Thriller genre books (480)


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The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill EN

Rating: 4 (3 votes)
Country: Asia / Sri Lanka flag Sri Lanka
Description:
In every person's story, there is something to hide... The ornate reading room at the Boston Public Library is quiet until a woman's terrified scream shatters the tranquility. Security guards take charge immediately, instructing everyone inside to stay put until the threat is identified and contained. While they wait for the all-clear, four strangers sitting at the same table, pass the time in conversation, and friendships are struck. Each has reasons for being in the reading room that morning—it just happens that one is a murderer. Award-winning author Sulari Gentill delivers a sharply thrill... continue

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The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Japan flag Japan
Description:
The Woman in the Purple Skirt is being watched. Someone is following her, always perched just out of sight, monitoring which buses she takes; what she eats; whom she speaks to. But this invisible observer isn't a stalker - it's much more complicated than that.

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The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins EN

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Country: Europe / England flag England
Description:
"Marian and her sister Laura live a quiet life under their uncle's guardianship until Laura's marriage to Sir Percival Glyde. Sir Percival is a man of many secrets. Hence, Marian and the girls' drawing master, Walter, have to turn detective in order to work out what is going on, and to protect Laura from a fatal plot"--NoveList.

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Then She Was Gone : A Novel by Lisa Jewell EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / England flag England
Description:
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Nominated for a 2018 Goodreads Choice Award “An acutely observed family drama with bone-chilling suspense.” —People “Jewell teases out her twisty plot at just the right pace, leaving readers on the edge of their seats. Her multilayered characters are sheer perfection, and even the most astute thriller reader won’t see where everything is going until the final threads are unknotted.” —Booklist, starred review “Sharply written with twists and turns, Jewell’s latest will please fans of Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train, or Luckiest Girl Alive." —Library Journal El... continue

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They Came From The Ocean by Boris Bacic EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Serbia flag Serbia
Description:
Exploring the bottom of the ocean is scary. It's worse when something down there is stalking you. Off the coast of New Zealand, there's an underwater mining facility 8,000 feet under the ocean. The crew stationed there knows that drowning is the least of their worries at such depths. That's why they panic when a maintenance member goes missing while out on a repair mission. He had only eight hours of oxygen, and almost a day has gone by since they lost contact, so the crew can only hope to retrieve his body. Then they receive a distress call from him - at a depth of 11,000 feet. A small rescue... continue

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This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp EN

Rating: 3.6 (5 votes)
Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
Over the course of 54 harrowing minutes, the students at Opportunity High struggle to survive—and to understand why one boy started shooting 10:00 am: The principal of Opportunity High School in Alabama finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve. 10:02 am: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class. 10:03 am: The auditorium doors won't open. 10:05 am: Someone starts shooting. This explosive, emotional, page-turning debut about a high school held hostage is told from the perspective of four teens—each ... continue

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This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp EN

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Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
One of Paste Magazine's Best Books of the Decade The #1 New York Times Bestseller, now in paperback, with special bonus content Everyone has a reason to fear the boy with the gun... 10:00 a.m.: The principal of Opportunity, Alabama's high school finishes her speech, welcoming the entire student body to a new semester and encouraging them to excel and achieve. 10:02 a.m.: The students get up to leave the auditorium for their next class. 10:03: The auditorium doors won't open. 10:05: Someone starts shooting. In 54 minutes, four students must confront their greatest hopes, and darkest fears, as t... continue

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This Thing Between Us : A Novel by Gus Moreno EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
A widower battles his grief, rage, and the mysterious evil inhabiting his home smart speaker, in this mesmerizing horror thriller from Gus Moreno. It was Vera’s idea to buy the Itza. The “world’s most advanced smart speaker!” didn’t interest Thiago, but Vera thought it would be a bit of fun for them amidst all the strange occurrences happening in the condo. It made things worse. The cold spots and scratching in the walls were weird enough, but peculiar packages started showing up at the house—who ordered industrial lye? Then there was the eerie music at odd hours, Thiago waking up to Itza proj... continue

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Tilt : A Novel by Emma Pattee EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Description:
"When a massive earthquake hits, a pregnant woman must make excruciating decisions toward survival in this riveting, powerfully moving, debut novel set over the course of one day"--

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Time of the Flies by Claudia Piñeiro EN

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Description:
Life after crime from the International Booker-shortlisted author of Elena Knows Fifteen years after killing her husband's lover, Inés is fresh out of prison and trying to put together a new life. Her old friend Manca is out now too, and they've started a business - FFF, or Females, Fumigation, and Flies - dedicated to pest control and private investigation, by women, for women. But Señora Bonar, one of their clients, wants Inés to do more than kill bugs--she wants her expertise, and her criminal past, to help get her kill her husband's lover, too. Crimes against women versus crimes by women; ... continue