💔 Familial Murder

Dark stories where killing occurs within the family circle, probing the most intimate and devastating form of violence and the shattered bonds left in its wake.

Bitter Blood

by Jerry Bledsoe • 1988

A custody war. A fake doctor. A mother who saved her last bullets for her own children.

4.04

10k+

🏠 Family Annihilation ⚖️ Custody Battles 🧠 Folie à Deux 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🏕️ Survivalist Paranoia

Bitter Blood 90%

A custody war. A fake doctor. A mother who saved her last bullets for her own children.

by Jerry Bledsoe 1988

4.04

10k+ ratings

🏠 Family Annihilation ⚖️ Custody Battles 🧠 Folie à Deux 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🏕️ Survivalist Paranoia

Keep It in the Family

by John Marrs • 2022

Seven suitcases in an attic. Seven dead children inside. And her husband's family knows why.

4.06

249k+

🔪 Domestic Thriller 🩸 Family Of Killers 🔥 Toxic In-Laws 💔 Marriage Betrayal 🏚️ House Of Horrors

Keep It in the Family 89%

Seven suitcases in an attic. Seven dead children inside. And her husband's family knows why.

by John Marrs 2022

4.06

249k+ ratings

🔪 Domestic Thriller 🩸 Family Of Killers 🔥 Toxic In-Laws 💔 Marriage Betrayal 🏚️ House Of Horrors

The Butcher

by Jennifer Hillier • 2014

A chef finds serial-killer trophies buried by his grandfather, the cop who supposedly caught him.

4.09

92k+

🪓 Serial Killer Thriller 🏠 Domestic Horror 🩸 Generational Violence 📋 True Crime Obsession 👹 Monstrous Patriarch

The Butcher 89%

A chef finds serial-killer trophies buried by his grandfather, the cop who supposedly caught him.

by Jennifer Hillier 2014

4.09

92k+ ratings

🪓 Serial Killer Thriller 🏠 Domestic Horror 🩸 Generational Violence 📋 True Crime Obsession 👹 Monstrous Patriarch

The Inheritance

by Trisha Sakhlecha • 2025

A wealthy family gathers on a remote island. Three days of secrets and rivalries end in murder.

3.65

16k+

🔪 Domestic Noir 💰 Inheritance Drama 🚪 Family Outsider ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🤫 Murder Cover-Up

The Inheritance 89%

A wealthy family gathers on a remote island. Three days of secrets and rivalries end in murder.

by Trisha Sakhlecha 2025

3.65

16k+ ratings

🔪 Domestic Noir 💰 Inheritance Drama 🚪 Family Outsider ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🤫 Murder Cover-Up

If You Tell

by Gregg Olsen • 2019

Oil made the Osage the richest people on earth. Then trusted friends began murdering them for it.

3.98

360k+

📜 Historical True Crime 📰 Investigative Journalism 🏛️ Institutional Corruption 🔍 Murder Investigation ⚖️ Racial Exploitation

If You Tell 89%

Oil made the Osage the richest people on earth. Then trusted friends began murdering them for it.

by Gregg Olsen 2019

3.98

360k+ ratings

📜 Historical True Crime 📰 Investigative Journalism 🏛️ Institutional Corruption 🔍 Murder Investigation ⚖️ Racial Exploitation

The Family Secret

by Mikayla Davids • 2023

Three sisters flee a murder to a remote Alpine chalet, where their secrets have already arrived.

3.89

3k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense 💔 Dysfunctional Family 🔐 Family Secrets ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry

The Family Secret 89%

Three sisters flee a murder to a remote Alpine chalet, where their secrets have already arrived.

by Mikayla Davids 2023

3.89

3k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense 💔 Dysfunctional Family 🔐 Family Secrets ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry

Till Death Us Do Part

by Vincent Bugliosi • 2004

No weapon, no witness, no forensic evidence. A prosecutor convicted two killers with a paper trail.

