
This page lists all of the Suspense & Thrillers books reviewed on Nightcap Books. These books are divided into seven subcategories – Domestic Suspense, Financial Thriller, Legal Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Romantic Suspense, and Technothriller. Lists are ordered by book title.
Domestic Suspense
Domestic Suspense books focus on interpersonal relationships and contain family drama. Domestic Suspense books are often slow building, focus on psychological aspects of characters, and contain little action.
- A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvardsson [Book Review]
- Drowning with Others by Linda Keir [Book Review]
- Girls and Their Horses by Eliza Jane Brazier [Book Review]
- Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan [Book Review]
- Happy and You Know It by Laura Hankin [Book Review]
- Hurry Home by Roz Nay [Book Review]
- Little Lovely Things by Maureen Joyce Connolly [Book Review]
- Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty [Book Review]
- One Big Happy Family by Jamie Day [Book Review]
- The Block Party by Jamie Day [Book Review]
- The Dilemma by B.A. Paris [Book Review]
- The End of Getting Lost by Robin Kirman [Book Review]
- The First Mistake by Sandie Jones [Book Review]
- The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth [Book Review]
- The Guilt Trip by Sandie Jones [Book Review]
- The Half Sister by Sandie Jones [Book Review]
- The House Uptown by Melissa Ginsburg [Book Review]
- The Last Affair by Margot Hunt [Book Review]
- The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth [Book Review]
- The New Mother by Nora Murphy [Book Review]
- The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonald [Book Review]
- The Other Woman by Sandie Jones [Book Review]
- The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth [Book Review]
- What You Did by Claire McGowan [Book Review]
Financial Thriller
Financial Thrillers focus on crimes involving the financial system or economy.
Legal Thriller
Legal Thrillers focus on the legal system and often have lawyers as the main characters.
- Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Robert Dugoni [Book Review]
- Final Table by Dan Schorr [Book Review]
- Silent Bite by David Rosenfelt [Book Review]
- The Intern by Michele Campbell [Book Review]
- The Murder List by Hank Phillippi Ryan [Book Review]
Mystery Thriller
Mystery Thrillers are often fast-paced mysteries with twists and turns. The protagonist can be a hero or villain.
- 29 Seconds by T.M. Logan [Book Review]
- A Better World by Sarah Langan [Book Review]
- A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham [Book Review]
- A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay [Book Review]
- All the Dirty Secrets by Aggie Blum Thompson [Book Review]
- All These Beautiful Strangers by Elizabeth Klehfoth [Book Review]
- An Ambush of Widows by Jeff Abbott [Book Review]
- Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber [Book Review]
- Assassins Anonymous by Rob Hart [Book Review]
- Before We Were Strangers by Brenda Novak [Book Review]
- Beneath the Stairs by Jennifer Fawcett [Book Review]
- Bill Hodges Trilogy by Stephen King [Book Review]
- Bitter Falls by Rachel Caine [Book Review]
- Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby [Book Review]
- Blind Fear by Brandon Webb and John David Mann [Book Review]
- Bonfire by Krysten Ritter [Book Review]
- Camouflage by Ivy Keating and Scott Spotson [Book Review]
- Cold Fear by Brandon Webb and John David Mann [Book Review]
- Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney [Book Review]
- Dark Circles by Caite Dolan-Leach [Book Review]
- Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens [Book Review]
- Deadbeat by Adam Hamdy [Book Review]
- Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy [Book Review]
- Don’t Look for Me by Wendy Walker [Book Review]
- Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay [Book Review]
- Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips [Book Review]
- Final Girls by Riley Sager [Book Review]
- Fireside Chat with a Grammar Nazi Serial Killer by Ryan Suvaal [Book Review]
- First Born by Will Dean [Book Review]
- Friends and Other Liars by Kaela Coble [Book Review]
- Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham [Book Review]
- Good Girls Don’t Die by Christina Henry [Book Review]
- Grist Mill Road by Christopher J. Yates [Book Review]
- Guess Who by Chris McGeorge [Book Review]
- Heartbreak Bay by Rachel Caine [Book Review]
- Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak [Book Review]
- His & Hers by Alice Feeney [Book Review]
- How I’ll Kill You by Ren DeStefano [Book Review]
- How Quickly She Disappears by Raymond Fleischmann [Book Review]
- How to Kill Your Best Friend by Lexie Elliott [Book Review]
- I Will Never Leave You by S.M. Thayer [Book Review]
- In Her Eyes by Sarah Alderson [Book Review]
- In the Dark by Loreth Anne White [Book Review]
- Into the Jungle by Erica Ferencik [Book Review]
- Just Watch Me by Jeff Lindsay [Book Review]
- Killer Story by Matt Witten [Book Review]
- Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn [Book Review]
- Killman Creek by Rachel Caine [Book Review]
- Last Day by Luanne Rice [Book Review]
