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Hey Y’all, thanks for stopping by booked and bewitched! This week we are talking about all things Suspense Books related.
For those of you who don’t normally read this genre, a little information. Suspense fiction is a broad range term used to describe a genre of fiction that entails, murders, crimes, whodunit, detectives, paranormal, mystery, thriller, psychology, and or amateur sleuths. All while keeping us on the edge of our seats!
So without further ado, let’s get into these Dark Suspense Books! Oh, and if you’re looking for more fun reads, head on over to 9 Must-Have Secret Society Books You Need To Read Today, for more good reads!
Dark & Scary Suspense Books
1. Epic Edge Of Your Seat Suspense Book
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Seven-year-old Wen and her parents, Eric and Andrew, are vacationing at a remote cabin on a quiet New Hampshire lake. Their closest neighbors are more than two miles in either direction along a rutted dirt road
Thus begins an unbearably tense, gripping tale of paranoia, sacrifice, apocalypse, and survival that escalates to a shattering conclusion, one in which the fate of a loving family and quite possibly all of humanity are entwined. The Cabin at the End of the World is a masterpiece of terror and suspense from the fantastically fertile imagination of Paul Tremblay.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles So I can’t wait to read this Ghost Thrillers.
2. Atmospheric Suspense That is Unputdownable!
A dark new thriller perfect for fans of Megan Miranda and Shari Lapena where murder exposes the dark secrets at the center of a group of friends and sets two women – one with a traumatic past, the other a Boston police detective – on a hunt for the truth.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles: So this Dark Suspense is full of twists and turns, it’s a wonderful read all around!
3. Must-Read Psychological Suspense Book
By (author) Liz Nugent
Oliver Ryan is a handsome and charismatic success story.
He lives in the suburbs with his wife, Alice, who illustrates his award-winning children’s books and gives him her unstinting devotion. Their life together is one of enviable privilege and ease – enviable until, one evening after supper, Oliver attacks Alice, leaving her fighting for her life.
Everyone around Oliver quickly realizes that they didn’t know him at all. Only he knows the lengths to which he has gone to get the life he so desired. But even he is in for a shock when the past catches up with him.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles: I can’t wait to dive in to this gripping psychological suspense!
4. Epic Must-Read Award-Winning Suspense Book
By (author) Adrian McKinty
YOUR PHONE RINGS.
A STRANGER HAS KIDNAPPED YOUR CHILD.
TO FREE THEM YOU MUST ABDUCT SOMEONE ELSE’S CHILD.
YOUR CHILD WILL BE RELEASED WHEN YOUR VICTIM’S PARENTS KIDNAP ANOTHER CHILD.
IF ANY OF THESE THINGS DON’T HAPPEN:
YOUR CHILD WILL BE KILLED.
VICTIM. SURVIVOR. ABDUCTOR. CRIMINAL.
YOU WILL BECOME ONE.
YOU ARE NOW PART OF THE CHAIN
Booked & Bewitched Babbles: I can’t wait to get my hands on this nail-biting award-winning suspense book!
5. Hair Raising Suspense Book
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Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike—particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens.
Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana’s niece Zoe, is found murdered in Cambridge.
When another body is found, Mariana’s obsession with proving Fosca’s guilt spirals out of control, threatening to destroy her credibility as well as her closest relationships. But Mariana is determined to stop this killer, even if it costs her everything—including her own life.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles: So this sounds like a need to read asap Suspense Murder Thrillers!
6. Small Town Dark Suspense Book.
Women are turning up dead, posed in local farm fields like scarecrows, and time is running out. A serial killer lurks, and their small town never felt so small.
Hailey must reconcile her contentious relationship with her sister to crack the case—but she refuses to make it easy. Can they put aside their differences and work together?
Booked & Bewitched Babbles: I can’t wait to read this Suspense Fiction that puts us in the middle of rural america!
7. Stand-Alone Thriller Book
By (author) Liz Nugent
Three brothers are at the funeral. One lies in the coffin.
Will, Brian, and Luke grow up competing for their mother’s unequal love. As men, the competition continues – for status, money, fame, women …
They each betray each other, over and over, until one of them is dead.
But which brother killed him?
Booked & Bewitched Babbles: So, I can’t wait to dive into this thriller book!
8. Unputdownable Supernatural Suspense Book
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Joe and Heather have always dreamed of opening their restaurant. After Joe retires from the Navy and after years of saving, they finally have the opportunity to make their dream a reality.
They and their three kids pack up their lives and move to the island resort town of Dare, where they open the Waterfront Grille.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles: So I can’t wait to read this supernatural suspense book!
9. One Of The Best Mystery Thriller Books
Edinburgh, Scotland: a moody city of labyrinthine alleyways, oppressive fog, and buried history; the ultimate destination for someone with something to hide. Perfect for Clare, then, who arrives utterly alone and yearning to reinvent herself. And what better place to conceal the secrets of her past than at the university in the heart of the fabled, cobblestoned Old Town?
When Clare meets Tabitha, a charismatic, beautiful, and intimidatingly rich girl from her art history class, she knows she’s destined to become friends with her and her exclusive circle: raffish Samuel, shrewd Ava, and pragmatic Imogen. Clare is immediately drawn into their libertine world of sophisticated dinner parties and summers in France. The new life she always envisioned for herself has seemingly begun.
Then Tabitha reveals a little project she’s been working on, one that she needs Clare’s help with. Even though it goes against everything Clare has tried to repent for. Even though their intimacy begins to darken into codependence. But as Clare starts to realize just what her friends are capable of, it’s already too late. Because they’ve taken the plunge. They’re so close to attaining everything they want. And there’s no going back.
Booked & Bewitched Babbles: a suspense novel I can’t wait to read!
