The Most Dangerous Game – Richard Connell (1924)
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell follows Sanger Rainsford as he becomes prey for General Zaroff in a deadly hunt on a remote island.
Adventure
Mystery
Thriller
Restart Reading
Historical
Romance
Thriller
A Dangerous Fortune – Ken Follett (1993)
A deadly schoolboy secret fuels decades of betrayal, ambition, and revenge in Victorian London’s ruthless world of banking and power.
Adventure
Science Fiction
Thriller
Rising Sun – Michael Crichton (1992)
A murder in a Japanese corporate tower sparks a tense clash of cultures, secrets, and power as a detective duo races to expose truth buried beneath diplomacy and deceit.
Psychological
Thriller
Blaze – Stephen King (2007)
Blaze by Stephen King, published under Richard Bachman, follows a mentally impaired conman who embarks on a desperate and tragic plan to kidnap a wealthy baby.
Psychological
Thriller
Rage – Stephen King (1977)
Rage by Stephen King, written as Richard Bachman, is a psychological thriller about a disturbed high school student who takes his classmates hostage, revealing deep human darkness.
Classics
Historical
Thriller
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption – Stephen King (1982)
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a wrongfully imprisoned banker, and his quest for freedom inside Shawshank Penitentiary.
Psychological
Supernatural
Thriller
Apt Pupil – Stephen King (1982)
Apt Pupil by Stephen King explores the disturbing bond between a teenage boy and a fugitive Nazi war criminal, unraveling the depths of evil and corruption.
Classics
Thriller
Young Adult
The Body – Stephen King (1982)
The Body by Stephen King is a coming-of-age novella about four boys in 1960s Maine who set out to find a missing boy’s body, confronting personal fears and growing up along the way.
Fantasy
Supernatural
Thriller
The Breathing Method – Stephen King (1982)
The Breathing Method by Stephen King is a chilling tale where a doctor recounts a haunting story of willpower and fate inside a mysterious gentlemen’s club.
Mystery
Thriller
The Unwedding – Ally Condie (2024)
A woman’s quiet escape to a coastal resort unravels into a chilling mystery where grief, beauty, and buried secrets collide in the shadows of a ruined celebration.