It’s officially “spooky season”, everyone’s favorite time of year to read spine-chilling stories. October’s 2021 Reading Challenge category is “Suspenseful Thrillers.”
You’re welcome to choose any suspenseful thriller to fulfill October’s theme but if you need a little bit of help, we’ve polled our social media followers for their favorite suspenseful reads and you can see some of them below!
One by One
By Ruth Ware
Getting snowed in at a luxurious, rustic ski chalet high in the French Alps doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world. Especially when there’s a breathtaking vista, a full-service chef and housekeeper, a cozy fire to keep you warm, and others to keep you company. Unless that company happens to be eight coworkers…each with something to gain, something to lose, and something to hide.
Behind Closed Doors
By B.A. Paris
Some might call this true love. Others might wonder why Grace never answers the phone. Or why she can never meet for coffee, even though she doesn’t work. How she can cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim.
Some might wonder what’s really going on once the dinner party is over, and the front door has closed.
Misery
By Stephen King
Paul Sheldon is a bestselling novelist who has finally met his number one fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes, and she is more than a rabid reader, she is Paul’s nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But she is also furious that the author has killed off her favorite character in his latest book. Annie becomes his captor, keeping him prisoner in her isolated house.
Home Before Dark
By Riley Sager
In the latest thriller from New York Times bestseller Riley Sager, a woman returns to the house made famous by her father’s bestselling horror memoir. Is the place really haunted by evil forces, as her father claimed? Or are there more earthbound–and dangerous–secrets hidden within its walls? What was it like? Living in that house. Maggie Holt is used to such questions.
Verity
By Colleen Hoover
Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin. When Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, asks Lowen to complete the remaining books in a contract his permanently injured wife is unable to fulfill, Lowen has no choice but to accept. Lowen uncovers a hidden manuscript. An autobiography containing chilling admissions Verity planned to take to her grave, including the truth behind the events that turned their lives upside down.
None of these titles speaking to you? That’s okay! We’ve put together an entire category on the home page of our website highlighting suspenseful thrillers. Head over there for more options!