- Little Darlings by Melanie Golding [Book Review]
- Little Voices by Vanessa Lillie [Book Review]
- Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica [Book Review]
- Lock Every Door by Riley Sager [Book Review]
- Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha Coryell [Book Review]
- Manual for a Murder by Gonçalo J. Nunes Dias [Book Review]
- Miracle Creek by Angie Kim [Book Review]
- Not So Perfect Strangers by L.S. Stratton [Book Review]
- Now You See Me by Chris McGeorge [Book Review]
- Nowhere Like Home by Sara Shepard [Book Review]
- On the Surface by Rachel McGuire [Book Review]
- One of Us Is Dead by Jeneva Rose [Book Review]
- Out in the Cold by Steve Urszenyi [Book review]
- Perfect Shot by Steve Urszenyi [Book Review]
- Pretty as a Picture by Elizabeth Little [Book Review]
- Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby [Book Review]
- Reputation by Sara Shepard [Book Review]
- Safe in My Arms by Sara Shepard [Book Reviews]
- Smash and Grab by Joe Albanese [Book Review]
- Stay Awake by Megan Goldin [Book Review]
- Steel Fear by Brandon Webb and John David Mann [Book Review]
- Storm Child by Michael Robotham [Book Review]
- Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda [Book Review]
- The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton [Book Review]
- The Astrology House by Carinn Jade [Book Review]
- The Banker’s Wife by Cristina Alger [Book Review]
- The Beautiful and the Wild by Peggy Townsend [Book Review]
- The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James [Book Review]
- The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor [Book Review]
- The Chain by Adrian McKinty [Book Review]
- The Chalk Man by C. J. Tudor [Book Review]
- The Confidence Games by Tess Amy [Book Review]
- The Current by Tim Johnston [Book Review]
- The Dagger by Pam Anders [Book Review]
- The Day I Disappeared by Brandi Reeds [Book Review]
- The Dead Girls Club by Damien Angelica Walters [Book Review]
- The Drift by C.J. Tudor [Book Review]
- The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey [Book Review]
- The Escape Room by Megan Goldin [Book Review]
- The Family Plot by Megan Collins [Book Review]
- The Finalists by David Bell [Book Review]
- The Girl From Blind River by Gale Massey [Book Review]
- The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda [Book Review]
- The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman [Book Review]
- The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell [Book Review]
- The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter [Book Review]
- The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel [Book Review]
- The Hollywood Assistant by May Cobb [Book Review]
- The House That Horror Built by Christina Henry [Book Review]
- The Housewarming by S.E. Lynes [Book Review]
- The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley [Book Review]
Psychological Thriller
Psychological Thrillers focus on the mental states of the characters. These books are often slow building and intense. Unreliable narrators and plot twists are common in psychological thrillers.
- A Dark and Secret Place by Jen Williams [Book Review]
- A Flaw in the Design by Nathan Oates [Book Review]
- A Good Man by Ani Katz [Book Review]
- A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne [Book Review]
- A Likeable Woman by May Cobb [Book Review]
- A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell [Book Review]
- A Stranger on the Beach by Michele Campbell [Book Review]
- A Twisted Love Story by Samantha Downing [Book Review]
- All the Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson [Book Review]
- An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen [Book Review]
- An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena [Book Review]
- And Then You Were Gone by R.J. Jacobs [Book Review]
- As Long as We Both Shall Live by JoAnn Chaney [Book Review]
- Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage [Book Review]
- Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward [Book Review]
- Because You’re Mine by Rea Frey [Book Review]
- Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson [Book Review]
- Behind Every Lie by Christina McDonald [Book Review]
- Believe Me by J. P. Delaney [Book Review]
- Beneath the Surface by Kaira Rouda [Book Review]
- Best Friends Forever by Margot Hunt [Book Review]
- Between the Lies by Michelle Adams [Book Review]
- Bring Me Back by B. A. Paris [Book Review]
- Call Me Evie by J.P. Pomare [Book Review]
- Can You See Her? by S.E. Lynes [Book Review]
- Close to Me by Amanda Reynolds [Book Review]
- Cold Waters by Debbie Herbert [Book Review]
- Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough [Book Review]
- Cross My Heart by Megan Collins [Book Review]
- Dark Corners by Megan Goldin [Book Review]
- Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel [Book Review]
- Dead to Her by Sarah Pinborough [Book Review]
- Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle [Book Review]
- Disturbed by Jennifer Jaynes [Book Review]
- Dream Girl by Laura Lippman [Book Review]
- False Step by Victoria Helen Stone [Book Review]
- Follow Me by Kathleen Barber [Book Review]
- For Better and Worse by Margot Hunt [Book Review]
