23 best-selling thriller books like Wasps in the Ice Cream by Tim McGregor

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Wasps in the Ice Cream

By: Tim McGregor

4.10

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

What happens when you fall for the girl everyone hates? Summer 1987: Mark Prewitt's only priorit…

If you liked the thriller plot in Wasps in the Ice Cream by Tim McGregor , here is a list of 23 books like this:

Cover of Maeve Fly by C.J. Leede

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 Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • audiobook
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
"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

Cover of Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi

2. Boys in the Valley

By: Philip Fracassi

4.18

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

St. Vincent's Orphanage for Boys. Turn of the century, in a remote valley in Pennsylvania. Her… read more

Similar categories in Philip Fracassi's Boys in the Valley book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • historical fiction
" there is light all around me. There is light inside me. "

-Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

"The sky is the color of stone, flat and hard in appearance, but brittle, as if it would crack like an eggshell - revealing black seams of the universe beyond - if struck hard enough. ."

-Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

"We didn't hit it off like many others in similar situations....Instead, he and I sort of gravitated around each other, either friends nor foes, like the moons of a planet we had no interest in observ…"

-Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

Cover of Everything the Darkness Eats by Eric LaRocca

3. Everything the Darkness Eats

By: Eric LaRocca

2.78

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

An insidious darkness threatens to devastate a rural New England village when occult forces are co… read more

Similar categories in Eric LaRocca's Everything the Darkness Eats book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • audiobook
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Nestlings by Nat Cassidy

4. 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 Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • paranormal
  • 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

Cover of Autumn Bleeds Into Winter by Jeff Strand

5. Autumn Bleeds Into Winter

By: Jeff Strand

4.23

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

1979. Somebody has been abducting children in Fairbanks, Alaska. One of the victims was fourteen-ye… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Strand's Autumn Bleeds Into Winter book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne

6. 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 Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
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7. 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 Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • audiobook
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
"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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8. Crossroads

By: Laurel Hightower

3.91

Format: 110 pages, Paperback

How far would you go to bring back someone you love? When Chris's son dies in a tragic car cras… read more

Similar categories in Laurel Hightower's Crossroads book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"Exhausted, but not tired enough to escape the torturous loop of pain that awaited her inactive brain..."

-Laurel Hightower, Crossroads

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9. Gothic

By: Philip Fracassi

3.83

Format: 408 pages, Paperback

On his 59th birthday, Tyson Parks—a famous, but struggling, horror writer—receives an antique desk … read more

Similar categories in Philip Fracassi's Gothic book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
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10. The Folly

By: Gemma Amor

3.18

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From Bram Stoker and British Fantasy Award nominated author Gemma Amor comes an atmospheric gothic … read more

Similar categories in Gemma Amor's The Folly book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • audiobook
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Bruises on a Butterfly by Chad Lutzke

11. Bruises on a Butterfly

By: Chad Lutzke

4.27

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

A young boy runs away from his abusive home to live in the fort he'd built with friends, smack dab … read more

Similar categories in Chad Lutzke's Bruises on a Butterfly book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • coming of age
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Day of the Door by Laurel Hightower

12. The Day of the Door

By: Laurel Hightower

4.13

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

Once there were four Lasco siblings banded together against a world that failed to protect them. Bu… read more

Similar categories in Laurel Hightower's The Day of the Door book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter

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 Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • 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

Cover of Small Town Horror by Ronald Malfi

14. Small Town Horror

By: Ronald Malfi

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Five childhood friends are forced to confront their own dark past as well as the curse placed upon … read more

Similar categories in Ronald Malfi's Small Town Horror book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • supernatural
  • audiobook
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15. 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 Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • audiobook
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances by Eric LaRocca

16. This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances

By: Eric LaRocca

3.67

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A brand-new collection of four intense, claustrophobic and terrifying horror tales from the Bram St… read more

Similar categories in Eric LaRocca's This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • horror
"The worst thing a person can do to you after they've hurt you is let you live."