4.05

3k+

🧩 Circumstantial Evidence 🔍 Murder Investigation 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🎭 Master Manipulators 🏚️ Domestic Homicide

Till Death Us Do Part 89%

No weapon, no witness, no forensic evidence. A prosecutor convicted two killers with a paper trail.

by Vincent Bugliosi 2004

4.05

3k+ ratings

🧩 Circumstantial Evidence 🔍 Murder Investigation 🧠 Criminal Psychology 🎭 Master Manipulators 🏚️ Domestic Homicide

London Falling

by Patrick Radden Keefe • 2026

A young impostor dies in the Thames. Police close the case. His parents don't.

4.37

36k+

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🔍 Family Investigation 🎭 Impostor Narrative 🚫 Police Failure 🌫️ Dark And Atmospheric

London Falling 88%

A young impostor dies in the Thames. Police close the case. His parents don't.

by Patrick Radden Keefe 2026

4.37

36k+ ratings

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🔍 Family Investigation 🎭 Impostor Narrative 🚫 Police Failure 🌫️ Dark And Atmospheric

The Last Party

by A.R. Torre • 2024

A mother's perfect life is a cover for a birthday party that ends in a bloodbath.

4.05

111k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🎭 Unreliable Wife 🐍 Manipulative Mother 👀 Nanny With Secrets 🔒 Hidden Past

The Last Party 88%

A mother's perfect life is a cover for a birthday party that ends in a bloodbath.

by A.R. Torre 2024

4.05

111k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🎭 Unreliable Wife 🐍 Manipulative Mother 👀 Nanny With Secrets 🔒 Hidden Past

A Rule Against Murder

by Louise Penny • 2008

A remote lodge, a storm, a killer statue: Chief Inspector Gamache investigates a family's secrets.

4.21

110k+

🏚️ Country House Mystery ✍️ Literary Mystery 👪 Family Reunion Murder ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 💰 Rich Family Secrets

A Rule Against Murder 88%

A remote lodge, a storm, a killer statue: Chief Inspector Gamache investigates a family's secrets.

by Louise Penny 2008

4.21

110k+ ratings

🏚️ Country House Mystery ✍️ Literary Mystery 👪 Family Reunion Murder ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 💰 Rich Family Secrets

Redbelly Crossing

by Candice Fox • 2026

Two estranged cop brothers investigate a rural pub murder, but the killer's DNA matches their own.

4.09

2k+

🏚️ Rural Noir 🩸 Small-Town Murder 💔 Estranged Siblings 🔍 Cold Case Investigation 🕯️ Dark Family Secrets

Redbelly Crossing 88%

Two estranged cop brothers investigate a rural pub murder, but the killer's DNA matches their own.

by Candice Fox 2026

4.09

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Rural Noir 🩸 Small-Town Murder 💔 Estranged Siblings 🔍 Cold Case Investigation 🕯️ Dark Family Secrets

No One Can Know

by Kate Alice Marshall • 2024

Back in the house where her parents were killed, a pregnant woman finds her husband murdered.

3.64

88k+

🏘️ Small Town Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense 👯 Sisters With Secrets 🤫 Pact Of Silence 🏚️ Dark Homecoming

No One Can Know 88%

Back in the house where her parents were killed, a pregnant woman finds her husband murdered.

by Kate Alice Marshall 2024

3.64

88k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense 👯 Sisters With Secrets 🤫 Pact Of Silence 🏚️ Dark Homecoming

The Drowning Girls

by Lisa Regan • 2021

A colleague's girlfriend vanishes. Josie Quinn uncovers a family built on lies, fraud, and murder.