- Girls’ Night Out by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke [Book Review]
- Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott [Book Review]
- Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen [Book Review]
- Good Girls Lie by J.T. Ellison [Book Review]
- Good Rich People by Eliza Jane Brazier [Book Review]
- He Started It by Samantha Downing [Book Review]
- Her Best Friend by Sarah Wray [Book Review]
- Her Daughter’s Mother by Daniela Petrova [Book Review]
- Her One Mistake by Heidi Perks [Book Review]
- Her Pretty Face by Robyn Harding [Book Review]
- Here to Stay by Mark Edwards [Book Review]
- House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen [Book Review]
- I Choose You by Gayle Curtis [Book Review]
- I Don’t Forgive You by Aggie Blum Thompson [Book Review]
- I Know My Name by C. J. Cooke [Book Review]
- I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney [Book Review]
- I Know You by Annabel Kantaria [Book Review]
- I’m Not Done with You Yet by Jesse Q. Sutanto [Book Review]
- Into the Water by Paula Hawkins [Book Review]
- Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell [Book Review]
- Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone [Book Review]
- Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier [Book Review]
- Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel [Book Review]
- Just One Look by Lindsay Cameron [Book Review]
- Ladykiller by Katherine Wood [Book Review]
- Layover by David Bell [Book Review]
- Let Me Lie by Clare Mackintosh [Book Review]
- Lie With Me by Sabine Durrant [Book Review]
- Lies Between Us by Ronnie Turner [Book Review]
- Lies by T. M. Logan [Book Review]
- Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier [Book Review]
- Lock Me In by Kate Simants [Book Review]
- Looker by Laura Sims [Book Review]
- Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent [Book Review]
- Mother by S.E. Lynes [Book Review]
- My Darling Husband by Kimberly Belle [Book Review]
- My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing [Book Review]
- My Summer Darlings by May Cobb [Book Review]
- Necessary People by Anna Pitoniak [Book Review]
- Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson [Book Review]
- No Exit by Taylor Adams [Book Review]
- Not Her Daughter by Rea Frey [Book Review]
- One of the Boys by Jayne Cowie [Book Review]
- Open Your Eyes by Paula Daly [Book Review]
- Our House by Louise Candlish [Book Review]
- Our Little Secret by Roz Nay [Book Review]
- Over My Shoulder by Patricia Dixon [Book Review]
- Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter [Book Review]
- Please Join Us by Catherine McKenzie [Book Review]
- Possession by Katie Lowe [Book Review]
- Problem Child by Victoria Helen Stone [Book Review]
- Rapid Falls by Amber Cowie [Book Review]
- Reclaiming Raven by Mary Holt [Book Review]
- Reputation by Sarah Vaughan [Book Review]
- Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney [Book Review]
- She Was the Quiet One by Michele Campbell [Book Review]
- Sister of Mine by Laurie Petrou [Book Review]
- Somebody’s Daughter by David Bell [Book Review]
- Someone We Know by Shari Lapena [Book Review]
- Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman [Book Review]
- Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney [Book Review]
- Still Lives by Maria Hummel [Book Review]
Romantic Suspense
Romantic Suspense books have romance along with the mystery.
- Beneath Dark Waters by Karen Rose [Book Review]
- Buried Too Deep by Karen Rose [Book Review]
- Cheater by Karen Rose [Book Review]
- Cold Blooded Liar by Karen Rose [Book Review]
- Deep Tide by Laura Griffin [Book Review]
- Double Blind by Iris Johansen and Roy Johansen [Book Review]
- It Had to Be You by Eliza Jane Brazier [Book Review]
- Last Seen Alone by Laura Griffin [Book Review]
- Liar’s Point by Laura Griffin [Book Review]
- Quarter to Midnight by Karen Rose [Book Review]
- The Last Close Call by Laura Griffin [Book Review]
- The Runaway Heiress by Meg Tilly [Book Review]
- Vanishing Hour by Laura Griffin [Book Review]
- Verity by Colleen Hoover [Book Review]
Technothriller
Technothrillers are mysteries that include elements of science fiction.
- Mastermind by Andrew Mayne [Book Review]
- Recursion by Blake Crouch [Book Review]
- The Passengers by John Marrs [Book Review]
- The Sound of Echoes by Eric Bernt [Book Review]
- The Speed of Sound by Eric Bernt [Book Review]
- Upgrade by Blake Crouch [Book Review]
Categories for books reviewed on Nightcap Books
Mystery books can be divided into multiple categories. Nightcap Books divides mysteries into Amateur Sleuths, Crime & Detective, Suspense & Thrillers, Young Adult, and Other Mysteries. Amateur sleuths is further divided into Amateur Investigator and Cozy Mystery. Crime & Detective is divided into Crime Fiction, Police Procedural, and Private Detective. Suspense & Thrillers include Domestic Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Legal Thriller, Financial Thriller, Technothriller, and Romantic Suspense. Young Adult is for mysteries with teens as the protagonists. Other Mysteries is for books that do not fall in one of the above mentioned categories. These include Historical Mystery and Paranormal Mystery.