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A List of Books With Plot Twists

By no means comprehensive, here are some books with better-known twists. These twists aren't necessarily a "big reveal" at the end, but can happen midway or relatively early in the book, throwing everything into a completely new and unexpected direction. This is a nice list for starters looking for literary shocks and surprises. Happy reading!
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61 Hours (Lee Child)
61 Hours
1
Lee Child
A Song of Ice and Fire (George R. R. Martin)
A Song of Ice and Fire
2
George R. R. Martin
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
3
Lewis Carroll
All Is Not Forgotten (Wendy Walker)
All Is Not Forgotten
4
Wendy Walker
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
5
Bret Easton Ellis
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
6
Agatha Christie
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
7
Dan Brown
As Good as Dead (Holly Jackson)
As Good as Dead
8
Holly Jackson
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
9
Ian McEwan
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
10
S.J. Watson
Big Little Lies (Liane Moriarty)
Big Little Lies
11
Liane Moriarty
Chimera (Mira Grant)
Chimera
12
Mira Grant
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
13
Blake Crouch
Dead Letters (Caite Dolan-Leach)
Dead Letters
14
Caite Dolan-Leach
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
15
Richard Russo
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
16
Chuck Palahniuk
Final Girls (Riley Sager)
Final Girls
17
Riley Sager
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
18
Sarah Waters
Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
Go Set a Watchman
19
Harper Lee
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
20
Gillian Flynn
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
21
J.K. Rowling
Hexwood (Diana Wynne Jones)
Hexwood
22
Diana Wynne Jones
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
23
Richard Matheson
In a Dark Dark Wood (Ruth Ware)
In a Dark Dark Wood
24
Ruth Ware
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
25
Charlotte Bronte
Kill the Dead (Tanith Lee)
Kill the Dead
26
Tanith Lee
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
27
Yann Martel
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
28
John Green
Lost Among the Living (Simone St. James)
Lost Among the Living
29
Simone St. James
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
30
Agatha Christie
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
31
Jodi Picoult
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
32
Kazuo Ishiguro
Oedipus Rex (Sophocles)
Oedipus Rex
33
Sophocles
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
34
Diana Gabaldon
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
35
Susanna Clarke
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
36
Daphne Du Maurier
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby
37
Ira Levin
Rules of Deception (Christopher Reich)
Rules of Deception
38
Christopher Reich
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
39
Emily St.John Mandel
She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
She's Come Undone
40
Wally Lamb
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