50 Books like Guess Again

Stillhouse Lake

by Rachel Caine • 2017

She fled her serial-killer husband's crimes and built a new life. Then a body surfaces in her lake.

4.10

196k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer 🎭 Hidden Identity 📋 Copycat Killer 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Stillhouse Lake 95%

She fled her serial-killer husband's crimes and built a new life. Then a body surfaces in her lake.

by Rachel Caine 2017

4.10

196k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer 🎭 Hidden Identity 📋 Copycat Killer 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Vanishing Girls

by Lisa Regan • 2018

A suspended detective chases a whispered name into a town where girls vanish into silence.

4.19

29k+

🏛️ Police Procedural 🏘️ Small Town Crime 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 🔗 Abducted Women 🤫 Conspiracy Of Silence

Vanishing Girls 95%

A suspended detective chases a whispered name into a town where girls vanish into silence.

by Lisa Regan 2018

4.19

29k+ ratings

🏛️ Police Procedural 🏘️ Small Town Crime 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 🔗 Abducted Women 🤫 Conspiracy Of Silence

The Night Shift

by Alex Finlay • 2022

Fifteen years after a Blockbuster massacre, the sole survivor learns the killer has returned.

3.90

86k+

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 🕵️ Cold Case Investigation 💔 Sole Survivor 🏘️ Small Town Secrets ⚖️ Wrongly Accused

The Night Shift 95%

Fifteen years after a Blockbuster massacre, the sole survivor learns the killer has returned.

by Alex Finlay 2022

3.90

86k+ ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 🕵️ Cold Case Investigation 💔 Sole Survivor 🏘️ Small Town Secrets ⚖️ Wrongly Accused

Don't Let Go

by Harlan Coben • 2017

Fifteen years after his twin died, a cop's missing girlfriend reappears at a murder scene.

4.05

82k+

🔍 Cold Case 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🚀 Cold War Mystery 👤 Missing Persons 🕯️ Secret Society

Don't Let Go 95%

Fifteen years after his twin died, a cop's missing girlfriend reappears at a murder scene.

by Harlan Coben 2017

4.05

82k+ ratings

🔍 Cold Case 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🚀 Cold War Mystery 👤 Missing Persons 🕯️ Secret Society

Deeper Than the Dead

by Debra Webb • 2024

Her stepmother's murder pulls a cop on the brink home to a cave with four other bodies.

4.04

24k+

🏘️ Small Town Secrets ⏳ Cold Case Murder 🏡 Hometown Return 🕯️ Buried Family Secrets 🔥 Old Flame Investigation

Deeper Than the Dead 94%

Her stepmother's murder pulls a cop on the brink home to a cave with four other bodies.

by Debra Webb 2024

4.04

24k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Secrets ⏳ Cold Case Murder 🏡 Hometown Return 🕯️ Buried Family Secrets 🔥 Old Flame Investigation

Flaggermusmannen

by Jo Nesbø • 1997

Drunk and adrift in Sydney, a Norwegian detective hunts a serial killer in aboriginal myth.

3.55

132k+

🖤 Scandinavian Noir 🔍 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🥃 Alcoholic Detective 🤝 Unlikely Partners

Flaggermusmannen 94%

Drunk and adrift in Sydney, a Norwegian detective hunts a serial killer in aboriginal myth.

by Jo Nesbø 1997

3.55

132k+ ratings

🖤 Scandinavian Noir 🔍 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🥃 Alcoholic Detective 🤝 Unlikely Partners

Hairpin Bridge

by Taylor Adams • 2021

On a desolate bridge, a woman confronts the cop who called her twin's death a suicide.

3.48

20k+

🏚️ Rural Noir 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 👯 Twin Sisters 👮 Corrupt Cop 🩸 Family Of Killers

Hairpin Bridge 94%

On a desolate bridge, a woman confronts the cop who called her twin's death a suicide.

by Taylor Adams 2021

3.48

20k+ ratings

🏚️ Rural Noir 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 👯 Twin Sisters 👮 Corrupt Cop 🩸 Family Of Killers

All Good People Here

by Ashley Flowers • 2022

A journalist returns home to a child's disappearance that echoes her best friend's unsolved murder.

