9 must-read suspense books like Little Monsters by Kara Thomas

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Little Monsters

By: Kara Thomas

3.92

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

Kacey is the new girl in Broken Falls. When she moved in with her father, she stepped into a brand-…

If you liked the suspense plot in Little Monsters by Kara Thomas , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Dangerous Girls

By: Abigail Haas , Abby McDonald

4.08

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

It's Spring Break of senior year. Anna, her boyfriend Tate, her best friend Elise, and a few other … read more

Similar categories in Abigail Haas's Dangerous Girls book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"I win."

-Abigail Haas, Dangerous Girls

"The night is still just getting started."

-Abigail Haas, Dangerous Girls

"Do you love me? You know I do. How much? Miles and miles."

-Abigail Haas, Dangerous Girls

"After so many years drifting, not connected to anything, I'm finally tethered. Safe and loved, in the middle. We start senior year like kings, like nothing can ever tear us apart. We're wrong."

-Abigail Haas, Dangerous Girls

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2. People Like Us

By: Dana Mele

3.52

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

Kay Donovan may have skeletons in her closet, but the past is past, and she's reinvented herself en… read more

Similar categories in Dana Mele's People Like Us book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"I don't want to fall back into that wild spinning nothingness again. Because once you're in it, there are no footholds. It takes something extraordinary, a cosmic alignment of divine proportions, to …"

-Dana Mele, People Like Us

3. Prep School Confidential (Prep School Confidential, #1)

By: Kara Thomas , Kara Taylor

3.76

Format: 6 pages, Paperback

In this breathtaking debut that reads like Gossip Girl crossed with Twin Peaks, a Queen Bee at a bl… read more

Similar categories in Kara Thomas's Prep School Confidential (Prep School Confidential, #1) book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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4. The Devil's Trinity

By: Michael Parker

4.26

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

A modern day thriller pitching the ultimate terror against the United States of America.CIA agent, … read more

Similar categories in Michael Parker's The Devil's Trinity book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • fiction
"Are you ready for nuclear Armageddon?"

-Michael Parker, The Devil's Trinity

"Harry Marsham, who was known as Marsh to his friends, should have died that night."

-Michael Parker, The Devil's Trinity

"And in that vast emptiness, two heads bobbed above the surface without a sound, just one hundred feet from them."

-Michael Parker, The Devil's Trinity

"That’s the second time you’ve apologised in less than a minute, Remo. When you have to do that to an admiral it could be your career on the line."

-Michael Parker, The Devil's Trinity

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5. The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

By: Michael Wyndham Thomas

4.34

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

1967. The Summer of Love. Not for Jonathan Parry, perhaps, but certainly a time of big he and his … read more

Similar categories in Michael Wyndham Thomas's The Erkeley Shadows: A novel book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"All happened so damn fast,"

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"As I reached the door, the constable said, “Good luck in Canada, son."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"Will turned over the last words for a long time. Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

"Will turned over the last words for a long time.  Then he thought about the flashing message-light up in the kitchen."

-Michael Wyndham Thomas, The Erkeley Shadows: A novel

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6. The Legacies

By: Jessica Goodman

3.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Old money. New secrets. One killer party. Scoring an invitation for membership to the exclusive … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Goodman's The Legacies book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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7. The Reappearance of Rachel Price

By: Holly Jackson

4.13

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A new true-crime fueled mystery thriller about a girl determined to uncover the shocking truth abou… read more

Similar categories in Holly Jackson's The Reappearance of Rachel Price book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Family first", Bel said. Not a threat, but a promise."

-Holly Jackson, The Reappearance of Rachel Price

"The people who loved you, the ones who really cared, they would always come back. Sometimes, they even came back from the dead."

-Holly Jackson, The Reappearance of Rachel Price

"They hadn't had time to say one word to each other, which was fine, because it was hard to be rude to someone with just one word."

-Holly Jackson, The Reappearance of Rachel Price

"A little insensitive", she whispered, loud enough that Bel and Carter could hear. "Giving the man with dementia a book called The Memory Thief."

-Holly Jackson, The Reappearance of Rachel Price

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8. The Summer She Went Missing

By: Chelsea Ichaso

3.68

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Last summer, they searched for Audrey Covington. This summer, they'll search for the truth. Paige R… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Ichaso's The Summer She Went Missing book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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9. Prom House

By: Chelsea Mueller

2.83

Format: None pages, ebook

What happens when the best night of your life turns into the worst? Full of menace and suspense, th… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Mueller's Prom House book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • crime
  • audiobook
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10. They'll Never Catch Us

By: Jessica Goodman

3.72

Format: 284 pages, Hardcover

A thriller about two sisters vying for the top spot on their cross-country team--the only way out o… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Goodman's They'll Never Catch Us book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"Raven has always been nice in the same way vanilla is nice but you’d rather have cookie dough."

