30 must-read thriller books like The Blackhouse by Carole Johnstone

Cover of The Blackhouse by Carole Johnstone

The Blackhouse

By: Carole Johnstone

3.45

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

A richly atmospheric thriller set on an isolated Scottish island where nothing is as it seems and s…

If you liked the thriller plot in The Blackhouse by Carole Johnstone , here is a list of 30 books like this:

Cover of Tamburlaine Must Die by Louise Welsh

1. Tamburlaine Must Die

By: Louise Welsh

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

London, 1593. A city on edge. Under threat from plague and war, strangers are unwelcome, suspicion … read more

Similar categories in Louise Welsh's Tamburlaine Must Die book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie

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 Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. Zero Days

By: Ruth Ware

3.65

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

Ruth Ware returns with this adrenaline-fueled thriller about a woman in a race against time to clea… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Ware's Zero Days book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The wall around the perimeter was child's play."

-Ruth Ware, Zero Days

"... they were just one part of a vast dark web of unseen players ... And yes, they could be fought, maybe some individuals might even be arrested, but you might as well try to prosecute cancer. They …"

-Ruth Ware, Zero Days

"If I shut my eyes, I could picture him... The thought gave me a kind of peace, the idea that he could be out there somewhere-just beyond my reach. But it was a dishonest peace, and I knew that as muc…"

-Ruth Ware, Zero Days

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4. 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 Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

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

-Catriona Ward, Looking Glass Sound

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5. The September House

By: Carissa Orlando

3.92

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

A woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare in this c… read more

Similar categories in Carissa Orlando's The September House book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"the stars shone in the sky, reminding me there were calm constants everywhere"

-Carissa Orlando, The September House

"Hal was familiar with anger. He preferred it. It was like a warm blanket to him. Something soft, and smelling of home"

-Carissa Orlando, The September House

Cover of A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

6. A House with Good Bones

By: T. Kingfisher

3.69

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explor… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's A House with Good Bones book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Like many family dynamics, it didn't have to be healthy, it just had to work."

-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones

"He's got an alibi. People with alibis in the first half of the show are always suspicious."

-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones

"I could research it. I am a champion researcher. It's why they pay me the meager academic bucks."

-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones

"I understood Grand Mae then, I think. I could not pity the adult she had become, but I could pity the girl she had been."

-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones

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7. 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 Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. 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 Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. 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 Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. The Manor House

By: Gilly Macmillan

3.71

Format: 327 pages, Hardcover

The terrifying story of what can happen after all your dreams come true Be careful what you wish… read more

Similar categories in Gilly Macmillan's The Manor House book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. With My Little Eye

By: Joshilyn Jackson

3.32

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The hair-raising story of a mother who moves herself and her daughter across the country to lose a … read more

Similar categories in Joshilyn Jackson's With My Little Eye book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. The Gathering

By: C.J. Tudor

3.93

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A detective investigating a grisly crime in rural Alaska finds herself caught up in the dark secret… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Tudor's The Gathering book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. The Drift

By: C.J. Tudor

3.71

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

Three ordinary people risk everything for a chance at redemption in this audacious, utterly grippin… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Tudor's The Drift book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. End of Story

By: A.J. Finn

3.10

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

“I’ll be dead in three months. Come tell my story.” So writes Sebastian Trapp, reclusive mystery… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Finn's End of Story book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. Beware the Woman

By: Megan Abbott

3.29

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott, an eerie and prescient novel… read more

Similar categories in Megan Abbott's Beware the Woman book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. What Have We Done

By: Alex Finlay

3.54

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

In this thriller from Alex Finlay, What Have We Done is a tale about the lives we leave behind and … read more

Similar categories in Alex Finlay's What Have We Done book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. My Darling Girl

By: Jennifer McMahon

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A spine-tingling psychological thriller about a woman who, after taking in her dying, alcoholic mot… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer McMahon's My Darling Girl book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of City Under One Roof (Cara Kennedy, #1) by Iris Yamashita

