🔪 Heroine Is The Killer

A shocking narrative twist where the female protagonist is revealed to be the one responsible for the crime, upending every assumption the reader held.

The Mindf*ck Series

by S.T. Abby • 2016

A woman avenging her family's killers falls in love with the FBI agent hunting her.

4.61

111k+

🎯 Vigilante Justice 💔 Rape Revenge 💀 Serial Killer Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🐱 Cat And Mouse

The Mindf*ck Series 89%

A woman avenging her family's killers falls in love with the FBI agent hunting her.

by S.T. Abby 2016

4.61

111k+ ratings

🎯 Vigilante Justice 💔 Rape Revenge 💀 Serial Killer Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🐱 Cat And Mouse

Paint It All Red

by S.T. Abby • 2016

An FBI agent's girlfriend is a serial killer. Her last target is an entire town.

4.55

322k+

🩸 Female Serial Killer ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Love Vs Duty 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine

Paint It All Red 89%

An FBI agent's girlfriend is a serial killer. Her last target is an entire town.

by S.T. Abby 2016

4.55

322k+ ratings

🩸 Female Serial Killer ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Love Vs Duty 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine

A Certain Hunger

by Chelsea G. Summers • 2019

A food critic with a secret menu of lovers; her next course could be her last.

3.70

69k+

🔪 Female Serial Killer 🍴 Culinary Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror 💋 Femme Fatale 🖤 Sociopath Protagonist

A Certain Hunger 88%

A food critic with a secret menu of lovers; her next course could be her last.

by Chelsea G. Summers 2019

3.70

69k+ ratings

🔪 Female Serial Killer 🍴 Culinary Horror 🧠 Psychological Horror 💋 Femme Fatale 🖤 Sociopath Protagonist

Killers of a Certain Age

by Deanna Raybourn • 2022

Four aging female assassins discover their retirement cruise is a trap set by their own agency.

3.85

122k+

🗡️ Female Assassins 👵 Older Heroines 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎯 Hunters Hunted 😈 Dark Comedy

Killers of a Certain Age 88%

Four aging female assassins discover their retirement cruise is a trap set by their own agency.

by Deanna Raybourn 2022

3.85

122k+ ratings

🗡️ Female Assassins 👵 Older Heroines 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎯 Hunters Hunted 😈 Dark Comedy

Witness 8

by Steve Cavanagh • 2024

She framed her boss for murder. Now she's testifying. Eddie Flynn must prove she's lying.

4.11

22k+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👮 Corrupt Police ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🖤 Antiheroine

Witness 8 88%

She framed her boss for murder. Now she's testifying. Eddie Flynn must prove she's lying.

by Steve Cavanagh 2024

4.11

22k+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 👮 Corrupt Police ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🖤 Antiheroine

She Didn't See It Coming

by Shari Lapena • 2025

A mother vanishes. Her husband is lying. Her lover is lying. Her best friend helped the killer.

3.87

143k+

🖤 Domestic Thriller 🔪 Female Killer 💔 Best Friend Betrayal 🔒 Locked Room Mystery ⚖️ Framed Husband

She Didn't See It Coming 88%

A mother vanishes. Her husband is lying. Her lover is lying. Her best friend helped the killer.

by Shari Lapena 2025

3.87

143k+ ratings

🖤 Domestic Thriller 🔪 Female Killer 💔 Best Friend Betrayal 🔒 Locked Room Mystery ⚖️ Framed Husband

Sister, Butcher, Sister

by K.D. Aldyn • 2025

Three sisters return to their grandfather's house while a killer's spree unearths buried secrets.

3.41

2k+

🩸 Female Serial Killer 🧠 Psychological Suspense 💭 Repressed Memories 👭 Complicated Sisters ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Sister, Butcher, Sister 88%

Three sisters return to their grandfather's house while a killer's spree unearths buried secrets.

by K.D. Aldyn 2025

3.41

2k+ ratings

🩸 Female Serial Killer 🧠 Psychological Suspense 💭 Repressed Memories 👭 Complicated Sisters ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

The Perfect Divorce

by Jeneva Rose • 2025

A divorce attorney's husband is linked to a missing woman, just like her first husband.

