13 thriller books with the BEST plot twists 🤯 thriller book recommendations!

Today I'm sharing my recommendations lists for thriller books with the best plot twists! I love a good surprising plot twist, so if you're looking for an exciting thriller book, I've got you covered.

COMMENT and let me know if you've read any of these books and what you think! Also let me know if you have any more recommendations for thrillers with great plot twists!

TIME STAMPS
0:00 intro
1:00 The New Neighbor
2:23 The Good Lie
3:27 The Arrangement
4:31 Behind Closed Doors
5:32 The Housemaid
6:34 56 Days
7:52 Who is Maud Dixon?
9:05 The Island
10:26 They Never Learn
11:54 Confessions
13:04 Behind Her Eyes
15:02 Insomnia
16:14 The House Across the Lake
17:27 summary

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[gracejoy]

How did The Silent Patient not make this list!! my favorite thriller of all time!

[case]

Sarah Pinborough writes the coolest thrillers! I love how she blends genres in her stories. Behind Her Eyes is one of my all-time favorites and has been hard to top!

[simregina]

Just finished The Housemaid and I LOVED IT

[lorenamunguia-cortez]

I read The Housemaid and I got through it in one day! I kind of felt the plot twist coming bc I have hard time trusting anyone in thrillers but I think it was definitely unexpected as a whole!

[BookHen-xnbh]

Here are some recommendations from back in the 1990's. All by author Thomas H. Cook. "Instruments of Night" written in 1998. "The Chatham School Affair" written in 1996. "Breakheart Hill" written in 1995.

[ramen]

So excited to see confessions on this list. I just finished it around a week ago, and it’s definitely a new favourite!

[boo]

I had read The arrangement, They never learn, Confessions and Insomnia! I loved They never learn, but I'd figured out the twist even before I started reading the book 😂 but it was a really great experience cause I felt emotionally connected to the story! I liked confessions as well, and about insomnia, I wanted it to end in a different way (still liked it though) and I wrote a short story inspired by Insomnia lol... Omg my comment is too long!

[addiejennings]

the reading the house maid right now its

[jillypepper_]

Ashleyyyy your timing is impeccable. I’m in a reading slump and was JUST seeking out some good fast thrillers. Thank you! 🥰

[chellappareunion]

thank you so much "the Island' was fantastic! Reminded me of the fast pace of "no Exit"

[pamela]

The perfect marriage by Jeneva Rose had a good plot twist I didn't see coming! I still think about my reaction to it. 👍

[JanAgaton]

listen i haven't had a surprising fun thriller in so freakin long and i've been guessing so many twists so i NEEDED THIS.

[Lilwispstudios]

Thank you for these recommendations! They’ve gotten me back into reading and I can’t thank you enough!! I’m going through all the books on this video - I will edit my comment with ratings to them all when I finish! But:

The housemaid - 4/5 (I then read the second one)
I’m currently reading 56 days and loving so far!

[hannaahmed]

Everyone needs to read The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by
Stuart Turton, I just finished it and it is one of the most gripping books I have ever read the journey it takes you on is interesting and exciting I literally could not sleep until I finished it and the ending is great it has a plot twist at the end that I did not see coming at all and the audiobook is great

[SashasStory]

I’m excited to check out the recommendations! I read The Housemaid but I read that after I’ve read The Last Mrs Parish, and I liked that one better. The two are eerily similar!

[Sonwa_]

You have to read Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben 😭. Now that's a PLOT TWIST 💌

[sasapejcin]

Ashley read Never lie by Frieda Mcfadden! It's implausible and sometimes silly but fun and twisty beyond belief! Gave it 4 stars!

[kenzienoelle]

Yessss Confessions and Behind Her Eyes are unmatched for me😆 Definitely going to check out the ones I haven’t read!

[tommonk]

I love pretty much all of McKinty's detective fiction books. He has some great stuff set in Northern Ireland during the "Troubles". Good stuff.

[monahanna]

OMG. I so needed this. Been in a reading slump and these sound perfect!