Thriller genre books (336)



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Clean by Alia Trabucco Zerán EN

Rating: 3 (2 votes)
Description:
'A masterclass in suspense' PAULA HAWKINS 'A spellbinding nightmare' FERNANDA MELCHOR 'A book of intense power' PHILIPPE SANDS The shockingly compulsive new novel from the International Booker-shortlisted author of The Remainder. Clean begins with an inescapable fact: a girl has died. Told by Estela, a maid to a wealthy, middle class family who speaks to us from a locked room, we hear of her plight and the circumstances that led to this moment. As we enter into her account of her daily existence, we see how her apparently simple life begins to sour, but would that drive her to the unthinkable?... continue

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Cold As Hell by Lilja Sigurdardottir EN

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Country: Europe / Iceland flag Iceland
Description:
Áróra returns to Iceland when her estranged sister goes missing, and her search leads to places she could never have imagined. A chilling, tense standalone thriller from one of Iceland's bestselling authors... _________________ Icelandic sisters Áróra and Ísafold live in different countries and aren't on speaking terms, but when their mother loses contact with Ísafold, Áróra reluctantly returns to Iceland to find her sister. But she soon realizes that her sister isn't avoiding her ... she has disappeared, without trace. As she confonts Ísafold's abusive, drug-dealing boyfriend Björn, and begin... continue

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Confessions by Kanae Minato EN

Rating: 5 (8 votes)
Country: Asia / Japan flag Japan
Description:
When Yuko Moriguchi's four-year-old daughter died in the middle school where she teaches, everyone thought it was a tragic accident. It's the last day of term, and Yuko's last day at work. She tells her students that she has resigned because of what happened - but not for the reasons they think. Her daughter didn't die in an accident. Her daughter was killed by two people in the class. And before she leaves, she has a lesson to teach... But revenge has a way of spinning out of control, and Yuko's last lecture is only the start of the story. In this bestselling Japanese thriller of love, despai... continue

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Cuando Las Palomas Cayeron Del Cielo by Sofi Oksanen ES

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Country: Europe / Finland flag Finland
Description:
1941: In Communist-ruled, war-ravaged Estonia, two men are fleeing from the Red Army--Roland, a fiercely principled freedom fighter, and his slippery cousin Edgar. When the Germans arrive, Roland goes into hiding; Edgar abandons his unhappy wife and takes on a new identity as a loyal supporter of the Nazi regime.

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Da waren's nur noch zwei by Mel Wallis de Vries DE

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
Kurz vor Weihnachten: Die vier Freundinnen Kim, Feline, Abby und Pippa möchten zusammen ein paar Tage Urlaub machen. Doch kaum sind sie in dem einsam gelegenen Ferienhaus angekommen, fängt es an zu schneien - und hört nicht mehr auf. Die vier sitzen fest, das nächste Ferienhaus ist kilometerweit entfernt und das Mobilfunknetz funktioniert nicht mehr. Auf engstem Raum werden die Spannungen zwischen den Mädchen immer deutlicher, denn jede von ihnen hat etwas zu verbergen. Als sie Spuren im Schnee entdecken, kommt die Angst auf, dass jemand sie beobachten könnte. ... continue

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Dark Matter : A Novel by Blake Crouch EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • COMING SOON TO APPLE TV+ • A “mind-blowing” (Entertainment Weekly) speculative thriller about an ordinary man who awakens in a world inexplicably different from the reality he thought he knew—from the author of Upgrade, Recursion, and the Wayward Pines trilogy “Are you happy with your life?” Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the kidnapper knocks him unconscious. Before he awakens to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits. Before a man he’s never met smiles down at him and says, “Welcome back, my friend.” In this w... continue

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Das Nachthaus by Jo Nesbø DE

Rating: 2 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
Description:
Als in einer Kleinstadt ein Jugendlicher verschwindet, steht der Schuldige schnell fest: Hat Richard seinen Freund Tom im Wald von einer Brücke in den reißenden Fluss gestoßen? Richard wehrt sich gegen die Anschuldigungen, doch er verstrickt sich dabei in Lügen. Niemand glaubt ihm. Dabei ist Toms Abwesenheit so ungeheuerlich, dass Richard selbst kaum noch zu atmen wagt. Seine Suche nach dem Freund führt ihn auf die dunkle Seite von Ballantyne. Dort steht das Nachthaus. Was geschah in jener Nacht?

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Dead Mountain by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
In Colorado near the Cheyenne Mountains, a team of topflight engineers venture on an ambitious cross country ski trip, using their newly invented outdoor equipment. The strapping group of young people are having the adventure of their lives--skiing, laughing, playing in the snow, and mugging for the camera. But when the gang was expected to arrive back from their trip-no one ever returned. Nora's excavation skills and Corrie's investigative talents are put to the test as they try to uncover what happened to the promising skiers on this cold and isolating mountain. But as more speculations and ... continue

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Death at the Sanatorium by Ragnar Jónasson EN

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Country: Europe / Iceland flag Iceland
Description:
PRE-ORDER the new locked-room mystery by Sunday Times bestseller, Ragnar Jónasson now One Murder. Five Suspects. Step into Death At The Sanatorium . . . 'Is this the best crime writer in the world today?' THE TIMES 'An automatic must-read for me' LEE CHILD 'Master of the Icelandic thriller' NEW YORK POST --- An old sanatorium. A terrifying murder. Six suspects and a case that never closed . . . Akureyri, Northern Iceland, 1983. High up in the most northern part of Iceland stands The Akureyri Sanatorium. Once a hospital dedicated to treating tuberculosis, it now sits haunted by the ghosts of it... continue