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SDM's Most Suspenseful Books Ever

Reading a book. You're getting into it. You can't put it down. It's getting later and later. Riveting. A real page-turner. Here's a list of such reads for me.
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And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
1
Agatha Christie
Derailed (James Siegel)
Derailed
2
James Siegel
Sphere (Michael Crichton)
Sphere
3
Michael Crichton
The Dry (Jane Harper)
The Dry
4
Jane Harper
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
5
Tara French
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
6
Paula Hawkins
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
7
Robert Galbraith
In a Dark, Dark Wood (Ruth Ware)
In a Dark, Dark Wood
8
Ruth Ware
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island
9
Dennis Lehane
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
10
Stuart Turton
Presumed Innocent (Scott Turow)
Presumed Innocent
11
Scott Turow
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
12
Gillian Flynn
The Death of Mrs Westaway (Ruth Ware)
The Death of Mrs Westaway
13
Ruth Ware
The Andromeda Strain (Michael Crichton)
The Andromeda Strain
14
Michael Crichton
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
15
Plum Island
Plum Island
16
Killing Floor (Lee Child)
Killing Floor
17
Lee Child
The Day After Tomorrow (Allan Folsom)
The Day After Tomorrow
18
Allan Folsom
The Analyst (John Katzenbach)
The Analyst
19
John Katzenbach
Disclosure
Disclosure
20
A Simple Plan (Scott Smith)
A Simple Plan
21
Scott Smith
The Business of Dying (Simon Kernick)
The Business of Dying
22
Simon Kernick
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
23
Robert Ludlum
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
24
Tom Clancy
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
25
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle)
Hound of the Baskervilles
26
Doyle
Mystic River (Dennis Lehane)
Mystic River
27
Dennis Lehane
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
28
Josh Malerman
The Woman in Cabin 10 (Ruth Ware)
The Woman in Cabin 10
29
Ruth Ware
Silent Witness (Richard North Patterson)
Silent Witness
30
Richard North Patterson
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