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BuzzFeed's 41 Most Suspenseful Books

According to Buzzfeed (April 2016), these are 41 of the most suspenseful books you will ever read. *GASP*
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The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins
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Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
S.J. Watson
3
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
Josh Malerman
4
An Untamed State
An Untamed State
5
Sphere (Michael Crichton)
Sphere
Michael Crichton
6
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
7
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
8
Descent (Tim Johnston)
Descent
Tim Johnston
9
The Husband's Secret (Liane Moriarty)
The Husband's Secret
Liane Moriarty
10
Intensity
Intensity
11
Mr. Mercedes (Stephen King)
Mr. Mercedes
Stephen King
12
Playing With Fire (Tess Gerritsen)
Playing With Fire
Tess Gerritsen
13
Alex (Pierre Lemaitre)
Alex
Pierre Lemaitre
14
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
Tara French
15
Serena by Ron Rash
Serena by Ron Rash
16
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
Wilkie Collins
17
The Silent Sister (Diane Chamberlain)
The Silent Sister
Diane Chamberlain
18
The Millennium Trilogy
The Millennium Trilogy
19
The Secret History of Las Vegas (Chris Abani)
The Secret History of Las Vegas
Chris Abani
20
Geek Love Katherine Dunn
Geek Love Katherine Dunn
21
Relic
Relic
22
In a Dark Dark Wood (Ruth Ware)
In a Dark Dark Wood
Ruth Ware
23
The Lost Symbol (Dan Brown)
The Lost Symbol
Dan Brown
24
The 5th Wave (Rick Yancey)
The 5th Wave
Rick Yancey
25
The Inheritance Trilogy (N.K. Jemisin)
The Inheritance Trilogy
N.K. Jemisin
26
Wolf in White Van (John Darnielle)
Wolf in White Van
John Darnielle
27
Into the Darkest Corner
Into the Darkest Corner
28
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
29
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier
30
Long Man (Amy Greene)
Long Man
Amy Greene
31
Rose Gold (Walter Mosley)
Rose Gold
Walter Mosley
32
Armada (Ernest Cline)
Armada
Ernest Cline
33
Vanishing Girls (Lauren Oliver)
Vanishing Girls
Lauren Oliver
34
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
Celeste Ng
35
The Kind Worth Killing (Peter Swanson)
The Kind Worth Killing
Peter Swanson
36
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
Sarah Waters
37
The Killing Floor
The Killing Floor
38
The Wrath and the Dawn (Renee Ahdieh)
The Wrath and the Dawn
Renee Ahdieh
39
1st to Die (James Patterson)
1st to Die
James Patterson
40
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
Robert Galbraith
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