Nosy Neighbor Books | Summaries & Audio

Watching You

by Lisa Jewell • 2018

A teacher moves to a quiet suburb, sparking obsession, paranoia, and a murder nobody saw.

3.86

231k+

🔪 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🏘️ Neighborhood Secrets 👁️ Voyeurism 🤥 Unreliable Narrator

Watching You 87%

A teacher moves to a quiet suburb, sparking obsession, paranoia, and a murder nobody saw.

by Lisa Jewell 2018

3.86

231k+ ratings

🔪 Domestic Thriller 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🏘️ Neighborhood Secrets 👁️ Voyeurism 🤥 Unreliable Narrator

Never Have I Ever

by Joshilyn Jackson • 2019

A glamorous stranger invades her book club with a game designed to expose her darkest secret.

3.73

58k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔍 Psychological Suspense 😈 Neighbor From Hell 👯 Female Friendship 🏘️ Suburban Secrets

Never Have I Ever 87%

A glamorous stranger invades her book club with a game designed to expose her darkest secret.

by Joshilyn Jackson 2019

3.73

58k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔍 Psychological Suspense 😈 Neighbor From Hell 👯 Female Friendship 🏘️ Suburban Secrets

The Apartment Across the Hall

by Jack Dane • 2025

In a shabby Brooklyn walkup, she watches the neighbor's women go in and never come out.

3.55

13k+

🧩 Psychological Suspense 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🎭 Hidden Villain 👁️ Suspicious Neighbor 🔗 Captivity

The Apartment Across the Hall 87%

In a shabby Brooklyn walkup, she watches the neighbor's women go in and never come out.

by Jack Dane 2025

3.55

13k+ ratings

🧩 Psychological Suspense 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 🎭 Hidden Villain 👁️ Suspicious Neighbor 🔗 Captivity

The Guest Room

by Tasha Sylva • 2023

Her sister's murder unsolved, Tess rents the room to a guest, then reads his diary.

3.31

3k+

🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Obsessive Grief 👁️ Voyeurism 🔪 Female Obsession 🏘️ Creepy Neighbor

The Guest Room 86%

Her sister's murder unsolved, Tess rents the room to a guest, then reads his diary.

by Tasha Sylva 2023

3.31

3k+ ratings

🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🖤 Obsessive Grief 👁️ Voyeurism 🔪 Female Obsession 🏘️ Creepy Neighbor

The New Neighbours

by Claire Douglas • 2025

Her boom mic records the new neighbors plotting a kidnapping. Now they know she heard everything.

3.81

25k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🖤 Obsessive Love 👶 Stolen Baby ⏳ Dual Timeline 😰 Creeping Dread

The New Neighbours 86%

Her boom mic records the new neighbors plotting a kidnapping. Now they know she heard everything.

by Claire Douglas 2025

3.81

25k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🖤 Obsessive Love 👶 Stolen Baby ⏳ Dual Timeline 😰 Creeping Dread

The Housemaid is Watching

by Freida McFadden • 2024

A suburban mother's fresh start turns bloody when she finds a hidden room and a dead body.

3.85

1.1M+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🏘️ Suburban Noir 🚪 Hidden Room 🔒 Secret Past 👀 Creepy Neighbor

The Housemaid is Watching 86%

A suburban mother's fresh start turns bloody when she finds a hidden room and a dead body.

by Freida McFadden 2024

3.85

1.1M+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🏘️ Suburban Noir 🚪 Hidden Room 🔒 Secret Past 👀 Creepy Neighbor

Enjoying the Show

by Marie Harte • 2007

Caught watching her hot neighbor, a shy woman faces an ultimatum: dinner, or the police.

3.50

3k+

👀 Voyeur Romance 🔄 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity 🦋 Shy Heroine 🔥 High Heat

Enjoying the Show 85%

Caught watching her hot neighbor, a shy woman faces an ultimatum: dinner, or the police.

by Marie Harte 2007

3.50

3k+ ratings

👀 Voyeur Romance 🔄 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity 🦋 Shy Heroine 🔥 High Heat

The Self-Made Widow

by Fabian Nicieza • 2022

A dead lawyer, a serene widow, and the suburban mom who knows she's lying.

