Tag: thriller

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Often combined with: mystery (67) · suspense (50) · crime (42) · family (13) · horror (11)

One of Us Is Lying

Karen M. McManus · 2017

Five Bayview teens enter detention and Simon dies, leaving Bronwyn Nate Addy and Cooper suspects.

3,158-word summary · 14 min read

Never Lie

Freida McFadden · 2022

Newlyweds snowed in at a missing psychiatrist's house find tapes of patients.

3,849-word summary · 17 min read

Jurassic Park

Michael Crichton · 1990

Hammond clones dinosaurs on Isla Nublar and invites Grant, Sattler and Malcolm to certify safety before opening.

2,388-word summary · 11 min read

Verity

Colleen Hoover · 2018

Colleen Hoover's Verity explained: Lowen, injured Verity Crawford, the hidden autobiography, and the letter that flips everything.

2,593-word summary · 12 min read

The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides · 2019

Alex Michaelides's The Silent Patient retold: Alicia's silence, Theo's obsession, the Alcestis clue, and the final flip.

2,412-word summary · 11 min read

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