19 must-read mystery books like A History of Fear by Luke Dumas

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A History of Fear

By: Luke Dumas

3.70

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Grayson Hale, the most infamous murderer in Scotland, is better known by a different name: the Devi…

If you liked the mystery plot in A History of Fear by Luke Dumas , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Maeve Fly

By: C.J. Leede

3.78

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Golden Poppy Octavia E. Butler Award! A Bram Stoker and Splatterpunk Award Nominee! … read more

Similar categories in C.J. Leede's Maeve Fly book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • fiction
  • horror
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Inside my room, I turn on Billy Holiday. There are only two kinds of music in my world. Billy Holiday and Halloween songs."

-C.J. Leede, Maeve Fly

"Men have always been permitted in fiction and in life to simply be what they are, no matter how dark or terrifying that might be. But with a woman, we expect an answer, a reason."

-C.J. Leede, Maeve Fly

"I have tried the way of the misanthrope, the way of the deviant, the philosopher, the observer, the pretender. But there is one road I have not seriously considered walking down, have not permitted m…"

-C.J. Leede, Maeve Fly

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2. Episode Thirteen

By: Craig DiLouie

3.53

Format: 437 pages, Paperback

From the macabre mind of Bram Stoker Award nominated author Craig DiLouie, Episode Thirteen is a he… read more

Similar categories in Craig DiLouie's Episode Thirteen book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. Nestlings

By: Nat Cassidy

3.86

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

Nat Cassidy is at his razor-sharp best again with his horror novel Nestlings, which harnesses the c… read more

Similar categories in Nat Cassidy's Nestlings book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Grief is the space between two states of being: who you were and who you are. It’s an excruciatingly long, unlit hallway. A staircase you have to crawl down, one interminable flight at a time."

-Nat Cassidy, Nestlings

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4. Diavola

By: Jennifer Marie Thorne

3.95

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothi… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Marie Thorne's Diavola book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. Looking Glass Sound

By: Catriona Ward

3.49

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

Looking Glass Sound is the newest twisty psychological horror novel from Catriona Ward, the interna… read more

Similar categories in Catriona Ward's Looking Glass Sound book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Potatoes make everything okay."

-Catriona Ward, Looking Glass Sound

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6. The Haunting of Velkwood

By: Gwendolyn Kiste

3.64

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

From Bram Stoker Award­–winning author Gwendolyn Kiste comes a chilling novel about three childhood… read more

Similar categories in Gwendolyn Kiste's The Haunting of Velkwood book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • audiobook
  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • adult
  • queer
"Because I'd prefer to live in a world with you in it."

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

"I understood something that Brett wouldn't admit - that we were talking about family. And family is the ultimate trap, it's something you carry with you for life; the people you come from and the mar…"

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

"There were things that seemed so impossible when we were young, things I gave up on long ago even though they aren't impossible anymore. There's the world we lived in then and the world we live in no…"

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

"It's always startling to see her... the way looks like a fever dream, like something not quite real. That valence of dark hair over her eyes, those lips always painted bright red as a pomegranate see…"

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

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7. This Wretched Valley

By: Jenny Kiefer

3.33

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Four ambitious climbers hike into the Kentucky wilderness. Seven months later, three mangled bodies… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Kiefer's This Wretched Valley book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. A Haunting on the Hill

By: Elizabeth Hand

3.35

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

From three-time Shirley Jackson, World Fantasy, and Nebula Award-winning author Elizabeth Hand come… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Hand's A Haunting on the Hill book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • queer
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9. The Spite House

By: Johnny Compton

3.53

Format: 261 pages, Hardcover

Eric Ross is on the run from a mysterious past with his two daughters in tow. Having left his wife,… read more

Similar categories in Johnny Compton's The Spite House book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. All Hallows

By: Christopher Golden

3.55

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

With the 80's nostalgia of Stranger Things, this horror drama from NYT bestselling author Christoph… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Golden's All Hallows book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. Piñata

By: Leopoldo Gout

3.67

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

A Head Full of Ghosts meets Hereditary in Piñata, a terrifying possession tale by author and artist… read more

Similar categories in Leopoldo Gout's Piñata book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. The Nightmare Man

By: J.H. Markert

3.87

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

T. Kingfisher meets Cassandra Khaw in a chilling horror novel that illustrates the fine line betwee… read more

Similar categories in J.H. Markert's The Nightmare Man book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Scarecrow's scare, That's what they do."

-J.H. Markert, The Nightmare Man

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13. The Handyman Method

By: Nick Cutter

3.27

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

A chilling domestic story of terror for fans of Black Mirror and The Amityville Horror. When a y… read more

Similar categories in Nick Cutter's The Handyman Method book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"When prey dies in fear, hunters will say the meat tastes bitter."

-Nick Cutter, The Handyman Method

"What of happiness, then? May we speak of the taste of joyful meat?"

-Nick Cutter, The Handyman Method

"Old memories were like land mines: dormant, forgotten, but forever deadly."

-Nick Cutter, The Handyman Method

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14. Horror Movie

By: Paul Tremblay

3.45

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A chilling twist on the “cursed film” genre from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club and… read more

Similar categories in Paul Tremblay's Horror Movie book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. The House of Last Resort

By: Christopher Golden

3.20

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

The next high concept horror novel from NYT bestselling author Christopher Golden. Across Italy,… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Golden's The House of Last Resort book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. What Kind of Mother

By: Clay McLeod Chapman

3.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

After striking out on her own as a teen mom, Madi Price is forced to return to her hometown of Bran… read more

Similar categories in Clay McLeod Chapman's What Kind of Mother book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. Burn the Negative

By: Josh Winning

3.38

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

In this incendiary mash-up of horror and suspense, a notorious slasher film is remade…and the curse… read more

Similar categories in Josh Winning's Burn the Negative book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of A History of Fear by Luke Dumas

18. A History of Fear

By: Luke Dumas

3.70

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Grayson Hale, the most infamous murderer in Scotland, is better known by a different name: the Devi… read more

Similar categories in Luke Dumas's A History of Fear book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • audiobook
  • mystery thriller
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

19. Incidents Around the House

By: Josh Malerman

3.82

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

A chilling horror novel about a haunting told from the perspective of a young girl whose troubled f… read more

Similar categories in Josh Malerman's Incidents Around the House book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. The Eyes Are the Best Part

By: Monika Kim

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original, this novel pulls readers into a horrific world of mu… read more

Similar categories in Monika Kim's The Eyes Are the Best Part book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. I Was a Teenage Slasher

By: Stephen Graham Jones

3.68

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling horror writer Stephen Graham Jones comes a classic slasher story wi… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Graham Jones's I Was a Teenage Slasher book and Luke Dumas's A History of Fear

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook

21 best-selling fiction books like A History of Fear by Luke Dumas

Transform Your Habits

Maeve Fly

C.J. Leede

3.78

Transform Your Habits

Episode Thirteen

Craig DiLouie

3.53

Transform Your Habits

Nestlings

Nat Cassidy

3.86

Transform Your Habits

Diavola

Jennifer Marie Thorne

3.95

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20 best-selling fiction books like Maeve Fly by C.J. Leede

Transform Your Habits

Maeve Fly

C.J. Leede

3.78

Transform Your Habits

Boys in the Valley

Philip Fracassi

4.18

Transform Your Habits

The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)

Stephen Graham Jones

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Camp Damascus

Chuck Tingle

3.94

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