3.82

344k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🤫 Small Town Secrets ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏠 Hometown Return 🌾 Midwest Gothic

All Good People Here 94%

A journalist returns home to a child's disappearance that echoes her best friend's unsolved murder.

by Ashley Flowers 2022

3.82

344k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🤫 Small Town Secrets ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏠 Hometown Return 🌾 Midwest Gothic

The Keeper of Lost Causes

by Jussi Adler-Olsen • 2007

A washed-up cop unearths a cold case: a politician who vanished from a ferry five years ago.

4.01

95k+

🌑 Scandinavian Noir 👮 Police Procedural 📁 Cold Case Investigation 💔 Damaged Detective 🧩 Enigmatic Sidekick

The Keeper of Lost Causes 94%

A washed-up cop unearths a cold case: a politician who vanished from a ferry five years ago.

by Jussi Adler-Olsen 2007

4.01

95k+ ratings

🌑 Scandinavian Noir 👮 Police Procedural 📁 Cold Case Investigation 💔 Damaged Detective 🧩 Enigmatic Sidekick

Dark of the Moon

by John Sandford • 2007

A wealthy man's ritual murder pulls an investigator into a small town's forty-year-old cover-up.

4.00

43k+

🏘️ Small Town Murder 👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer 👤 Hidden Parentage 🕰️ Generational Secrets

Dark of the Moon 94%

A wealthy man's ritual murder pulls an investigator into a small town's forty-year-old cover-up.

by John Sandford 2007

4.00

43k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Murder 👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer 👤 Hidden Parentage 🕰️ Generational Secrets

The Woods

by Harlan Coben • 2007

Twenty years after his sister vanished, a prosecutor finds a body from camp that reopens everything.

4.06

114k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🪦 Buried Family Secrets 👧 Missing Sister 🏕️ Summer Camp Past

The Woods 94%

Twenty years after his sister vanished, a prosecutor finds a body from camp that reopens everything.

by Harlan Coben 2007

4.06

114k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🪦 Buried Family Secrets 👧 Missing Sister 🏕️ Summer Camp Past

Dark Places

by Gillian Flynn • 2009

A broke massacre survivor takes money from true-crime fanatics to clear the brother she convicted.

3.94

848k+

🌫️ Cold Case Mystery 🔪 True Crime Fandom 🧠 Unreliable Memory 🩸 Family Massacre Survivor 👧 Secret Child

Dark Places 94%

A broke massacre survivor takes money from true-crime fanatics to clear the brother she convicted.

by Gillian Flynn 2009

3.94

848k+ ratings

🌫️ Cold Case Mystery 🔪 True Crime Fandom 🧠 Unreliable Memory 🩸 Family Massacre Survivor 👧 Secret Child

Pieces of Her

by Karin Slaughter • 2018

Her mother killed a diner shooter with ease. Now the secret that surfaces makes Andrea the hunted.

3.83

150k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller ⏳ Dual Timeline 🔒 Family Secrets 🔥 Cult Radicalization 🛡️ Witness Protection

Pieces of Her 94%

Her mother killed a diner shooter with ease. Now the secret that surfaces makes Andrea the hunted.

by Karin Slaughter 2018

3.83

150k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller ⏳ Dual Timeline 🔒 Family Secrets 🔥 Cult Radicalization 🛡️ Witness Protection

Walk the Wire

by David Baldacci • 2020

A mutilated body in oil country. An agent who never forgets. Secrets worth killing for.

4.15

65k+

🕵️ FBI Investigation 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🧠 Damaged Detective 🔪 Serial Killer 🕵️‍♂️ Conspiracy Thriller

Walk the Wire 94%

A mutilated body in oil country. An agent who never forgets. Secrets worth killing for.

by David Baldacci 2020

4.15

65k+ ratings

🕵️ FBI Investigation 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🧠 Damaged Detective 🔪 Serial Killer 🕵️‍♂️ Conspiracy Thriller

Catch Me

by Lisa Gardner • 2012

Two friends dead, same date, a year apart. She's next, and she's trained to kill.

4.20

44k+

👮 Police Procedural 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🔪 Serial Killer 👯‍♀️ Long-Lost Sister 🎯 Framed For Murder

Catch Me 94%

Two friends dead, same date, a year apart. She's next, and she's trained to kill.

by Lisa Gardner 2012

4.20

44k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🔪 Serial Killer 👯‍♀️ Long-Lost Sister 🎯 Framed For Murder

If Something Happens to Me

by Alex Finlay • 2024

When his girlfriend vanishes, suspicion shadows him. Then he sees a man with missing fingers.

