Books about Cautious

  1. Watchers

    by Dean Koontz
    A story of terror and suspense as a genetically engineered creature wreaks havoc in a small town.

    Travis Cornell, a former Delta Force operative, feels that his life has become pointless, and is exploring a canyon near his home when he encounters two genetically engineered creatures that have ... (Wikipedia)

  2. Rebecca

    by Daphne du Maurier
    A young woman's mysterious and suspenseful journey of self-discovery as she unravels the secrets of a previous inhabitant of her new home.

    While working as the companion to a rich American woman on holiday in Monte Carlo, the unnamed narrator, a naïve young woman in her early 20s, becomes acquainted with a wealthy Englishman, George ... (Wikipedia)

  3. Silence

    by Becca Fitzpatrick
    A coming of age story of a young girl and her struggle to stay true to her faith in a dangerous and uncertain world.

    Soon to be a major motion picture! The third book in the breathtaking, New York Times, bestselling Hush, Hush saga, featuring exclusive content. Nora Grey can’t remember anything from the past five ... (Barnes & Noble)

  4. The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains

    by Nicholas Carr
    Examination of how technology is impacting the way we think and process information.

    “Is Google making us stupid?” When Nicholas Carr posed that question, in a celebrated Atlantic Monthly cover story, he tapped into a well of anxiety about how the Internet is changing us. He also ... (Goodreads)

  5. The Circle

    by Dave Eggers
    A cautionary tale of a powerful tech company that blurs the boundaries between privacy and surveillance.

    Mae Holland, a recent college graduate, lands a job at The Circle, a powerful technology company run by the "Three Wise Men"—Tom Stenton, a ruthless businessman; Eamon Bailey, a likeable public ... (Wikipedia)

  6. The Tombs of Atuan

    by Ursula K. Le Guin
    A young girl embarks on a spiritual journey of self-discovery, uncovering the secrets of a mysterious tomb.

    The story follows a girl named Tenar, born on the Kargish island of Atuan. Born on the day that the high priestess of the Tombs of Atuan died, she is believed to be her reincarnation. Tenar is taken ... (Wikipedia)

  7. The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher

    by Kate Summerscale
    A gripping true-crime story centred around the mysterious murder of a young boy.

    The dramatic story of the real-life murder that inspired the birth of modern detective fiction. In June of 1860 three-year-old Saville Kent was found at the bottom of an outdoor privy with his throat ... (Goodreads)

  8. Ricochet

    by Sandra Brown
    A murder investigation leads to a tangled web of deceit and betrayal, with unexpected twists and turns.

    From the bestselling author of Hello, Darkness and Smash Cut comes another steamy thriller of murder, love, and betrayal featuring a Savannah homicide detective fighting attraction in the heat of the ... (Goodreads)

  9. I Am Watching You

    by Teresa Driscoll
    A woman's quest to uncover the truth about a mysterious disappearance in her small town.

    When Ella Longfield overhears two attractive young men flirting with teenage girls on a train, she thinks nothing of it—until she realises they are fresh out of prison and her maternal instinct is ... (Goodreads)

  10. Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy

    by Roger Harms
    Comprehensive guide to a healthy pregnancy, covering everything from preconception to postpartum care. Evidence-based advice from Mayo Clinic experts.

    This new Mayo Clinic book on pregnancy provides you with practical information and reassurance on pregnancy and childbirth. Compiled by Mayo Clinic experts in obstetrics, it offers a clear, thorough ... (Goodreads)

  11. Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud

    by Philip Yancey
    A thought-provoking exploration of faith, doubt, and the problem of pain. Yancey grapples with tough questions and offers honest reflections on the nature of God.

    "Is God listening? and Can He be trusted?" In this book, Yancey tackles the questions caused by a God who doesn't always do what we think he's supposed to do. Philip Yancey has a gift for ... (Goodreads)

  12. You

    by Caroline Kepnes
    A stalker's obsessive and dangerous pursuit of an aspiring writer.

    When a beautiful aspiring writer strides into the East Village bookstore where Joe Goldberg works, he does what anyone would do: he Googles the name on her credit card. There is only one Guinevere ... (Goodreads)

  13. Before I Go to Sleep

    by S.J. Watson
    A woman suffering from memory loss wakes up each day without the knowledge of her past.

    The novel is a psychological thriller about a woman suffering from anterograde amnesia . , She wakes up every day with no knowledge of who she is and the novel follows her as she tries to reconstruct ... (Wikipedia)

  14. Thunderstruck

    by Erik Larson
    Fascinating true story of the invention of the wireless and its effect on two men's lives.

