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The Best Thriller Books to Read Next

A thriller has one job: make "just one more chapter" a lie you tell yourself past midnight. These do that job well, whether the tension comes from a killer, an unreliable narrator, or a secret that's about to come apart.

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Cover of Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn

The twist that made an entire generation stop trusting narrators.

Cover of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Stieg Larsson

Lisbeth Salander is one of the most memorable characters in modern thrillers.

Cover of The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

One of the cleanest final-page twists in recent thriller writing.

Cover of The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

The Da Vinci Code

Dan Brown

The definition of a book you cannot put down, chapter after chapter.

Cover of The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

The book that basically invented dark academia as a vibe.

Cover of Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

Sharp Objects

Gillian Flynn

Flynn's darkest and most unsettling book, which is saying something.

Cover of In the Woods by Tana French

In the Woods

Tana French

A mystery that cares more about psychology than tidy answers.

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