3.74

51k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🔍 Conspiracy Thriller ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🏚️ Woman In Hiding 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

If Something Happens to Me 94%

When his girlfriend vanishes, suspicion shadows him. Then he sees a man with missing fingers.

by Alex Finlay 2024

3.74

51k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🔍 Conspiracy Thriller ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🏚️ Woman In Hiding 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Ironwood

by Michael Connelly • 2026

A Catalina stakeout kills a deputy. The detective in charge chases a killer wearing a badge.

4.41

21k+

🚔 Police Procedural 📁 Cold Case Investigation 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 💼 Police Corruption 🏝️ Isolated Island

Ironwood 94%

A Catalina stakeout kills a deputy. The detective in charge chases a killer wearing a badge.

by Michael Connelly 2026

4.41

21k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 📁 Cold Case Investigation 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 💼 Police Corruption 🏝️ Isolated Island

New Girl in the Falls

by Elle Gray • 2023

A grieving FBI agent takes shelter as a small-town sheriff, but a killer's obsession follows.

4.40

12k+

🔪 Serial Killer 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🔍 Police Procedural 🌲 Pacific Northwest 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

New Girl in the Falls 94%

A grieving FBI agent takes shelter as a small-town sheriff, but a killer's obsession follows.

by Elle Gray 2023

4.40

12k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🔍 Police Procedural 🌲 Pacific Northwest 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

The Surgeon

by Tess Gerritsen • 2001

A killer surgically removes women's wombs in Boston. The only link: a surgeon who barely survived.

4.10

178k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🩺 Medical Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer 💔 Trauma Survivor 🔍 Female Detective

The Surgeon 94%

A killer surgically removes women's wombs in Boston. The only link: a surgeon who barely survived.

by Tess Gerritsen 2001

4.10

178k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🩺 Medical Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer 💔 Trauma Survivor 🔍 Female Detective

Sworn to Silence

by Linda Castillo • 2009

A serial killer's signature returns to Amish country, but the police chief killed him years ago.

4.04

53k+

📋 Police Procedural 🏘️ Small Town Crime 👻 Haunted Detective 🐴 Amish Community ❄️ Winter Isolation

Sworn to Silence 94%

A serial killer's signature returns to Amish country, but the police chief killed him years ago.

by Linda Castillo 2009

4.04

53k+ ratings

📋 Police Procedural 🏘️ Small Town Crime 👻 Haunted Detective 🐴 Amish Community ❄️ Winter Isolation

Murder in the Family

by Cara Hunter • 2023

A filmmaker revisits his stepfather's murder on camera, dragging his family into a fresh nightmare.

3.71

53k+

🥶 Cold Case Mystery 🎬 Documentary Mystery 🤫 Family Cover-Up 🕵️ Fake Identity 💔 Abuse Survivor

Murder in the Family 94%

A filmmaker revisits his stepfather's murder on camera, dragging his family into a fresh nightmare.

by Cara Hunter 2023

3.71

53k+ ratings

🥶 Cold Case Mystery 🎬 Documentary Mystery 🤫 Family Cover-Up 🕵️ Fake Identity 💔 Abuse Survivor

Never Tell

by Lisa Gardner • 2019

A pregnant widow, a smoking gun, and a detective who let her walk once before.

4.11

42k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔐 Family Secrets 💪 Survivor Protagonist 🎭 Double Life

Never Tell 94%

A pregnant widow, a smoking gun, and a detective who let her walk once before.

by Lisa Gardner 2019

4.11

42k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔐 Family Secrets 💪 Survivor Protagonist 🎭 Double Life

Pop Goes the Weasel

by M.J. Arlidge • 2014

When hearts arrive on doorsteps, a detective with her own violent past must find the killer.

4.13

29k+

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🕵️ Female Detective ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👁️ Killer's Perspective

Pop Goes the Weasel 94%

When hearts arrive on doorsteps, a detective with her own violent past must find the killer.

by M.J. Arlidge 2014

4.13

29k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🕵️ Female Detective ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👁️ Killer's Perspective

My Sister's Grave

by Robert Dugoni • 2014

Twenty years after her sister vanished, a detective returns home to find the remains and a cover-up.

