50 Books like Allegedly

Six Truths and a Lie

by Ream Shukairy • 2024

Six Muslim teens at a beach bonfire are arrested for a terrorist attack they didn't commit.

3.89

1k+

⚖️ False Accusation 🏛️ Legal Thriller ✊ Teens Vs The System 🤝 Strangers To Allies 🚔 Police Killing

Six Truths and a Lie 94%

Six Muslim teens at a beach bonfire are arrested for a terrorist attack they didn't commit.

by Ream Shukairy 2024

3.89

1k+ ratings

⚖️ False Accusation 🏛️ Legal Thriller ✊ Teens Vs The System 🤝 Strangers To Allies 🚔 Police Killing

This Is My America

by Kim Johnson • 2020

Her father faces execution, her brother a murder charge. A Texas teen hunts the real killer.

4.44

10k+

⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🌳 Generational Trauma 👫 Sibling Loyalty

This Is My America 94%

Her father faces execution, her brother a murder charge. A Texas teen hunts the real killer.

by Kim Johnson 2020

4.44

10k+ ratings

⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🌳 Generational Trauma 👫 Sibling Loyalty

The Murder Rule

by Dervla McTiernan • 2022

She infiltrates the innocence project to keep a man in prison, using her mother's diary.

3.68

30k+

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator ⏳ Dual Timeline 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Trauma

The Murder Rule 92%

She infiltrates the innocence project to keep a man in prison, using her mother's diary.

by Dervla McTiernan 2022

3.68

30k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator ⏳ Dual Timeline 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Trauma

Seconds Away

by Harlan Coben • 2012

A Nazi photo of his father's paramedic pulls a teen athlete into a classmate's mother's murder.

4.06

20k+

🕵️ Teen Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 💔 Grief-Driven Investigation 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🤐 Protective Lies

Seconds Away 92%

A Nazi photo of his father's paramedic pulls a teen athlete into a classmate's mother's murder.

by Harlan Coben 2012

4.06

20k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 💔 Grief-Driven Investigation 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🤐 Protective Lies

Saving Max

by Antoinette van Heugten • 2010

A lawyer checks her autistic son into a psychiatric hospital; he is arrested for murder.

3.83

12k+

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🛡️ Protective Mother 🔍 Falsely Accused 🩺 Munchausen By Proxy

Saving Max 92%

A lawyer checks her autistic son into a psychiatric hospital; he is arrested for murder.

by Antoinette van Heugten 2010

3.83

12k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🛡️ Protective Mother 🔍 Falsely Accused 🩺 Munchausen By Proxy

The Liar's Daughter

by Megan Cooley Peterson • 2019

Rescued from a cult, a teenager discovers her entire identity was built on a kidnapping.

3.89

6k+

🏚️ Cult Survivor Story 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🔍 Kidnapped Child 🚧 Isolated Compound 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Liar's Daughter 92%

Rescued from a cult, a teenager discovers her entire identity was built on a kidnapping.

by Megan Cooley Peterson 2019

3.89

6k+ ratings

🏚️ Cult Survivor Story 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🔍 Kidnapped Child 🚧 Isolated Compound 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Inmate

by Freida McFadden • 2022

Her first love is in prison for murder. She just took a job as his nurse.

4.00

1.1M+

🎭 Psychological Thriller 🔒 Prison Setting 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Small Town Secrets ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction

The Inmate 91%

Her first love is in prison for murder. She just took a job as his nurse.

by Freida McFadden 2022

4.00

1.1M+ ratings

🎭 Psychological Thriller 🔒 Prison Setting 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Small Town Secrets ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction

One of Us Is Lying

by Karen M. McManus • 2017

A high school gossip's death in detention turns four classmates with secrets into murder suspects.

