Book Talk, etc. Podcast 2023 Reading Challenge - hosted by tbretc

A book that scares you
Read a book that scares you. This can be a book that literally frightens you, or one that you've been intimated to read. Listen to episode 20 of the Book Talk, etc. podcast to hear which books scared us.
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American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan

American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century

Maureen Callahan

285 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction biography true crime dark informative tense medium-paced
The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith

The Running Grave

Cormoran Strike #7

Robert Galbraith

960 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn

The Shuddering

Ania Ahlborn

8 hours, 41 minutes • first pub 2012 (editions) user-added

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins

11 hours, 6 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman

The Book of Magic

Practical Magic #4

Alice Hoffman

400 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical magical realism adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

The Woman in White

Wilkie Collins

28 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 1859 (editions)

fiction classics mystery dark mysterious slow-paced
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

The Luminous Dead

Caitlin Starling

14 hours, 9 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction dark mysterious tense slow-paced
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

House of Leaves

Mark Z. Danielewski

732 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction horror literary mystery thriller challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
The Last Thing to Burn by Will Dean

The Last Thing to Burn

Will Dean

241 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious fast-paced
The September House by Carissa Orlando

The September House

Carissa Orlando

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced