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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!
4,727 books — 6,635 voters
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirCarmilla by J. Sheridan Le FanuHell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph WhiteThe Luminous Dead by Caitlin StarlingWilder Girls by Rory Power
Queer Horror
680 books — 401 voters

The Risk by S.T. AbbyScarlet Angel by S.T. AbbySidetracked by S.T. AbbyPaint It All Red by S.T. AbbyAll the Lies by S.T. Abby
Serial Killer Love Stories
140 books — 295 voters
THE ECHOING GUN by Yasmin ChinoyUnjust by Brooke HolmesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesA Disturbing Nature by Brian Lebeau
Best Psychological Thrillers
156 books — 239 voters

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff LindsayThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisA Disturbing Nature by Brian LebeauKiss the Girls by James PattersonHeartsick by Chelsea Cain
Serial Killer Thrillers
225 books — 217 voters
Captive Prince by C.S. PacatBloodraven by P.L. NunnEloise - Loving a Sociopath by Catherine LockwoodWaiting in the Throes by Maddox GreyIn These Words, Volume 1 by Kichiku Neko
Quality Dark M/M and Gen Fiction: Kidnapping, Serial Killers, Torture and More
94 books — 122 voters

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn BarnesUnjust by Brooke HolmesA Perfect Evil by Alex KavaThe Bone Collector by Jeffery DeaverRed Dragon by Thomas Harris
Fiction: Criminal/Forensic Profiler/Psychologist/Psychiatrist (Main Characters)
186 books — 118 voters
Out of the Silence by Marie TheodoreDracula by Bram StokerPursuit of Angels. by Anthony HulseAlias Grace by Margaret AtwoodMurder in the Cathedral by T.S. Eliot
Literary Murder.
111 books — 56 voters

Lights Out by Navessa AllenButcher & Blackbird by Brynne WeaverSatan's Affair by H.D. CarltonThe Death Club by Caroline PeckhamCarnal Urges by J.T. Geissinger
Dark Romantic Comedies
23 books — 36 voters
Silent Scream by Angela MarsonsThe Vatican Conspiracy by Peter HogenkampThe Girl in the Ice by Robert BryndzaThe Night Stalker by Robert BryndzaBroken Bones by Angela Marsons
Books Published by Bookouture
125 books — 28 voters

The Night She Said Hatchet by B.P. KelsoEVO by Diane MayAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisThe Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen
Creative serial killers
28 books — 23 voters
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri ManiscalcoThe Name of the Star by Maureen JohnsonRipper by Amy Carol ReevesRipper by Stefan PetruchaA Taste for Monsters by Matthew J. Kirby
Jack the Ripper in YA Fiction
16 books — 22 voters

Don't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneThe Body Reader by Anne FrasierMad Love by Lynessa LaynePushback by John E. Stith
Psychological Thrillers For Dark Nights 2020
33 books — 18 voters
Pigeon-Blood Red by Ed DuncanReservations by Theresa JansonVanished by Kendra ElliotA Merciful Death by Kendra ElliotCross Her Heart by Melinda Leigh
Mystery Thriller Series with Romantic Subplot set in the US
34 books — 18 voters

Spy... for Nobody! Sixteen Years in the Syrian Intelligence by Basel SaneebKillers of the Flower Moon by David Grannجاسوس من أجل لا أحد by Basel SaneebSpy... for Nobody! by Basel SaneebSpy for nobody by Basel Saneeb
Best FBI Nonfiction
52 books — 16 voters
Jaws by Peter BenchleyInto the Water by Paula HawkinsStillhouse Lake by Rachel CaineBitter Falls by Rachel CaineKillman Creek by Rachel Caine
Lake House Thrillers
70 books — 16 voters

’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Shining by Stephen KingGhost Story by Peter Straub1984 by George OrwellPrivate. Keep out. by Beverly K.D.
Best Scary Book
17 books — 13 voters
Zodiac by Robert GraysmithThis Is the Zodiac Speaking by Michael D. KelleherThe Zodiac Revisited, Volume 1 by Michael F. ColeProfiled by Mark HewittZodiac Unmasked by Robert Graysmith
Zodiac Killer
53 books — 10 voters

2005 - Thanks for the Vodka by HarpieA Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnisThe Madman's Daughter by Megan ShepherdDaughters Unto Devils by Amy LukavicsSlasher Girls & Monster Boys by April Genevieve Tucholke
Hannibal Readalikes
6 books — 6 voters
From Hell by Alan MooreJack lo Squartatore by Paul BeggSulle tracce di Jack lo Squartatore by Kerri ManiscalcoRitratto di un Assassino by Patricia CornwellLe cinque donne by Hallie Rubenhold
Jack lo Squartatore
12 books — 6 voters

When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueenRedemption by Regina M. JosephCherish Farrah by Bethany C. MorrowThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisBlack Candle Women by Diane Marie Brown
If You Loved The Film Get Out, You'll Love These: Black Southern Gothics by African-Americans
6 books — 6 voters
It by Stephen KingA Nightmare on Clown Street by R.L. StineDemon's Carnival by T. Thornton GrayThe Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told by Mike GoldBatman/Joker by Devin Grayson
Evil Clowns in Literature
10 books — 5 voters

I Hunt Killers by Barry LygaDaughter by Kate McLaughlinHave You Seen This Girl by Nita TyndallThe Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco by Michelle ChouinardBone Music by Christopher Rice
Sons and Daughters of Sam
24 books — 5 voters
Her Vigilante by Lillian LarkButcher & Blackbird by Brynne WeaverEternally Devoted by Daisy JaneCarter Braddock by M. L. SchreiberHer Saint by Harmony West
Serial Killer / Stalker Romance (No violence against women)
12 books — 5 voters

Deadly Escape To Freedom by Shirley J. MillerDeath of the Cosset by Kimberly Jane OswaldBlood Gold by Shirley J. MillerTo Russia & Back by Shirley J. MillerWrong Place, Wrong Time by Shirley J. Miller
Goodread's Selection
6 books — 2 voters
They Never Learn by Layne FargoRagdoll by Daniel ColeNever Saw Me Coming by Vera KurianGood Me, Bad Me by Ali LandThe Girl in 6E by A.R. Torre
Is it luck or are these the most talented killers in the game?
9 books — 2 voters

I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham JonesMy Throat an Open Grave by Tori BovalinoA Sorceress Comes to Call by T. KingfisherThe Thorns Remain by J.J.A. HarwoodNow, Conjurers by Freddie Kölsch
Autumnal Reading List 2024
9 books — 2 voters
I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraTrackrs by Michael A. JacobsMindhunter by John E. DouglasThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonHelter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
Cold-Case Hunters & Serial Killer Chronicles: True-Crime Reads That Don’t Let You Turn the Lights Off
10 books — 2 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareThe Angel Experiment by James Patterson1984 by George OrwellSons of Waywould by Albert John Asaro
Sons of waywould
6 books — 1 voter
Nothing Else Matters by Sandra WellsJUST LIKE THAT by Sandra WellsEscape Clause by John SandfordDeep Freeze by John SandfordCertain Prey by John Sandford
My best selling Crime novels
8 books — 1 voter

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