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Best Twists
Books with twist endings OR good twists and turns throughout.
Tags: best, fiction, mystery, romance, and thriller

1
My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult 76 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 7566
vote
2
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
by Agatha Christie 65 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 6460
vote
3
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown 47 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 4638
vote
4
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
by Agatha Christie 41 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 4052
vote
5
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator) 40 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 3953
vote
6
Atonement
Atonement
by Ian McEwan 38 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 3743
vote
7
Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons
by Dan Brown 36 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 3537
vote
8
Fight Club: A Novel
Fight Club: A Novel
by Chuck Palahniuk 34 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 3367
vote
9
Watchmen
Watchmen
by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons (Illustrator) 34 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 3353
vote
10
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator) 29 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2828
vote
11
The Thirteenth Tale
The Thirteenth Tale
by Diane Setterfield 26 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2548
vote
12
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
by Yann Martel 25 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2466
vote
13
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
by Agatha Christie 25 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2445
vote
14
Ender's Game
Ender's Game
by Orson Scott Card 23 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2265
vote
15
Presumed Innocent
Presumed Innocent
by Scott Turow 21 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2069
vote
16
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
by Richard Matheson 21 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2056
vote
17
Rebecca
Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier 21 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 2029
vote
18
Breaking Dawn
Breaking Dawn
by Stephenie Meyer 19 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1873
vote
19
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J.K. Rowling 18 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1730
vote
20
The Westing Game
The Westing Game
by Ellen Raskin 16 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1578
vote
21
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde 16 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1563
vote
22
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen 14 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1374
vote
23
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini 14 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1341
vote
24
The Secret History
The Secret History
by Donna Tartt 13 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1270
vote
25
Nineteen Minutes
Nineteen Minutes
by Jodi Picoult 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1178
vote
26
Tell No One
Tell No One
by Harlan Coben 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1147
vote
27
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
by Ken Kesey 11 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 1049
vote
28
The Last Time They Met: A Novel
The Last Time They Met: A Novel
by Anita Shreve 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 984
vote
29
The Host
The Host
by Stephenie Meyer 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 971
vote
30
Holes
Holes
by Louis Sachar 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 968
vote
31
The End
The End
by Lemony Snicket 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 963
vote
32
The Name of the Rose: Including Postscript
The Name of the Rose: Including Postscript
by Umberto Eco, William Weaver (Translator) 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 957
vote
33
Gentlemen and Players: A Novel
Gentlemen and Players: A Novel
by Joanne Harris 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 880
vote
34
The Firm
The Firm
by John Grisham 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 856
vote
35
Derailed
Derailed
by James Siegel 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 854
vote
36
The Weight of Water
The Weight of Water
by Anita Shreve 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 853
vote
37
Fingersmith
Fingersmith
by Sarah Waters 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 783
vote
38
The Double Bind
The Double Bind
by Chris Bohjalian (Goodreads author) 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 782
vote
39
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
Special Topics in Calamity Physics
by Marisha Pessl 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 780
vote
40
Invisible Monsters
Invisible Monsters
by Chuck Palahniuk 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 777
vote
41
The Mousetrap and Other Plays
The Mousetrap and Other Plays
by Agatha Christie 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 773
vote
42
I Am the Messenger
I Am the Messenger
by Markus Zusak 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 769
vote
43
The Virgin of Small Plains: A Novel of Suspense
The Virgin of Small Plains: A Novel of Suspense
by Nancy Pickard 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 767
vote
44
Lost Boys: A Novel
Lost Boys: A Novel
by Orson Scott Card 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 760
vote
45
In the Woods
In the Woods
by Tana French 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 758
vote
46
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley
by Patricia Highsmith 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 756
vote
47
The Shadow of the Wind
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Lucia Graves (Translator) 8 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 755
vote
48
Hitler the Cat Goes West
Hitler the Cat Goes West
by Robert G. Pielke 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 682
vote
48
Without Wax: A Documentary Novel
Without Wax: A Documentary Novel
by William Walsh (Goodreads author) 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 682
vote
50
Familiar Scars
Familiar Scars
by Christy Leigh Stewart (Goodreads author), Megan Hansen (Goodreads author) (Illustrator) 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 680
