18 best-selling horror books like The Resort by Sol Stein

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The Resort

By: Sol Stein

3.42

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

While traveling down California's coast, Henry and Margaret Brown stop at a new resort near Big Sur…

If you liked the horror plot in The Resort by Sol Stein , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. It's the First Day of School...Forever!

By: R.L. Stine

3.48

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

On the first day of school, Artie falls out of his bed and hits his head. Hard. He tells his mom he… read more

Similar categories in R.L. Stine's It's the First Day of School...Forever! book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • horror
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2. The Good House

By: Tananarive Due

3.66

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

The home that belonged to Angela Toussaint's late grandmother is so beloved that townspeople in Sac… read more

Similar categories in Tananarive Due's The Good House book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
  • horror
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3. Living Dead Girl

By: Elizabeth Scott

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, I was a little girl who disappeared. Once upon a time, my name was not Alice. Onc… read more

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  • horror
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4. Thornhedge

By: T. Kingfisher

4.00

Format: 111 pages, Hardcover

Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone … read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's Thornhedge book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • horror
"Thorns die from the inside out, like priests."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"She was theirs; they were hers. The love of monsters was uncomplicated."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"Two hundred years. It was immense—unthinkable—and ultimately meant nothing at all. Two years or two hundred or two thousand. The magic endures"

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

"Greenteeth did not slap one another—not out of any virtue, but because a slap was such a useless thing underwater. When greenteeth brawled, it was with teeth and strangling fingers, spines and claws."

-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge

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5. The Murder Rule

By: Dervla McTiernan

3.67

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

For fans of the compulsive psychological suspense of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a mother daughter s… read more

Similar categories in Dervla McTiernan's The Murder Rule book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
"Because it has to be done. Because if you see something like this, and you can fix it, then it’s your mess to clean up."

-Dervla McTiernan, The Murder Rule

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6. To Die For

By: Lisa Gray

3.96

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

“I thoroughly enjoyed this most suspenseful, intriguing and entertaining story… It definitely had B… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Gray's To Die For book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
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7. Black Sheep

By: Rachel Harrison

3.60

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

A cynical twentysomething must confront her unconventional family’s dark secrets in this fiery, irr… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Harrison's Black Sheep book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
  • horror
"How can anyone know when ruin wears the disguise of love?"

-Rachel Harrison, Black Sheep

"I hoped wherever she was, she was having a shitty time, had an itch in a place she couldn't scratch."

-Rachel Harrison, Black Sheep

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8. The Lost Village

By: Camilla Sten

3.54

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

The Blair Witch Project meets Midsommar in this brilliantly disturbing thriller from Camilla Sten, … read more

Similar categories in Camilla Sten's The Lost Village book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
  • horror
"This isn't a movie. In a movie we would have hugged and been best friends again, now and forever. That's never going to happen. I think I'll be living with this dull pain for the rest of my life. I'l…"

-Camilla Sten, The Lost Village

"She's right. They all are. I can feel it in my bones, that fear, like a sour taste on my tongue. I want nothing more than to stay here, to give in to their reason. I've seen the movies, too—I know wh…"

-Camilla Sten, The Lost Village

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9. Feral: Losing Myself and Finding My Way in America’s National Parks

By: Emily Pennington

3.18

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

A bracing memoir about self-discovery, liberating escape, and moving forward across an adventurous … read more

Similar categories in Emily Pennington's Feral: Losing Myself and Finding My Way in America’s National Parks book and Sol Stein's The Resort

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10. Rich Blood (Jason Rich, #1)

By: Robert Bailey

4.30

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Robert Bailey comes a compelling legal thriller about a… read more

Similar categories in Robert Bailey's Rich Blood (Jason Rich, #1) book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
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11. 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 Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
  • horror
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12. Just a Regular Boy

By: Catherine Ryan Hyde

4.46

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

An orphaned boy raised by a survivalist wends his way into the real world in an emotional novel abo… read more

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13. 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 Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
  • horror
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14. The Exorcist's House

By: Nick Roberts

4.02

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

In the summer of 1994, psychologist Daniel Hill buys a rustic farmhouse nestled in the rolling hill… read more

Similar categories in Nick Roberts's The Exorcist's House book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
  • horror
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15. We Spread

By: Iain Reid

3.77

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A new work of philosophical suspense. Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for deca… read more

Similar categories in Iain Reid's We Spread book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
  • horror
"The love I'd felt for him faded and detached. There was nothing to hold it in place. No more mystery. Nothing to learn. Wonder was replaced with awareness. By the end, it wasn't just familiarity. I h…"

-Iain Reid, We Spread

"We do not all blend together. We are not ruined, helpless, a burden. We are not the elderly. We are not old people. Now, still, we're unique. Distinct. Regardless of what we've produced or what happe…"

-Iain Reid, We Spread

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16. Permafrost

By: Alastair Reynolds

3.87

Format: 133 pages, Kindle Edition

Fix the past. Save the present. Stop the future. Alastair Reynolds unfolds a time-traveling climate… read more

Similar categories in Alastair Reynolds's Permafrost book and Sol Stein's The Resort

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17. 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 Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
  • horror
"Scarecrow's scare, That's what they do."

