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BuzzFeed's 41 Most Suspenseful Books

According to Buzzfeed (April 2016), these are 41 of the most suspenseful books you will ever read. *GASP*
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The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
1
Paula Hawkins
Before I Go to Sleep (S.J. Watson)
Before I Go to Sleep
2
S.J. Watson
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
3
Josh Malerman
An Untamed State (Roxane Gay)
An Untamed State
4
Roxane Gay
Sphere (Michael Crichton)
Sphere
5
Michael Crichton
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafon)
The Shadow of the Wind
6
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
7
Agatha Christie
Descent (Tim Johnston)
Descent
8
Tim Johnston
The Husband's Secret (Liane Moriarty)
The Husband's Secret
9
Liane Moriarty
Intensity (Dean Koontz)
Intensity
10
Dean Koontz
Mr. Mercedes (Stephen King)
Mr. Mercedes
11
Stephen King
Playing With Fire (Tess Gerritsen)
Playing With Fire
12
Tess Gerritsen
Alex (Pierre Lemaitre)
Alex
13
Pierre Lemaitre
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
14
Tara French
Serena by Ron Rash
Serena by Ron Rash
15
The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
16
Wilkie Collins
The Silent Sister (Diane Chamberlain)
The Silent Sister
17
Diane Chamberlain
The Millennium Trilogy
The Millennium Trilogy
18
The Secret History of Las Vegas (Chris Abani)
The Secret History of Las Vegas
19
Chris Abani
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
20
Katherine Dunn
Relic (Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child)
Relic
21
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
In a Dark Dark Wood (Ruth Ware)
In a Dark Dark Wood
22
Ruth Ware
The Lost Symbol (Dan Brown)
The Lost Symbol
23
Dan Brown
The 5th Wave (Rick Yancey)
The 5th Wave
24
Rick Yancey
The Inheritance Trilogy (N.K. Jemisin)
The Inheritance Trilogy
25
N.K. Jemisin
Wolf in White Van (John Darnielle)
Wolf in White Van
26
John Darnielle
Into the Darkest Corner
Into the Darkest Corner
27
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
28
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
29
Daphne Du Maurier
Long Man (Amy Greene)
Long Man
30
Amy Greene
Rose Gold (Walter Mosley)
Rose Gold
31
Walter Mosley
Armada (Ernest Cline)
Armada
32
Ernest Cline
Vanishing Girls (Lauren Oliver)
Vanishing Girls
33
Lauren Oliver
Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng)
Everything I Never Told You
34
Celeste Ng
The Kind Worth Killing (Peter Swanson)
The Kind Worth Killing
35
Peter Swanson
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
36
Sarah Waters
Killing Floor (Lee Child)
Killing Floor
37
Lee Child
The Wrath and the Dawn (Renee Ahdieh)
The Wrath and the Dawn
38
Renee Ahdieh
1st to Die (James Patterson)
1st to Die
39
James Patterson
The Cuckoo's Calling (Robert Galbraith)
The Cuckoo's Calling
40
Robert Galbraith
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