Skip to main content
Kirklees Council
All Lists
Genre Guides
Horror and Thrillers
Unpublished
Share
New and recommended scary books
Updated February 8, 2024
RPL Staff
A list cannot be published until it has at least four items.
List was unpublished.
List was published.
Drag items up and down to your preferred order then select the "Save Order" button.
Take it back
Abdullah, Kia
Paper Book
'A superb legal thriller...crackles with tension' Guardian 'A topical and gritty story' Observer 'A thought-provoking and sparklingly intelligent novel, with the welcome bonus of an unguessable ending' Daily Telegraph 'Razor-sharp.....
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
The whispers
Audrain, Ashley
Paper Book
The captivating new novel from the author of the explosive Sunday Times bestseller, THE PUSH 'Spellbinding, a shimmering, visceral ride through the dark side of family' LISA JEWELL 'I absolutely loved this book' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER ...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Birnam Wood
Catton, Eleanor
Paper Book
A MAJOR PUBLISHING EVENT: A gripping psychological thriller from the Booker Prize-winning and bestselling author of The Luminaries.
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Vampires of El Norte
Cañas, Isabel
Vampires and vaqueros face off on the Texas-Mexico border in this supernatural western from the author of The Hacienda. Nena knows a thing or two about monsters--as the daughter of a rancher in Mexico, her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
The other guest
Cooper, Helen
Paper Book
'An eerie and atmospheric mystery that kept me guessing from start to finish' Allie Reynolds, author of Shiver One year ago, Leah's twenty-one-year-old niece, Amy, mysteriously drowned near her family-owned luxury resort on the shores of Lake...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
The ferryman : a novel
Cronin, Justin
Paper Book
'Next to impossible to put down . . . exciting, mysterious, and totally satisfying.' STEPHEN KING ***** The islands of Prospera lie in a vast ocean: in splendid isolation from the rest of humanity, or whatever remains of it. . . ...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
The violence : a novel
Dawson, Delilah S.
Paper Book
A mysterious plague that causes random bouts of violence is sweeping the nation. Now three generations of women must navigate their chilling new reality in this moving exploration of identity, cycles of abuse, and hope. Chelsea Martin...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
The reformatory : a novel
Due, Tananarive
Paper Book
A gripping, page-turning novel set in Jim Crow Florida that follows Robert Stephen Jones as he's sent to a segregated reform school that is a chamber of terrors where he sees the horrors of racism and injustice, for the living, and the dead.
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Leech
Ennes, Hiron
Paper Book
'Unique and utterly assured, I will follow this writer anywhere' - Gillian Flynn, author of Gone GirlIn the baron's icebound castle, a parasite is spreading . . . From Hiron Ennes, Leech is an atmospheric Gothic triumph, perfect for fans of Jeff VanderMeer and Silvia Moreno-Garcia.In an isolated...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Our share of night : a novel
Enriquez, Mariana
Paper Book
A damaged father battles to save his son from the sinister cult he is destined to serve - from cult sensation Mariana Enriquez, author of the International Booker Prize-shortlisted The Dangers of Smoking in Bed
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Greenwich Park
Faulkner, Katherine
Paper Book
'If you like Louise Candlish, then you'll want to take a walk in Greenwich Park' RED'Faulkner offers a clever spin on psychological thrillers set during maternity leave ... A twisty, fast-paced read' SUNDAY TIMES'A fantastically addictive read' ABIGAIL DEAN...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
What have we done
Finlay, Alex
Paper Book
From Alex Finlay, the author of Every Last Fear and The Night Shift, comes an action-packed new thriller about the lives we leave behind and the secrets we carry with us forever...The foster children of Savior House never knew the peace of a normal childhood. Raised in an...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Black sheep
Harrison, Rachel
Paper Book
A cynical twenty something must confront her unconventional family's dark secrets in this fiery, irreverent horror novel from the acclaimed author of Cackle and Such Sharp Teeth. Nobody has a 'normal' family; but Vesper Wright's...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Starling house
Harrow, Alix E.
Paper Book
A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick 'Alix E. Harrow is an exceptional, undeniable talent' - Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six Step into Starling House - if you dare. Alix E. Harrow reimagines Beauty and the Beast in this...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
The Villa
Hawkins, Rachel
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Gave me Taylor Jenkins Reid vibes and I loved it from start to finish... captivating' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review 'Grabbed me by the heart and didn't let go! I was...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Near the bone
Henry, Christina
Paper Book
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
The soulmate
Hepworth, Sally
Paper Book
'Gabe is alone at the cliff's edge. His arms are outstretched, palms facing the empty air.' He said she jumped. He wouldn't lie. Before the woman went over the cliff, Pippa and Gabe were happy. They have the kind of marriage that everyone envies, as well as...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Little Secrets A Novel
Hillier, Jennifer.
Paper Book
Overwhelmed by tragedy, a woman desperately tries to save her marriage in award-winning author Jennifer Hillier's Little Secrets, a riveting novel of psychological suspense.
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
The angel of Indian Lake
Jones, Stephen Graham
Paper Book
It's been four years in prison since Jade Daniels last saw her hometown of Proofrock, Idaho, the day she took the fall, protecting her friend Letha and her family from incrimination. Since then, her reputation, and the town, have changed dramatically. There's a lot of...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Nothing but blackened teeth
Khaw, Cassandra
Ebook
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Holly : a novel
King, Stephen
Paper Book
*THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER* Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King's most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a Midwestern town. Stephen King's HOLLY marks the...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
A house with good bones
Kingfisher, T.