3.88

2k+

🏘️ Suburban Noir 🔍 Amateur Detective 👯 Frenemies ♟️ Psychological Duel 😈 Dark Humor

The Self-Made Widow 85%

A dead lawyer, a serene widow, and the suburban mom who knows she's lying.

by Fabian Nicieza 2022

3.88

2k+ ratings

🏘️ Suburban Noir 🔍 Amateur Detective 👯 Frenemies ♟️ Psychological Duel 😈 Dark Humor

The House Across the Lake

by Riley Sager • 2022

A widow's lake-house spying becomes a missing-person case when the wife across the lake disappears.

3.58

457k+

🏠 Domestic Suspense 👀 Voyeurism 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🚪 Missing Wife

The House Across the Lake 85%

A widow's lake-house spying becomes a missing-person case when the wife across the lake disappears.

by Riley Sager 2022

3.58

457k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Suspense 👀 Voyeurism 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🚪 Missing Wife

You Killed Me First

by John Marrs • 2025

On a quiet cul-de-sac, three women's secrets collide, and someone is about to start a fire.

3.95

116k+

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🏘️ Neighborhood Thriller 💰 Blackmail Scheme 👁️ Multiple Perspectives ⭐ Fallen Celebrity

You Killed Me First 85%

On a quiet cul-de-sac, three women's secrets collide, and someone is about to start a fire.

by John Marrs 2025

3.95

116k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🏘️ Neighborhood Thriller 💰 Blackmail Scheme 👁️ Multiple Perspectives ⭐ Fallen Celebrity

Fake News & Office Blues

by Amanda M. Lee • 2022

A journalist stops a kidnapping, then uncovers a trafficking ring behind a small-town pageant.

4.74

1k+

🖋️ Journalist Sleuth 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 💑 Married Sleuths 👨‍👩‍👧 Meddling Family 😏 Snarky Protagonist

Fake News & Office Blues 85%

A journalist stops a kidnapping, then uncovers a trafficking ring behind a small-town pageant.

by Amanda M. Lee 2022

4.74

1k+ ratings

🖋️ Journalist Sleuth 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 💑 Married Sleuths 👨‍👩‍👧 Meddling Family 😏 Snarky Protagonist

Ours Is a Tale of Murder

by Nora Murphy • 2026

A lawyer's fast marriage becomes a gilded cage from which only murder can set her free.

3.56

4k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 💍 Gaslighting Spouse 👀 Stalker Neighbor 📖 Metafictional Twist 😨 Claustrophobic Tension

Ours Is a Tale of Murder 85%

A lawyer's fast marriage becomes a gilded cage from which only murder can set her free.

by Nora Murphy 2026

3.56

4k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 💍 Gaslighting Spouse 👀 Stalker Neighbor 📖 Metafictional Twist 😨 Claustrophobic Tension

The Maid's Diary

by Loreth Anne White • 2023

A maid realizes her clients covered up her assault years ago. She's been invisible long enough.

4.20

120k+

🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 👁️ Invisible Observer ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

The Maid's Diary 85%

A maid realizes her clients covered up her assault years ago. She's been invisible long enough.

by Loreth Anne White 2023

4.20

120k+ ratings

🗡️ Revenge Thriller 🏠 Domestic Suspense 🌀 Unreliable Narrator 👁️ Invisible Observer ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

The Whispers

by Ashley Audrain • 2023

A boy's fall from a window exposes the betrayals simmering beneath a pristine suburban street.

3.80

95k+

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🏡 Suburban Thriller 💔 Marital Betrayal 👩‍👦 Maternal Ambivalence 🤫 Neighborhood Secrets

The Whispers 85%

A boy's fall from a window exposes the betrayals simmering beneath a pristine suburban street.

by Ashley Audrain 2023

3.80

95k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Suspense 🏡 Suburban Thriller 💔 Marital Betrayal 👩‍👦 Maternal Ambivalence 🤫 Neighborhood Secrets

Such a Lovely Family

by Aggie Blum Thompson • 2024

The Calhouns' garden party ends with a dead patriarch and a house full of suspects.