4.46

7k+

🔍 Police Procedural 💔 Generational Trauma 🃏 Family Of Grifters ⛪ Religious Fanaticism 🕵️‍♀️ Female Detective

The Drowning Girls 88%

A colleague's girlfriend vanishes. Josie Quinn uncovers a family built on lies, fraud, and murder.

by Lisa Regan 2021

4.46

7k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 💔 Generational Trauma 🃏 Family Of Grifters ⛪ Religious Fanaticism 🕵️‍♀️ Female Detective

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 88%

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

Darkly Dreaming Dexter

by Jeff Lindsay • 2004

A Miami forensics expert who kills murderers meets a new killer whose methods mirror his own.

3.90

221k+

🗡️ Serial Killer Protagonist ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Double Life 🌴 Miami Noir 😈 Dark Humor Crime

Darkly Dreaming Dexter 88%

A Miami forensics expert who kills murderers meets a new killer whose methods mirror his own.

by Jeff Lindsay 2004

3.90

221k+ ratings

🗡️ Serial Killer Protagonist ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Double Life 🌴 Miami Noir 😈 Dark Humor Crime

What Remains of Teague House

by Stacy Johns • 2025

Returning home for their mother's funeral, three siblings find human bones in the pet cemetery.

3.42

861

🏚️ Gothic Family Saga 🔪 Small Town Murder 💔 Generational Trauma 🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🕯️ Cult Manipulation

What Remains of Teague House 88%

Returning home for their mother's funeral, three siblings find human bones in the pet cemetery.

by Stacy Johns 2025

3.42

861 ratings

🏚️ Gothic Family Saga 🔪 Small Town Murder 💔 Generational Trauma 🔍 Cold Case Mystery 🕯️ Cult Manipulation

The Hamptons Lawyer

by James Patterson • 2025

A defense attorney fighting cancer takes on a murder case that pulls her into a mob war.

4.19

13k+

📚 Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔍 Framed For Murder 🔗 Mob Ties 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Hamptons Lawyer 88%

A defense attorney fighting cancer takes on a murder case that pulls her into a mob war.

by James Patterson 2025

4.19

13k+ ratings

📚 Legal Thriller ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔍 Framed For Murder 🔗 Mob Ties 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Crooked House

by Agatha Christie • 1949

When a patriarch is poisoned, his granddaughter's suitor must unmask the killer living among them.

4.08

95k+

🔎 Golden Age Mystery 🏚️ Country House Mystery 🔪 Family Murder Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👧 Child Villain

Crooked House 88%

When a patriarch is poisoned, his granddaughter's suitor must unmask the killer living among them.

by Agatha Christie 1949

4.08

95k+ ratings

🔎 Golden Age Mystery 🏚️ Country House Mystery 🔪 Family Murder Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 👧 Child Villain

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone

by Benjamin Stevenson • 2022

A snowed-in family reunion turns lethal; the mystery writer knows every relative has killed before.

3.75

236k+

🎯 Fair Play Mystery 💀 Family Of Killers ❄️ Snowed-In Mystery 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🖤 Dark Family Secrets

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone Summary

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone 88%

A snowed-in family reunion turns lethal; the mystery writer knows every relative has killed before.

by Benjamin Stevenson 2022

3.75

236k+ ratings

🎯 Fair Play Mystery 💀 Family Of Killers ❄️ Snowed-In Mystery 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🖤 Dark Family Secrets

Her Last Breath

by Hilary Davidson • 2021

Her dead sister's email names a killer: the husband. His first wife died young, too.

3.89

21k+

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🏛️ Corrupt Dynasty 👯 Estranged Sisters ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 📩 Message From Beyond

Her Last Breath 88%

Her dead sister's email names a killer: the husband. His first wife died young, too.

by Hilary Davidson 2021

3.89

21k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🏛️ Corrupt Dynasty 👯 Estranged Sisters ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 📩 Message From Beyond

The Serial Killer’s Daughter

by Alice Hunter • 2022

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

3.81

9k+

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

The Serial Killer’s Daughter 88%

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

Fifty-Fifty

by Steve Cavanagh • 2020

Two daughters are found covered in their father's blood. Each swears the other murdered him.

