Mysteries/Thrillers
Check out these books that have the most gasp-worthy, did-not-see-that-coming plot-twists.
Your Won't Believe Me
by Cyn Bolag
Recommended by Elayna Gladstone, Library Specialist
It’s on Hoopla and I finished it in a day because I couldn’t put it down! It’s perfect for teens who love thrillers and dystopian fiction (and adults too, of course!)
Listen For The Lie
by Amy Tintera
Recommended by Cheryl Graffo, Library Specialist
Everyone thinks Lucy killed her best friend, Savvy – but did she? The problem is, there wasn’t enough evidence to charge her, and Lucy can’t remember anything about that night.
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Recommended by Acey Deiwert, Youth Services Library Specialist
As an avid mystery reader, this series reminds me of the Golden Age of Mystery with new and updated scenarios. The retirement home setting is as much a character as the amateur sleuths! Definitely a must read for mystery fans!
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides
Recommended by Emily Nagel, Library Assistant
Despite reading The Silent Patient over two years ago, I still think it is one of the best thrillers I have ever read and definitely a must read for lovers of thrillers.
The Housemaid
by Freida McFadden
Recommended by Sydney Whiteside, Library Assistant
The Housemaid series by Freida McFadden is full of twists and turns that leave the reader contemplating their life for the next several days. There are three, mind-boggling novels, and McFadden just released a short, winter themed novel that is the newest edition to the series (if reading the series, read it as 2.5)! Readers: beware and enjoy!
Little Red House
by Liv Andersson
Recommended by Seda Shook, Library Assistant
Into women being bad and sadistic mind games with twists and turns that will give you whip lash?
Confessions
by Kanae Minato
Recommended by Tracey Dziomba, Library Assistant
[Warning: Book contains murder of a child.]
This is a book that will leave you with your jaw on the floor. A novel filled with twists and turns... but most of all, a mother's revenge. Highly recommend!
Pretty Girls
by Karin Slaughter
Recommended by Monica Aliquo, Library Assistant
[Warning: This book features highly graphic depictions of violence and may be disturbing for some readers.]
Pretty Girls will keep you on the edge of your seat! It's not for the faint of heart, but SO good.
The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby
by G. Z. Schmidt
Recommended by Julie Bascom, Youth Services Manager
For kids, this title that came out in 2024 is really fun and has quite a few twists and turns, and it’s set during Halloween week which guarantees suspense! For 3rd grade and up.
Sadie
by Courtney Summers
Recommended by Libby Voight, Branch Manager
When reading mysteries I want the plot twists and reveals to hit me like a gut punch and Courtney Summers does that painfully well. I recommend her book Sadie, especially in audiobook format on Hoopla because it's a full cast production so it's like listening to a podcast. This book is perfect for true crime junkies, but it's also about how problematic a culture obsessed with true crime, specifically violence against girls and young women, can be. Sadie will haunt you long after the last page.
A Most Agreeable Murder
by Julia Seales
Recommended by Alyssa Krob, Digital Resources Librarian
I'm not much of a mystery/thriller reader, but this cozy mystery was a fun read! The author did a humorous parody on Jane Austen and all things Regency that involved a murder-mystery, glowing frogs, and possibly werewolves. If you are looking for something light hearted and not at all too serious, I would definitely recommend this one. Although if you are a true Jane Austen fan, I would steer clear.
The Kind Worth Killing
by Peter Swanson
Recommended by Candy Van Tine, Branch Manager
Ever plotted a murder with the stranger sitting next to you on an airplane? Me, either…But you know how sometimes you find yourself confiding things in strangers that you wouldn’t share with anyone else? In The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson, Ted mentions to his seatmate that he’s convinced his wife is cheating on him. Things take off from there, and you get to go along for one crazy ride.
This story will suck you in like a Dyson 300. You won’t want it to end. The good news though, is that the author has other titles that are equally as fantastic, so pick up one today!
Still life : a Chief Inspector Gamache novel
by Louise Penny
Recommended by BrendaGael Beasley~Forrest, Catalog Librarian