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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,719 books — 6,543 voters
A New Earth by Eckhart TolleWay of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan MillmanWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Beasts of Success by Jasun Ether
Thought Provoking
2,863 books — 1,484 voters

Six of Crows by Leigh BardugoVicious by V.E. SchwabThe Cruel Prince by Holly BlackPrince of Thorns by Mark LawrenceThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Villain Protagonist
384 books — 643 voters
Cut & Run by Madeleine UrbanFatal Shadows by Josh LanyonSticks & Stones by Abigail RouxFish & Chips by Abigail RouxThe Dark Tide by Josh Lanyon
Best Novels with a Gay Romance and Crime Solving Plot/Subplot
789 books — 584 voters

Vicious by L.J. ShenBully by Penelope DouglasUntouchable by Sam MarianoKing by T.M. FrazierCorrupt by Penelope Douglas
Villains Need Love Too!
660 books — 574 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Twists And Turns
527 books — 342 voters

Twist Me by Anna ZairesFear Me by B.B. ReidCaptive in the Dark by C.J. RobertsNotice by K. WebsterMonster in His Eyes by J.M. Darhower
Dark Obsession and Stalker Books
263 books — 228 voters
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleUnsolved Serial Killings by R.J. ParkerSerial Killers by Peter VronskyGreen River, Running Red by Ann RuleNight Stalker by Philip Carlo
True Crime--Serial killers
207 books — 201 voters

Dare Me by Megan AbbottSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnThe Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey EugenidesDangerous Girls by Abigail HaasA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
there's something dangerous about the boredom of teenage girls
327 books — 187 voters
Island by Richard LaymonThe Traveling Vampire Show by Richard LaymonNight in the Lonesome October by Richard LaymonEndless Night by Richard LaymonThe Cellar by Richard Laymon
Best Richard Laymon Books!
38 books — 136 voters

Tainted Shadows by Kendrick SimsLost Boy by Jacob BlosserEVO by Diane MayDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul Ola
Authors Who Leave You Hungry For More
137 books — 121 voters
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireHopeless by Colleen HooverThoughtless by S.C. StephensEffortless by S.C. StephensThe Coincidence of Callie & Kayden by Jessica Sorensen
Throw your Kindle and scream at the Heavens worthy books of 2012!!!!!!
61 books — 97 voters

Columbine by Dave CullenCruel Sacrifice by Aphrodite JonesThe Sleep of Reason by David James SmithThe Case of Mary Bell by Gitta SerenyUnder the Bridge by Rebecca Godfrey
Kids/Teens who kill
81 books — 36 voters
Reservations by Theresa JansonWall of Silence by Jennifer Lee CobbanBeyond Belief by Emlyn WilliamsMurder at Dusk by Ian W. ShawIn koelen bloede by Truman Capote
My Favourite True Crime Books
41 books — 28 voters

Mindf*ck Series by S.T. AbbyCrooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoAll the Lies by S.T. AbbyPaint It All Red by S.T. AbbyScarlet Angel by S.T. Abby
Favourite Female Killers
80 books — 27 voters
Spook House by Michael WestEast of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Craziest Book Ever Written by Mr. WPoseidon’s Children by Michael WestFearscape by Nenia Campbell
Creepiest Characters
69 books — 26 voters

The No-End House by Brian RussellSearch and Rescue Woods by Kerry HammondThe Magnus Archives by Jonathan SimsHidden Door by Charlotte BywaterThe Patient by Jasper DeWitt
If You Like Channel Zero
27 books — 8 voters
Emergency Landing by Seanan McGuireThe Changeling by Sarah LanganSome Breakable Things by Cassandra KhawThese Deathless Bones by Cassandra KhawMy Body, Herself by Carmen Maria Machado
Come Join Us by the Fire
35 books — 7 voters

The Whiskey Au Go Go Massacre by Geoff PlunkettTop 10 Most Wanted Fugitives by Sybil JensenDevil's Knot by Mara LeverittTo the Survivors by Robert UttaroRelentless Pursuit by Charles E. Guess
Most Relevant True Crime Biography
14 books — 5 voters
Slimer by Harry Adam KnightNicor! by Peter TremayneAgrushell by Martin MorrisDas Avalon-Projekt by Wolfgang HohlbeinDoctor Who by Victor Pemberton
Sea Horror on Off Shore Rigs
19 books — 5 voters

For The Love of A Killer by Ayneka ScottEboni With The White Skin by Ashantay Keys
Urban Reads With Female Killers
2 books — 1 voter

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