3.91

1.1M+

🏫 High School Mystery ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🤝 Unlikely Allies 👀 Multiple Perspectives 💞 Opposites Attract

One of Us Is Lying 91%

A high school gossip's death in detention turns four classmates with secrets into murder suspects.

by Karen M. McManus 2017

3.91

1.1M+ ratings

🏫 High School Mystery ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🤝 Unlikely Allies 👀 Multiple Perspectives 💞 Opposites Attract

Sadie

by Courtney Summers • 2018

When her thirteen-year-old sister is murdered, a girl with a stutter and a switchblade goes hunting.

4.03

132k+

🎙️ True Crime Fiction 🔪 Vigilante Justice 🛣️ Dark Road Trip 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Sadie 91%

When her thirteen-year-old sister is murdered, a girl with a stutter and a switchblade goes hunting.

by Courtney Summers 2018

4.03

132k+ ratings

🎙️ True Crime Fiction 🔪 Vigilante Justice 🛣️ Dark Road Trip 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

How to Make Friends with the Dark

by Kathleen Glasgow • 2019

After her mother dies, a teen in foster care must trust a half-sister she's never met.

4.07

43k+

🖤 Grief And Loss 🏠 Foster Care 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond 👭 Sister Bond 🤝 Found Family

How to Make Friends with the Dark Summary

How to Make Friends with the Dark 91%

After her mother dies, a teen in foster care must trust a half-sister she's never met.

by Kathleen Glasgow 2019

4.07

43k+ ratings

🖤 Grief And Loss 🏠 Foster Care 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond 👭 Sister Bond 🤝 Found Family

The Exes

by Leodora Darlington • 2026

Three dead ex-boyfriends. One stolen inheritance. And a memory she can't trust.

3.42

9k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🔑 Dark Family Secrets 👯 Protective Sister

The Exes 91%

Three dead ex-boyfriends. One stolen inheritance. And a memory she can't trust.

by Leodora Darlington 2026

3.42

9k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🔑 Dark Family Secrets 👯 Protective Sister

Bald-Faced Liar

by Victoria Helen Stone • 2025

A woman who reinvented herself to escape a childhood scandal is hunted by a stalker who remembers.

3.76

8k+

🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Stalker Thriller 💔 Trauma Survivor 😈 Satanic Panic 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Bald-Faced Liar 91%

A woman who reinvented herself to escape a childhood scandal is hunted by a stalker who remembers.

by Victoria Helen Stone 2025

3.76

8k+ ratings

🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Stalker Thriller 💔 Trauma Survivor 😈 Satanic Panic 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Kill Joy

by Holly Jackson • 2021

At a 1920s murder mystery party, game secrets blur into real suspicions for a teen sleuth.

3.72

177k+

🎭 Meta Mystery ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy 🔍 Friends As Suspects 🕵️ Amateur Detective 💰 Rich Family Secrets

Kill Joy 91%

At a 1920s murder mystery party, game secrets blur into real suspicions for a teen sleuth.

by Holly Jackson 2021

3.72

177k+ ratings

🎭 Meta Mystery ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy 🔍 Friends As Suspects 🕵️ Amateur Detective 💰 Rich Family Secrets

Nineteen Minutes

by Jodi Picoult • 2007

A bullied boy's school shooting forces his mother to face the everyday cruelty the town ignored.

4.18

426k+

🏫 School Shooting ⚖️ Legal Drama 😞 Survivor Guilt 😔 Parental Guilt 💔 Bullying Trauma

Nineteen Minutes 91%

A bullied boy's school shooting forces his mother to face the everyday cruelty the town ignored.

by Jodi Picoult 2007

4.18

426k+ ratings

🏫 School Shooting ⚖️ Legal Drama 😞 Survivor Guilt 😔 Parental Guilt 💔 Bullying Trauma

You'll Be the Death of Me

by Karen M. McManus • 2021

Three ex-friends play hooky, find a classmate's corpse, and become prime suspects in his murder.