    The interwoven stories of two men whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal cases of all time - Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator ... (Goodreads)

  15. The Spider and the Fly

    by Mary Botham Howitt
    A cunning spider lures a naive fly into its web with flattery and false promises.

    "'Will you walk into my parlor,' said the Spider to the Fly..." is easily one of the most recognized and quoted first lines in all of English verse. But do you have any idea how the age-old tale of ... (Goodreads)

  16. Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science

    by Atul Gawande
    Exploration of the human costs and consequences of medical care, highlighting our imperfections and vulnerabilities.

    In gripping accounts of true cases, surgeon Atul Gawande explores the power and the limits of medicine, offering an unflinching view from the scalpel's edge. Complications lays bare a science not in ... (Goodreads)

  17. The Woman in Cabin 10

    by Ruth Ware
    An intrepid reporter embarks on a luxury cruise, uncovering a dark and dangerous mystery.

    INSTANT, NEW YORK TIMES, AND, USA TODAY, BESTSELLER, , FROM THE AUTHOR OF, IN A DARK, DARK WOOD, , Featured in TheSkimm, , An, Entertainment Weekly, “Summer Must List” Pick, , A, New York Post, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  18. Chosen Prey

    by John Sandford
    Lucas Davenport, a detective, investigates a series of murders committed by a cunning killer. The chase leads to a thrilling and unexpected conclusion.

    A New York Times bestseller! Lucas Davenport returns in the most harrowing and unexpected Prey novel yet — the story of a congenial man, and his most uncongenial obsession... An art history professor ... (Goodreads)

  19. Raven Black

    by Ann Cleeves
    A murder mystery set on the Shetland Islands, unraveling secrets embedded in the local community.

    Winner of Britain’s coveted Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award, Ann Cleeves introduces a dazzling new suspense series to mystery readers.,Raven Black, begins on New Year’s Eve with a lonely outcast named ... (Goodreads)

  20. In a Dark, Dark Wood

    by Ruth Ware
    A woman discovers the secrets of her past while attending a weekend getaway with old friends.

    In a dark, dark wood Nora hasn't seen Clare for ten years. Not since Nora walked out of school one day and never went back. There was a dark, dark house Until, out of the blue, an invitation to ... (Goodreads)

  21. Firewall

    by Henning Mankell
    A detective is tasked with tracking down a mysterious hacker who is sending threatening emails.

    Stopping to get money from a cash machine one evening, a man inexplicably falls to the ground: dead. A taxi driver is brutally murdered by two teenaged girls. Quickly apprehended they appal local ... (Goodreads)

  22. Behind Closed Doors

    by B.A. Paris
    Psychological thriller about a seemingly perfect marriage hiding a sinister secret.

    THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING DEBUT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER YOU CAN'T MISS! The perfect marriage? Or the perfect lie? “A hair-raising debut, both unsettling and addictive...A ... (Barnes & Noble)

  23. Scaredy Squirrel

    by Mélanie Watt
    A brave squirrel embarks on a series of adventures to overcome his fears.

    Scaredy Squirrel never leaves his nut tree. It's way too dangerous out there. He could encounter tarantulas, green Martians or killer bees. But in his tree, every day is the same and if danger comes ... (Goodreads)

  24. Don't Let Go

    by Harlan Coben
    A gripping thriller of a man's search for the truth about his missing niece.

    With unmatched suspense and emotional insight, Harlan Coben explores the big secrets and little lies that can destroy a relationship, a family, and even a town in this powerful new thriller. Suburban ... (Goodreads)

  25. Snowblind

    by Ragnar Jónasson
    A small Icelandic town is hit by a snowstorm, trapping its inhabitants and revealing dark secrets.

    Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors – accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thór Arason: a rookie policeman on his first ... (Goodreads)

  26. The Cat Who Saw Red

    by Lilian Jackson Braun
    Jim Qwilleran and his Siamese cats solve a murder mystery in a small town.

    Jim Qwilleran , news reporter for The Daily Fluxion and former crime reporter, is assigned to review restaurants. For his first story, he decides to review Maus Haus, owned by Robert Maus. In ... (Wikipedia)

  27. My Cousin Rachel

    by Daphne du Maurier
    A young man's journey of suspicion and intrigue, searching for the truth about his mysterious cousin.

    Ambrose Ashley is the owner of a large country estate on the Cornish coast and has been guardian to his orphaned cousin Philip since he was three years old. On Sundays, Philip's godfather , Nick ... (Wikipedia)

  28. Flight Behavior

    by Barbara Kingsolver
    A woman's struggle to reconcile her faith and environmentalism as she faces a mysterious ecological disaster.