3.99

316k+

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏡 Domestic Suspense 🐍 Anti-Heroine 🎯 Frame Job 🗡️ Revenge Thriller

The Perfect Divorce 88%

A divorce attorney's husband is linked to a missing woman, just like her first husband.

by Jeneva Rose 2025

3.99

316k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Thriller 🏡 Domestic Suspense 🐍 Anti-Heroine 🎯 Frame Job 🗡️ Revenge Thriller

As Good As Dead

by Holly Jackson • 2021

A traumatized teen sleuth is stalked by a serial killer, and the next victim on his list is her.

4.19

584k+

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🔪 Serial Killer 🧠 Psychological Thriller 🎭 Framing An Enemy 🩸 Murder Cover-Up

As Good As Dead 88%

A traumatized teen sleuth is stalked by a serial killer, and the next victim on his list is her.

by Holly Jackson 2021

4.19

584k+ ratings

🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🔪 Serial Killer 🧠 Psychological Thriller 🎭 Framing An Enemy 🩸 Murder Cover-Up

Scarlet Angel

by S.T. Abby • 2016

He's an FBI agent. She's the serial killer he's falling in love with.

4.38

324k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔪❤️ Serial Killer Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 💀 Revenge Quest 🏚️ Small Town Secrets

Scarlet Angel 88%

He's an FBI agent. She's the serial killer he's falling in love with.

by S.T. Abby 2016

4.38

324k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔪❤️ Serial Killer Romance 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 💀 Revenge Quest 🏚️ Small Town Secrets

Cruel Malady

by Trisha Wolfe • 2023

She hunts abusive men. He wants to cure her psychopathy. Their obsession becomes the experiment.

3.81

674

🧠 Psychopath Heroine ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 💀 Mutual Obsession 😈 Villain Love Story 🔥 Psychosexual

Cruel Malady 88%

She hunts abusive men. He wants to cure her psychopathy. Their obsession becomes the experiment.

by Trisha Wolfe 2023

3.81

674 ratings

🧠 Psychopath Heroine ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance 💀 Mutual Obsession 😈 Villain Love Story 🔥 Psychosexual

How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates

by Shailee Thompson • 2026

A slasher scholar’s speed-dating night turns into a serial killer’s bloody courtship.

3.71

30k+

🩸 Slasher Horror 💘 Horror Rom-Com 🌹 Serial Killer Courtship 🎬 Meta Slasher 💪 Final Girl

How to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates 88%

A slasher scholar’s speed-dating night turns into a serial killer’s bloody courtship.

by Shailee Thompson 2026

3.71

30k+ ratings

🩸 Slasher Horror 💘 Horror Rom-Com 🌹 Serial Killer Courtship 🎬 Meta Slasher 💪 Final Girl

The Accomplice

by Steve Cavanagh • 2022

A defense attorney who only defends the innocent takes the case of a serial killer's wife.

4.42

17k+

⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔪 Serial Killer 🤐 The Accused Wife 🎭 Hidden Identity 🪤 Frame-Up

The Accomplice 87%

A defense attorney who only defends the innocent takes the case of a serial killer's wife.

by Steve Cavanagh 2022

4.42

17k+ ratings

⚖️ Courtroom Drama 🔪 Serial Killer 🤐 The Accused Wife 🎭 Hidden Identity 🪤 Frame-Up

Hothouse Orchid

by Stuart Woods • 2009

Exiled to Florida, a CIA officer hunts a serial killer as her abuser runs the police.

3.95

7k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 👤 Corrupt Authority Figure 🤝 Survivor Solidarity 🎭 Hidden Identity

Hothouse Orchid 87%

Exiled to Florida, a CIA officer hunts a serial killer as her abuser runs the police.

by Stuart Woods 2009

3.95

7k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 👤 Corrupt Authority Figure 🤝 Survivor Solidarity 🎭 Hidden Identity

Heartbreak Bay

by Rachel Caine • 2021

Two drowned babies pull a serial killer's ex-wife into a predator's game of impossible choices.

