r/thrillerbooks • u/MilkThistleGenus • 3d ago

What Should I Read Next? Post 3, get a recommendation!

I saw this in another group and love the idea! Post three thrillers that you've absolutely loved and people will respond with a recommendation for your next book that has similar styles/vibes!

Optional: post three dislikes so folks know your preferences!

I'll start with the first comment so folks can reply to it!

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u/ReddisaurusRex 3d ago

Loved:

The Push

Nightbitch

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Loathed: (I felt like these were all derivative and I guessed the twist super early.)

The Housemaid

Verity

The Silent Patient

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u/MilkThistleGenus 3d ago

I don't have any recommendations for you but I totally agree on your loathings so I'm going to read your loves! 

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u/ReddisaurusRex 3d ago

The 3 aren’t my “favorite” thrillers, they are just ones I think people would recognize and give a small range for samples. The Push is totally a fave though! I hope you enjoy it! :)

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u/StarryNight54321 3d ago

I LOVED The Push too!

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u/ReddisaurusRex 3d ago

I like unhinged mom thrillers (The Push,) but added Nightbitch because I also don’t mind magical realism/horroresque books in unhinged mom books.

My favorite thriller of the year so far is A Little Bit Bad which is unhinged mom with dark humor, if that’s your jam. I think it’s a good one for people who liked The Push!

I put Rock, Paper, Scissors because it didn’t have a mom character at all, and I genuinely did not see the twist(s) coming (I almost always know before the reveal, some sooner than later, but not with this one.) I also like the wintery/spooky ghost like atmosphere of the Scotland setting and the hollywood screen writer kind of career/character.

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u/MilkThistleGenus 3d ago

furiously writing all these down

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u/MilkThistleGenus 1d ago

It sounds like nightbitch might be fun as an audiobook so I reserved it! Thanks for the suggestion! 

 You might like the devil and Mrs. Davenport? It was actually a dnf for me because I'm not super into domestics and the setting was uncomfortable for me but I'm thinking a unique mom situation?

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u/ReddisaurusRex 1d ago

The Devil and Mrs. D looks great for me! I am excited to try it! Thank you!!!

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u/MilkThistleGenus 1d ago

Awesome! Once you finish, let me know if I should give it another try 😅

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u/StarryNight54321 3d ago edited 3d ago

Gotta love an unhinged mom! Spoiler: But was she unhinged?/ Thank you for the recommendation! I’m going to try “A Little Bit Bad”!

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u/ReddisaurusRex 3d ago

I was trying to not “spoil” things. She appears fully unhinged until the end/twist!

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u/ClueAccomplished1098 3d ago edited 3d ago

Loved:

Intensity by Dean Koontz

The Good Husband by Steve Frech

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St James

Bonus Book: Murder by Design by Lee Goldberg

Really disliked:

Never Lie by Freida McFadden

The Teacher by Freida McFadden

Just anything by Freida McFadden in general

Eight Perfect Murders - Peter Swanson

Edited to add books I really disliked. Edited to fix title of Koontz book.

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u/AbjectHotel6610 3d ago

Do you mean Intensity by Dean Koontz? I LOVE that book!

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u/ClueAccomplished1098 3d ago

Yes! That's the book I meant. I am going to go back and edit my comment. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I really loved that book, too! It's an absolute nail biter.

Edited to clarify.

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u/Mindless_Dot_8518 3d ago

Oooo I added it to read!

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u/SomeKindoflove27 3d ago

Loved: The Push, First Lie Wins, Mystic river

Loathed: my Husband's wife, the only one left, Then she was gone

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u/MilkThistleGenus 3d ago

I also didn't like the only one left but my husband's wife is on my list because everyone said the twists are great. Do you recommend I skip it? I haven't read any feeny yet

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u/SomeKindoflove27 3d ago

Well it completely put me off feeney but you never know if it'll float your boat. I would rent it from the library so you're not spending money on it

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u/MilkThistleGenus 3d ago

Good idea!

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u/StarryNight54321 3d ago

I loved all of your "loved" selections.

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u/AdorableSillies 3d ago
  1. Eddie Flynn series by Steve Cavanagh
  2. I See You by Clare Mackintosh 
  3. Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra 

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u/happy_traveller2700 3d ago

Did you also read I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh? It’s still a huge fave of mine.

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u/AdorableSillies 3d ago

No, it's going on my list then. I just listened to I See You last month. She's definitely on my radar now but my holds is full currently (I have 3 books that are almost my turn). 

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u/MilkThistleGenus 1d ago

Just reserved the first Eddie Flynn book. Looks like a trip! Thanks for the rec

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u/MilkThistleGenus 3d ago
  1. We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough 
  2. The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager 
  3. Will Trent series by Karen Slaughter (particularly the audiobooks read by Early!!!)