4.10

169k+

🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small-Town Crime ⚖️ Legal Thriller 👮 Female Detective 🔒 Wrongful Conviction

My Sister's Grave 94%

Twenty years after her sister vanished, a detective returns home to find the remains and a cover-up.

by Robert Dugoni 2014

4.10

169k+ ratings

🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small-Town Crime ⚖️ Legal Thriller 👮 Female Detective 🔒 Wrongful Conviction

Blindsighted

by Karin Slaughter • 2001

A small-town coroner finds a blind woman murdered, and the killer means each body for her.

4.10

123k+

🔬 Forensic Thriller 🌾 Rural Noir 🔍 Serial Killer Hunt ✝️ Ritualistic Murder 💔 Trauma And Survival

Blindsighted 94%

A small-town coroner finds a blind woman murdered, and the killer means each body for her.

by Karin Slaughter 2001

4.10

123k+ ratings

🔬 Forensic Thriller 🌾 Rural Noir 🔍 Serial Killer Hunt ✝️ Ritualistic Murder 💔 Trauma And Survival

The Outsider

by Stephen King • 2018

Forensic proof: a coach killed a boy. Video proof: he was miles away. Both are undeniable.

4.01

387k+

🔪 Supernatural Crime 👤 Shape-Shifter Horror ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🔍 Procedural Dread 🏘️ Small Town Horror

The Outsider 94%

Forensic proof: a coach killed a boy. Video proof: he was miles away. Both are undeniable.

by Stephen King 2018

4.01

387k+ ratings

🔪 Supernatural Crime 👤 Shape-Shifter Horror ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🔍 Procedural Dread 🏘️ Small Town Horror

What Have You Done?

by Shari Lapena • 2024

A Vermont field, a dead teenager, and a small town where everyone is hiding something.

3.75

108k+

🏘️ Small Town Murder 🧠 Psychological Suspense 👥 Multiple Suspects 🔎 Amateur Sleuthing 🔥 Slow Burn Suspense

What Have You Done? 93%

A Vermont field, a dead teenager, and a small town where everyone is hiding something.

by Shari Lapena 2024

3.75

108k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Murder 🧠 Psychological Suspense 👥 Multiple Suspects 🔎 Amateur Sleuthing 🔥 Slow Burn Suspense

Stay Close

by Harlan Coben • 2012

A suburban mother's double life as a stripper cracks open when a missing man's photo surfaces.

3.91

62k+

🔍 Cold Case 🏘️ Suburban Noir 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔪 Serial Killer ⚖️ Female Vigilante

Stay Close 93%

A suburban mother's double life as a stripper cracks open when a missing man's photo surfaces.

by Harlan Coben 2012

3.91

62k+ ratings

🔍 Cold Case 🏘️ Suburban Noir 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔪 Serial Killer ⚖️ Female Vigilante

Everything We Didn't Say

by Nicole Baart • 2021

To prove her brother innocent, a woman returns to the small town that drove her out.

3.75

32k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏚️ Domestic Suspense 🏘️ Small Town Thriller 🔒 Family Secrets 👁️ Witness In Hiding

Everything We Didn't Say 93%

To prove her brother innocent, a woman returns to the small town that drove her out.

by Nicole Baart 2021

3.75

32k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏚️ Domestic Suspense 🏘️ Small Town Thriller 🔒 Family Secrets 👁️ Witness In Hiding

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 93%

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 Cove

by Catherine Coulter • 1996

A woman hides in a perfect seaside town where the locals kill to keep things perfect.

3.85

29k+

🏘️ Small Town Conspiracy 🤯 Gaslighting Heroine 💼 Federal Agent Romance 🏃‍♀️ Heroine In Hiding 💔 Family Betrayal

The Cove 93%

A woman hides in a perfect seaside town where the locals kill to keep things perfect.

by Catherine Coulter 1996

3.85

29k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Conspiracy 🤯 Gaslighting Heroine 💼 Federal Agent Romance 🏃‍♀️ Heroine In Hiding 💔 Family Betrayal

What She Saw

by Mary Burton • 2025

A true crime writer reopens her mother's cold case and discovers the killer had an accomplice.

4.00

48k+

🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Grieving Daughter

What She Saw 93%

A true crime writer reopens her mother's cold case and discovers the killer had an accomplice.

by Mary Burton 2025

4.00

48k+ ratings

🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🕵️ Amateur Sleuth ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Grieving Daughter

Not What She Seems

by Yasmin Angoe • 2024

Her grandfather's murder pulls a disgraced academic back to a Southern town hiding a killer.