3.73

85k+

🕵️ Teen Sleuth Trio 🤝 Estranged Friends Reunion 🚫 Teacher-Student Affair ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 💊 School Drug Ring

You'll Be the Death of Me 91%

Three ex-friends play hooky, find a classmate's corpse, and become prime suspects in his murder.

by Karen M. McManus 2021

3.73

85k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Sleuth Trio 🤝 Estranged Friends Reunion 🚫 Teacher-Student Affair ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 💊 School Drug Ring

I'm the Girl

by Courtney Summers • 2022

Georgia finds a murdered girl near Aspera, where beauty buys protection and silence costs lives.

3.38

5k+

🖤 Dark Ya Thriller 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Romance 💰 Class Divide 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

I'm the Girl 91%

Georgia finds a murdered girl near Aspera, where beauty buys protection and silence costs lives.

by Courtney Summers 2022

3.38

5k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Ya Thriller 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Romance 💰 Class Divide 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

I Killed Zoe Spanos

by Kit Frick • 2020

A summer nanny is a missing girl's lookalike. When memories surface, she becomes the suspect.

3.76

13k+

🎙️ True Crime Podcast 👥 DoppelgäNger Mystery 🔒 False Confession 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 👭 Secret Siblings

I Killed Zoe Spanos 91%

A summer nanny is a missing girl's lookalike. When memories surface, she becomes the suspect.

by Kit Frick 2020

3.76

13k+ ratings

🎙️ True Crime Podcast 👥 DoppelgäNger Mystery 🔒 False Confession 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 👭 Secret Siblings

Tuesday's Child

by Anya Mora • 2019

When a Halloween dare ends in murder, a mother's adopted son is the only suspect.

4.26

8k+

🏡 Domestic Suspense 🔑 Family Secrets ⚖️ Falsely Accused 🤔 Unreliable Narrator 🏛️ Political Scandal

Tuesday's Child 91%

When a Halloween dare ends in murder, a mother's adopted son is the only suspect.

by Anya Mora 2019

4.26

8k+ ratings

🏡 Domestic Suspense 🔑 Family Secrets ⚖️ Falsely Accused 🤔 Unreliable Narrator 🏛️ Political Scandal

The Locked Ward

by Sarah Pekkanen • 2025

A woman discovers her twin locked in a psych ward for a murder she didn't commit.

3.67

27k+

🧠 Psychological Suspense 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏠 Domestic Thriller 👯 Twin Sisters 🔐 Family Secrets

The Locked Ward 91%

A woman discovers her twin locked in a psych ward for a murder she didn't commit.

by Sarah Pekkanen 2025

3.67

27k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Suspense 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🏠 Domestic Thriller 👯 Twin Sisters 🔐 Family Secrets

I Am the Cheese

by Robert Cormier • 1977

A boy bikes alone to his father's hospital, while an interrogator dismantles his memories.

3.78

18k+

🔍 Psychological Thriller 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🕵️ Witness Protection 🏥 Mental Institution 🌑 Tragic Coming Of Age

I Am the Cheese 91%

A boy bikes alone to his father's hospital, while an interrogator dismantles his memories.

by Robert Cormier 1977

3.78

18k+ ratings

🔍 Psychological Thriller 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🕵️ Witness Protection 🏥 Mental Institution 🌑 Tragic Coming Of Age

Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls

by Lynn Weingarten • 2015

A missed voicemail, a burned shed: June's best friend is dead, and it wasn't suicide.

3.40

20k+

🖤 Toxic Friendship 🔥 Faked Death ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🌑 Dark Found Family 👁️ Unreliable Narrator

Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls Summary

Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls 91%

A missed voicemail, a burned shed: June's best friend is dead, and it wasn't suicide.

by Lynn Weingarten 2015

3.40

20k+ ratings

🖤 Toxic Friendship 🔥 Faked Death ⚔️ Revenge Quest 🌑 Dark Found Family 👁️ Unreliable Narrator

Here Lies Daniel Tate

by Cristin Terrill • 2017

A teenage con artist steals a missing boy's identity and joins a family hiding a crime.