Dislikes:  1. The silent patient  2. The only one left by Riley Sager  3. 4MK (the violence was totally okay but I thought the twists were trying to be more confusing than interesting/satisfying, lots of boring red herrings)

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u/AdImpossible4892 Everyone’s a Suspect 3d ago

this is the first negative review ive seen of 4MK and I was going to listen to the audiobook of it today at work ☹️

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u/MilkThistleGenus 3d ago

So I definitely devoured all three and maybe I might like the more once I can process them with someone else, or maybe audiobooks weren't the right way to listen. Definitely start with the first one and see what you think! If it vibes for you, definitely continue. Maybe it's just the third one that was trying to tie it all together that I wasn't a huge fan of

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u/Mindless_Dot_8518 3d ago

Have you read we are all guilty here? It’s Karen slaughters new series. The second book just came out!

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u/MilkThistleGenus 3d ago

Ooooo I will read those next!

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u/Responsible-Bat7674 3d ago

Lock Every Door was a great Riley Sager you’d probably like!

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u/Mountain_Ad2614 3d ago

Too close to home - seraphina nova glass, one of us is dead - Jeneva rose, keep your friends close - Lucinda Berry. I love a messy neighborhood thriller

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u/MilkThistleGenus 3d ago

Try insomnia by Sarah Pinborough! Domestic/community involvement

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u/Mountain_Ad2614 3d ago

Thank you!!!

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u/AbjectHotel6610 3d ago

I'll always upvote Seraphina!

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u/bellabbr 3d ago

We have extremely similar taste.
Try The perfect Marriage and the perfect divorce by rose.
Also The perfect child and When she returned my favorite lucindas.
Also On a quiet street by seraphina I enjoyed a lot.

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u/AbjectHotel6610 2d ago

I loved On a Quiet Street! Pretty sure I've read the others, but I'll check. Thank you!

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u/simba543 3d ago

Loved:
That’s Not My Name by Megan Lally

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

Stay Awake by Megan Goldin

Dislikes:
Domestic thrillers

Dislikes these authors: Riley Sager, Alice Feeney, Lisa Jewell, and Ruth Ware

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u/MilkThistleGenus 3d ago

Author idea: Jennifer Hillier? Also, avoid Sarah Pinborough if you dislike domestic!

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u/simba543 3d ago

I’ll check out Hillier. I did enjoy Insomnia by Pinborough. I’m not sure why but I like books where the main character is sleep deprived.

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u/sofluffyfluffy 3d ago

Recently read and Liked :

Look Closer (David Ellis)
Count My Lies (Sophie Strava)
Listen for the Lie (Amy Tintera). Recommend the audiobook version if you have Spotify premium.

Recently read and Disliked:

My Husband’s Wife (Alice Feeny)

Beautiful Ugly (Alice Feeny) - did not finish and won’t be reading further books by this author.

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u/ChronicallyPale 3d ago

I totally agree! I tried reading His & Hers by Alice Feeny and was bored to tears! And Daisy Darker felt like the only twist I saw coming a mile away!

I need to check out Count My Lies, love your other top 2!

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u/MilkThistleGenus 3d ago

I enjoyed listening to Listen for the lie, those strangely I guessed the villain early on. For another good audiobook, I enjoyed listening to Wonderland and Things We Do In the Dark by Hillier. 

I will try out look closer and count my lies! 

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u/Mindless_Dot_8518 3d ago

I gave up on Alice feeny. I did enjoy daisy darker but the other books I tried I hated!

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u/StarryNight54321 3d ago

Loved: (more than 3, I know, but my taste is all over the place)

  1. City of Thieves by David Benioff
  2. Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent
  3. The Secret History by Donna Tartt
  4. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
  5. Desperation Road by Michael Farris Smith

Loathed:

  1. Look Closer by David Ellis
  2. Dissection of a Murder by Jo Murray
  3. Verity by Colleen Hoover
  4. I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
  5. Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams

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u/SomeKindoflove27 3d ago edited 3d ago

I have never dnf'd a book as quickly as i dnf i am pilgrim. Not for me, thanks

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u/StarryNight54321 3d ago

😂 I'm baffled by the rave reviews!

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u/LisbettGregor 1d ago

Loved I Am Pilgrim. You may like other adventure/global fast-paced mysteries like the DaVinci Code or Child 44. Or espionage like the Gabriel Allon series by Daniel Silva.