3.74

20k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🕵🏾 Cold Case 🔪 Sociopathic Killer 🎭 Hidden Identity 🌫️ Small Town Secrets

Not What She Seems 93%

Her grandfather's murder pulls a disgraced academic back to a Southern town hiding a killer.

by Yasmin Angoe 2024

3.74

20k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🕵🏾 Cold Case 🔪 Sociopathic Killer 🎭 Hidden Identity 🌫️ Small Town Secrets

Still Life

by Louise Penny • 2005

An antique arrow kills a retired teacher in a Quebec village where no one locks their doors.

3.90

288k+

🏘️ Cozy Village Mystery 🫂 Found Family 🎩 Gentleman Detective 📚 Literary Cozy 🤫 Small-Town Secrets

Still Life 93%

An antique arrow kills a retired teacher in a Quebec village where no one locks their doors.

by Louise Penny 2005

3.90

288k+ ratings

🏘️ Cozy Village Mystery 🫂 Found Family 🎩 Gentleman Detective 📚 Literary Cozy 🤫 Small-Town Secrets

The Missing Half

by Ashley Flowers • 2025

Seven years after her sister vanished, a stranger arrives claiming hers disappeared the same way.

3.79

145k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 👭 Missing Sister 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🛡️ Protective Sister 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

The Missing Half 93%

Seven years after her sister vanished, a stranger arrives claiming hers disappeared the same way.

by Ashley Flowers 2025

3.79

145k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuths 👭 Missing Sister 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🛡️ Protective Sister 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

Her Last Move

by John Marrs • 2018

Two detectives with broken lives hunt a killer who marks his victims by their buried sins.

4.05

26k+

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 💔 Damaged Detectives 👁️ Killer Point Of View ⚡ Revenge Thriller

Her Last Move 93%

Two detectives with broken lives hunt a killer who marks his victims by their buried sins.

by John Marrs 2018

4.05

26k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 💔 Damaged Detectives 👁️ Killer Point Of View ⚡ Revenge Thriller

Dead Simple

by Peter James • 2005

A stag night joke leaves a groom buried alive. The friends who buried him are dead.

4.06

32k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🪦 Buried Alive 🕷️ Black Widow 😰 Claustrophobic Dread 🌊 Seaside Crime

Dead Simple 93%

A stag night joke leaves a groom buried alive. The friends who buried him are dead.

by Peter James 2005

4.06

32k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🪦 Buried Alive 🕷️ Black Widow 😰 Claustrophobic Dread 🌊 Seaside Crime

The Black Echo

by Michael Connelly • 1992

Harry Bosch's dead comrade pulls him into a bank heist where the FBI is the enemy.

4.14

218k+

🏙️ Los Angeles Noir 🕵️ Hardboiled Detective 💰 Heist Gone Wrong 🕴️ Corrupt Fbi Agent 👮 Police Procedural

The Black Echo 93%

Harry Bosch's dead comrade pulls him into a bank heist where the FBI is the enemy.

by Michael Connelly 1992

4.14

218k+ ratings

🏙️ Los Angeles Noir 🕵️ Hardboiled Detective 💰 Heist Gone Wrong 🕴️ Corrupt Fbi Agent 👮 Police Procedural

The Overnight Guest

by Heather Gudenkauf • 2022

Snowbound, a true crime writer finds a frozen child and a murder that refuses to die.

4.02

160k+

⏳ Dual Timeline Mystery 🌾 Rural Noir ✍️ True Crime Writer 🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🔓 Survivor Of Captivity

The Overnight Guest 93%

Snowbound, a true crime writer finds a frozen child and a murder that refuses to die.

by Heather Gudenkauf 2022

4.02

160k+ ratings

⏳ Dual Timeline Mystery 🌾 Rural Noir ✍️ True Crime Writer 🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🔓 Survivor Of Captivity

Hello, Transcriber

by Hannah Morrissey • 2021

A police transcriber's neighbor confesses to murder, dragging her into a darkness she only typed.