18. City Under One Roof (Cara Kennedy, #1)

By: Iris Yamashita

3.54

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

A stranded detective tries to solve a murder in a tiny Alaskan town where everyone lives in a singl… read more

Similar categories in Iris Yamashita's City Under One Roof (Cara Kennedy, #1) book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. The Midnight Feast

By: Lucy Foley

3.64

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin... It’s the opening night of The Manor, and no … read more

Similar categories in Lucy Foley's The Midnight Feast book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Malice House (Malice Compendium, #1) by Megan Shepherd

20. Malice House (Malice Compendium, #1)

By: Megan Shepherd

3.65

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Of all the things aspiring artist Haven Marbury expected to find while clearing out her late father… read more

Similar categories in Megan Shepherd's Malice House (Malice Compendium, #1) book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The moon's soft glow was such a beautiful gift to the night that Pinchy felt compelled to honor it. Though none of his species have ever sung, he raised his small mouth to the sky and summoned a rasp…"

-Megan Shepherd, Malice House (Malice Compendium, #1)

Cover of The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden

21. 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 Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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22. Midnight Is the Darkest Hour

By: Ashley Winstead

3.43

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

Beware of the dark. You might like what you find... Ruth Collier has always felt like an outside… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Winstead's Midnight Is the Darkest Hour book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Nature doesn't know good or evil. All nature knows is survival."

-Ashley Winstead, Midnight Is the Darkest Hour

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23. Murder Road

By: Simone St. James

3.72

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

A young couple find themselves haunted by a string of gruesome murders committed along an old deser… read more

Similar categories in Simone St. James's Murder Road book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda

24. The Only Survivors

By: Megan Miranda

3.55

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

A decade ago, two vans filled with high school seniors on a school service trip crashed into a Tenn… read more

Similar categories in Megan Miranda's The Only Survivors book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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25. The Writing Retreat

By: Julia Bartz

3.43

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

A young author is invited to an exclusive writer’s retreat that soon descends into a pulse-pounding… read more

Similar categories in Julia Bartz's The Writing Retreat book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"At thirteen I learned from Roza's stolen book that girls don't have to be sweet little creatures, that they could in fact be angry and dark and sexual."

-Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat

"Where did one's power lie in a world that stripped it from you, over and over again? How could we reclaim it when dominant forces dangled it over our heads, shouting, "only the strong survive?"

-Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat

"That was the way of the world: if you were a woman, then you had a job to do, and that was to pretend to love everyone else walking all over your body, leaving imprints on your face. You were suppose…"

-Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat

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26. The Angel Maker

By: Alex North

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Growing up in a beautiful house in the English countryside, Katie Shaw lived a charmed life. At the… read more

Similar categories in Alex North's The Angel Maker book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
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27. You Must Remember This

By: Kat Rosenfield

3.50

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A Knives Out-style whodunnit with a twist of Taylor Jenkins Reid, You Must Remember This is an imme… read more

Similar categories in Kat Rosenfield's You Must Remember This book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Locust Lane by Stephen Amidon

28. Locust Lane

By: Stephen Amidon

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Mystic River by Dennis Lehane and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, Stephen Amidon… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Amidon's Locust Lane book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Villa by Rachel Hawkins

29. The Villa

By: Rachel Hawkins

3.64

Format: 279 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins comes a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, s… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Hawkins's The Villa book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"People are never just gone, after all. There are always marks, always signs."

-Rachel Hawkins, The Villa

Cover of The Blackhouse by Carole Johnstone

30. The Blackhouse

By: Carole Johnstone

3.45

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

A richly atmospheric thriller set on an isolated Scottish island where nothing is as it seems and s… read more

Similar categories in Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Chateau by Jaclyn Goldis

31. The Chateau

By: Jaclyn Goldis

3.51

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A dream girls trip to a luxurious French chateau devolves into a deadly nightmare of secrets and mu… read more

Similar categories in Jaclyn Goldis's The Chateau book and Carole Johnstone's The Blackhouse

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

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