Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

Libby Day, still haunted by the day she witnessed the murder of her family on their farm in Kinnakee, Kansas, and twenty-five-years after testifying that her fifteen-year-old brother Ben was the killer, Libby is contacted by the Kill Club and devises a money making scheme that leads her back into a killer's path.

Recommended by Mrs. Gaudet, Spanish Teacher: “I’ve loved all Gillian Flynn’s books - Gone Girl, Sharp Objects, and Dark Places - but Dark Places is my favorite.”

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The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, which allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. And then she sees something shocking.

Recommended by Mrs. Gaudet, Spanish Teacher: “Great thriller.”

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Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Follows three women, each at her own personal crossroads, as they work together to solve the impossible murder.

Recommended by Miss Daverio, Math Teacher: “Funny, interesting story about people and relationships that keeps you guessing until the very end.”

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Zoo by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Zoo #1)

As coordinated attacks by animals against humans increase and escalate, young biologist Jackson Oz and ecologist Chloe Tousignant warn world leaders that soon there will be no place for humans to hide.

Recommended by a UHS student.

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The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

Lo Blacklock, a journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of cabins. Lo witnesses what she can only describe as a dark and terrifying nightmare: a woman being thrown overboard. The problem? All passengers remain accounted for.

Recommended by Mrs. Penza, Performing Arts Teacher: “Suspenseful!”

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