Studyblr with Knives Winter Reading Challenge - hosted by pipedreambrekker

true crime or thriller
Time for something darker:
All books added
The Cloisters by Katy Hays

The Cloisters

Katy Hays

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton

The Devil and the Dark Water

Stuart Turton

463 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig

The Book of Accidents

Chuck Wendig

544 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror thriller adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie

264 pages • first pub 1939 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

The Girls I've Been

The Girls I've Been #1

Tess Sharpe

356 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult dark emotional tense fast-paced
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins

336 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green

Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York

Elon Green

255 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married by Abby Ellin

Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married

Abby Ellin

238 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir true crime adventurous challenging informative medium-paced
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

343 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

nonfiction classics true crime dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Ceremonial Violence: Understanding Columbine and Other School Rampage Shootings by Jonathan Fast

Ceremonial Violence: Understanding Columbine and Other School Rampage Shootings

Jonathan Fast

336 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction crime psychology true crime challenging informative reflective fast-paced