3.66

7k+

🏚️ Domestic Noir 🌸 Suburban Gothic 🔒 Family Secrets 👁️ Multiple Perspectives 🖤 Toxic Family Legacy

Such a Lovely Family 84%

The Calhouns' garden party ends with a dead patriarch and a house full of suspects.

by Aggie Blum Thompson 2024

3.66

7k+ ratings

🏚️ Domestic Noir 🌸 Suburban Gothic 🔒 Family Secrets 👁️ Multiple Perspectives 🖤 Toxic Family Legacy

The Woman in the Window

by A.J. Finn • 2018

An agoraphobic psychologist sees a stabbing, but the body vanishes and the victim reappears alive.

3.94

895k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 👁️ Voyeur Thriller 🧠 Psych Suspense 🥃 Unreliable Narrator 🕯️ Gaslighting

The Woman in the Window 84%

An agoraphobic psychologist sees a stabbing, but the body vanishes and the victim reappears alive.

by A.J. Finn 2018

3.94

895k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 👁️ Voyeur Thriller 🧠 Psych Suspense 🥃 Unreliable Narrator 🕯️ Gaslighting

Safe and Sound

by Fern Michaels • 2018

An eight-year-old prodigy, targeted by his stepmother, finds family in a group of vigilante women.

4.44

5k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Child Prodigy 🍎 Evil Stepmother 👩‍👦 Surrogate Mothers

Safe and Sound 84%

An eight-year-old prodigy, targeted by his stepmother, finds family in a group of vigilante women.

by Fern Michaels 2018

4.44

5k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🫂 Found Family 🧠 Child Prodigy 🍎 Evil Stepmother 👩‍👦 Surrogate Mothers

Bad Summer People

by Emma Rosenblum • 2023

A storm unearths a body on Fire Island, and an exclusive summer colony's facades crack.

3.40

98k+

🔪 Domestic Suspense 🌊 Beach Noir 💬 Weaponized Gossip 💸 Rich People Problems 🎾 Country Club Secrets

Bad Summer People 84%

A storm unearths a body on Fire Island, and an exclusive summer colony's facades crack.

by Emma Rosenblum 2023

3.40

98k+ ratings

🔪 Domestic Suspense 🌊 Beach Noir 💬 Weaponized Gossip 💸 Rich People Problems 🎾 Country Club Secrets

My Neighbour's Affair

by Daniel Hurst • 2024

A woman handcuffs her unfaithful husband to the bed and walks next door to seduce the neighbor.

3.86

9k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🌃 Suburban Noir 💔 Revenge Affair 👭 Sibling Betrayal 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

My Neighbour's Affair 84%

A woman handcuffs her unfaithful husband to the bed and walks next door to seduce the neighbor.

by Daniel Hurst 2024

3.86

9k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🌃 Suburban Noir 💔 Revenge Affair 👭 Sibling Betrayal 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

Death of a Nurse

by M.C. Beaton • 2016

A Highland constable's dinner date is cut short when the private nurse washes ashore dead.

3.80

6k+

🏘️ Village Cozy 🕵️ Lonely Detective 🔍 Classic Whodunit 💰 Inheritance Plot 🌊 Coastal Mystery

Death of a Nurse 84%

A Highland constable's dinner date is cut short when the private nurse washes ashore dead.

by M.C. Beaton 2016

3.80

6k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Cozy 🕵️ Lonely Detective 🔍 Classic Whodunit 💰 Inheritance Plot 🌊 Coastal Mystery

The Quiet Neighbor

by J.D. Barker • 2026

A mother's daughter disappears; the clues point to the serial killer father she thought was dead.

3.88

1k+

🔪 Psychological Thriller 🩸 Serial Killer 🤫 Family Secrets 🧬 Generational Trauma 🤥 Unreliable Narrator

The Quiet Neighbor 84%

A mother's daughter disappears; the clues point to the serial killer father she thought was dead.

by J.D. Barker 2026

3.88

1k+ ratings

🔪 Psychological Thriller 🩸 Serial Killer 🤫 Family Secrets 🧬 Generational Trauma 🤥 Unreliable Narrator

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

by Elle Cosimano • 2022

A single-mom novelist finds a hit on her ex. She and her nanny hunt the anonymous buyer.

3.96

124k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Humorous Mystery 🤝 Partner In Crime 🎪 Madcap Caper 💔 Ex-Husband Chaos

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead 84%

A single-mom novelist finds a hit on her ex. She and her nanny hunt the anonymous buyer.

by Elle Cosimano 2022

3.96

124k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Humorous Mystery 🤝 Partner In Crime 🎪 Madcap Caper 💔 Ex-Husband Chaos

Before She Knew Him

by Peter Swanson • 2019

An artist suspects her neighbor is a killer. Her bipolar past means no one believes her.

3.85

70k+

🧠 Psychological Suspense 🏠 Domestic Thriller 👁️ Unreliable Witness 🚪 Killer Next Door 🐱 Cat And Mouse

Before She Knew Him 84%

An artist suspects her neighbor is a killer. Her bipolar past means no one believes her.

by Peter Swanson 2019

3.85

70k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Suspense 🏠 Domestic Thriller 👁️ Unreliable Witness 🚪 Killer Next Door 🐱 Cat And Mouse

Everyone Here Is Lying

by Shari Lapena • 2023

His secret affair ends. His difficult daughter vanishes. And the quiet cul-de-sac crawls with lies.

3.78

225k+

🖤 Domestic Noir 📍 Missing Child 👀 Suburban Paranoia 😈 Unsettling Child 💬 Neighborhood Secrets

Everyone Here Is Lying 84%

His secret affair ends. His difficult daughter vanishes. And the quiet cul-de-sac crawls with lies.

by Shari Lapena 2023

3.78

225k+ ratings

🖤 Domestic Noir 📍 Missing Child 👀 Suburban Paranoia 😈 Unsettling Child 💬 Neighborhood Secrets

Suburban Dicks

by Fabian Nicieza • 2021

An Indian clerk's murder pulls a pregnant ex-profiler into her suburb's sixty-year cover-up.

3.91

5k+

🏘️ Suburban Murder Mystery 🤰 Mom Detective 🕵️ Unlikely Detective Duo 🤫 Small Town Conspiracy 🎭 Satirical Mystery

Suburban Dicks 84%

An Indian clerk's murder pulls a pregnant ex-profiler into her suburb's sixty-year cover-up.

by Fabian Nicieza 2021

3.91

5k+ ratings

🏘️ Suburban Murder Mystery 🤰 Mom Detective 🕵️ Unlikely Detective Duo 🤫 Small Town Conspiracy 🎭 Satirical Mystery

High Five

by Janet Evanovich • 1999

Broke bounty hunter Stephanie Plum hunts her missing uncle and finds crime-scene photos in his desk.

4.18

137k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Comedic Mystery 💔 Love Triangle 👮 Cop Love Interest 👵 Eccentric Grandmother

High Five 84%

Broke bounty hunter Stephanie Plum hunts her missing uncle and finds crime-scene photos in his desk.

by Janet Evanovich 1999

4.18

137k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 😂 Comedic Mystery 💔 Love Triangle 👮 Cop Love Interest 👵 Eccentric Grandmother

Death of a Gentle Lady

by M.C. Beaton • 2008

A village adores its genteel newcomer. A constable distrusts her. Then she is found strangled.

3.84

7k+

🏘️ Village Mystery 🔍 Amateur Detective 🗝️ Family Secrets 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎯 Revenge Plot

Death of a Gentle Lady 84%

A village adores its genteel newcomer. A constable distrusts her. Then she is found strangled.

by M.C. Beaton 2008

3.84

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Village Mystery 🔍 Amateur Detective 🗝️ Family Secrets 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎯 Revenge Plot

Truly Madly Guilty

by Liane Moriarty • 2016

After a child nearly drowns at a barbecue, three couples grapple with guilt and buried secrets.

3.60

319k+

🏘️ Suburban Domestic Drama 🔍 Domestic Suspense 🤝 Friendship Under Strain 💔 Marriage In Crisis 🏡 Suburban Secrets

Truly Madly Guilty 84%

After a child nearly drowns at a barbecue, three couples grapple with guilt and buried secrets.

by Liane Moriarty 2016

3.60

319k+ ratings

🏘️ Suburban Domestic Drama 🔍 Domestic Suspense 🤝 Friendship Under Strain 💔 Marriage In Crisis 🏡 Suburban Secrets

The Mystery Guest

by Nita Prose • 2023

The Head Maid's fingerprints are on the poisoned teacup that killed a famous mystery author.

3.79

163k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🏨 Hotel Mystery 🖊️ Author Murder 🧐 Quirky Detective 🔑 Family Secrets

The Mystery Guest 84%

The Head Maid's fingerprints are on the poisoned teacup that killed a famous mystery author.

by Nita Prose 2023

3.79

163k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🏨 Hotel Mystery 🖊️ Author Murder 🧐 Quirky Detective 🔑 Family Secrets

Death of a Dreamer

by M.C. Beaton • 2006

When a lonely artist is found dead on a Highland mountain, her severed finger points to murder.

3.89

7k+

🏘️ Scottish Village Mystery 💔 Obsessive Love 🤫 Small Town Secrets 🗣️ Gossip As Weapon 🌫️ Highland Isolation

Death of a Dreamer 84%

When a lonely artist is found dead on a Highland mountain, her severed finger points to murder.

by M.C. Beaton 2006

3.89

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Scottish Village Mystery 💔 Obsessive Love 🤫 Small Town Secrets 🗣️ Gossip As Weapon 🌫️ Highland Isolation

Beg, Borrow, or Steal

by Sarah Adams • 2025

A teacher's decade-long nemesis moves next door, and the battle lines between them start to blur.

4.00

153k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Sharp Banter

Beg, Borrow, or Steal 84%

A teacher's decade-long nemesis moves next door, and the battle lines between them start to blur.

by Sarah Adams 2025

4.00

153k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Sharp Banter

The Stranger

by Harlan Coben • 2015

His wife faked her pregnancy. A stranger knew. Now a father's search for truth turns deadly.

3.9

104k+

🏘️ Suburban Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👤 Missing Wife 💻 Digital Secrets 🕯️ Slow Burn Suspense

The Stranger 84%

His wife faked her pregnancy. A stranger knew. Now a father's search for truth turns deadly.

by Harlan Coben 2015

3.9

104k+ ratings

🏘️ Suburban Thriller ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👤 Missing Wife 💻 Digital Secrets 🕯️ Slow Burn Suspense

The Body in the Backyard

by Lucy Score • 2024

A psychic and her PI boyfriend protect her ex-husband after a corpse lands in his backyard.

4.14

24k+

🕵️‍♀️ Psychic Sleuth 💔 Ex-Husband In Trouble 🏠 Chaotic Found Family 🕶️ Protective PI 😂 Laugh-Out-Loud

The Body in the Backyard 84%

A psychic and her PI boyfriend protect her ex-husband after a corpse lands in his backyard.

by Lucy Score 2024

4.14

24k+ ratings

🕵️‍♀️ Psychic Sleuth 💔 Ex-Husband In Trouble 🏠 Chaotic Found Family 🕶️ Protective PI 😂 Laugh-Out-Loud

The Man Who Died Twice

by Richard Osman • 2021

A dead man's letter pulls four elderly sleuths into stolen diamonds and a mafia manhunt.

4.35

362k+

🕵️ Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Retired Spy 💕 Found Family 🏘️ Retirement Village 🎭 Cozy Thriller

The Man Who Died Twice 84%

A dead man's letter pulls four elderly sleuths into stolen diamonds and a mafia manhunt.

by Richard Osman 2021

4.35

362k+ ratings

🕵️ Retiree Sleuths 🔍 Retired Spy 💕 Found Family 🏘️ Retirement Village 🎭 Cozy Thriller

The Sentinel

by Jeffrey Konvitz • 1974

A model's brownstone has dead tenants and a blind priest waiting for her to replace him.

3.83

8k+

✝️ Catholic Horror 🏚️ Cursed Apartment 🌀 Psychological Unraveling 😈 Demonic Neighbors 🕯️ Church Conspiracy

The Sentinel 84%

A model's brownstone has dead tenants and a blind priest waiting for her to replace him.

by Jeffrey Konvitz 1974

3.83

8k+ ratings

✝️ Catholic Horror 🏚️ Cursed Apartment 🌀 Psychological Unraveling 😈 Demonic Neighbors 🕯️ Church Conspiracy

Game of Cones

by Cynthia Baxter • 2020

A storm-trapped ice cream shop owner must solve a heiress's murder at a remote resort.