-J.H. Markert, The Nightmare Man

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18. The Island

By: Adrian McKinty

3.77

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

It was just supposed to be a family vacation. A terrible accident changed everything. You don't k… read more

Similar categories in Adrian McKinty's The Island book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
  • horror
"the difference between a physiotherapist and a terrorist is that you might have a chance of negotiating with a terrorist."

-Adrian McKinty, The Island

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19. The Wehrwolf

By: Alma Katsu

3.88

Format: 79 pages, Kindle Edition

Alma Katsu, the visionary author of The Fervor, The Hunger, and The Deep, brings readers a terrifyi… read more

Similar categories in Alma Katsu's The Wehrwolf book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • horror
"Besides you must admit: the wolf inside you is calling. The wolf wants to be set free."- Hans Sauer"

-Alma Katsu, The Wehrwolf

"Obviously, if the Devil could make your life easier than God could, than God just chose not to. Maybe the Devil was the good one."

-Alma Katsu, The Wehrwolf

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20. Becoming the Boogeyman

By: Richard Chizmar

4.13

Format: 411 pages, Hardcover

A riveting, haunting sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller Chasing the Boogeyman—a tale… read more

Similar categories in Richard Chizmar's Becoming the Boogeyman book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
  • horror
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21. The Last One

By: Will Dean

3.61

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

When Caz steps onboard the exclusive cruise liner RMS Atlantica, it’s the start of a vacation of a … read more

Similar categories in Will Dean's The Last One book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
  • horror
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22. Sparring Partners (Jake Brigance, #4)

By: John Grisham

3.76

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham is the acknowledged master of the legal thriller.… read more

Similar categories in John Grisham's Sparring Partners (Jake Brigance, #4) book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
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23. Well Behaved Wives

By: Amy Sue Nathan

3.99

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect wives, imperfect lives, and upending the rules of behavior in 1960s America. Law school … read more

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24. The Silent Bride

By: Shalini Boland

3.81

Format: 267 pages, Kindle Edition

In this chilling story from the bestselling author of The Secret Mother, it’s the wedding day of Al… read more

Similar categories in Shalini Boland's The Silent Bride book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
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25. And Then I Woke Up

By: Malcolm Devlin

3.48

Format: 167 pages, Paperback

In the tradition of Mira Grant and Stephen Graham Jones, Malcolm Devlin’s And Then I Woke Up is a c… read more

Similar categories in Malcolm Devlin's And Then I Woke Up book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • horror
"We were monsters once, and although we are not anymore, we know we remain unforgiven."

-Malcolm Devlin, And Then I Woke Up

". . . it’s those differences — even the smallest and most trivial — that scare us the most."

-Malcolm Devlin, And Then I Woke Up

"Relationships aren't scientific, they're not mathematical. They're chaotic, abstract, irrational."

-Malcolm Devlin, And Then I Woke Up

"Macey once told me that the worst way a story can end is by someone waking up and realising everything that happened was only a dream."

-Malcolm Devlin, And Then I Woke Up

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26. Lovely Girls

By: Margot Hunt

3.98

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

In this chilling story, a mother and daughter try to start over in an idyllic town only to get caug… read more

Similar categories in Margot Hunt's Lovely Girls book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
"The truth was, you have no idea how you'll handle grief until it presents itself."

-Margot Hunt, Lovely Girls

"Don't wish away time. No matter how hard it is right now. It passes by quickly enough on its own."

-Margot Hunt, Lovely Girls

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27. Such a Beautiful Family

By: T.R. Ragan

3.98

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

A riveting novel of psychological suspense about perfect lives and hidden secrets by New York Times… read more

Similar categories in T.R. Ragan's Such a Beautiful Family book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
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28. The Displacements

By: Bruce Holsinger

3.97

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

To all appearances, the Larsen-Hall family has everything: healthy children, a stable marriage, a l… read more

Similar categories in Bruce Holsinger's The Displacements book and Sol Stein's The Resort

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29. Every Last Secret

By: A.R. Torre

3.96

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to the neighborhood. Watch your husband, watch your friends, and watch your back. Cat Wi… read more

Similar categories in A.R. Torre's Every Last Secret book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
Cover of The Resort by Sol Stein

30. The Resort

By: Sol Stein

3.42

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

While traveling down California's coast, Henry and Margaret Brown stop at a new resort near Big Sur… read more

Similar categories in Sol Stein's The Resort book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • mystery
  • horror
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31. CAMP

By: Alan Saperstein

1.87

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

With cropped photographs and vividly written promotional copy, Geoff Thompson creates an appealing … read more

Similar categories in Alan Saperstein's CAMP book and Sol Stein's The Resort

  • horror

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Tananarive Due

3.66

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4.01

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Martha Wells

4.22

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Adrian Tchaikovsky

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