vote
51
An Instance of the Fingerpost: A Novel
An Instance of the Fingerpost: A Novel
by Iain Pears 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 679
vote
52
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
by John le Carré 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 678
vote
52
A Real Basket Case
A Real Basket Case
by Beth Groundwater (Goodreads author) 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 678
vote
52
Walden
Walden
by Michael T. Dolan (Goodreads author) 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 678
vote
52
The Manufactured Identity
The Manufactured Identity
by Heath Sommer (Goodreads author) 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 678
vote
56
The Moonstone
The Moonstone
by Wilkie Collins 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 677
vote
56
The Gates to Love and War
The Gates to Love and War
by Janie Pendleton (Goodreads author) 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 677
vote
56
Possession: A Romance
Possession: A Romance
by A.S. Byatt 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 677
vote
56
Heartstones
Heartstones
by Ruth Rendell 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 677
vote
56
Odd Thomas
Odd Thomas
by Dean Koontz 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 677
vote
61
Use of Weapons
Use of Weapons
by Iain M. Banks 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 676
vote
61
London Fields
London Fields
by Martin Amis 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 676
vote
61
The History of Love
The History of Love
by Nicole Krauss 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 676
vote
64
The Thief
The Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 675
vote
64
Redwall
Redwall
by Brian Jacques 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 675
vote
66
The Trouble With Being God: A Philosophical Thriller
The Trouble With Being God: A Philosophical Thr...
by William F. Aicher (Goodreads author) 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 674
vote
67
A Severed Head
A Severed Head
by Iris Murdoch 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 673
vote
67
Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 673
vote
69
Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion 1
Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion 1
by Goro Taniguichi, Ichiro Okouchi 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 672
vote
69
The Roald Dahl Omnibus
The Roald Dahl Omnibus
by Roald Dahl 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 672
vote
71
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
by Agatha Christie 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 670
vote
71
Confidential Communications
Confidential Communications
by J.R. Reardon (Goodreads author) 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 670
vote
73
The House at Riverton
The House at Riverton
by Kate Morton 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 669
vote
74
The Wasp Factory: A Novel
The Wasp Factory: A Novel
by Iain M. Banks 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 668
vote
74
Jassy
Jassy
by Norah Lofts 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 668
vote
76
The Magus
The Magus
by John Fowles 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 667
vote
76
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
by Gregory Maguire 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 667
vote
78
The Lace Reader
The Lace Reader
by Brunonia Barry 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 666
vote
78
Daughter of the Forest
Daughter of the Forest
by Juliet Marillier 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 666
vote
80
The Egyptologist: A Novel
The Egyptologist: A Novel
by Arthur Phillips (Goodreads author) 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 664
vote
81
Outsiders: 22 All-New Stories From the Edge
Outsiders: 22 All-New Stories From the Edge
by Nancy Holder, Nancy Kilpatrick 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 661
vote
82
Oedipus Rex
Oedipus Rex
by Sophocles 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 578
vote
83
La Cucaracha
La Cucaracha
by Chloe Jarren (Goodreads author) 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 571
vote
84
Peeps
Peeps
by Scott Westerfeld 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 569
vote
85
The Crown Conspiracy
The Crown Conspiracy
by Michael J. Sullivan (Goodreads author) 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 500
vote
86
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 484
vote
87
The Wrong Boy
The Wrong Boy
by Willy Russell 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 473
vote
88
Childhood's End
Childhood's End
by Arthur C. Clarke 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 465
vote
89
Catching Fire
Catching Fire
by Suzanne Collins 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 389
vote
90
Painting the Roses Red
Painting the Roses Red
by Trish Lamoree (Goodreads author) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 191
vote
91
Judas Child
Judas Child
by Carol O'Connell 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
91
The Kult
The Kult
by Shaun Jeffrey (Goodreads author) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
91
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
by Maggie O'Farrell 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
91
Bad Monkeys
Bad Monkeys
by Matt Ruff 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
91
Stone's Fall: A Novel
Stone's Fall: A Novel
by Iain Pears 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
91
Something Rotten
Something Rotten
by Jasper Fforde 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
91
What I Was
What I Was
by Meg Rosoff 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
91
A Thousand Acres: A Novel
A Thousand Acres: A Novel
by Jane Smiley 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
91
Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit
by Laura Hillenbrand 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
91
First Love and Forever: A Novel
First Love and Forever: A Novel
by Anita Stansfield 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
score: 100
vote
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message 1: by Debbie (new)
Sep 12, 2008 01:04PM

1451935 What about Time's Arrow by Martin Amis?


message 2: by Lois (new)
Nov 02, 2009 02:32PM

2355848 I would add in any book at all by Dennis Lehane. I've just read about 6 of his books recently, and they all had great twists in them...sometimes several...that kept each story really interesting!


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