4.05

6k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🃏 Con Artist Protagonist 🏚️ Atmospheric Mystery

Here Lies Daniel Tate 91%

A teenage con artist steals a missing boy's identity and joins a family hiding a crime.

by Cristin Terrill 2017

4.05

6k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🃏 Con Artist Protagonist 🏚️ Atmospheric Mystery

Her First Lie

by Lucinda Berry • 2026

A secret birth. A hidden infant. A new mother whose past is more dangerous than discovery.

3.88

16k+

🧠 Psychological Suspense 🥀 Dark Family Secrets 👶 Secret Baby 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Foster Care Trauma

Her First Lie 91%

A secret birth. A hidden infant. A new mother whose past is more dangerous than discovery.

by Lucinda Berry 2026

3.88

16k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Suspense 🥀 Dark Family Secrets 👶 Secret Baby 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🏚️ Foster Care Trauma

Punching the Air

by Ibi Zoboi • 2020

Convicted after a fight, a Black teen artist paints the truth the courtroom would not hear.

4.39

24k+

🎨 Art As Survival ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🔒 Juvenile Detention ✊🏾 Racial Injustice 🖋️ Novel In Verse

Punching the Air 91%

Convicted after a fight, a Black teen artist paints the truth the courtroom would not hear.

by Ibi Zoboi 2020

4.39

24k+ ratings

🎨 Art As Survival ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🔒 Juvenile Detention ✊🏾 Racial Injustice 🖋️ Novel In Verse

The Reappearance of Rachel Price

by Holly Jackson • 2024

A missing mother returns during a documentary shoot, but her daughter believes every word is a lie.

4.08

241k+

🖤 Missing Mother Returns 🎥 True Crime Documentary 🔍 Teen Sleuth 🕸️ Family Conspiracy 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

The Reappearance of Rachel Price Summary

The Reappearance of Rachel Price 91%

A missing mother returns during a documentary shoot, but her daughter believes every word is a lie.

by Holly Jackson 2024

4.08

241k+ ratings

🖤 Missing Mother Returns 🎥 True Crime Documentary 🔍 Teen Sleuth 🕸️ Family Conspiracy 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Darling Girls

by Sally Hepworth • 2024

A body found under their foster home forces three women to confront their childhood secrets.

3.99

232k+

🏡 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🏠 Foster Care System 🤥 Manipulative Caregiver 🕵️ Cold Case Mystery

Darling Girls 91%

A body found under their foster home forces three women to confront their childhood secrets.

by Sally Hepworth 2024

3.99

232k+ ratings

🏡 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🏠 Foster Care System 🤥 Manipulative Caregiver 🕵️ Cold Case Mystery

Two Can Keep a Secret

by Karen M. McManus • 2019

A true-crime fan moves to a town of murdered homecoming queens, just as another girl disappears.

3.91

174k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🎧 True Crime Obsession 🏃‍♀️ Missing Girl 🌫️ Creepy Small Town

Two Can Keep a Secret 91%

A true-crime fan moves to a town of murdered homecoming queens, just as another girl disappears.

by Karen M. McManus 2019

3.91

174k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🎧 True Crime Obsession 🏃‍♀️ Missing Girl 🌫️ Creepy Small Town

Those Empty Eyes

by Charlie Donlea • 2023

Wrongly accused of her family's murder, a teen becomes an investigator chasing the real killer.

4.14

101k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 📋 Cold Case Obsession

Those Empty Eyes 91%

Wrongly accused of her family's murder, a teen becomes an investigator chasing the real killer.

by Charlie Donlea 2023

4.14

101k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 📋 Cold Case Obsession

The Naturals

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes • 2013

A teen profiler joins an FBI cold case squad, and a serial killer starts leaving her messages.