10. Twisty Murder Suspense Books
By (author) Lucy Foley
On an island off the windswept Irish coast, guests gather for the wedding of the year – the marriage of Jules Keegan and Will Slater.
Old friends.
Past grudges.
Happy families.
Hidden jealousies.
Thirteen guests.
One body.
The wedding cake has barely been cut when one of the guests is found dead. And as a storm unleashes its fury on the island, everyone is trapped.
All have a secret. All have a motive.
One guest won’t leave this wedding alive . . .
Booked and Bewitched Babbles: This popular whodunnit suspense book is at the top of my TBR list, if it even hints at sounding like Clue you can bet your britches I’m gonna read it!
11. One Of The Best Horror Suspense Books
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Can Tom find a way for everyone to escape before the darkness takes them? Is his past entwined with the growing madness? Who, or what is the killer amongst them?
Dark Island is a thrilling horror novel by the writer of the Surviving the Fall series. Expect chills that will keep you up at night…
Booked and Bewitched Babbles: So this has the makings to be one of the best horror suspense books I’ve read this year.
12. Must Read Supernatural Suspense Books
by Frank E. Peretti, Ted Dekker
The stakes of the game become clear when a tin can is tossed into the house with rules scrawled on it. Rules that only a madman—or worse—could have written. Rules that make no sense yet must be followed.
One game. Seven players. Three rules. Game ends at dawn.
Booked and Bewitched Babbles: So shut up and take my money. escape the killer’s house? I can’t wait to read this supernatural thriller!
13. Must Read Supernatural Suspense Book!
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Jessica Cleary took up running the Arizona hiking trails as a way to cope with the recent loss of her father. While out on a run in Wasp Canyon, Jessica stumbles upon a gruesome scene and finds herself injured and running for her life.
There is something lurking inside Wasp Canyon—something vicious, cunning, and with an insatiable appetite. When people in town start falling victim to a mysterious predator and the police are unable to offer any explanation, Jessica decides it’s time to stop running—it’s time to stop running and fight.
Booked and Bewitched Babbles: So this has the markings of a skin walker, werewolf, and all kinds of fun folklore hints! I can’t wait to read this supernatural suspense book!
14. Unputdownable Twisted Folk Suspense Book!
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When October Harbuck’s father disappears one evening, she is devastated. After all, her father was the one to convince her community’s leader and prophet, Josef Walsh, to allow her and her little brother, Brayley, to stay after they were found abandoned as small children.
But on the anniversary of her father’s disappearance, the prophet appears at her doorstep with plans to marry her mother. This prompts October to reinvestigate her father’s disappearance as she realizes that the prophet’s proposal has ulterior motives.
Armed with a skeleton key that can unlock any door in the community, October unlocks the dark history of her community’s origins and learns of her sinister connection to the community and the “god” that they worship.
October’s Harvest is a twisted tale about power, grief, and abuse and ultimately asks the question how far would you go to uncover the truth?
Booked and Bewitched Babbles: So this folklore horror suspense book, is a goody you have to read ASAP!
15. Must-Read Stand-Alone Suspense Book
During their first night camping, an unearthly wail pierces the calm of the forest. Then something emerges from the dense woods. Everything that follows is a blur to Reed—except the unforgettable image of a huge creature carrying his wife into the darkness.
Enter into deep wilderness where the rules of civilization no longer apply. A world where strange shadows lurk. Where creatures long attributed to overactive imaginations and nightmares are the hunters . . . and people are the hunted.
Booked and Bewitched Babbles; So I haven’t gotten to read this standalone suspense book yet, but I can’t wait to dig into it!
16. Unputdownable YA Murder Mystery Book
By (author) Lucy Foley
In a remote hunting lodge, deep in the Scottish wilderness, old friends gather for New Year.
The beautiful one
The golden couple
The volatile one
The new parents
The quiet one
The city boy
The outsider
The victim.
Booked and Bewitched Babbles: So, I can’t wait to read this traditional country-house murder suspense. It’s the type of story I just love!
17. Epic Suspense Thriller Book!
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When a magazine reporter is tasked with writing a story about the Hotel Chelsea’s never-ending renovations, he befriends some of the hotel’s eccentric characters. As the days go by, and he experiences increasingly abnormal events in his life, he begins to wonder if there’s more to the Hotel Chelsea, and its residents, than meets the eye
Booked and Bewitched Babbles: I can’t wait to read this suspense thriller. It rings of Hotel from AHS, so it will be going to the top of my TBR list.
18. Fun And Twisty Suspense Mysteries!
Homicide detective John Burke is lured out of retirement when a young man arrives in Dayton, Ohio with a tantalizing clue to a haunting cold case – the unsolved death of a Black cop from Mississippi. As Burke digs into the case, a trail of unexplained deaths leads him to nearby Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, where Project Blue Book – the U.S. government’s long since the shuttered study of UFO phenomena – rears its ugly head. Burke realizes he could be next.
Booked and Bewitched Babbles: So this suspense novel looks and sounds like a good read!
19. Gothic Thriller Must Read!
By (author) Sarah Pearse
A beautiful, eerie hotel in the Swiss Alps, recently converted from an abandoned sanatorium, is the last place Detective Elin Warner wants to be. But her estranged brother has invited her there for his engagement party, and she feels she has no choice but to accept.
Arriving in the midst of a threatening storm, Elin immediately feels on edge. And things only get worse when they wake the next morning to find her brother’s fiancee missing. With access to the hotel cut off, the guests begin to panic.
But this is only the first disappearance. Everyone’s in danger – and anyone could be next . . .
Booked and Bewitched Babbles: So I’m about halfway through this gothic thriller and I have to say it’s great! Add this to your TBR list if cozy mysteries are your vibe!
This post was all about 19 suspense books you need to read right now! Seriously, what are you doing, go? Read something!
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