-Jessica Goodman, They'll Never Catch Us

"Raven has always been nice, in the same way vanilla ice cream is nice but you’d rather have cookie dough."

-Jessica Goodman, They'll Never Catch Us

"The spiral continues until I remember something Mom once said: Everyone hates themselves a little. If you get over that, you survive. Sure, she said it when she was drunk and I was five. But I think …"

-Jessica Goodman, They'll Never Catch Us

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11. Perfect Little Monsters

By: Cindy R.X. He

3.65

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Someone has murdered the queen bee of Sierton High School. All the dead girl’s friends are suspects… read more

Similar categories in Cindy R.X. He's Perfect Little Monsters book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • crime
  • audiobook
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12. The Ivies

By: Alexa Donne

3.69

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Enroll in this boarding school thriller about a group of prep school elites who would kill to get i… read more

Similar categories in Alexa Donne's The Ivies book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of The Game (Underlined Paperbacks) by Linsey Miller

13. The Game (Underlined Paperbacks)

By: Linsey Miller

3.14

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

If you loved American Horror Story 1984, you'll die for this paperback original thriller mashup of … read more

Similar categories in Linsey Miller's The Game (Underlined Paperbacks) book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • crime
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14. Pretty Dead Queens

By: Alexa Donne

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Seaview High's homecoming queen is dead . . . and she's not the first. A thriller about a decades-o… read more

Similar categories in Alexa Donne's Pretty Dead Queens book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • audiobook
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15. All Your Twisted Secrets

By: Diana Urban

3.51

Format: 396 pages, Paperback

A thrilling debut, reminiscent of new fan favorites like One of Us Is Lying and the beloved classic… read more

Similar categories in Diana Urban's All Your Twisted Secrets book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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16. Little Creeping Things

By: Chelsea Ichaso

3.53

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

When she was a child, Cassidy Pratt accidentally started a fire that killed her neighbor. At least,… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Ichaso's Little Creeping Things book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • crime
  • audiobook
"I stand helpless, a familiar desire seeping into my veins. That desire to watch something burn."

-Chelsea Ichaso, Little Creeping Things

"I let those little creeping things embed themselves inside my brain, inside my very core, until they ate away at who I was."

-Chelsea Ichaso, Little Creeping Things

"I've spent the past ten years trying to erase this image. Fire Girl. Trying to convince everyone - trying to convince myself - I'm not a killer."

-Chelsea Ichaso, Little Creeping Things

"Cold sweat breaks out over my forehead. I zero in on the photo and the caption beneath it. Just one line that makes my skin prickle and my heart lunge. "I'm so glad we're in this together."

-Chelsea Ichaso, Little Creeping Things

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17. They Wish They Were Us

By: Jessica Goodman

3.49

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A murder mystery set against the backdrop of an exclusive prep school on Long Island. In Gold Co… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Goodman's They Wish They Were Us book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"What do we do now?" I asked, trying to silence the screams in my head. "We go on" Adam said. "We keep going". I nodded but I did not ask my next question. How?"

-Jessica Goodman, They Wish They Were Us

"Sometimes it's hard to know which qualities really define you, and which ones have been affixed to you by others so many times that you actually begin to believe them and claim them as your own."

-Jessica Goodman, They Wish They Were Us

"You're just like me", she said softly in a maternal voice. "Scared. Young". My stomach sank. Those didn't sound like good things. "You'll survive, though", she continued. "We're the strong ones"."

-Jessica Goodman, They Wish They Were Us

Cover of Little Monsters by Kara Thomas

18. Little Monsters

By: Kara Thomas

3.92

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

Kacey is the new girl in Broken Falls. When she moved in with her father, she stepped into a brand-… read more

Similar categories in Kara Thomas's Little Monsters book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus

19. Such Charming Liars

By: Karen M. McManus

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The newest mystery from the author One of Us Is Lying, the Queen of thrillers, Karen M. McManus! Wh… read more

Similar categories in Karen M. McManus's Such Charming Liars book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Two Sides to Every Murder by Danielle Valentine

20. Two Sides to Every Murder

By: Danielle Valentine

3.67

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From the author of How to Survive Your Murder comes a propulsive thriller about two teens who retur… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Valentine's Two Sides to Every Murder book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Even strong people need to fall apart."

-Danielle Valentine, Two Sides to Every Murder

"You have to feel your feelings, even the unpleasant ones."

-Danielle Valentine, Two Sides to Every Murder

Cover of Lie Until It's True by Jessie Weaver

21. Lie Until It's True

By: Jessie Weaver

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder meets Knives Out in this haunting YA thriller. To redeem herself, tru… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Weaver's Lie Until It's True book and Kara Thomas's Little Monsters

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook

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