gothic + thriller

4 books tagged both “gothic” and “thriller”.

The Turn of the Key

Ruth Ware · 2019

A nanny writes from prison about a smart Highland house, four girls, and the night one child died.

3,207-word summary · 14 min read

The Only One Left

Riley Sager · 2023

Caregiver Kit tends mute Lenora Hope accused of 1929 family murders.

2,592-word summary · 12 min read

Haunting Adeline

H.D. Carlton · 2021

A writer in a gothic manor is stalked by Zade while reading her great grandmother's diary.

2,090-word summary · 9 min read