Books about Secrets

  1. The Shining

    by Stephen King
    A family's descent into madness, haunted by ghosts and terror in a remote hotel.

    Jack Torrance's new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he'll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with ... (Goodreads)

  2. Joyland

    by Stephen King
    A young man's investigation into a mysterious amusement park, uncovering secrets and discovering his own identity in the process.

    The novel is set at a North Carolina amusement park in 1973 and involves a carny who must confront the "legacy of a vicious murder and the fate of a dying child". Devin Jones, age twenty-one, who ... (Wikipedia)

  3. Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games

    by Joe Hill
    A family of siblings unlock the mysteries of a strange house, with a powerful and dangerous key.

    Following a shocking death that dredges up memories of their father's murder, Kinsey and Tyler Locke are thrown into choppy emotional waters, and turn to their new friend, Zack Wells, for support, ... (Goodreads)

  4. The Shadow of the Wind

    by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
    A thrilling mystery set in Barcelona, exploring the power of books and the secrets they keep.

    "Gabriel García Márquez meets Umberto Eco meets Jorge Luis Borges for a sprawling magic show."—, The New York Times Book Review, A, New York Times, Bestseller Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in ... (Barnes & Noble)

  5. Beautiful Ruins

    by Jess Walter
    A romantic story of fate, secrets, and destiny, spanning from Italy in the 1960s to present day.

    "The best novel of the year." — Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air A #1 New York Times bestseller, this “absolute masterpiece” (Richard Russo) is the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the ... (Goodreads)

  6. Into the Water

    by Paula Hawkins
    A gripping murder mystery, uncovering secrets hidden in a town's haunted past.

    Following the unexplained death of her sister, Nel, in a pool at the foot of a cliff, Jules Abbott returns to Beckford, a fictional town in Northumberland , to care for her niece, Lena. The novel is ... (Wikipedia)

  7. Glass Houses

    by Louise Penny
    A suspenseful murder mystery set in a remote Quebec village.

    An instant, New York Times Bestseller, and August 2017 LibraryReads pick!, “Penny’s absorbing, intricately plotted 13th Gamache novel proves she only gets better at pursuing dark truths with ... (Barnes & Noble)

  8. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    by Stieg Larsson
    An investigative journalist and a computer hacker uncover the secrets of a long-buried crime.

    Every year for the past 36 years, Henrik Vanger receives an anonymous dried flower in a picture frame on November 1, his birthday. He has all of the frames displayed on a wall in his house. Every ... (Wikipedia)

  9. The Pearl Sister

    by Lucinda Riley
    A young woman's quest to uncover secrets of her past, leading her to a mysterious family history.

    CeCe D’Aplièse has never felt she fitted in anywhere. Following the death of her father, the elusive billionaire Pa Salt – so-called by the six daughters he adopted from around the globe and named ... (Goodreads)

  10. Dark Places

    by Gillian Flynn
    A woman revisits her traumatic childhood to unravel the dark secrets of her family's past.

    Libby Day, the novel's narrator and protagonist , is the sole survivor of a massacre in Kinnakee, Kansas , a fictional rural town. On January 3, 1985, somewhere around 2 A.M., Libby overhears the ... (Wikipedia)

  11. The Woman in White

    by Wilkie Collins
    A thrilling mystery of secrets and hidden identities, with a hero on a quest for the truth.

    Walter Hartright, a young art teacher, encounters and gives directions to a mysterious and distressed woman dressed entirely in white, lost in London; he is later informed by policemen that she has ... (Wikipedia)

  12. Twilight

    by Stephenie Meyer
    A teenage girl's journey of love and self-discovery, as she finds her place in the world.

    Bella Swan is a seventeen-year-old introvert girl who moved from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula to live with her father, Charlie Swan , the town's police chief. Her ... (Wikipedia)

  13. The Doll's House

    by Neil Gaiman
    A dark fantasy exploring the cruelty and power of fairy tales, and the consequences of secrets.