4.22

358k+

🕵️ Teen Investigators 🔍 Criminal Profiling 📁 Cold Case Mystery 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🏠 Found Family

The Naturals 91%

A teen profiler joins an FBI cold case squad, and a serial killer starts leaving her messages.

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2013

4.22

358k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Investigators 🔍 Criminal Profiling 📁 Cold Case Mystery 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🏠 Found Family

The Female of the Species

by Mindy McGinnis • 2016

She killed her sister's murderer. Now she hides it while falling for the golden boy.

4.14

39k+

🖤 Anti-Heroine 🔪 Female Rage 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🚫 Rape Culture 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

The Female of the Species 91%

She killed her sister's murderer. Now she hides it while falling for the golden boy.

by Mindy McGinnis 2016

4.14

39k+ ratings

🖤 Anti-Heroine 🔪 Female Rage 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🚫 Rape Culture 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

The Perfect Daughter

by D.J. Palmer • 2021

Her daughter has multiple personalities and a murder charge. Her mother hunts the real killer.

3.86

10k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 👥 Multiple Personalities ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏥 Psychiatric Hospital 🖤 Dark Family Drama

The Perfect Daughter 91%

Her daughter has multiple personalities and a murder charge. Her mother hunts the real killer.

by D.J. Palmer 2021

3.86

10k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 👥 Multiple Personalities ⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏥 Psychiatric Hospital 🖤 Dark Family Drama

The Librarian

by Valerie Keogh • 2023

Her stalker framed her for destroying a painting. Now he wants her to know why.

3.83

9k+

🧠 Psychological Suspense 👭 Sister Bond 🕯️ Gaslighting 💔 Trauma Survivor ⚖️ Framed For Crime

The Librarian 91%

Her stalker framed her for destroying a painting. Now he wants her to know why.

by Valerie Keogh 2023

3.83

9k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Suspense 👭 Sister Bond 🕯️ Gaslighting 💔 Trauma Survivor ⚖️ Framed For Crime

Last Chance Live!

by Helena Haywoode Henry • 2025

Eighteen and on death row, she joins a reality show where America votes on who dies.

3.77

548

🎥 Death Row Reality Tv 🖤 Black Girl Survival 🤝 Found Family 💕 Sibling Devotion 🔪 Alliance And Betrayal

Last Chance Live! 91%

Eighteen and on death row, she joins a reality show where America votes on who dies.

by Helena Haywoode Henry 2025

3.77

548 ratings

🎥 Death Row Reality Tv 🖤 Black Girl Survival 🤝 Found Family 💕 Sibling Devotion 🔪 Alliance And Betrayal

This Book Kills

by Ravena Guron • 2023

Her short story kills a classmate. A scholarship student must find the real murderer.

3.90

13k+

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 📖 Murder Mirrors Fiction 🎭 Secret Society 🕵️ Framed Protagonist 💔 Best Friend Betrayal

This Book Kills 91%

Her short story kills a classmate. A scholarship student must find the real murderer.

by Ravena Guron 2023

3.90

13k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 📖 Murder Mirrors Fiction 🎭 Secret Society 🕵️ Framed Protagonist 💔 Best Friend Betrayal

Phantom Limb

by Lucinda Berry • 2016

After her fragile twin's suicide, she wakes in a psychiatric ward with scars she didn't make.

3.89

68k+

🔪 Psychological Thriller 👯 Twin Bond 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🪞 Dissociative Identity 🏥 Psychiatric Hospital

Phantom Limb 91%

After her fragile twin's suicide, she wakes in a psychiatric ward with scars she didn't make.

by Lucinda Berry 2016

3.89

68k+ ratings

🔪 Psychological Thriller 👯 Twin Bond 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🪞 Dissociative Identity 🏥 Psychiatric Hospital

Ace of Spades

by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé • 2021

An anonymous texter targets the only Black students at an elite academy, uniting unlikely allies.

