Tag: thriller

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The Shining

Stephen King · 1977

The Shining retold: Jack winters at Overlook with Wendy and Danny, REDRUM, hedge maze chase.

2,011-word summary · 9 min read

The Housemaid

Freida McFadden · 2022

The Housemaid retold: Millie cleans for the Winchesters, locked doors, twists in Long Island.

2,000-word summary · 9 min read

The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins · 2015

Paula Hawkins's The Girl on the Train retold: Rachel's commute, Jess and Jason, Megan missing, and what really happened that night.

2,391-word summary · 11 min read

The Da Vinci Code

Dan Brown · 2003

Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code retold: a Louvre murder, Sophie Neveu, the Grail cryptex, and the chase to Rosslyn.

2,590-word summary · 12 min read

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn · 2012

Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl fully retold: Nick and Amy Dunne, the diary, Desi, the treasure hunt, and why the ending stays ugly.

2,334-word summary · 10 min read

Angels & Demons

Dan Brown · 2000

Dan Brown's Angels & Demons explained: a murdered physicist, the Illuminati, four missing cardinals, and Robert Langdon racing through Rome to stop an…

2,548-word summary · 11 min read

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie · 1939

And Then There Were None retold: ten to Soldier Island, rhyme deaths, no one left to tell.

2,137-word summary · 9 min read

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson · 2008

Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo explained: Blomkvist at Vanger, Lisbeth Salander, the Vanger family secret, and the long mid-book hush.

2,254-word summary · 10 min read