    As part of a manhood ritual, an old man in the desert tells a younger man an ancient story, detailing the tragic love between Dream and Queen Nada. Fearing the consequences of loving an immortal, ... (Wikipedia)

  14. Death on the Nile

    by Agatha Christie
    A detective investigates a murder aboard a luxury cruise ship, uncovering hidden secrets.

    Agatha Christie's most daring travel mystery. The tranquility of a lovely cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway has been shot through the head. She was young, ... (Goodreads)

  15. The Girl on the Train

    by Paula Hawkins
    A suspenseful tale of a woman's unraveling of a mysterious disappearance.

    The story is a first-person narrative told from the point of view of three women: Rachel Watson, Anna Boyd, and Megan Hipwell. Rachel Watson is a 33-year-old alcoholic, reeling from the end of her ... (Wikipedia)

  16. In the Woods

    by Tana French
    A murder investigation reveals an unsolved childhood mystery.

    Twenty-two years prior to the novel's events, twelve year-old Adam and his two best friends failed to come home after playing in the familiar woods bordering their Irish housing estate . The Gardaí ... (Wikipedia)

  17. Marina

    by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
    A young man's mysterious journey of love, deceit and secrets in Barcelona.

    The novel begins with Oscar's reasoning about the past. And the main events start at the end of September 1979 in Barcelona. The novel narrates two parallel stories. The principal one is the history ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Casino Royale

    by Ian Fleming
    A secret agent is sent on a mission to defeat a dangerous criminal mastermind.

    M , the enigmatic leader of the British Secret Service , assigns James Bond , a young agent newly promoted to "007" status after killing a Norwegian double agent during the war , to bankrupt Le ... (Wikipedia)

  19. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

    by Robin Sloan
    A young man's exploration of an unusual bookstore, unlocking a world of secrets.

    The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon away from life as a San Francisco web-design drone and into the aisles of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, but after a few days on the job, Clay ... (Goodreads)

  20. The Girl in the Ice

    by Robert Bryndza
    Detective Erika Foster investigates a series of grisly murders, uncovering secrets and dark conspiracies.

    Her eyes are wide open. Her lips parted as if to speak. Her dead body frozen in the ice…She is not the only one. When a young boy discovers the body of a woman beneath a thick sheet of ice in a South ... (Goodreads)

  21. A Stranger in the House

    by Shari Lapena
    A woman discovers her husband's dark secrets, leading to a treacherous journey of suspense and terror.

    In this neighborhood, danger lies close to home. A domestic thriller packed full of secrets, and a twisty story that never stops—from the bestselling author of The Couple Next Door He looks at her, ... (Goodreads)

  22. Sharp Objects

    by Gillian Flynn
    A gripping thriller following a journalist who uncovers a dark secret in her hometown.

    Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter Camille Preaker faces a troubling assignment: she must return to her tiny hometown to cover the unsolved murder of a preteen girl and the ... (Goodreads)

  23. The Thirteenth Tale

    by Diane Setterfield
    A mysterious storyteller reveals a dark family secret, transforming the lives of those around her.

    Vida Winter, a famous novelist in England, has evaded journalists' questions about her past, refusing to answer their inquiries and spinning elaborate tales that they later discover to be false. Her ... (Wikipedia)

  24. The Lying Game

    by Ruth Ware
    A group of childhood friends reunite to uncover secrets from their mysterious past.

    INSTANT, NEW YORK TIMES,, USA TODAY, AND, LOS ANGELES TIMES, BESTSELLER! “So many questions...Until the very last page! Needless to say, I could not put this book down!” —Reese Witherspoon “Once ... (Barnes & Noble)

  25. And Then There Were None

    by Agatha Christie
    A group of strangers are invited to an isolated island, only to find themselves accused of murder.

    These details correspond to the text of the 1939 first edition. Eight people arrive on a small, isolated island off the Devon coast, each having received an unexpected personal invitation. They are ... (Wikipedia)

  26. The Widow

    by Fiona Barton
    A woman's pursuit of justice for her missing husband reveals a sinister truth.