4.27

56k+

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏛️ Courtroom Drama 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🔗 Wrongful Conviction

Fifty-Fifty 88%

Two daughters are found covered in their father's blood. Each swears the other murdered him.

by Steve Cavanagh 2020

4.27

56k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏛️ Courtroom Drama 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🔗 Wrongful Conviction

King of Ashes

by S.A. Cosby • 2025

A brother owes a gang a quarter-million. A money man comes home to pay in ash.

3.96

82k+

🎭 Crime Family Drama 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🌾 Rural Noir 🔫 Gangland Thriller 🕵️ Inside Man

King of Ashes 88%

A brother owes a gang a quarter-million. A money man comes home to pay in ash.

by S.A. Cosby 2025

3.96

82k+ ratings

🎭 Crime Family Drama 🏚️ Southern Gothic 🌾 Rural Noir 🔫 Gangland Thriller 🕵️ Inside Man

Home Is Where the Bodies Are

by Jeneva Rose • 2024

Siblings find a tape at their mother's funeral linking their absent father to a missing girl.

3.80

321k+

🏡 Domestic Suspense 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Thriller 👯 Sibling Secrets 🕊️ Accidental Death Cover-Up 🌫️ Atmospheric Suspense

Home Is Where the Bodies Are 88%

Siblings find a tape at their mother's funeral linking their absent father to a missing girl.

by Jeneva Rose 2024

3.80

321k+ ratings

🏡 Domestic Suspense 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Thriller 👯 Sibling Secrets 🕊️ Accidental Death Cover-Up 🌫️ Atmospheric Suspense

The Heiress

by Rachel Hawkins • 2024

He inherited the estate of a mother who married four times and buried every husband.

3.83

185k+

🏚️ Gothic Family Saga 🔍 Domestic Suspense 🕷️ Deadly Matriarch 💰 Inheritance Battle 🖤 Toxic Family Legacy

The Heiress 88%

He inherited the estate of a mother who married four times and buried every husband.

by Rachel Hawkins 2024

3.83

185k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Family Saga 🔍 Domestic Suspense 🕷️ Deadly Matriarch 💰 Inheritance Battle 🖤 Toxic Family Legacy

Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests

by K.J. Whittle • 2025

Seven strangers at a dinner party receive cards predicting their deaths. The first dies on cue.

3.60

6k+

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🧠 Psychological Thriller 😈 Seven Deadly Sins 🗡️ Revenge Plot 🔐 Family Secrets

Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests Summary

Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests 88%

Seven strangers at a dinner party receive cards predicting their deaths. The first dies on cue.

by K.J. Whittle 2025

3.60

6k+ ratings

🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🧠 Psychological Thriller 😈 Seven Deadly Sins 🗡️ Revenge Plot 🔐 Family Secrets

5150, rue des Ormes

by Patrick Senécal • 1994

A student crashes his bike and finds a family that collects the guilty as trophies.

4.08

7k+

🧠 Psychological Horror 🚪 Locked-Room Horror 🔗 Stockholm Syndrome ⚖️ Vigilante Horror 🪓 Killer Family

5150, rue des Ormes 88%

A student crashes his bike and finds a family that collects the guilty as trophies.

by Patrick Senécal 1994

4.08

7k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Horror 🚪 Locked-Room Horror 🔗 Stockholm Syndrome ⚖️ Vigilante Horror 🪓 Killer Family

A Killer Wedding

by Joan O'Leary • 2025

When a wedding matriarch is murdered, a journalist must expose the family's secrets before silenced.

3.56

6k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 💰 Wealthy Family Secrets ♟️ Family Power Games 🎭 Hidden Identities 💒 Remote Wedding

A Killer Wedding 88%

When a wedding matriarch is murdered, a journalist must expose the family's secrets before silenced.

by Joan O'Leary 2025

3.56

6k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 💰 Wealthy Family Secrets ♟️ Family Power Games 🎭 Hidden Identities 💒 Remote Wedding

Death in the Family

by Tessa Wegert • 2020

A traumatized detective, a missing man, and a storm-trapped family with secrets worth killing for.