3.75

182

🍦 Culinary Cozy 🗝️ Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏔️ Isolated Setting 🔐 Family Secrets

Game of Cones 84%

A storm-trapped ice cream shop owner must solve a heiress's murder at a remote resort.

by Cynthia Baxter 2020

3.75

182 ratings

🍦 Culinary Cozy 🗝️ Locked Room Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏔️ Isolated Setting 🔐 Family Secrets

Death of a Maid

by M.C. Beaton • 2007

A Highland constable wins a cleaning from the village gossip. She is dead by morning.

3.84

7k+

🗡️ Gossip As Weapon 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 🔍 Reluctant Detective 💰 Blackmail Motive 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Death of a Maid 84%

A Highland constable wins a cleaning from the village gossip. She is dead by morning.

by M.C. Beaton 2007

3.84

7k+ ratings

🗡️ Gossip As Weapon 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 🔍 Reluctant Detective 💰 Blackmail Motive 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

The Psychopath Next Door

by Mark Edwards • 2025

A vengeful ex-con moves next door and finds a kindred spirit in a family's twelve-year-old daughter.

3.95

28k+

🏡 Psychopath Neighbor 🔪 Female Psychopath 🕸️ Twisted Mentorship 🧩 Disturbed Child 🏚️ Abandoned Asylum

The Psychopath Next Door 84%

A vengeful ex-con moves next door and finds a kindred spirit in a family's twelve-year-old daughter.

by Mark Edwards 2025

3.95

28k+ ratings

🏡 Psychopath Neighbor 🔪 Female Psychopath 🕸️ Twisted Mentorship 🧩 Disturbed Child 🏚️ Abandoned Asylum

Someone in the Attic

by Andrea Mara • 2024

A Dublin mother finds viral videos of her home filmed by someone living in her attic.

3.72

28k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🚪 Home Invasion 👀 Hidden Intruder 🎭 Fake Identity 🔍 Paranoid Atmosphere

Someone in the Attic 84%

A Dublin mother finds viral videos of her home filmed by someone living in her attic.

by Andrea Mara 2024

3.72

28k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🚪 Home Invasion 👀 Hidden Intruder 🎭 Fake Identity 🔍 Paranoid Atmosphere

Next to Heaven

by James Frey • 2025

A swingers' party among Connecticut's elite ends in murder, and every guest has a secret.

3.34

16k+

🏚️ Domestic Noir 💰 Wealth Satire 🔪 Female Revenge 🩸 Framed For Murder 🏘️ Gated Community

Next to Heaven 84%

A swingers' party among Connecticut's elite ends in murder, and every guest has a secret.

by James Frey 2025

3.34

16k+ ratings

🏚️ Domestic Noir 💰 Wealth Satire 🔪 Female Revenge 🩸 Framed For Murder 🏘️ Gated Community

The Fatal Flying Affair

by T.E. Kinsey • 2020

A fatal parachute test draws Lady Hardcastle and her maid into a world of aviation and espionage.

4.41

8k+

🎩 Edwardian Cozy 👭 Female Sleuth Duo 🏡 English Village 😄 Witty Mystery 🕵️‍♀️ Historical Espionage

The Fatal Flying Affair 84%

A fatal parachute test draws Lady Hardcastle and her maid into a world of aviation and espionage.

by T.E. Kinsey 2020

4.41

8k+ ratings

🎩 Edwardian Cozy 👭 Female Sleuth Duo 🏡 English Village 😄 Witty Mystery 🕵️‍♀️ Historical Espionage

The Girl on the Train

by Paula Hawkins • 2015

An alcoholic watches a couple from her train. The wife vanishes; the watcher remembers nothing.

3.96

3.3M+

🏚️ Domestic Noir 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🍷 Alcoholic Narrator 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 👁️ Voyeurism

The Girl on the Train 84%

An alcoholic watches a couple from her train. The wife vanishes; the watcher remembers nothing.

by Paula Hawkins 2015

3.96

3.3M+ ratings

🏚️ Domestic Noir 🧠 Psychological Suspense 🍷 Alcoholic Narrator 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 👁️ Voyeurism

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping [On a Dead Man]

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2025

A widowed tea shop owner investigates a dead influencer whose curated life was all performance.