    When the police started asking questions, Jean Taylor turned into a different woman. One who enabled her and her husband to carry on, when more bad things began to happen... But that woman’s husband ... (Goodreads)

  27. Big Little Lies

    by Liane Moriarty
    A group of women navigate the complexities of motherhood and the secrets they keep.

    From the author of, Truly Madly Guilty, and, The Husband s Secret, comes a novel about the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive. A murder...A tragic accident...Or just parents ... (Goodreads)

  28. The Winter People

    by Jennifer McMahon
    A mysterious tale of murder, secrets and folklore in a small New England town.

    A, Boston Globe, Best Book of the Year , West Hall, Vermont, has always been a town of strange disappearances and old legends. The most mysterious is that of Sara Harrison Shea, who, in 1908, was ... (Barnes & Noble)

  29. The Secret Keeper

    by Kate Morton
    A woman unravels her family's past, uncovering secrets and lies that span generations.

    During a summer party at the family farm in the English countryside, sixteen-year-old Laurel Nicolson has escaped to her childhood tree house and is happily dreaming of the future. She spies a ... (Goodreads)

  30. Lover Eternal

    by J.R. Ward
    An immortal vampire struggles to find love while facing the consequences of his dark past.

    In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly war raging between vampires and their slayers. And there exists a secret band of brothers like no other - six vampire warriors, ... (Goodreads)

  31. The Secret History

    by Donna Tartt
    A small group of misfit college students uncover a sinister secret and their lives become entangled with dangerous consequences.

    Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the ... (Goodreads)

  32. Flowers in the Attic

    by V.C. Andrews
    A family's dark secrets emerge as four siblings are held captive in an attic.

    In 1957, the Dollanganger family lives an idyllic life in Gladstone, Pennsylvania until Mr. Dollanganger dies in a car accident, leaving his wife Corinne deep in debt with four children and no ... (Wikipedia)

  33. The Sign of Four

    by Arthur Conan Doyle
    A thrilling mystery adventure, unraveling a dark secret from the past.

    Set in 1888, , The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in India , the Indian Rebellion of 1857 , a stolen treasure , and a secret pact among four convicts ("the Four" of the title) ... (Wikipedia)

  34. Best Kept Secret

    by Jeffrey Archer
    A thrilling story of political intrigue and espionage, culminating in a dramatic climax.

    The book picks up after the events in, The Sins of the Father, , with the House of Lords having to decide who will be the heir to the fortune of Hugo Barrington. The vote ends with a tie, which ... (Wikipedia)

  35. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

    by John Berendt
    A journalist's exploration of a mysterious murder in Savannah, Georgia.

    A sublime and seductive reading experience. This portrait of a beguiling Southern city was a best-seller (though a flop as a movie). ~ Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty, ... (Goodreads)

  36. Everything I Never Told You

    by Celeste Ng
    A family unravels its history as tragedy strikes, exploring the power of secrets and lies.

    On May 3, 1977, Lydia Lee, the middle child of the Lee family, is missing. After several days, her body is dredged out of the town lake. Lydia's parents, James and Marilyn, are horrified by their ... (Wikipedia)

  37. Behind Her Eyes

    by Sarah Pinborough
    Psychological suspense novel following a woman's tangled web of secrets, lies and relationships.

    Why is everyone talking about the ending of Sarah Pinborough's, Behind Her Eyes?, Louise is a single mom, a secretary, stuck in a modern-day rut. On a rare night out, she meets a man in a bar and ... (Goodreads)

  38. The Forgotten Garden

    by Kate Morton
    A woman's quest to uncover the secrets of her family's past, leading to a mysterious garden.

    At Nell's joyous 21st birthday party her world falls apart when her father tells her she was adopted as a 4-year-old in 1913, seemingly abandoned on an Australian wharf and unable to remember her ... (Wikipedia)

  39. The Memory Keeper's Daughter

    by Kim Edwards
    A doctor's decision to conceal his daughter's disability from his family leads to a lifetime of secrets and heartache.