4.25

25k+

🔪 Serial Killer 🐺 Protective Mother 🎲 Deadly Games ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏠 Found Family

Heartbreak Bay 87%

Two drowned babies pull a serial killer's ex-wife into a predator's game of impossible choices.

by Rachel Caine 2021

4.25

25k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer 🐺 Protective Mother 🎲 Deadly Games ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏠 Found Family

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 87%

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

Lethal Prey

by John Sandford • 2025

Five million dollars revives a cold case, forcing a prosecutor who killed once to kill again.

4.21

22k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔍 Cold Case 🖤 Female Serial Killer 🎙️ True Crime Obsession 🐱 Cat And Mouse

Lethal Prey 87%

Five million dollars revives a cold case, forcing a prosecutor who killed once to kill again.

by John Sandford 2025

4.21

22k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔍 Cold Case 🖤 Female Serial Killer 🎙️ True Crime Obsession 🐱 Cat And Mouse

Wolfhunter River

by Rachel Caine • 2019

A serial killer's ex-wife is the only hope for women vanishing in a town built on secrets.

4.11

44k+

🖤 Serial Killer's Wife 🛡️ Protective Mother 🕯️ Small Town Cult 📺 Trial By Media 🔗 Abducted Women

Wolfhunter River 87%

A serial killer's ex-wife is the only hope for women vanishing in a town built on secrets.

by Rachel Caine 2019

4.11

44k+ ratings

🖤 Serial Killer's Wife 🛡️ Protective Mother 🕯️ Small Town Cult 📺 Trial By Media 🔗 Abducted Women

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It

by Katy Brent • 2023

She projects happiness on Instagram. At night she hunts predators. Someone is watching both lives.

3.66

50k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice ✊ Feminist Revenge 🔪 Female Serial Killer 🎭 Dark Comedy Thriller 👁️ Stalker Mystery

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It Summary

How to Kill Men and Get Away With It 87%

She projects happiness on Instagram. At night she hunts predators. Someone is watching both lives.

by Katy Brent 2023

3.66

50k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice ✊ Feminist Revenge 🔪 Female Serial Killer 🎭 Dark Comedy Thriller 👁️ Stalker Mystery

How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways

by Eve Kellman • 2024

Haunted by her sister's assault, she kills predators. The detective falling for her is closing in.

3.67

8k+

🗡️ Vigilante Thriller 🔪 Killer Protagonist 😈 Dark Comedy Thriller 🔥 Female Rage 🛡️ Protective Sister

How to Kill a Guy in Ten Ways 87%

Haunted by her sister's assault, she kills predators. The detective falling for her is closing in.

by Eve Kellman 2024

3.67

8k+ ratings

🗡️ Vigilante Thriller 🔪 Killer Protagonist 😈 Dark Comedy Thriller 🔥 Female Rage 🛡️ Protective Sister

1st to Die

by James Patterson • 2001

A San Francisco detective hunts a killer stalking newlyweds, even as her own blood betrays her.

4.10

360k+

🔍 Police Procedural 👮 Female Detective 🔪 Serial Killer ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🌉 San Francisco

1st to Die 87%

A San Francisco detective hunts a killer stalking newlyweds, even as her own blood betrays her.

by James Patterson 2001

4.10

360k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 👮 Female Detective 🔪 Serial Killer ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🌉 San Francisco

The Risk

by S.T. Abby • 2016

She slaughters the men who attacked her. He's FBI. Their first date went perfectly.

4.25

389k+

🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🖤 Serial Killer Romance 🐾 Cat And Mouse 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔪 Revenge Quest

The Risk 87%

She slaughters the men who attacked her. He's FBI. Their first date went perfectly.

by S.T. Abby 2016

4.25

389k+ ratings

🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🖤 Serial Killer Romance 🐾 Cat And Mouse 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔪 Revenge Quest

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 87%

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 Apprentice

by Tess Gerritsen • 2002

A copycat killer forces husbands to watch. The detective hunting him barely survived the original.

4.14

73k+

🔪 Serial Killer 📋 Copycat Killer 🔬 Forensic Science 👮 Police Procedural 👩‍💼 Female Detective

The Apprentice 87%

A copycat killer forces husbands to watch. The detective hunting him barely survived the original.

by Tess Gerritsen 2002

4.14

73k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer 📋 Copycat Killer 🔬 Forensic Science 👮 Police Procedural 👩‍💼 Female Detective

Breathe Your Last

by Lisa Regan • 2020

A champion drowns without a fight. The killer's weapon: brownies laced with a mind-erasing poison.

