family + suspense

7 books tagged both “family” and “suspense”.

Safe Haven

Nicholas Sparks · 2010

Katie hides in Southport from a violent husband and falls for widower Alex.

2,480-word summary · 11 min read

The Locked Door

Freida McFadden · 2021

Surgeon Nora Davis hides serial killer father while patients die.

2,465-word summary · 11 min read

The Push

Ashley Audrain · 2021

Blythe fears daughter Violet is dangerous while husband Fox doubts her.

2,260-word summary · 10 min read

A Flicker in the Dark

Stacy Willingham · 2022

Psychologist Chloe Davis faces copycat disappearances in Baton Rouge twenty years after her father confessed to murders.

3,074-word summary · 14 min read

Nine Perfect Strangers

Liane Moriarty · 2018

Nine guests enter Tranquillum House for ten days while director Masha hides smoothies and motives.

2,313-word summary · 10 min read

The Family Upstairs

Lisa Jewell · 2019

Libby Jones inherits a Chelsea mansion and a past tied to a cult house, two runaways, and a baby left waiting.

3,300-word summary · 15 min read

Then She Was Gone

Lisa Jewell · 2017

Ten years after Ellie vanished, her mother finds a link in a new family.

1,956-word summary · 9 min read