    In early March of 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced to deliver his wife Norah's twins with the help of a nurse, Caroline Gill. Their first child, a boy they name Paul, is born a healthy perfect child, ... (Wikipedia)

  40. The House at Riverton

    by Kate Morton
    A family saga spanning generations, uncovering secrets and lies of a mysterious house.

    Ninety-eight-year-old Grace Bradley, a maid at Riverton Manor in the 1920s, has long hidden a terrible secret. A film is being made about a famous incident at Riverton when well-known poet Robbie ... (Wikipedia)

  41. 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)

  42. When I'm Gone

    by Emily Bleeker
    A woman discovers the secrets of her late husband, leading to a journey of self-discovery.

    An Amazon Charts and, Wall Street Journal, bestseller. Dear Luke,First let me say—I love you…I didn’t want to leave you… Luke Richardson has returned home after burying Natalie, his beloved wife of ... (Barnes & Noble)

  43. Hercule Poirot's Christmas

    by Agatha Christie
    A murder mystery set during the holiday season, as the renowned detective solves a perplexing case.

    Multi-millionaire Simeon Lee, frail in his old age, unexpectedly invites his family to gather at his home for Christmas . The gesture is met with suspicion by the guests. Simeon is not given to warm ... (Wikipedia)

  44. The Chamber

    by John Grisham
    A lawyer's battle to uncover the truth behind a long-concealed crime.

    In 1967, in Greenville, Mississippi , the office of Jewish lawyer Marvin Kramer is bombed, injuring Kramer and killing his two young sons. Sam Cayhall, a member of the Ku Klux Klan , is identified, ... (Wikipedia)

  45. Deal Breaker

    by Harlan Coben
    Detective investigates a murder case, unearthing secrets of a dangerous underworld.

    Sports agent Myron Bolitar is poised on the edge of the big time. So is Christian Steele, a rookie quarterback and Myron's prized client. But when Christian gets a phone call from a former ... (Goodreads)

  46. Crooked House

    by Agatha Christie
    A detective investigates a murder mystery in an old, aristocratic house with a web of secrets.

    Towards the end of the Second World War , Charles Hayward is in Cairo and falls in love with Sophia Leonides, a smart, successful Englishwoman who works for the Foreign Office . They put off getting ... (Wikipedia)

  47. Vanish

    by Tess Gerritsen
    A gripping and suspenseful thriller, exposing the secrets of a sinister cult.

    A blessed event becomes a nightmare for pregnant homicide detective Jane Rizzoli when she finds herself on the wrong side of a hostage crisis in this timely and relentless thriller from the, New York ... (Goodreads)

  48. Truly Madly Guilty

    by Liane Moriarty
    A group of friends face the consequences of a single summer night that changes their lives forever.

    Six responsible adults. Three cute kids. One small dog. It’s just a normal weekend. What could possibly go wrong? Sam and Clementine have a wonderful, albeit, busy life: they have two little girls, ... (Goodreads)

  49. Fool Me Once

    by Harlan Coben
    A woman's search for justice and the truth behind her husband's death.

    Former special ops pilot Maya, home from the war, sees an unthinkable image captured by her nanny cam while she is at work: her two-year-old daughter playing with Maya’s husband, Joe—who had been ... (Goodreads)

  50. Mean Streak

    by Sandra Brown
    A woman on the run, desperately trying to uncover secrets of her past.

    In this, New York Times, bestselling thriller, a doctor is kidnapped in the mountain wilderness after a fight with her husband — and as the FBI closes in, she must make dangerous choices to survive. ... (Barnes & Noble)

  51. Defending Jacob

    by William Landay
    A father must defend his son who is accused of murder, unraveling the truth of a complex crime.

