13 Best mystery thriller books like The Boy at the Keyhole by Stephen Giles

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The Boy at the Keyhole

By: Stephen Giles

3.15

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

An electrifying debut in the vein of Shirley Jackson and Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca, about a Briti…

If you liked the mystery thriller plot in The Boy at the Keyhole by Stephen Giles , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. Bone White

By: Ronald Malfi

3.89

Format: 321 pages, Paperback

A landscape of frozen darkness punctuated by grim, gray days. The feeling like a buzz in your tee… read more

Similar categories in Ronald Malfi's Bone White book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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2. Harvest Home

By: Thomas Tryon

3.82

Format: 401 pages, Hardcover

It was almost as if time had not touched the village of Cornwall Coombe. The quiet, peaceful place … read more

Similar categories in Thomas Tryon's Harvest Home book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • gothic
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
"His heart's in the right place, but his tongue's an affliction."

-Thomas Tryon, Harvest Home

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3. Rethinking Narcissism: The Secret to Recognizing and Coping with Narcissists

By: Craig Malkin

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Harvard Medical School psychologist and Huffington Post blogger Craig Malkin addresses the "narciss… read more

Similar categories in Craig Malkin's Rethinking Narcissism: The Secret to Recognizing and Coping with Narcissists book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • audiobook
Cover of Dark Screams: Volume One by Stephen        King, Kelley Armstrong, Brian James Freeman, Bill Pronzini, Ramsey Campbell, Simon Clark, Richard  Chizmar

4. Dark Screams: Volume One

By: Stephen King , Kelley Armstrong , Brian James Freeman , Bill Pronzini , Ramsey Campbell , Simon Clark , Richard Chizmar

3.59

Format: 378 pages, ebook

Stephen King, Kelley Armstrong, Bill Pronzini, Simon Clark, and Ramsey Campbell are the first contr… read more

Similar categories in Stephen King's Dark Screams: Volume One book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
  • horror
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5. The Lost Book of the Grail

By: Charlie Lovett

3.23

Format: 403 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Timesbestselling author of The Bookman's Talecomes a new novel about an obsessive… read more

Similar categories in Charlie Lovett's The Lost Book of the Grail book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • mystery
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. Rotters

By: Daniel Kraus

3.93

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Grave-robbing. What kind of monster would do such a thing? It's true that Leonardo da Vinci did it,… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Kraus's Rotters book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • mystery
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • horror
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7. Cold Moon Over Babylon

By: Michael McDowell

3.99

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

Terror grows in Babylon, a typical sleepy Southern town with its throbbing sun and fog-shrouded swa… read more

Similar categories in Michael McDowell's Cold Moon Over Babylon book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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8. Little Deaths

By: Emma Flint

3.96

Format: 425 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by a true story, Little Deaths, like celebrated novels by Sarah Waters and Megan Abbott, i… read more

Similar categories in Emma Flint's Little Deaths book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook

9. The River at Night

By: Erica Ferencik

3.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A high-stakes drama set against the harsh beauty of the Maine wilderness, charting the journey of f… read more

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10. The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine

By: Peter Straub

3.77

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Meet Ballard and Sandrine, the eponymous protagonists of Peter Straub's extraordinary, deeply unset… read more

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11. Abgeschnitten

By: Sebastian Fitzek , Michael Tsokos

3.82

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

"Abgeschnitten" von Sebastian Fitzek und Michael Tsokos ist ein eBook mit zahlreichen multimedialen… read more

Similar categories in Sebastian Fitzek's Abgeschnitten book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

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12. Little Eve

By: Catriona Ward

3.75

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

A heart-pounding tale of faith and family, with a devastating twist“A great day is upon us. He is c… read more

Similar categories in Catriona Ward's Little Eve book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
"It is a kind of privilege, to witness the darkness."

-Catriona Ward, Little Eve

"I don't know which is worse - suffering or the memory of it. Memory, perhaps, because it does not end."

-Catriona Ward, Little Eve

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13. Crazy Love You

By: Lisa Unger

3.53

Format: 400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In the New York Times bestselling Hollows series by Lisa Unger, falling in love should be a dream b… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Unger's Crazy Love You book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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14. Broken Faith: Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America's Most Dangerous Cults

By: Mitch Weiss

4.15

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In 1979, Jane Whaley, a fiery preacher with a thick Southern drawl, attracted a small group of foll… read more

Similar categories in Mitch Weiss's Broken Faith: Inside the Word of Faith Fellowship, One of America's Most Dangerous Cults book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • audiobook
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15. In The Tall Trees

By: Angel N. Van Atta

4.33

Format: 132 pages, Kindle Edition

Mella lives in a tiny house in the middle of a dense forest with her mommy and her baby brother, Pe… read more

Similar categories in Angel N. Van Atta's In The Tall Trees book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
  • horror
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16. Cursed

By: Leigh Kenny

3.97

Format: 121 pages, Kindle Edition

Have you ever agreed to something without understanding the consequences? What would you do if a cu… read more

Similar categories in Leigh Kenny's Cursed book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • suspense
  • horror
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17. Gone to the Wolves

By: John Wray

3.56

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The award-winning author John Wray dives deep into the wild, risky world of heavy metal in the 1980… read more