4.50

8k+

🔍 Police Procedural 🏘️ Small Town Crime 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 👁️ Killer Pov 🎭 Hidden In Plain Sight

Breathe Your Last 87%

A champion drowns without a fight. The killer's weapon: brownies laced with a mind-erasing poison.

by Lisa Regan 2020

4.50

8k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 🏘️ Small Town Crime 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 👁️ Killer Pov 🎭 Hidden In Plain Sight

Missing in the Falls

by Elle Gray • 2023

Bones in a creek reopen a fifteen-year-old case the town buried with its secrets.

4.56

8k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Crime 🌲 Rural Noir 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 🔍 Police Procedural

Missing in the Falls 87%

Bones in a creek reopen a fifteen-year-old case the town buried with its secrets.

by Elle Gray 2023

4.56

8k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Crime 🌲 Rural Noir 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 🔍 Police Procedural

Random in Death

by J.D. Robb • 2024

A lethal needle kills a teen in a crowd; Eve Dallas hunts a predator who strikes randomly.

4.46

28k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🔍 Serial Killer Hunt 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 🚺 Misogynist Violence 💰 Privileged Killer

Random in Death 87%

A lethal needle kills a teen in a crowd; Eve Dallas hunts a predator who strikes randomly.

by J.D. Robb 2024

4.46

28k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🔍 Serial Killer Hunt 👮‍♀️ Female Detective 🚺 Misogynist Violence 💰 Privileged Killer

Body Language

by A.K. Turner • 2020

A mortuary tech who reads the dead defies the police to prove her teacher was murdered.

3.96

6k+

🔬 Forensic Mystery 🔎 Amateur Sleuth 🚔 Police Procedural 👭 Female Detective Duo 💀 Punk Heroine

Body Language 87%

A mortuary tech who reads the dead defies the police to prove her teacher was murdered.

by A.K. Turner 2020

3.96

6k+ ratings

🔬 Forensic Mystery 🔎 Amateur Sleuth 🚔 Police Procedural 👭 Female Detective Duo 💀 Punk Heroine

Think Twice

by Harlan Coben • 2024

Three years after the funeral, Myron Bolitar's dead rival leaves DNA on a murdered model.

4.22

53k+

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🎯 Framed For Murder 💑 Serial Killer Couple 🪦 Faked Death 👥 Crime Fighting Duo

Think Twice 87%

Three years after the funeral, Myron Bolitar's dead rival leaves DNA on a murdered model.

by Harlan Coben 2024

4.22

53k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🎯 Framed For Murder 💑 Serial Killer Couple 🪦 Faked Death 👥 Crime Fighting Duo

The Housemaid's Secret

by Freida McFadden • 2023

A housemaid helps an abused wife escape, only to be framed for the husband's murder.

4.16

1.8M+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧹 Maid Thriller ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🦹‍♀️ Mastermind Villain 🎭 Fake Identity

The Housemaid's Secret 87%

A housemaid helps an abused wife escape, only to be framed for the husband's murder.

by Freida McFadden 2023

4.16

1.8M+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🧹 Maid Thriller ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🦹‍♀️ Mastermind Villain 🎭 Fake Identity

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 87%

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

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 87%

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

Wonderland

by Jennifer Hillier • 2015

Four missing boys. A seaside amusement park. A disgraced deputy who won't stop asking questions.

4.06

44k+

🎡 Amusement Park Horror 💀 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 🎭 Female Predator

Wonderland 87%

Four missing boys. A seaside amusement park. A disgraced deputy who won't stop asking questions.

by Jennifer Hillier 2015

4.06

44k+ ratings

🎡 Amusement Park Horror 💀 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 🎭 Female Predator

How to Kill Your Family

by Bella Mackie • 2021

Imprisoned for a murder she didn't commit, Grace confesses to killing her wealthy family.

3.51

185k+

🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🔪 Kill List 👩 Female Antihero 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🔐 Family Secrets

How to Kill Your Family 87%

Imprisoned for a murder she didn't commit, Grace confesses to killing her wealthy family.

by Bella Mackie 2021

3.51

185k+ ratings

🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🔪 Kill List 👩 Female Antihero 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🔐 Family Secrets

Requiem & Reverie

by Keri Lake • 2019

A widow's dark tenant awakens her desire as a serial killer closes in on her son.

