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100 Must-Read Books With Plot Twists

Book Riot has compiled a list of 100 must-read books with plot twists.
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32 Candles (Ernessa T. Carter)
32 Candles
1
Ernessa T. Carter
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
2
Paulo Coelho
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
3
Neil Gaiman
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
4
Agatha Christie
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
5
Ian McEwan
August Snow (Stephen MacK Jones)
August Snow
6
Stephen MacK Jones
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
7
S.J. Watson
Behind Her Eyes (Sarah Pinborough)
Behind Her Eyes
8
Sarah Pinborough
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
9
Liane Moriarty
Bitch Planet, Vol 1 (Kelly Sue Deconnick)
Bitch Planet, Vol 1
10
Kelly Sue Deconnick
Bittersweet (Miranda Beverly-Whittemore)
Bittersweet
11
Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
The Book of Unknown Americans (Cristina Henriquez)
The Book of Unknown Americans
12
Cristina Henriquez
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
13
John Boyne
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
14
Suzanne Collins
The Circle (Dave Eggers)
The Circle
15
Dave Eggers
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
16
Cassandra Clare
Code Name Verity (Elizabeth Wein)
Code Name Verity
17
Elizabeth Wein
Confessions (Kanae Minato)
Confessions
18
Kanae Minato
The Couple Next Door (Shari Lapena)
The Couple Next Door
19
Shari Lapena
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
20
Robert Galbraith
The Cutting Season (Attica Locke)
The Cutting Season
21
Attica Locke
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
22
Dan Brown
Dear Mr. M: A Novel (Herman Koch)
Dear Mr. M: A Novel
23
Herman Koch
Defending Jacob (William Landay)
Defending Jacob
24
William Landay
Die Again (Tess Gerritsen)
Die Again
25
Tess Gerritsen
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
26
Orson Scott Card
Everlost (Neal Shutterman)
Everlost
27
Neal Shutterman
Everything Everything (Nicola Yoon)
Everything Everything
28
Nicola Yoon
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
29
N. K. Jemisin
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
30
Chuck Palahniuk
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
31
Sarah Waters
The Forgotten Girls (Sara Blaedel)
The Forgotten Girls
32
Sara Blaedel
Gentlemen and Players (Joanne Harris)
Gentlemen and Players
33
Joanne Harris
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
34
Paula Hawkins
The Girl With All the Gifts (M.R. Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
35
M.R. Carey
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
36
Stieg Larsson
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
37
Gillian Flynn
The Good Girl (Mary Kubica)
The Good Girl
38
Mary Kubica
A Good Idea (Cristina Moracho)
A Good Idea
39
Cristina Moracho
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
40
J.K. Rowling
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