Similar categories in John Wray's Gone to the Wolves book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • mystery
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. Nana

By: Brandon Massey

3.69

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Missing for her daughter's entire life, Grace now wants to be called "Nana." And that's not all she… read more

Similar categories in Brandon Massey's Nana book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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19. She Lies Close

By: Sharon Doering

3.44

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A compulsive debut thriller about motherhood, obsession and how far we'd go to protect the ones we … read more

Similar categories in Sharon Doering's She Lies Close book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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20. Trouble Is What I Do (Leonid McGill #6)

By: Walter Mosley

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Morally ambiguous P.I. Leonid McGill is back -- and investigating crimes against society's most dow… read more

Similar categories in Walter Mosley's Trouble Is What I Do (Leonid McGill #6) book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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21. The Possession of Natalie Glasgow

By: Hailey Piper

3.69

Format: 2 pages, Audiobook

Margaret Willow has never met an eleven-year-old as dangerous as Natalie Glasgow. Natalie spends he… read more

Similar categories in Hailey Piper's The Possession of Natalie Glasgow book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Death on the Boardwalk (Myrtle Beach Mystery, #1) by Caleb Wygal

22. Death on the Boardwalk (Myrtle Beach Mystery, #1)

By: Caleb Wygal

3.96

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk is normally an idyllic place. Until death arrives on recently widowed bo… read more

Similar categories in Caleb Wygal's Death on the Boardwalk (Myrtle Beach Mystery, #1) book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
"Death is the only law free of discrimination. Everyone dies. Most don’t get to choose when."

-Caleb Wygal, Death on the Boardwalk (Myrtle Beach Mystery, #1)

"Sometimes the brain gets left out of the equation when a person builds up a belief in something so much that they believe it with their heart and soul. They want to hold onto their convictions when c…"

-Caleb Wygal, Death on the Boardwalk (Myrtle Beach Mystery, #1)

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23. Leave No Trace

By: Mindy Mejia

3.63

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the “compelling” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis) and critically acclaimed Everything… read more

Similar categories in Mindy Mejia's Leave No Trace book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power by Terry J. Benton-Walker

24. The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power

By: Terry J. Benton-Walker

3.89

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

13 SCARY STORIES. 13 AUTHORS OF COLOR. 13 TIMES WE SURVIVED THE FIRST KILL. The White Guy Dies Fir… read more

Similar categories in Terry J. Benton-Walker's The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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25. The Schoolhouse

By: Sophie Ward

3.29

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From the Booker Prize-longlisted author of Love and Other Thought Experiments comes a masterful and… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Ward's The Schoolhouse book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • suspense
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Dark Corners of the Night (UNSUB, #3) by Meg Gardiner

26. The Dark Corners of the Night (UNSUB, #3)

By: Meg Gardiner

4.16

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

I am the legion of the night … He appears in the darkness like a ghost, made of shadows and fear… read more

Similar categories in Meg Gardiner's The Dark Corners of the Night (UNSUB, #3) book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"The Christmas tree was a dark pyramid in the living room corner. Presents hid beneath it, wrapping paper quicksilver in the moonlight. He absorbed the stillness. An electric hiss seemed to saturate t…"

-Meg Gardiner, The Dark Corners of the Night (UNSUB, #3)

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27. Hangman (Timothy Blake #1)

By: Jack Heath

3.89

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

A 14-year-old boy vanishes on his way home from school. His frantic mother receives a disturbing ra… read more

Similar categories in Jack Heath's Hangman (Timothy Blake #1) book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"The illusion lasts only a moment. The man is nothing more than a reflection of me. Both a person and a monster."

-Jack Heath, Hangman (Timothy Blake #1)

"So you don't go to church anymore?" she asks. I don't like the idea of Thistle thinking that I believe in God. I wonder what the Bible says about cannibalism. Eat this, for it is my body ."

-Jack Heath, Hangman (Timothy Blake #1)

"I'm sorry," I say. "I hate feeling like I let you down." "It's okay," she says. She puts her arm around my neck. "In fact, I respect it. Celibacy must take a lot of willpower." I think of all the tim…"

-Jack Heath, Hangman (Timothy Blake #1)

"Thistle and I had the same start in life - rescued by police from the clutches of our dead parents. But she's become a smart, tough FBI agent who can learn a new song on the viola in only one week or…"

-Jack Heath, Hangman (Timothy Blake #1)

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28. The Last Witness

By: Claire McFall

3.45

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

"A suspenseful thriller that will leave readers guessing until the end." - Kirkus Reviews A gro… read more

Similar categories in Claire McFall's The Last Witness book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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29. The Sleepless

By: Victor Manibo

3.52

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Journalist Jamie Vega is Sleepless: he can’t sleep, nor does he need to. When his boss dies on the … read more

Similar categories in Victor Manibo's The Sleepless book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle    Moran

30. Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

By: Michelle Moran

4.30

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Maria von Trapp. You know the name and the iconic songs, but do you know her real story? This dram… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Moran's Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Boy at the Keyhole by Stephen Giles

31. The Boy at the Keyhole

By: Stephen Giles

3.15

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

An electrifying debut in the vein of Shirley Jackson and Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca, about a Briti… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole book and Stephen Giles's The Boy at the Keyhole

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

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Mary Kubica

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