Spine-Chilling Page-Turners: 16 Mystery Thrillers to Read on a Rainy DayLike this list

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• The Quiet Librarian

  Eskens, Allen, 1963-

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  In Minnesota, quiet librarian Hana Babic, once known as Nura Divjak, must confront her violent past when a detective informs her of her best friend’s murder, forcing her to protect her grandson while unraveling a deadly mystery.

• All the Colors of the Dark

  a Novel

  Whitaker, Chris,

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  After a string of disappearances in 1975 Missouri, a one-eyed boy heroically thwarts a kidnapping, igniting a chain of events that blur the lines between triumph and tragedy as the townspeople of Monta Clare confront hidden truths.

• The God of the Woods

  Moore, Liz, 1983-

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  In 1975, the daughter of the summer camp’s owners has disappeared just like her brother 14 years earlier, a panicked search begins as the secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow are revealed.

• First Lie Wins

  a Novel

  Elston, Ashley,

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  A woman with many faces and identities, Evie Porter, covertly moves from job to job for her unknown employer until her latest mark, Ryan Summer, gets under her skin and makes her envision a different sort of life.

• Listen for the Lie

  Tintera, Amy,

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  When Lucy's friend is murdered, anyone could be the killer, even Lucy, and soon enough a true-crime podcast comes investigating.

• The Only One Left

  a Novel

  Sager, Riley,

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  In 1983, home-health aide Kit McDeere arrives at a decaying Hope’s End to care for Lenora Hope, helping her write about the events leading up to her family’s massacre in 1929.

• I Have Some Questions for You

  Makkai, Rebecca,

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  A successful film professor returns to teach at her alma mater and becomes determined to investigate a closed murder case.

• None of This Is True

  a Novel

  Jewell, Lisa,

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  Alix becomes the subject of her own podcast after a woman named Josie comes into her life and then disappears, leaving behind a terrible, terrifying legacy that puts her & her family's lives in mortal danger.

• Happiness Falls

  a Novel

  Kim, Angie, 1969-

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  Mia isn’t initially concerned when her family fails to return from a walk, until her mute brother Eugene, who suffers from a rare genetic condition, returns bloody and alone and is unable to describe what happened to their father.

• Bright Young Women

  Knoll, Jessica,

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  When two women vanish without a trace in 1978, Tina believes they are targets of the All-American Sex Killer after learning about a massacre at a Florida State University sorority.

• The Maid

  a Novel

  Prose, Nita,

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  When she discovers the dead body of the infamous and wealthy Charles Black in his suite, hotel maid Molly Gray finds her orderly life upended as she becomes the prime suspect in the case and is caught in a web of deception.

• Daisy Darker

  Feeney, Alice,

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  A family gathering for their matriarch’s 80th birthday in her crumbling, gothic house on a tiny island begin disappearing one by one.

• The Last Thing He Told Me

  a Novel

  Dave, Laura,

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  After her husband disappears, Hannah Hall quickly realizes he isn’t who he said he was and that his 16-year-old daughter, who wants nothing to do with her, may hold the key to figuring out his true identity.

• The Searcher

  French, Tana

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  Looking to start a new life in a small Irish village, former Chicago police officer Cal Hooper comes out of retirement to help find a missing kid and uncovers layers of darkness beneath his picturesque retreat.

• The Guest List

  a Novel

  Foley, Lucy (Novelist),

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  An expertly planned celebrity wedding between a rising television star and an ambitious magazine publisher is thrown into turmoil by petty jealousies, a college drinking game, the bride’s ruined dress and an untimely murder.

• My Sister, the Serial Killer

  a Novel

  Braithwaite, Oyinkan

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  Realizing that her beautiful, beloved younger sister has murdered yet another boyfriend, an embittered Nigerian woman works to direct suspicion away from the family, until a handsome doctor she fancies asks for her sister's number.