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A List of Books With Plot Twists - Page 2

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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Shogun (James Clavell)
Shogun
41
James Clavell
Shutter Island (Denis Lehane)
Shutter Island
42
Denis Lehane
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (Stuart Turton)
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
43
Stuart Turton
The Bee Sting (Paul Murray)
The Bee Sting
44
Paul Murray
The Covenant of Water (Abraham Verghese)
The Covenant of Water
45
Abraham Verghese
The Cutting Season (Attica Locke)
The Cutting Season
46
Attica Locke
The Dark Beyond the Stars (Frank M. Robinson)
The Dark Beyond the Stars
47
Frank M. Robinson
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
48
Paula Hawkins
The Good Girl (Mary Kubica)
The Good Girl
49
Mary Kubica
The Grownup (Gillian Flynn)
The Grownup
50
Gillian Flynn
The Kind Worth Killing (Peter Swanson)
The Kind Worth Killing
51
Peter Swanson
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
52
Khaled Hosseini
The Maze Runner (James Dashner)
The Maze Runner
53
James Dashner
The Memory Painter (Womack)
The Memory Painter
54
Womack
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
55
Oscar Wilde
The Silent Patient (Alex Michaelides)
The Silent Patient
56
Alex Michaelides
The Stepford Wives (Connecticut)
The Stepford Wives
57
Connecticut
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
58
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
59
Diane Setterfield
The Woman in the Window (A.J. Finn)
The Woman in the Window
60
A.J. Finn
Time and Again (Jack Finney)
Time and Again
61
Jack Finney
Use of Weapons (Iain M. Banks)
Use of Weapons
62
Iain M. Banks
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
63
Alan Moore
We Could Be Beautiful (Swan Huntley)
We Could Be Beautiful
64
Swan Huntley
We Were Liars (E. Lockhart)
We Were Liars
65
E. Lockhart
Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
66
Delia Owens
Where'd You Go Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go Bernadette
67
Maria Semple
Wish You Were Here (Jodi Picoult)
Wish You Were Here
68
Jodi Picoult
Wrong Place Wrong Time (Gillian McAllister)
Wrong Place Wrong Time
69
Gillian McAllister
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