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Intense, Hard to Put Down Books

A list of books that will keep the reader on the edge of their seats. A mix of horror, mystery, drama.
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Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
1
S.J. Watson
Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn)
Sharp Objects
2
Gillian Flynn
The Homesman (Swarthout, Glendon)
The Homesman
3
Swarthout, Glendon
The Honorary Consul
The Honorary Consul
4
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
5
Richard Matheson
The Kraken Wakes
The Kraken Wakes
6
The Fifth Child
The Fifth Child
7
Perdido Street Station (China Mieville)
Perdido Street Station
8
China Mieville
The Boy Who Drew Monsters (Keith Donohue)
The Boy Who Drew Monsters
9
Keith Donohue
Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands (Chris Bohjalian)
Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands
10
Chris Bohjalian
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
11
Shirley Jackson
California (Edan Lepucki)
California
12
Edan Lepucki
The Slap (Christos Tsiolkas)
The Slap
13
Christos Tsiolkas
Farenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Farenheit 451
14
Ray Bradbury
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
15
John Wyndham
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
16
John Steinbeck
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
17
Franz Kafka
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
18
Anthony Burgess
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
19
Michael Shaara
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
20
Aldous Huxley
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
21
Ken Kesey
Harvest (Jim Crace)
Harvest
22
Jim Crace
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
23
Isaac Asimov
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
24
Philip K. Dick
The Dinner, Herman Koch
The Dinner, Herman Koch
25
Nothing Gold Can Stay (Rash, Ron)
Nothing Gold Can Stay
26
Rash, Ron
The Twelve (Justin Cronin)
The Twelve
27
Justin Cronin
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
28
Gillian Flynn
The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddon)
The House Next Door
29
Anne Rivers Siddon
Dark Places (Gillian Flynn)
Dark Places
30
Gillian Flynn
Vampires in the Lemon Grove (Russell, Karen)
Vampires in the Lemon Grove
31
Russell, Karen
The Dog Stars (Peter Heller)
The Dog Stars
32
Peter Heller
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
33
Katherine Boo
A Dark-Adapted Eye (Barbara Vine)
A Dark-Adapted Eye
34
Barbara Vine
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
35
David Mitchell
Defending Jacob (William Landay)
Defending Jacob
36
William Landay
Zone One (Colson Whitehead)
Zone One
37
Colson Whitehead
The Singapore Grip
The Singapore Grip
38
A Night to Remember (Walter Lord)
A Night to Remember
39
Walter Lord
Troubles
Troubles
40
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