    Andy Barber is an assistant district attorney in Newton , Massachusetts. He is investigating the murder of a 14-year-old boy, Ben Rifkin, who was a classmate of his son Jacob and was found stabbed to ... (Wikipedia)

  52. Natchez Burning

    by Greg Iles
    Murder mystery spanning generations and examining the dark history of racism in the American South.

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles comes the first novel in his Natchez Burning trilogy—which also includes The Bone Tree and the upcoming Mississippi Blood —an epic trilogy that ... (Barnes & Noble)

  53. The Husband's Secret

    by Liane Moriarty
    A woman's life unravels when she discovers her husband's long-kept secret.

    At the heart of, The Husband’s Secret, is a letter that’s not meant to be read,My darling Cecilia, if you’re reading this, then I’ve died..., Imagine that your husband wrote you a letter, to be ... (Goodreads)

  54. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches

    by Alan Bradley
    Amateur detective Flavia de Luce investigates mysterious murder in an English village.

    On a spring morning in 1951, eleven-year-old chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce gathers with her family at the railway station, awaiting the return of her long-lost mother, Harriet. Yet ... (Goodreads)

  55. The Turn of the Screw

    by Henry James
    A governess confronts her fears and doubts about a mysterious and sinister presence in her employer's home.

    On Christmas Eve, an unnamed narrator and some of their friends are gathered around a fire. One of them, Douglas, reads a manuscript written by his sister's late governess . The manuscript tells the ... (Wikipedia)

  56. The Innocent

    by David Baldacci
    A former assassin risks life and limb to uncover a vast conspiracy and protect a child.

    America has enemies - ruthless people that the police, the FBI, even the military can't stop. That's when the U.S. government calls on Will Robie, a stone cold hitman who never questions orders and ... (Goodreads)

  57. Unbelievable

    by Sara Shepard
    High school student unravels the mystery of her own identity, discovering secrets of her past.

    #1 New York Times bestselling series The fourth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that inspired the hit ABC Family TV show Pretty Little Liars. Four pretty little liars’ charmed lives ... (Goodreads)

  58. Lisey's Story

    by Stephen King
    A woman's journey to confront her past and unravel the secrets of her husband's death.

    Lisey's Story is the story of Lisey Landon, the widow of a famous and wildly successful novelist, Scott Landon. The book tells two stories—Lisey's story in the present, and the story of her dead ... (Wikipedia)

  59. The Obsession

    by Nora Roberts
    A woman's journey to uncover the truth of her past, while her present is threatened by a dangerous stalker.

    “She stood in the deep, dark woods, breath shallow and cold prickling over her skin despite the hot, heavy air. She took a step back, then two, as the urge to run fell over her.” Naomi Bowes lost her ... (Goodreads)

  60. The Maze of Bones

    by Rick Riordan
    An adventure to uncover the truth behind the mysterious Cahill family, and save the world from destruction.

    Many of the well-known names in history are said to be part of the real-life Cahill family, making it "the most powerful family in the world." Amy and Dan, the main protagonists, currently live in ... (Wikipedia)

  61. Final Girls

    by Riley Sager
    A gripping tale of survival, as a woman confronts her past and the dark secrets of a notorious group.

    Ten years ago, college student Quincy Carpenter went on vacation with five friends and came back alone, the only survivor of a horror movie–scale massacre. In an instant, she became a member of a ... (Goodreads)

  62. The Couple Next Door

    by Shari Lapena
    A suspenseful tale of a missing child, revealing the secrets and lies of the seemingly perfect neighbours.

    AN INSTANT, NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER,Shari Lapena’s new thriller,, AN UNWANTED GUEST, is available now!,“,The twists come as fast [as] you can turn the pages.,”, ,—,People,“,Provocative and ... (Barnes & Noble)

  63. Pretty Girls

    by Karin Slaughter
    A gripping thriller of two estranged sisters, reunited after a mysterious tragedy.