Paper Book
A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explores the dark, twisted roots lurking just beneath the veneer of a perfect home and family. 'Mother seems off.'
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Bright young women
Knoll, Jessica
Paper Book
'A compelling, almost hypnotic read' - Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of None of This is True Bright Young Women is a compulsive, extraordinary novel inspired by the real-life sorority targeted by America's first celebrity serial killer in his final murderous...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
She's not sorry
Kubica, Mary
Paper Book
'Wow what a thriller, Mary Kubica had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish ... The plot is well paced and full of twists and turns, I will definitely be reading more from this author' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'She's Not Sorry is an unpredictable,...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Everyone here is lying
Lapena, Shari
Paper Book
'The most addictive book I've read in ages- so slick and disquieting and clever. Just brilliant.' LISA JEWELL 'I was obsessed with Everyone Here is Lying. . . Fast paced, tightly-plotted and with twists so well executed they floored me. Loved every word!'
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Going zero : a novel
McCarten, Anthony
Paper Book
'Provocative, perceptive and ingenious' - A. J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window A high-concept thriller from Oscar-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten. A New York Times Best Thriller Pick for 2023 ...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
The housemaid
McFadden, Freida
Paper Book
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Our hideous progeny : a novel
McGill, C. E.
Paper Book
'Compelling and utterly absorbing... an artfully crafted debut' SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN, author of PANDORA 'A gripping Gothic tale of grief and ambition, passion and intrigue' JESS KIDD, author of THE NIGHT SHIP 'A wonderful book; dark, passionate, multi-layered' JOANNE...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
The Maidens
Michaelides, Alex
Paper Book
We all keep secrets. Even from ourselves. 'A thrilling, heart-in-throat ride' STEPHEN FRY'An absolute jaw-dropper' LUCY FOLEY'Elegant, sinister, stylish' CHRIS WHITAKER'Grips from start to finish' HARRIET TYCE* * * * * From the #1 New York...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
The quiet tenant
Michallon, Cle?mence
Paper Book
'Clémence Michallon has written a classic' James Patterson 'Beautifully written, entirely convincing and relentlessly gripping ... so brilliantly told, with characters so plausible and compelling, that I was hooked until the last word' Sophie Hannah ...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
The only survivors : a novel
Miranda, Megan
Paper Book
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Silver nitrate
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
Paper Book
'Like its namesake, Silver Nitrate catches fire and doesn't stop burning until the end' The Washington Post 'Perfection. No one punctures the skin of reality to reveal the lurking, sinister magic beneath better than Silvia Moreno-Garcia' Kiersten White, author of...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Drowning : the rescue of Flight 1421 : a novel
Newman, T. J.
Paper Book
Flight attendant turned New York Times bestselling author T. J. Newman - whose first book Falling was an instant international bestseller and the biggest thriller debut of 2021 - returns for her second book, an edge-of-your-seat thriller about a commercial jetliner that crashes into...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Strange Sally Diamond
Nugent, Liz
Paper Book
**Selected for BBC 2 Between the Covers 2023** **WINNER Crime Novel of the Year, Irish Book Awards 2023** **SHORTLISTED for The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award** **SHORTLISTED for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award 2024**...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Small Angels : a novel
Owen, Lauren
Paper Book
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
We spread
Reid, Iain
Paper Book
Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for decades, surrounded by the artifacts and keepsakes of her long life. She is resigned to the mundane rituals of old age, until things start to slip. Before her longtime partner passed away years earlier, provisions were made, unbeknownst to her,...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
The devil's playground : a novel
Russell, Craig
Paper Book
* SELECTED AS ONE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY''S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 IN THE MYSTERY/THRILLER CATEGORY* ''Superb! The Devil''s Playground is imagination on steroids... breathtaking!'' Jeffery Deaver ''A terrifying tale of the true power in Hollywood...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
The only one left : a novel
Sager, Riley
Paper Book
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Loyalty
Scottoline, Lisa
Audiobook
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
The kind worth saving : a novel
Swanson, Peter
Paper Book
The un-put-downable sequel to the bestselling The Kind Worth Killing.
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Delicate condition
Valentine, Danielle
Paper Book
The Push meets Behind Her Eyes in this gripping thriller. Adapted as the twelfth season of American Horror Story, airing now on Disney+.
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
The cherry robbers
Walker, Sarai
Paper Book
'First they get married, then they get buried' ... you can run from a family curse, but you can't hide forever.
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Black river orchard : a novel
Wendig, Chuck
Paper Book
A small town is transformed by dark magic when strange apple trees begin bearing fruit in this new masterpiece of horror from the bestselling author of Wanderers and The Book of Accidents. It's autumn in Harrow, but something is changing in the town besides the...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Mister Magic : a novel
White, Kiersten
Paper Book
Who is Mister Magic? Former child stars reunite to uncover the tragedy that ended their show - and discover the secret of its enigmatic host - in this dark supernatural thriller from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of Hide. Thirty years after a tragic...
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Where the dead wait
Wilkes, Ally
Paper Book
The Terror meets Yellowjackets as a disgraced Arctic explorer sets out on a voyage to track down his former crewmate, only to be confronted by the ghosts of his cannibalistic past; from the Bram Stoker Award nominated author of All the White Spaces....
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
All the dangerous things
Willingham, Stacy
Paper Book
From the author of New York Times bestseller, A Flicker in the Dark, comes a gripping and atmospheric new thriller about one woman's search for the truth 'Thriller fans will adore this read.' Prima 'Pacy and sinister.' Karin Slaughter
Comment
Save
Cancel
Check Availability
Library staff! You can create and contribute to lists. Contact your catalog administrator or
log in here.