thrillers & mystery: secrets and suspense
late nights, tight chests, and the thrill of not knowing what comes next
by Alex Michaelides“One of the hardest things to admit is that we weren’t loved when we needed it most. It’s a terrible feeling, the pain of not being loved.”The Silent Patient
by Amy Tintera“You don't owe anyone your whole story.”Listen for the Lie
by Colleen Hoover“I think the idea of me is better than the reality of me.”Verity
by Gillian Flynn“It’s a very difficult era in which to be a person, just a real, actual person, instead of a collection of personality traits selected from an endless Automat of characters.”Gone Girl
by Ashley Audrain“A mother’s heart breaks a million ways in her lifetime.”The Push
by Ashley Elston“The only one who cares about me is me. The only one who is going to make sure I survive is me.”First Lie Wins
by Mona Awad“But I wasn't listening. I wasn't stopping. Because we were already running away again, me and my imagination.”Bunny
by E. Lockhart“Do not accept an evil you can change.”We Were Liars
by Danya Kukafka“You don't need to have it all. You only need to figure out how much is enough."Notes on an Execution
by Donna Tartt“Does such a thing as 'the fatal flaw,' that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature? I used to think it didn't. Now I think it does. And I think that mine is this: a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs.”The Secret History
by M.L. Rio“For someone who loved words as much as I did, it was amazing how often they failed me.”If We Were Villains
by S.T. Gibson“Even loneliness, hollow and cold, becomes so familiar it starts to feel like a friend.”A Dowry of Blood
by Charlotte Perkins Stetson“I cry at nothing, and cry most of the time.”The Yellow Wallpaper