage novel
short and snappy
The Alice Network
Kate Quinn
What Readers said:
haunting and inspiring
a long, winding mystery
Restless
William Boyd
What Readers said:
double handed storytelling
crackling spy thriller
Harriet the Spy
Louise Fitzhugh
What Readers said:
friendship and secrets
children's chapter book
The Gun Seller
Hugh Laurie
What Readers said:
descriptive writing style
smooth and often humorous
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
Ben Macintyre
What Readers said:
strong and neutral
cold war espionage
A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
Ben Macintyre
What Readers said:
a spy thriller
the cambridge spy ring
Our Man in Havana
Graham Greene
What Readers said:
light and vaguely entertaining
absurdist espionage novel
Murder
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Murder on the Orient Express
Agatha Christie
What Readers said:
a great murder mystery
a hercule poirot mystery
The Cuckoo's Calling
Robert Galbraith
What Readers said:
classic mystery fiction
old private eye style
The Guest List
Lucy Foley
What Readers said:
a young couples wedding
overdramatic with weak characters
The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin
What Readers said:
a possible murderer
well written and engaging
Magpie Murders
Anthony Horowitz
What Readers said:
literary, meta-and clever
smart, crafty story-telling
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
What Readers said:
simple and direct
sharp and clear
Dissolution
C.J. Sansom
What Readers said:
smooth and elegant
perfect plot line
Gorky Park
Martin Cruz Smith
What Readers said:
three mutilated bodies
cold war thriller
In the Woods
Tana French
What Readers said:
beautiful use of language
police procedural mystery
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson
What Readers said:
quick, simple, fast paced
the plot is unpredictable
Unreliable Narrators
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Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
What Readers said:
love or hate book
lack of vulgar words
The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides
What Readers said:
sharp and aerodynamic
gripping, compelling, unfolding nightmare
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
What Readers said:
crazy plot twists
rich and colorful
House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski
What Readers said:
complexity and inventiveness
pretentious and boring
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
What Readers said:
sick torture pornography
tongue and cheek style
The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins
What Readers said:
lackluster and muddy
dark, twisty middle
Pale Fire
Vladimir Nabokov
What Readers said:
a 999 line poem
a transcontinental murder mystery
The Woman in the Window
A.J. Finn
What Readers said:
interesting and twisty
crisp and snappy
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
What Readers said:
flat and repetitive
disjointed and random
Fight Club
Chuck Palahniuk
What Readers said:
radical and disjounted
pop culture trash