3.65

5k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🚔 Police Procedural 🏠 Family Secrets 💔 Dysfunctional Family 🤔 Unreliable Narrator

Death in the Family 88%

A traumatized detective, a missing man, and a storm-trapped family with secrets worth killing for.

by Tessa Wegert 2020

3.65

5k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🚔 Police Procedural 🏠 Family Secrets 💔 Dysfunctional Family 🤔 Unreliable Narrator

The Trouble Up North

by Travis Mulhauser • 2025

One botched arson, one dead man, one Michigan family forced to choose who takes the fall.

3.63

799

🏚️ Rural Noir 🌲 Ancestral Land 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🔗 Generational Trauma 🍂 Addiction And Recovery

The Trouble Up North 88%

One botched arson, one dead man, one Michigan family forced to choose who takes the fall.

by Travis Mulhauser 2025

3.63

799 ratings

🏚️ Rural Noir 🌲 Ancestral Land 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🔗 Generational Trauma 🍂 Addiction And Recovery

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 88%

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 Locked Door

by Freida McFadden • 2021

A surgeon's patients are murdered, hands severed. Her father killed seventeen women the same way.

3.98

673k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 👤 Daughter Of A Killer 🩸 Framed For Murder 👯 Secret Sister

The Locked Door 88%

A surgeon's patients are murdered, hands severed. Her father killed seventeen women the same way.

by Freida McFadden 2021

3.98

673k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 👤 Daughter Of A Killer 🩸 Framed For Murder 👯 Secret Sister

Dexter in the Dark

by Jeff Lindsay • 2006

When his killer instinct deserts him, a cult marks his stepchildren for sacrifice.

3.57

41k+

🩸 Serial Killer Antihero 🕯️ Cult Ritual Murders 🗿 Ancient God Worship 😈 Possession And Control 👨‍👧‍👦 Stepfather Found Family

Dexter in the Dark 87%

When his killer instinct deserts him, a cult marks his stepchildren for sacrifice.

by Jeff Lindsay 2006

3.57

41k+ ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Antihero 🕯️ Cult Ritual Murders 🗿 Ancient God Worship 😈 Possession And Control 👨‍👧‍👦 Stepfather Found Family

The Book of Murder

by Matt Murphy • 2024

The Hawks vanished selling their yacht. The missing anchor told a prosecutor everything.

4.43

3k+

⚖️ Criminal Prosecution 🔍 Homicide Investigation 🔪 Serial Killers ❄️ Cold Cases 💔 Domestic Violence

The Book of Murder 87%

The Hawks vanished selling their yacht. The missing anchor told a prosecutor everything.

by Matt Murphy 2024

4.43

3k+ ratings

⚖️ Criminal Prosecution 🔍 Homicide Investigation 🔪 Serial Killers ❄️ Cold Cases 💔 Domestic Violence

A Need to Kill

by Mark Pettit • 1990

A paperboy's abduction in Nebraska sparks a hunt for a serial child killer hiding as a scoutmaster.

3.88

339

🧒 Serial Child Murders 🔍 Criminal Profiling 😈 Hidden Predator 🌾 Small Town Terror ⚖️ Death Penalty Debate

A Need to Kill 87%

A paperboy's abduction in Nebraska sparks a hunt for a serial child killer hiding as a scoutmaster.

by Mark Pettit 1990

3.88

339 ratings

🧒 Serial Child Murders 🔍 Criminal Profiling 😈 Hidden Predator 🌾 Small Town Terror ⚖️ Death Penalty Debate

Such Charming Liars

by Karen M. McManus • 2024

A jewel heist at a billionaire's birthday party becomes a murder trap for a teenage grifter.

