Best Thriller Books with Shocking Plot Twists
Thriller is a genre where it doesn’t matter whether you are a beginner or a voracious reader, What matters is the captivating story and its breathtaking plot twist.
Being an addictive thriller reader myself, I know the urge of reading the whole story in one sitting to know the final plot twist.
Recently, I have read a bunch of thrillers books with gripping stories and mind-blowing twists. So, I decided to share the list with you.
If you are a thriller fan and want to explore more of it, you can consider my recommendation and I can assure you the stories of these books hold the capability to keep you on the edge of your seat.
1. YOU ARE NOT ALONE (BY GREER HENDRICKS & SARAH PEKKANEN)
Written by duo authors, the story revolves around the protagonist named Shay Miller who is living a dull life with no love and her job is a dead end. But one day Shay witnessed something horrific that bring Moore’s sisters (Cassandra & Jane) into her mundane life.
A perfect definition of beauty with brains, Moore’s sister lives a life of glamour & perfection, but something is eerie about them. As the story goes further intentionally or coincidently, they started involved in each other life.
But in the end, the way the whole story unravels itself will make us question one thing ’Is it okay to believe someone blindly?’
2. SILENT PATIENT ( BY ALEX MICHAELIDES)
This is the author’s debut novel and I am quite impressed by this fact because of the way the story is written and explained, I didn’t feel it as a debut novel.
Alicia our main protagonist loved her husband Gabriel so much that her whole life revolves around him. She can’t bear the thought of worrying or causing him pain. But one evening Alicia shoot her husband five-time & didn’t utter a single word after that. Everyone tried to make her speak but failed miserably.
On the other hand, Forensic Psychotherapist Theo fiber is also following Alicia’s case and thinks he can treat Alicia & made her speak. But soon when he started digging her heart-wrenching past, he discovers the deeper meaning behind Alicia’s silence.
3. I LET YOU GO (BY CLARE MACKINTOSH)
A perfect blend of grief, guilt, fear with clever twists, the story follows a woman named Jenna Gray who moves to an isolated cottage on the Welsh coast, to start her new life. But her past memories of a cruel November night, that turn her life upside down, still haunt her as a nightmare.
Gradually, Jenna started finding some happiness in her life but, her for while happiness, get shattered when her past started colliding with her present & she knows the consequences will ruin her.
This book is actually a bone-chilling psychological thriller because of the way the first plot twist of this story is written, I didn’t see it coming & when it came I was literally astonished.
4. AND THERE WERE NONE (BY AGATHA CHRISTIE)
Famous for her whodunnit murder mystery stories, Agatha Christie is one of the prominent authors of all time. And her classic masterpiece ’And There Were None’ is so thrilling that demands to be read in a single sitting.
It’s about an isolated island where 10 strangers are invited and everyone is accused of a terrible murder. Everything seems normal but suddenly one by one people started dying.
And it made them question who is the killer & how they can save themselves from him/her.
5. BIRD BOX (BY JOSH MALERMAN)
Written with the concept of an Apocalyptic near-future world, It’s a survival story of Malorie & her children who locked themselves in a house. They are not allowed to see what’s outside, if they do, it’ll be dangerous for their lives.
But one day they decided to leave the house to reach a safe place where they can live a normal life.
With the capability to create a haunting atmosphere around you that can give you chills, this book will make you root for the characters.
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Hope my recommendation helps you to find new thriller stories to read.