    Twenty years ago Claire Scott's eldest sister, Julia, went missing. No one knew where she went - no note, no body. It was a mystery that was never solved and it tore her family apart. Now another ... (Goodreads)

  64. Lost Light

    by Michael Connelly
    Detective Harry Bosch investigates a cold case that could unearth dark secrets from his past.

    Lost Light is the first novel set after Bosch retires from the LAPD at the end of the prior story. Having received his private investigator 's license, Bosch investigates an old case concerning the ... (Wikipedia)

  65. 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)

  66. The Lake House

    by Kate Morton
    A woman's search for answers to the mystery of her mother's disappearance, uncovering secrets of a long-lost family.

    An abandoned house... June 1933, and sixteen-year-old Alice Edevane is preparing for her family's Midsummer Eve party at their country home, Loeanneth. But by the time midnight strikes and fireworks ... (Goodreads)

  67. No Time for Goodbye

    by Linwood Barclay
    A woman's mysterious disappearance leads her family into a dangerous investigation, uncovering a dark secret.

    Fourteen-year-old Cynthia Bigge woke one morning to discover that her entire family, mother, father, brother had vanished. No note, no trace, no return. Ever. Now, twenty-five years later, she'll ... (Goodreads)

  68. Labyrinth

    by Kate Mosse
    A woman searches for the secrets of her past that are hidden in a mysterious ancient labyrinth.

    When Dr Alice Tanner, who works as a volunteer at the archaeological site of Pic de Soularac, in France, discovers two skeletons in a long-hidden cave in the hillside, she unearths a link with an ... (Wikipedia)

  69. The Two Dead Girls

    by Stephen King
    A thrilling mystery of two murders, unraveling the secrets of a small town.

    Featuring a first-person narrative told by Paul Edgecombe, the novel switches between Paul as an old man in the Georgia Pines nursing home writing down his story in 1996, and his time in 1932 as the ... (Wikipedia)

  70. The Prisoner of Heaven

    by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
    A man's mysterious past entangles him in a web of secrets, love and revenge.

    Daniel Sempere has settled into married life well and his son is shortly turning one year old. He is living above the family bookshop, Sempere & Sons with his elderly father, his wife Beatriz and son ... (Wikipedia)

  71. Can You Keep a Secret?

    by Sophie Kinsella
    A young woman discovers her life is filled with secrets when a random encounter sparks a new adventure.

    Emma Corrigan is a young woman in London, England . She is in a stable, but dull, relationship with the "perfect" man, and is currently attempting to climb the corporate ladder at Panther Cola, a ... (Wikipedia)

  72. Beautiful Creatures

    by Kami Garcia
    A supernatural love story set in the South as two teens unravel dark family secrets.

    Sixteen-year-old Ethan Wate lives in Gatlin, South Carolina, with his widowed father. Lena Duchannes is a mysterious girl with magical powers who appears in Ethan's recurring nightmares. Though she ... (Wikipedia)

  73. 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)

  74. Postsecret: Anonymous Confessions of Ordinary Lives (Vintage)

    by Frank Warren
    Compilation of anonymous secrets written on postcards, exploring the depths of human experience.

    New York Times, Bestseller The project that captured a nation's imagination. The instructions were simple, but the results were extraordinary. You are invited to anonymously contribute a secret to a ... (Goodreads)

  75. Anya's Ghost

    by Vera Brosgol
    A young girl's adventure of self-discovery, finding friendship with a mysterious ghost.

    Annushka Borzakovskaya , (Anya) is a Russian émigré living in the United States with her mother and brother (Sasha). Unpopular at her New England , private school, Anya skips school and walks through ... (Wikipedia)

  76. Speaking from Among the Bones

    by Alan Bradley
    A young detective investigates the mystery of a decades-old murder in a small English village.

    From award-winning author Alan Bradley comes the next cozy British mystery starring intrepid young sleuth Flavia de Luce, hailed by USA Today as “one of the most remarkable creations in recent ... (Goodreads)

  77. Drowning Ruth

    by Christina Schwarz
    A tragic tale of family secrets and tragic consequences.