3.72

24k+

🎭 Heist Gone Wrong 🃏 Con Artist Family 🫂 Found Family 🎉 Murder At A Party 🗝️ Dark Family Secrets

Such Charming Liars 87%

A jewel heist at a billionaire's birthday party becomes a murder trap for a teenage grifter.

by Karen M. McManus 2024

3.72

24k+ ratings

🎭 Heist Gone Wrong 🃏 Con Artist Family 🫂 Found Family 🎉 Murder At A Party 🗝️ Dark Family Secrets

The Match

by Harlan Coben • 2022

A man raised in the woods finds his DNA match: a reality star destroyed by scandal.

4.18

66k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧬 Genetic Genealogy 🌲 Feral Child 🤝 Found Family 🔍 Hidden Parentage

The Match 87%

A man raised in the woods finds his DNA match: a reality star destroyed by scandal.

by Harlan Coben 2022

4.18

66k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧬 Genetic Genealogy 🌲 Feral Child 🤝 Found Family 🔍 Hidden Parentage

Faithful Place

by Tana French • 2010

A Dublin detective believed his first love left him. She was murdered on their street.

4.00

134k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏚️ Dysfunctional Family 🤫 Family Secrets 🇮🇪 Working Class Dublin 🌧️ Dublin Noir

Faithful Place 87%

A Dublin detective believed his first love left him. She was murdered on their street.

by Tana French 2010

4.00

134k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏚️ Dysfunctional Family 🤫 Family Secrets 🇮🇪 Working Class Dublin 🌧️ Dublin Noir

Hercule Poirot's Christmas

by Agatha Christie • 1938

An old tyrant gathers his bitter heirs for Christmas, then turns up murdered inside a locked room.

3.98

110k+

🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 💔 Dysfunctional Family 👤 Hidden Heir 💎 Inheritance Dispute

Hercule Poirot's Christmas 87%

An old tyrant gathers his bitter heirs for Christmas, then turns up murdered inside a locked room.

by Agatha Christie 1938

3.98

110k+ ratings

🚪 Locked Room Mystery 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 💔 Dysfunctional Family 👤 Hidden Heir 💎 Inheritance Dispute

The Fourth Monkey

by J.D. Barker • 2017

A dead man's severed ear forces a detective to hunt a killer who buries girls alive.

4.26

88k+

🕵️ Serial Killer Procedural 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game 📖 Killer Origin Story 💔 Dead Wife Grief 🕯️ Dark Family Secrets

The Fourth Monkey 87%

A dead man's severed ear forces a detective to hunt a killer who buries girls alive.

by J.D. Barker 2017

4.26

88k+ ratings

🕵️ Serial Killer Procedural 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game 📖 Killer Origin Story 💔 Dead Wife Grief 🕯️ Dark Family Secrets

The Guilty

by David Baldacci • 2015

His mission killed a child. Now an assassin returns to Mississippi, his father charged with murder.

4.22

64k+

🔫 Assassin Thriller 🥃 Southern Noir 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🌿 Southern Gothic

The Guilty 87%

His mission killed a child. Now an assassin returns to Mississippi, his father charged with murder.

by David Baldacci 2015

4.22

64k+ ratings

🔫 Assassin Thriller 🥃 Southern Noir 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Dark Family Secrets 🌿 Southern Gothic

Confessions Of A Cannibal

by Robert Keller • 2015

A detective planted a lie in the newspaper. The cannibal mailed back his recipe.

3.99

374

🔪 Serial Killers 🍖 Cannibalism 📰 Classic True Crime 🧠 Criminal Psychology ⚖️ Insanity Defense

Confessions Of A Cannibal 87%

A detective planted a lie in the newspaper. The cannibal mailed back his recipe.

by Robert Keller 2015

3.99

374 ratings

🔪 Serial Killers 🍖 Cannibalism 📰 Classic True Crime 🧠 Criminal Psychology ⚖️ Insanity Defense

The Better Sister

by Alafair Burke • 2019

Her husband is murdered in the Hamptons. The suspect: the stepson she raised, her sister's son.