-Eric LaRocca, This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances

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17. Spin a Black Yarn

By: Josh Malerman

3.40

Format: 387 pages, Paperback

Five harrowing novellas of horror and speculative fiction from the singular mind of the New York Ti… read more

Similar categories in Josh Malerman's Spin a Black Yarn book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
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18. Schrader's Chord

By: Scott Leeds

4.06

Format: 434 pages, Hardcover

Heart-Shaped Box meets The Haunting of Hill House in Schrader's Chord , Scott Leeds's chilling debu… read more

Similar categories in Scott Leeds's Schrader's Chord book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"Also ..." He nodded to the lone restaurant surrounded by trees. "... that looks like the s-sort of place that has pie." "And hot coffee," Ana added, closing her eyes and purring. Raymond smiled. "May…"

-Scott Leeds, Schrader's Chord

Cover of Night's Edge (Night's Edge, #1) by Liz Kerin

19. Night's Edge (Night's Edge, #1)

By: Liz Kerin

3.91

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

Liz Kerin’s Night’s Edge is a sun-drenched novel about the darkest secrets we hide and how monstrou… read more

Similar categories in Liz Kerin's Night's Edge (Night's Edge, #1) book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • audiobook
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

20. We Used to Live Here

By: Marcus Kliewer

3.84

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Get Out meets Parasite in this eerily haunting debut and Reddit hit—soon to be a Netflix original m… read more

Similar categories in Marcus Kliewer's We Used to Live Here book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series, #2) by Brian  McAuley

21. Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series, #2)

By: Brian McAuley

4.12

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Oh what fun it is to DIE! When Austin’s parents drag him and his little sister Fiona to a remote… read more

Similar categories in Brian McAuley's Candy Cain Kills (Killer VHS Series, #2) book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Vile Thing We Created by Robert P. Ottone

22. The Vile Thing We Created

By: Robert P. Ottone

3.64

Format: 410 pages, Paperback

Lola and Ian had what they thought was the perfect relationship. Vacations. Fine dining. A healthy … read more

Similar categories in Robert P. Ottone's The Vile Thing We Created book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

23. 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 Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim

24. 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 Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • audiobook
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Wasps in the Ice Cream by Tim McGregor

25. Wasps in the Ice Cream

By: Tim McGregor

4.10

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

What happens when you fall for the girl everyone hates? Summer 1987: Mark Prewitt's only priorit… read more

Similar categories in Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • romance
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • thriller
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of Cranberry Cove by Hailey Piper

26. Cranberry Cove

By: Hailey Piper

3.76

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

Something unspeakable is happening at Cranberry Cove. For decades, the chilling mystery within t… read more

Similar categories in Hailey Piper's Cranberry Cove book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Reception by Kenzie Jennings

27. Reception

By: Kenzie Jennings

3.74

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

While her rehab counselor’s advice replays in her mind, Ansley Boone takes on the role of dutiful b… read more

Similar categories in Kenzie Jennings's Reception book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • audiobook
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones

28. 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 Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Stay on the Line by Clay McLeod Chapman

29. Stay on the Line

By: Clay McLeod Chapman

4.25

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

After a small coastal town is devastated by a hurricane, the survivors gravitate toward a long out-… read more

Similar categories in Clay McLeod Chapman's Stay on the Line book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • supernatural
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Our Own Unique Affliction by Scott J. Moses

30. Our Own Unique Affliction

By: Scott J. Moses

3.66

Format: 102 pages, ebook

Our Own Unique Affliction is the story of Alice Ann, a dejected immortal who longs for her life in … read more

Similar categories in Scott J. Moses's Our Own Unique Affliction book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • audiobook
  • paranormal
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Silent Key by Laurel Hightower

31. Silent Key

By: Laurel Hightower

3.67

Format: 305 pages, Paperback

A detective, supernatural mystery with elements of Nick Cutter’s The Deep, Peter Benchley’s Jaws an… read more

Similar categories in Laurel Hightower's Silent Key book and Tim McGregor's Wasps in the Ice Cream

  • thriller
  • supernatural
  • fiction
  • horror

31 must-read fiction books like Wasps in the Ice Cream by Tim McGregor

Transform Your Habits

Maeve Fly

C.J. Leede

3.78

Transform Your Habits

Boys in the Valley

Philip Fracassi

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Everything the Darkness Eats

Eric LaRocca

2.78

Transform Your Habits

Nestlings

Nat Cassidy

3.86

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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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