    Amanda and Mathilda are two sisters who live in rural Wisconsin ; they are very close, but very different. While Mathilda is petite, well-liked, pretty, and adventurous, Amanda is tall, clumsy, ... (Wikipedia)

  78. The Distant Hours

    by Kate Morton
    A woman unravels the secrets of a distant castle, uncovering a family mystery.

    A long lost letter arrives in the post and Edie Burchill finds herself on a journey to Milderhurst Castle, a great but moldering old house, where the Blythe spinsters live and where her mother was ... (Goodreads)

  79. Never Never

    by Colleen Hoover
    A couple's search for answers after the disappearance of the woman's fiancé.

    Never Never, a novella series. Book one of three. Best friends since they could walk. In love since the age of 14. Complete strangers since this morning. He'll do anything to remember. She'll do ... (Barnes & Noble)

  80. We Were Liars

    by E. Lockhart
    A story of family secrets, forbidden love, and a tragic mystery unravelling.

    Cadence Sinclair Eastman is the eldest grandchild of the wealthy Harris Sinclair. Although her family pretends to be perfect, Cadence knows that beneath the surface, wealth and privilege have taken ... (Wikipedia)

  81. Undone

    by Karin Slaughter
    An investigative journalist uncovers disturbing secrets while probing a decades-old cold case.

    Faith Mitchell is walking across the parking deck at the courthouse when she passes out. She wakes up in the emergency room of Atlanta's Grady Hospital, where she was taken by her partner, Will ... (Wikipedia)

  82. The Witching Hour

    by Anne Rice
    A dark and mysterious tale of secret families and supernatural forces.

    From the author of the extraordinary Vampire Chronicles comes a huge, hypnotic novel of witchcraft and the occult through four centuries. Demonstrating, once again, her gift for spellbinding ... (Goodreads)

  83. The Prince Of Mist

    by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
    A young boy's journey to unlock the secrets of a mysterious, haunted mansion.

    Max Carver, son of a watchmaker, has moved with his family from the city to get away from the war. Max's new house was formerly owned by Richard Fleischman, his wife and son. Max experiences ... (Wikipedia)

  84. 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)

  85. The Good Girl

    by Mary Kubica
    A woman's desperate attempt to save her kidnapped daughter reveals dark secrets of her past.

    Look out for Mary Kubica’s new twisty psychological thriller,, The Other Mrs., perfect for fans of “You”.,Over a million copies sold.,“A twisty, roller coaster ride of a debut. Fans of, Gone Girl, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  86. The Last Letter from Your Lover

    by Jojo Moyes
    Two intertwining love stories across time, exploring the power of secrets and second chances.

    From the #1, New York Times, bestselling author of, The Giver of Stars, a sophisticated, page-turning double love story spanning forty years and an unforgettable, Brief Encounter, for our times It is ... (Goodreads)

  87. Bloody Bones

    by Laurell K. Hamilton
    A supernatural thriller that follows a monster hunter as she navigates a dangerous world of magic and mystery.

    Bloody Bones begins on Saint Patrick's Day , shortly after the events of the previous Anita Blake novel,, The Lunatic Cafe, . Like the previous novels, the novel opens with Anita considering a ... (Wikipedia)

  88. Sometimes I Lie

    by Alice Feeney
    A woman suffering from amnesia desperately trying to uncover the truth about her past.

    NEW YORK TIMES, AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Boldly plotted, tightly knotted—a provocative true-or-false thriller that deepens and darkens to its ink-black finale. Marvelous.” —AJ Finn, author of, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  89. Come Sundown

    by Nora Roberts
    A story of family secrets, romance, and survival in a small Montana town.

    # 1, New York Times, bestselling author of, The Obsession, Nora Roberts, returns with a stunning tale of how blood ties can save us—or destroy us —in, Come Sundown,. The Bodine ranch and resort in ... (Barnes & Noble)

  90. Broken

    by Karin Slaughter
    A gripping thriller, uncovering a web of secrets and lies.

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