3.84

44k+

🏠 Domestic Suspense 👯 Sister Rivalry 🔒 Family Secrets ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 📱 Social Media Scrutiny

The Better Sister 87%

Her husband is murdered in the Hamptons. The suspect: the stepson she raised, her sister's son.

by Alafair Burke 2019

3.84

44k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Suspense 👯 Sister Rivalry 🔒 Family Secrets ⚖️ Courtroom Drama 📱 Social Media Scrutiny

A Serial Killer's Daughter

by Kerri Rawson • 2019

A knock at the door. FBI agents. The news: her father was the serial killer BTK.

3.47

15k+

🩸 Serial Killer Fallout 💔 Familial Betrayal 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🙏 Faith And Suffering 🤫 Family Secrets

A Serial Killer's Daughter 87%

A knock at the door. FBI agents. The news: her father was the serial killer BTK.

by Kerri Rawson 2019

3.47

15k+ ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Fallout 💔 Familial Betrayal 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🙏 Faith And Suffering 🤫 Family Secrets

Dungeon Master's Guide

by Wizards of the Coast • 2014

Dead parents in a locked apartment. Four prodigy children. Each had a reason to want them gone.

4.49

8k+

🔐 Locked Room Mystery 🔒 Family Secrets 💊 Experimental Drugs 😶 Emotional Numbness 🔍 Sibling Investigators

Dungeon Master's Guide 87%

Dead parents in a locked apartment. Four prodigy children. Each had a reason to want them gone.

by Wizards of the Coast 2014

4.49

8k+ ratings

🔐 Locked Room Mystery 🔒 Family Secrets 💊 Experimental Drugs 😶 Emotional Numbness 🔍 Sibling Investigators

Blue Mountain

by Lisa Michelle • 2021

Her dying grandmother confesses to being a killer. The evidence is buried on Blue Mountain.

3.93

1k+

🖊️ Literary Suspense 🏚️ Family Crime Saga 🛏️ Deathbed Confession 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Reinvented Identity

Blue Mountain 87%

Her dying grandmother confesses to being a killer. The evidence is buried on Blue Mountain.

by Lisa Michelle 2021

3.93

1k+ ratings

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by Corey Mitchell • 2008

Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.

3.97

1k+

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Pure Murder 87%

Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.

by Corey Mitchell 2008

3.97

1k+ ratings

🩸 Gang Violence ⚖️ Juvenile Justice 🗣️ Victims' Rights 🔍 Criminal Investigations 📜 Legal Precedent

The Intruder

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A woman shelters a bloodied girl, then finds a notebook of murder drawings starring herself.

3.88

428k+

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The Intruder 87%

A woman shelters a bloodied girl, then finds a notebook of murder drawings starring herself.

by Freida McFadden 2025

3.88

428k+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline 🏡 Domestic Thriller 😢 Abusive Mother 👪 Found Family ⚔️ Vigilante Justice

Run Away

by Harlan Coben • 2019

A father searching for his addicted daughter stumbles into a cult's war against its own children.

4.06

82k+

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Run Away 87%

A father searching for his addicted daughter stumbles into a cult's war against its own children.

by Harlan Coben 2019

4.06

82k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🔍 Missing Daughter 🔫 Hired Killers 🕯️ Cult Secrets

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by Valerie Bauerlein • 2024

Three generations of prosecutors. Two bodies at the kennels. A video that ended a century of rule.

4.46

14k+

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The Devil at His Elbow 87%

Three generations of prosecutors. Two bodies at the kennels. A video that ended a century of rule.

by Valerie Bauerlein 2024

4.46

14k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 👑 Family Dynasties 🏛️ Small Town Corruption ⚖️ Abuse Of Power 💊 Opioid Crisis

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