Psycho by Robert Bloch
Best Horror Novels
2,087 books — 5,459 voters

Pretty Girls by Karin SlaughterThe Only One Left by Riley SagerThose Empty Eyes by Charlie DonleaTwenty Years Later by Charlie DonleaWhat Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall
Favourite Crime & Thrillers
2,211 books — 1,709 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Shining by Stephen  KingThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,836 books — 6,746 voters

The Shining by Stephen  KingIt by Stephen  King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen  KingPet Sematary by Stephen  KingCarrie by Stephen  King
Best of Stephen King
178 books — 3,876 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDracula by Bram StokerCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,731 books — 10,411 voters

Local Woman Missing by Mary KubicaHidden Pictures by Jason RekulakThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenWhat Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice MarshallGray After Dark by Noelle W. Ihli
Summer Reading!
3,195 books — 1,038 voters
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisLord of the Flies by William GoldingFlowers in the Attic by V.C. AndrewsAnimal Farm by George OrwellWe Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,214 books — 11,358 voters

Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Best Teen Horror/Suspense/Thriller
941 books — 1,566 voters
Sharp Objects by Gillian FlynnAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Shining by Stephen  KingThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  HarrisShutter Island by Dennis Lehane
100 Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime
2,469 books — 2,686 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,272 books — 4,494 voters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Turn of the Screw by Henry JamesThe Woman in Black by Susan         Hill
Best Gothic Books of All Time
595 books — 3,515 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyLord of the Flies by William GoldingWe Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,929 books — 2,081 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie MeyerThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
The Best of the Best
7,549 books — 2,437 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Books That Could Change Your Life
2,879 books — 1,585 voters
The Fury by Alex MichaelidesFirst Lie Wins by Ashley ElstonOne Perfect Couple by Ruth WareThe Heiress by Rachel HawkinsThe Teacher by Freida McFadden
Best Books of 2024
855 books — 932 voters

Murder Road by Simone St. JamesWatch It Burn by Kristen BirdA Man Downstairs by Nicole LundriganThe Stranger at the Wedding by A.E. Gauntlett
Best books of March, 2024
110 books — 39 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteMind Hunter by John E. DouglasZodiac by Robert GraysmithThe I-5 Killer by Ann RuleLost Girls by Robert Kolker
Best True Crime
1,355 books — 1,928 voters

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas  Harris
Recommended Thriller/Suspense
2,448 books — 2,214 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,318 books — 15,700 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,856 books — 121,130 voters