    Dellarobia Turnbow is a 28-year-old discontented housewife living with her poor family on a farm in Appalachia . On a hike to begin an affair with a telephone repairman, Turnbow finds millions of ... (Wikipedia)

  29. The Confession

    by John Grisham
    An innocent man is framed for murder and must fight to prove his innocence.

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER First time in paperback An innocent man is about to be executed.,Only a guilty man can save him. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, Travis Boyette abducted, ... (Goodreads)

  30. Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

    by Kate Wilhelm
    In a post-apocalyptic world, a community of clones struggles to survive and maintain their identity.

    The novel takes place in Virginia , somewhere near the Shenandoah River , and quickly establishes its plot line in a post-apocalyptic era. , The collapse of civilization around the world has resulted ... (Wikipedia)

  31. Among the Wicked

    by Linda Castillo
    Chief of Police Kate Burkholder goes undercover in an isolated Amish community to investigate a murder.

    EVIL LURKS JUST BENEATH THE SURFACE IN AN ISOLATED AMISH COMMUNITY IN, AMONG THE WICKED, THE LATEST ELECTRIFYING THRILLER FROM, NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLING AUTHOR LINDA CASTILLO., Chief of Police ... (Barnes & Noble)

  32. Pray for Silence

    by Linda Castillo
    Chief of Police Kate Burkholder investigates a brutal murder in an Amish community, uncovering dark secrets and confronting her own past.

    The Plank family moved from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to join the small Amish community of Painters Mill less than a year ago and seemed the model of the Plain Life—until on a cold October night, the ... (Goodreads)

  33. The Wave

    by Todd Strasser
    A high school teacher's experiment to illustrate the dangers of authoritarianism spirals out of control.

    The setting of the book is Gordon High School in Spring 1969. The plot revolves around a history teacher Mr. Ben Ross, his high school students, and an experiment he conducts in an attempt to teach ... (Wikipedia)

  34. No Place Like Home

    by Mary Higgins Clark
    A woman returns to her hometown to uncover the truth behind her mother's murder and confronts dark secrets from her past.

    The story starts with 10-year-old Liza Barton accidentally shooting and killing her mother and shooting and injuring her stepfather Ted. She is acquitted of the crime and is later adopted by some ... (Wikipedia)

  35. The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

    by Gavin de Becker
    Examining how fear can be used to protect oneself from violence, and how it is a valuable tool.

    True fear is a gift. Unwarranted fear is a curse. Learn how to tell the difference. A date won't take "no" for an answer. The new nanny gives a mother an uneasy feeling. A stranger in a deserted ... (Goodreads)

  36. Daddy's Little Girl

    by Mary Higgins Clark
    A young woman investigates her father's murder, uncovering family secrets and danger.

    Ellie Cavanaugh was only seven years old when her fifteen-year-old sister, Andrea, was murdered near their home in Oldham-on-the-Hudson, a rural village in New York's Westchester County. There were ... (Goodreads)

  37. Silent Voices

    by Ann Cleeves
    A murder investigation in a small town uncovers secrets and lies, leading to unexpected twists and turns.

    From Ann Cleeves—,New York Times, bestselling and award-winning author of the, Vera, and, Shetland,series, both of which are hit TV shows—comes, Silent Voices,., ,“Ann Cleeves is one of my favorite ... (Barnes & Noble)

  38. All Around the Town

    by Mary Higgins Clark
    A suspenseful thriller that follows a woman's struggle to uncover the secrets of her past.

    When Laurie Kenyon, a twenty-one-year-old student, is accused of murdering her English professor, she has no memory of the crime. Her fingerprints, however, are everywhere. When she asks her sister, ... (Goodreads)

  39. The Devil's Work

    by Mark Edwards
    A woman starts a new job, but soon realizes that her boss is not what he seems. A psychological thriller that will keep you on edge.

    A gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of, Follow You Home, and, The Magpies,., It was the job she had dreamed of since childhood. But on her very first day, when an unnerving ... (Goodreads)

  40. Cross Justice

    by James Patterson
    A man returns to his rural hometown to confront the family secrets that were hidden from him.

    Alex Cross and his family, who live in Washington, D.C. , travel to Starksville, North Carolina, so Alex and his wife Bree can help clear Alex's cousin Stefan Tate of a murder they suspect he did not ... (Wikipedia)

  41. The Monkey's Paw

    by Diane Mowat
    A cursed monkey's paw grants three wishes to a family, but at a terrible cost.