4.16

79k+

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 🍜 Culinary Cozy 📱 Social Media Critique 💬 Witty Banter

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping [On a Dead Man] Summary

Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping [On a Dead Man] 84%

A widowed tea shop owner investigates a dead influencer whose curated life was all performance.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2025

4.16

79k+ ratings

🕵️ Amateur Sleuth 🫂 Found Family 🍜 Culinary Cozy 📱 Social Media Critique 💬 Witty Banter

Mean Moms

by Emma Rosenblum • 2025

When sabotage consumes an elite Manhattan mom clique, the glamorous newcomer takes the fall.

3.50

25k+

🎭 Dark Social Satire 🏫 Private School Drama 👩‍👧 Competitive Mothers 💔 Toxic Friendships 🔪 Social Sabotage

Mean Moms 84%

When sabotage consumes an elite Manhattan mom clique, the glamorous newcomer takes the fall.

by Emma Rosenblum 2025

3.50

25k+ ratings

🎭 Dark Social Satire 🏫 Private School Drama 👩‍👧 Competitive Mothers 💔 Toxic Friendships 🔪 Social Sabotage

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

by Grady Hendrix • 2020

A Southern book club knows their new neighbor is a vampire. Their husbands know they're hysterical.

3.78

318k+

🏘️ Suburban Horror 🌿 Southern Gothic 🧛 Vampire Next Door 😱 Gaslighting Horror 😂 Horror Comedy

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires Summary

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires 84%

A Southern book club knows their new neighbor is a vampire. Their husbands know they're hysterical.

by Grady Hendrix 2020

3.78

318k+ ratings

🏘️ Suburban Horror 🌿 Southern Gothic 🧛 Vampire Next Door 😱 Gaslighting Horror 😂 Horror Comedy

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by Joanna Cannon • 2016

An English avenue, summer 1976: a woman vanishes, and two ten-year-old girls go searching for God.

3.64

31k+

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The Trouble with Goats and Sheep Summary

The Trouble with Goats and Sheep 84%

An English avenue, summer 1976: a woman vanishes, and two ten-year-old girls go searching for God.

by Joanna Cannon 2016

3.64

31k+ ratings

🔍 Small Town Secrets 👧 Child Narrator 🐐 Community Scapegoating ☀️ Sweltering Summer 🇬🇧 1970s England

Death Beside the Seaside

by T.E. Kinsey • 2019

A seaside holiday turns lethal when a scientist vanishes from a hotel packed with spies.

4.26

11k+

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Death Beside the Seaside 84%

A seaside holiday turns lethal when a scientist vanishes from a hotel packed with spies.

by T.E. Kinsey 2019

4.26

11k+ ratings

🕰️ Edwardian Mystery 🕵️ Espionage Cozy 🌊 Seaside Mystery 👯 Lady Detective Duo 🏠 Found Family

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Three ex-girlfriends plot revenge, then find his body and a crime scene full of their DNA.

3.56

16k+

🧶 Cozy Mystery Energy 😈 Revenge Comedy 🎙️ Podcast Mystery 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club 84%

Three ex-girlfriends plot revenge, then find his body and a crime scene full of their DNA.

by Gloria Chao 2025

3.56

16k+ ratings

🧶 Cozy Mystery Energy 😈 Revenge Comedy 🎙️ Podcast Mystery 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity

Blood Orchid

by Stuart Woods • 2002

A bullet interrupts a Florida police chief's dinner, and three developers are already dead.

4.07

12k+

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Blood Orchid 84%

A bullet interrupts a Florida police chief's dinner, and three developers are already dead.

by Stuart Woods 2002

4.07

12k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🕵️ Organized Crime 👮‍♀️ Woman In Law Enforcement 🏘️ Small Town Secrets ☀️ Sunshine Noir

Death by Dumpling

by Vivien Chien • 2018

Lana Lee's lunch delivery kills the property manager of Asia Village, making her the prime suspect.

3.65

14k+

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Death by Dumpling 84%

Lana Lee's lunch delivery kills the property manager of Asia Village, making her the prime suspect.

by Vivien Chien 2018

3.65

14k+ ratings

🍜 Restaurant Setting 🕵️‍♀️ Amateur Detective 🔒 Closed Circle Mystery 🤫 Family Secrets 💞 Slow Burn Romance

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