4.01

2k+

🖤 Serial Killer Romance 🩸 Dark Antihero 🔗 Trauma Bonding 👁️ Serial Killer Pov 🌙 Gothic Atmosphere

Requiem & Reverie 87%

A widow's dark tenant awakens her desire as a serial killer closes in on her son.

by Keri Lake 2019

4.01

2k+ ratings

🖤 Serial Killer Romance 🩸 Dark Antihero 🔗 Trauma Bonding 👁️ Serial Killer Pov 🌙 Gothic Atmosphere

Blindsided

by Fern Michaels • 2013

Twin judges profit from imprisoned children. A grieving widow reunites her old allies for payback.

4.30

4k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏠 Found Family 🏚️ Corrupt Small Town 👵 Older Heroines 👯 Female Ensemble

Blindsided 87%

Twin judges profit from imprisoned children. A grieving widow reunites her old allies for payback.

by Fern Michaels 2013

4.30

4k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🏠 Found Family 🏚️ Corrupt Small Town 👵 Older Heroines 👯 Female Ensemble

Echo Road

by Kendra Elliot • 2024

Two women in law enforcement hunt a serial killer who used to wear the same badge.

4.53

21k+

🎯 Serial Killer Hunt 👮 Police Procedural 🕵️ Fbi Thriller 👩‍👩‍ Female Detective Duo 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game

Echo Road 87%

Two women in law enforcement hunt a serial killer who used to wear the same badge.

by Kendra Elliot 2024

4.53

21k+ ratings

🎯 Serial Killer Hunt 👮 Police Procedural 🕵️ Fbi Thriller 👩‍👩‍ Female Detective Duo 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game

Satan's Affair

by H.D. Carlton • 2021

A traveling haunted house hides a woman who executes predators. Her only friends may not exist.

3.71

156k+

🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Serial Killer Pov 💀 Extreme Horror ⛪ Cult Trauma 👧 Female Killer

Satan's Affair 87%

A traveling haunted house hides a woman who executes predators. Her only friends may not exist.

by H.D. Carlton 2021

3.71

156k+ ratings

🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🔪 Serial Killer Pov 💀 Extreme Horror ⛪ Cult Trauma 👧 Female Killer

Bad Tourists

by Caro Carver • 2024

At a Maldives resort, three friends discover the massacre that binds them isn't over yet.

3.65

9k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Female Serial Killer 🃏 Unreliable Narrator 🌴 Paradise Thriller 💔 Abusive Relationship

Bad Tourists 87%

At a Maldives resort, three friends discover the massacre that binds them isn't over yet.

by Caro Carver 2024

3.65

9k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Female Serial Killer 🃏 Unreliable Narrator 🌴 Paradise Thriller 💔 Abusive Relationship

Find Her Alive

by Lisa Regan • 2020

A detective's twin vanishes from a cabin, leaving ritual bones and a dormant killer holding her.

4.47

9k+

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 👯 Estranged Sisters 🔍 Female Detective 💀 Staged Crime Scenes

Find Her Alive 87%

A detective's twin vanishes from a cabin, leaving ritual bones and a dormant killer holding her.

by Lisa Regan 2020

4.47

9k+ ratings

🩸 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 👯 Estranged Sisters 🔍 Female Detective 💀 Staged Crime Scenes

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 87%

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

The Sanatorium

by Sarah Pearse • 2021

An avalanche traps a detective inside a former sanatorium turned hotel. The murders have started.

3.36

205k+

🔐 Locked Room Mystery 🏔️ Alpine Setting ❄️ Snowbound Thriller 🔍 Detective With Trauma 🗡️ Revenge Killer

The Sanatorium 87%

An avalanche traps a detective inside a former sanatorium turned hotel. The murders have started.

by Sarah Pearse 2021

3.36

205k+ ratings

🔐 Locked Room Mystery 🏔️ Alpine Setting ❄️ Snowbound Thriller 🔍 Detective With Trauma 🗡️ Revenge Killer

Pop Goes the Weasel

by James Patterson • 1999

A killer shielded by diplomatic immunity faces a detective whose fiancée has just vanished.