    Without, the night was cold and wet, but in the small parlour of Laburnam Villa the blinds were drawn and the fire burned brightly. Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about ... (Goodreads)

  42. The Twelfth Imam

    by Joel C. Rosenberg
    A CIA operative races against time to stop a nuclear war in the Middle East, with the help of a mysterious figure known as the Twelfth Imam.

    The plot revolves around David Shirazi, a young CIA operative of Persian descent, who is assigned to stop Iran from developing nuclear power. The story starts in Iran in 1979 during the takeover of ... (Wikipedia)

  43. Voices

    by Arnaldur Indriðason
    A detective investigates the murder of a hotel Santa Claus, uncovering dark secrets and personal demons.

    Mancano pochi giorni a Natale e nello squallido seminterrato di un grande albergo di Reykjavik viene ritrovato il cadavere di un uomo vestito da Babbo Natale e con i pantaloni abbassati. Si tratta ... (Goodreads)

  44. A Cry in the Night

    by Mary Higgins Clark
    Detective investigates a kidnapping and uncovers a web of conspiracy and betrayal.

    When Jenny MacPartland meets the man of her dreams while working in a New York art gallery, she's ecstatic. Painter Erich Krueger — whose exquisite landscapes are making him a huge success — is ... (Goodreads)

  45. The Bitter Season

    by Tami Hoag
    A string of murders in Minneapolis leads detectives Kovac and Liska on a dangerous hunt for a killer.

    EVERY FAMILY HAS A SECRET. THEIRS WILL CHILL YOU TO THE CORE. #1 New York Times Bestselling author Tami Hoag returns to the bestselling series of her career with a Kovac and Liska case that will ... (Goodreads)

  46. The Return

    by Victoria Hislop
    A woman travels to Spain to uncover her family's hidden past during the Spanish Civil War.

    Beneath the majestic towers of the Alhambra, Granada's cobbled streets resonate with music and secrets. Sonia Cameron knows nothing of the city's shocking past; she is here to dance. But in a quiet ... (Goodreads)

  47. You've Been Warned

    by James Patterson
    A young woman's life spirals out of control after she begins experiencing terrifying visions.

    Kristin Burns has lived her life by the philosophy "Don't think, just shoot"–pictures, that is. Struggling to make ends meet, she works full-time as the nanny for the fabulously wealthy Turnbull ... (Goodreads)

  48. The Shunning

    by Beverly Lewis
    A young woman's struggle to reconcile her faith with her family's expectations.

    When Katie Lapp finds the satin infant gown in the dusty leather trunk of her parents' attic, she knows it holds a secret she must discover. Why else would her Amish mother, a plain and simple woman ... (Goodreads)

  49. Contagion

    by Robin Cook
    A medical thriller about a deadly virus outbreak and the race to find a cure before it spreads globally.

    One of Cook's most successful—and timely—bestsellers. Contagion is a terrifying cautionary tale for the millennium as a deadly epidemic is spread not merely by microbes—but by sabotage.... ... (Goodreads)

  50. Death in a Strange Country

    by Donna Leon
    Commissario Brunetti investigates the murder of a young American soldier in Venice, uncovering corruption and secrets in the process.

    Early one morning Brunetti is confronted with the body of a young American serviceman fished out of a fetid Venetian canal. All clues point to a mugging, but robbery seems too convenient a motive. ... (Wikipedia)

  51. Disclaimer

    by Renée Knight
    A woman's gripping journey of suspense and deception, uncovering a dark secret from her past.

    “Sensationally good psychological suspense…exactly what a great thriller should be.”, — Lee Child,, Bestselling author Renee Knight delivers a, brilliant and deeply unsettling psychological thriller ... (Barnes & Noble)

  52. The Betrayal

    by Beverly Lewis
    A young Amish woman's life is turned upside down when she discovers a shocking family secret.

    The Covenant began the saga with Sadie’s resistance to the Plain Life and its tragic consequences. The Betrayal continues the journey, with Leah and her beloved Jonas now separated by hundreds of ... (Goodreads)

  53. The Fate of Mercy Alban

    by Wendy Webb
    After inheriting her ancestral home, Grace Alban uncovers dark secrets and a family curse. Gothic mystery with supernatural elements.

    From award-winning novelist Wendy Webb comes a spine-tingling mystery about family secrets set in a big, old haunted house on Lake Superior. Grace Alban has spent twenty years away from her childhood ... (Goodreads)

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