4.13

102k+

🎭 Dark Academia 🏫 Elite Private School 📲 Anonymous Texter 🤝 Unlikely Allies ⚖️ Systemic Racism

Ace of Spades 91%

An anonymous texter targets the only Black students at an elite academy, uniting unlikely allies.

by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 2021

4.13

102k+ ratings

🎭 Dark Academia 🏫 Elite Private School 📲 Anonymous Texter 🤝 Unlikely Allies ⚖️ Systemic Racism

The Perfect Son

by Freida McFadden • 2019

When a girl vanishes from their small town, a mother's suspicions fall on her own son.

3.99

523k+

🏡 Domestic Thriller 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🤫 Family Secrets 👤 Missing Girl

The Perfect Son 91%

When a girl vanishes from their small town, a mother's suspicions fall on her own son.

by Freida McFadden 2019

3.99

523k+ ratings

🏡 Domestic Thriller 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🤫 Family Secrets 👤 Missing Girl

Influence

by Sara Shepard • 2020

A newbie influencer wakes beside her dead rival with no memory and a million followers watching.

3.39

4k+

📱 Social Media Thriller ✨ Influencer Culture 🔍 Whodunit Mystery 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🌈 Coming Out Journey

Influence 91%

A newbie influencer wakes beside her dead rival with no memory and a million followers watching.

by Sara Shepard 2020

3.39

4k+ ratings

📱 Social Media Thriller ✨ Influencer Culture 🔍 Whodunit Mystery 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🌈 Coming Out Journey

I Have Some Questions for You

by Rebecca Makkai • 2023

At her old boarding school, a film professor reopens a 1995 murder and questions the conviction.

3.59

143k+

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 🕵️ Cold Case ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction ✊ Racial Injustice 🔍 Amateur Sleuth

I Have Some Questions for You 91%

At her old boarding school, a film professor reopens a 1995 murder and questions the conviction.

by Rebecca Makkai 2023

3.59

143k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School Mystery 🕵️ Cold Case ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction ✊ Racial Injustice 🔍 Amateur Sleuth

The Defense

by Steve Cavanagh • 2016

When bureaucratic defense fails, a classroom experiment brings startup speed to national security.

4.01

54k+

🔧 Lean Methodology 🛡️ Defense Innovation 🏛️ Government Bureaucracy 🕵️ Customer Discovery 🏗️ Rapid Prototyping

The Defense 91%

When bureaucratic defense fails, a classroom experiment brings startup speed to national security.

by Steve Cavanagh 2016

4.01

54k+ ratings

🔧 Lean Methodology 🛡️ Defense Innovation 🏛️ Government Bureaucracy 🕵️ Customer Discovery 🏗️ Rapid Prototyping

Gone Tonight

by Sarah Pekkanen • 2023

A nurse discovers her mother's early dementia hides a stolen identity and a killer closing in.

3.82

37k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🕵️ Hidden Identity 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond

Gone Tonight 91%

A nurse discovers her mother's early dementia hides a stolen identity and a killer closing in.

by Sarah Pekkanen 2023

3.82

37k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🕵️ Hidden Identity 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond

[We All Fall Down] (By

by Robert Cormier • 1991

A trashed home, a comatose girl, and the silent watcher who has already killed once.

3.80

3k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏘️ Small Town Crime 🏚️ Home Invasion 😔 Teen Perpetrators

[We All Fall Down] (By 91%

A trashed home, a comatose girl, and the silent watcher who has already killed once.

by Robert Cormier 1991

3.80

3k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏘️ Small Town Crime 🏚️ Home Invasion 😔 Teen Perpetrators

Tell Me Your Dreams

by Sidney Sheldon • 1998

Haunted by a stalker, a woman finds herself accused of murders she cannot remember committing.