3.43

9k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🏘️ Small-Town Secrets 💔 Troubled Marriage 🔥 Forbidden Affair 💊 Drug Epidemic

Hello, Transcriber 93%

A police transcriber's neighbor confesses to murder, dragging her into a darkness she only typed.

by Hannah Morrissey 2021

3.43

9k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🏘️ Small-Town Secrets 💔 Troubled Marriage 🔥 Forbidden Affair 💊 Drug Epidemic

A Flicker in the Dark

by Stacy Willingham • 2022

A psychologist realizes her missing patient was killed in a copycat of her father's serial murders.

3.97

617k+

💭 Psychological Suspense 🔪 Serial Killer Mystery 💔 Daughter Of A Killer 👥 Copycat Killer 🌿 Small Town Louisiana

A Flicker in the Dark 93%

A psychologist realizes her missing patient was killed in a copycat of her father's serial murders.

by Stacy Willingham 2022

3.97

617k+ ratings

💭 Psychological Suspense 🔪 Serial Killer Mystery 💔 Daughter Of A Killer 👥 Copycat Killer 🌿 Small Town Louisiana

Some Choose Darkness

by Charlie Donlea • 2019

A serial killer nears parole. A forensic reconstructionist discovers his case holds her origin.

4.23

40k+

🧠 Psychological Suspense ⏳ Dual Timeline 🔪 Serial Killer Fiction 👤 Hidden Parentage 📁 Cold Case

Some Choose Darkness 93%

A serial killer nears parole. A forensic reconstructionist discovers his case holds her origin.

by Charlie Donlea 2019

4.23

40k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Suspense ⏳ Dual Timeline 🔪 Serial Killer Fiction 👤 Hidden Parentage 📁 Cold Case

Missing You

by Harlan Coben • 2014

An NYPD detective discovers her vanished ex on a dating site, where lonely hearts become prey.

4.01

70k+

🚔 Police Procedural 📁 Cold Case 💻 Online Deception 🕵️ Haunted Detective 🐈 Cat And Mouse

Missing You 93%

An NYPD detective discovers her vanished ex on a dating site, where lonely hearts become prey.

by Harlan Coben 2014

4.01

70k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 📁 Cold Case 💻 Online Deception 🕵️ Haunted Detective 🐈 Cat And Mouse

Forget Me Not

by Stacy Willingham • 2025

Her mother's accident forces a journalist home, where her sister's disappearance proves one of many.

3.77

80k+

🧠 Psychological Suspense 🏘️ Small-Town Mystery 🔍 Cold Case Obsession 📖 Found Diary 🎭 Hidden Identity

Forget Me Not 93%

Her mother's accident forces a journalist home, where her sister's disappearance proves one of many.

by Stacy Willingham 2025

3.77

80k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Suspense 🏘️ Small-Town Mystery 🔍 Cold Case Obsession 📖 Found Diary 🎭 Hidden Identity

Rules of Prey

by John Sandford • 1989

A serial killer with a rulebook. A detective who hates rules. The hunt is on.

4.11

95k+

🗡️ Serial Killer 🐭 Cat And Mouse 👮 Police Procedural 🕵️ Flawed Detective 🖤 Gritty

Rules of Prey 93%

A serial killer with a rulebook. A detective who hates rules. The hunt is on.

by John Sandford 1989

4.11

95k+ ratings

🗡️ Serial Killer 🐭 Cat And Mouse 👮 Police Procedural 🕵️ Flawed Detective 🖤 Gritty

Ragdoll

by Daniel Cole • 2017

A stitched corpse and a list of six names: a disgraced detective is the last.

3.87

25k+

🗡️ Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 💔 Haunted Detective 🐾 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🎯 Detective As Target

Ragdoll 93%

A stitched corpse and a list of six names: a disgraced detective is the last.

by Daniel Cole 2017

3.87

25k+ ratings

🗡️ Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 💔 Haunted Detective 🐾 Cat And Mouse Pursuit 🎯 Detective As Target

Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?

by Nicci French • 2024

A mother of four vanishes before Christmas, and for thirty years her village stays silent.

3.96

22k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🎙️ True Crime Podcast 👤 Missing Woman 🔒 Family Secrets ⏳ Dual Timeline

Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? Summary

Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? 93%

A mother of four vanishes before Christmas, and for thirty years her village stays silent.

by Nicci French 2024

3.96

22k+ ratings

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The Fourth Monkey 93%

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4.26

88k+ ratings

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Post-Mortem 93%

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4.03

261k+ ratings

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4.13

131k+ ratings

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