4.05

77k+

🗡️ Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🎭 Double Life 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game 👁️ Serial Killer Pov

Pop Goes the Weasel 87%

A killer shielded by diplomatic immunity faces a detective whose fiancée has just vanished.

by James Patterson 1999

4.05

77k+ ratings

🗡️ Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🎭 Double Life 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game 👁️ Serial Killer Pov

The Perfect Marriage

by Jeneva Rose • 2020

His mistress is dead in his bed. His only defense attorney: the wife he betrayed.

3.97

1.2M+

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🖤 Domestic Noir 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🔒 Framed For Murder 💋 Femme Fatale

The Perfect Marriage 87%

His mistress is dead in his bed. His only defense attorney: the wife he betrayed.

by Jeneva Rose 2020

3.97

1.2M+ ratings

🏛️ Legal Thriller 🖤 Domestic Noir 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🔒 Framed For Murder 💋 Femme Fatale

Fool Me Once

by Harlan Coben • 2016

A widow sees her dead husband on the nanny cam: grief, a hoax, or a threat?

3.97

139k+

🔍 Psychological Thriller 🏚️ Domestic Noir 💭 Gaslighting 🔪 Female Vengeance 🪖 Military Trauma

Fool Me Once 87%

A widow sees her dead husband on the nanny cam: grief, a hoax, or a threat?

by Harlan Coben 2016

3.97

139k+ ratings

🔍 Psychological Thriller 🏚️ Domestic Noir 💭 Gaslighting 🔪 Female Vengeance 🪖 Military Trauma

Her Deadly Touch

by Lisa Regan • 2021

A detective on leave finds a mother posed at her child's grave, lips sealed with wax.

4.45

8k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🧠 Psychological Suspense 👩‍✈️ Female Detective 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🕯️ Ritual Murders

Her Deadly Touch 87%

A detective on leave finds a mother posed at her child's grave, lips sealed with wax.

by Lisa Regan 2021

4.45

8k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🧠 Psychological Suspense 👩‍✈️ Female Detective 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🕯️ Ritual Murders

Cat And Mouse

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A home invasion turns fatal. A detective hunted by a stalker must now catch a serial killer.

4.21

9k+

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Cat And Mouse 87%

A home invasion turns fatal. A detective hunted by a stalker must now catch a serial killer.

by M.J. Arlidge 2022

4.21

9k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🏠 Domestic Thriller 🚪 Home Invasion 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🏆 Trophy Killer

Do Not Disturb

by Freida McFadden • 2021

After killing her husband, she hides at a snowbound motel where the last guest was murdered.

3.89

388k+

🏠 Domestic Suspense ❄️ Snowbound Setting 🔪 Sister Betrayal 🏃 Fugitive Protagonist 💍 Abusive Marriage

Do Not Disturb 87%

After killing her husband, she hides at a snowbound motel where the last guest was murdered.

by Freida McFadden 2021

3.89

388k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Suspense ❄️ Snowbound Setting 🔪 Sister Betrayal 🏃 Fugitive Protagonist 💍 Abusive Marriage

Judgement Prey

by John Sandford • 2023

A federal judge's family is massacred in St. Paul. The widow isn't waiting for an arrest.

4.35

28k+

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Judgement Prey 87%

A federal judge's family is massacred in St. Paul. The widow isn't waiting for an arrest.

by John Sandford 2023

4.35

28k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🩹 Traumatized Detective 🗡️ Female Revenge ❄️ Minnesota Winter

Salvation of a Saint

by Keigo Higashino • 2008

A husband poisoned in a locked Tokyo home, a wife with an airtight alibi miles away.

4.02

27k+

🏠 Locked Room Mystery 🔬 Scientific Detection 👮 Police Procedural 🎯 Perfect Crime 👤 Female Mastermind

Salvation of a Saint 87%

A husband poisoned in a locked Tokyo home, a wife with an airtight alibi miles away.

by Keigo Higashino 2008

4.02

27k+ ratings

🏠 Locked Room Mystery 🔬 Scientific Detection 👮 Police Procedural 🎯 Perfect Crime 👤 Female Mastermind

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