3.99

56k+

🧠 Dissociative Identity 👥 Hidden Alters ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 📰 Media Circus Trial 💔 Parental Abuse

Tell Me Your Dreams 91%

Haunted by a stalker, a woman finds herself accused of murders she cannot remember committing.

by Sidney Sheldon 1998

3.99

56k+ ratings

🧠 Dissociative Identity 👥 Hidden Alters ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 📰 Media Circus Trial 💔 Parental Abuse

The New Wife

by Sue Watson • 2021

She watched her son marry his childhood sweetheart. Three months later, the bride is dead.

4.02

7k+

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🤔 Unreliable Narrator 🤫 Family Secrets ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🙈 Cover-Up

The New Wife 90%

She watched her son marry his childhood sweetheart. Three months later, the bride is dead.

by Sue Watson 2021

4.02

7k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🤔 Unreliable Narrator 🤫 Family Secrets ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🙈 Cover-Up

Defending Jacob

by William Landay • 2012

A prosecutor's son is charged with murder. The search for the truth will fracture his family.

4.00

312k+

⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🧬 Nature Vs Nurture 🏠 Family Under Suspicion 🤔 Ambiguous Guilt 👀 Community Paranoia

Defending Jacob 90%

A prosecutor's son is charged with murder. The search for the truth will fracture his family.

by William Landay 2012

4.00

312k+ ratings

⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🧬 Nature Vs Nurture 🏠 Family Under Suspicion 🤔 Ambiguous Guilt 👀 Community Paranoia

The Dare

by Natasha Preston • 2024

Four seniors on a dare. One deadly mistake. A secret that will make them enemies.

3.79

21k+

🧠 Psychological Suspense ⚠️ Dangerous Dares 🪦 Fatal Cover-Up 🐍 Toxic Friend Group 🎯 Being Framed

The Dare 90%

Four seniors on a dare. One deadly mistake. A secret that will make them enemies.

by Natasha Preston 2024

3.79

21k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Suspense ⚠️ Dangerous Dares 🪦 Fatal Cover-Up 🐍 Toxic Friend Group 🎯 Being Framed

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by Alice Hunter • 2022

A serial killer's daughter with blackouts is the prime suspect when her husband's lover vanishes.

3.81

9k+

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The Serial Killer’s Daughter 90%

A serial killer's daughter with blackouts is the prime suspect when her husband's lover vanishes.

by Alice Hunter 2022

3.81

9k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Noir 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🦋 Daughter Of A Killer 🔪 Copycat Killer ❓ Unreliable Narrator

Shelter

by Harlan Coben • 2011

A dead father, a missing girl, and a stranger who swears the grave is empty.

3.95

35k+

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Shelter 90%

A dead father, a missing girl, and a stranger who swears the grave is empty.

by Harlan Coben 2011

3.95

35k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Teen Sleuth 🔍 Missing Girl 🏘️ Suburban Secrets 🎭 Hidden Identities 💛 Found Family

The Cheerleaders

by Kara Thomas • 2018

Five cheerleaders died. Five years later, a sister digs up their secrets and awakens a killer.

3.74

57k+

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The Cheerleaders 90%

Five cheerleaders died. Five years later, a sister digs up their secrets and awakens a killer.

by Kara Thomas 2018

3.74

57k+ ratings

🏚️ Small Town Secrets 🕵️‍♀️ Amateur Detective 📁 Cold Case 🤝 Unlikely Allies ⚠️ Predatory Adult

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A teenager's Asperger's and crime scene obsession make him the prime suspect in his tutor's murder.

4.04

189k+

🧠 Autistic Protagonist ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔍 Forensic Obsession 🧊 Wrongful Accusation 🐻 Protective Mother

House Rules 90%

A teenager's Asperger's and crime scene obsession make him the prime suspect in his tutor's murder.

by Jodi Picoult 2008

4.04

189k+ ratings

🧠 Autistic Protagonist ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔍 Forensic Obsession 🧊 Wrongful Accusation 🐻 Protective Mother

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