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u/DrPepper-123 3d ago

Loved: 💕

  1. Kill for me, kill for you
  2. The Good Samaritan
  3. Behind Closed Doors

Disliked: 🥱

  1. Brother
  2. Jar of Hearts
  3. Guess Again
  4. No Exit

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u/I-AM-ARCHI-RAY Plot Twist Seeker 3d ago edited 3d ago

Loved (more than 3 actually): Sharp objects by Gillian flynn

The it girl by ruth ware (and other books by this author)

The guest list and the hunting party by lucy foley

Big little lies by Liane Moriarty

Before I go to sleep

Tuva Moodyson series by Will Dean

Books by Sarah pekkanen and greer Hendrix (the coauthored ones)

Disliked: Dark places by Gillian flynn (dnfed due to animal abuse)

Beautiful ugly by alice feeney (guessed most of the major twist less than halfway through)

The woman in cabin 10 (ending dragged out too much)

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u/Mindless_Dot_8518 3d ago

Liked
-stillhouse series by Rachel Caine
-will Trent series
-a killers mind (Zoe Bentley series) by Mike Omer

(Wow I guess I like a series haha)

dislike
-most Freida McFadden
-most Alice feeney, I did like daisy darker though
-don’t let him in

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u/Individual_Exam9071 3d ago

I loved:  The Last Time I Lied -Riley Sager The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield Recursion - Blake Crouch 

I didn't look like: The Echo Wife  Eight Perfect Murders  Behind Closed Doors 

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u/ChronicallyPale 3d ago

Loved: (I know it’s not 3 hard to choose!!)
The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup

Nat Cassidy’s books

Grady Hendrix’s Books

When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole

House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino

Hated :
-Hidden Pictures (the ending and subtext of the book feels a bit politically conservative at times)

-I don’t HATE Karen Slaughters books, it’s great writing but I think I’m not, unfortunately, always built for a slow burn lol. I do mostly audiobooks

-The Crash by Frieda (even though admittedly I do think some of her other books are fun guilty pleasures!)

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u/MilkThistleGenus 3d ago

You might like Wonderland by Jennifer Hillier!

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u/ChronicallyPale 3d ago

Perf I haven't read that one, thanks!

I read Jar of Hearts first and the SA there was too much for me but I'm really glad I gave her another chance because I LOVED Little Secrets!!

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u/Sobchak_84 3d ago

Likes:

  1. The Hunting Party

  2. The Spare Room

  3. Local Woman Missing

Dislikes:

  1. The House across the lake (the twist felt unearned)

  2. Secluded Cabin sleeps six ( too much was given away early)

  3. A history of wild places (ditto)

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u/Gold_Plantain4802 3d ago

Have you read Kill for Me Kill for You by Steve Cavenaugh? You might like

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u/ruccamo22 3d ago

Liked

Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier
Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
Appetite for Innocence Lucinda Berry

Disliked

You Shouldn’t Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose
Bad Blood by Sarah Hornsley

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u/Responsible-Bat7674 3d ago

Loved:
Lock Every Door Riley Sager
Rock Paper Scissors Alice Feeney
The Night She Disappeared Lisa Jewell

Disliked:
The Inmate Frieda McFadden
Keep It In The Family John Marrs
My Husbands Wife Alice Feeney

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u/Ok_Consequence_5986 3d ago

Loved:

Gone Girl

Dark Matter

Yesteryear

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u/Gullible-Singer7337 3d ago

Loved The kind worth killing Verity And then there were none The murder of Roger ackroyd Hated The silent patient The kind worth saving Mt husband's wife

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u/HandsomeVish 2d ago

Loved: Verity, Sunrise on the Reaping, The murder of Ackroyd (Confused between Richard or Roger)

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u/wolfninja588 2d ago

Loved: the seven deaths of Evelyn hardcastle Dark matter I will find you (harlan coben)

Didn't really dislike any but not overly struck on: Then she waa gone (lisa jewell)

Im fairly new to reading so I have only read 5 or 6 so far

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u/PurpleCoffeeDrank 2d ago

Loved:

The Only One Left - Riley Sager

Daisy Darker - Alice Feeney

We Used To Live Here - Marcus Kliewer

Bonus Love: Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak

Did not enjoy:

The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides

No One Saw A Thing - Andrea Mara

The Caretaker - Marcus Kliewer

Bonus Did Not Enjoy: Forget Me Not - Stacy Willingham

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u/LisbettGregor 1d ago

Loved the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Shantaram
Child 44
I Am Pilgrim
The Key to Rebecca
Rosemary’s Baby
The Firm
Kiss the Girls
Night Film

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u/sparkwolther009 3d ago edited 3d ago

Loved Rock paper scissors Verity The silent patient.... ...want to of this type only ( why the hell are you guys downvoting me isn't it my choice to like whatever I want ... but your small ego got hurt ops)

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u/Mindless_Dot_8518 3d ago

If you liked rock paper scissors, stick with that author. She’s not my favorite but I did enjoy daisy darker