16 Top thriller books like Monsters Among Us by Monica Rodden

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Monsters Among Us

By: Monica Rodden

3.71

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

When Catherine Ellers returns home after her first semester at college, she is seeking refuge from …

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1. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

By: Lynne Truss

3.87

Format: 209 pages, Hardcover

Through sloppy usage and low standards on the internet, in e-mail and now "txt msgs", we have made … read more

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"The rule is: don’t use commas like a stupid person. I mean it."

-Lynne Truss, Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

"Those spineless types who talk about abolishing the apostrophe are missing the point."

-Lynne Truss, Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

"I hear there are now Knightsbridge clinics offering semicolonic irrigation – but for many it may be too late."

-Lynne Truss, Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

"...punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and stop."

-Lynne Truss, Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

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2. Catacomb (Asylum, #3)

By: Madeleine Roux

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes the past is better off buried. Senior year is finally over. After all they’ve been thr… read more

Similar categories in Madeleine Roux's Catacomb (Asylum, #3) book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • young adult
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3. The Darkest Corners

By: Kara Thomas

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Darkest Cornersis a psychological thriller about the lies little girls tell, and the deadly tru… read more

Similar categories in Kara Thomas's The Darkest Corners book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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4. The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall

By: Mary Downing Hahn

3.91

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Florence boards the crowded horse-drawn coach in London, she looks forward to … read more

Similar categories in Mary Downing Hahn's The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery
  • young adult

5. R.I.P. Eliza Hart

By: Alyssa B. Sheinmel

4.00

Format: 142 pages, Hardcover

When Eliza Hart, the most popular girl at Ventana Ranch boarding school, is found dead on the cliff… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa B. Sheinmel's R.I.P. Eliza Hart book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary

6. The Fixer (The Fixer, #1)

By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes

3.72

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

This thriller YA is Scandal meets Veronica Mars. Sixteen-year-old Tess Kendrick has spent her entir… read more

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7. Body & Soul (The Ghost and the Goth, #3)

By: Stacey Kade

4.50

Format: 60 pages, Hardcover

The final book in The Ghost and the Goth Trilogy! The Ghost I've been trapped in the body of Lily "… read more

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8. Words on Bathroom Walls

By: Julia Walton

3.19

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Adam has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He sees and hears people who aren't there: Rebecca… read more

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9. Boy Toy

By: Barry Lyga

3.54

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Josh Mendel has a secret. Unfortunately, everyone knows what it is. Five years ago, Josh's life cha… read more

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10. Liars, Inc.

By: Paula Stokes

4.16

Format: 114 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Gone Girl, I Hunt Killers,and TV's How to Get Away with Murder. Max Cantrell has never … read more

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11. The Long Game (The Fixer, #2)

By: Jennifer Lynn Barnes

3.88

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The Kendricks help make the problems of the Washington elite disappear...but some secrets won't sta… read more

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12. Bad Girls with Perfect Faces

By: Lynn Weingarten

4.11

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Timesbestselling author of Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girlscomes a stylish thri… read more

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13. Jane Anonymous (Jane Anonymous, #1)

By: Laurie Faria Stolarz

3.90

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

“Jane” was just your typical 17-year-old getting ready to start her senior year. She had a part-tim… read more

Similar categories in Laurie Faria Stolarz's Jane Anonymous (Jane Anonymous, #1) book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery thriller
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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14. Long Lost

By: Jacqueline West

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Fiona has just read a book that doesn’t exist. When Fiona’s family moves to be … read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline West's Long Lost book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery
  • fiction
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15. The Cheerleaders

By: Kara Thomas

3.75

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

There are no more cheerleaders in the town of Sunnybrook. First there was the car accident—two g… read more

Similar categories in Kara Thomas's The Cheerleaders book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"At some time you have to choose to live in the light."

-Kara Thomas, The Cheerleaders

"A migraine coming on. She got them when she was stressed."

-Kara Thomas, The Cheerleaders

"It shouldn't be this easy. Grief isn't supposed to be easy."

-Kara Thomas, The Cheerleaders

"My bike in one of those old-fashioned cruisers, with a mint-green body."

-Kara Thomas, The Cheerleaders

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16. The Lake House

By: Sarah Beth Durst

3.40

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

Claire’s grown up triple-checking locks. Counting her steps. Second-guessing every decision. It’s j… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Beth Durst's The Lake House book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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17. The Shaadi Set-Up

By: Lillie Vale

3.45

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In this witty and heartfelt rom-com debut for fans of Jasmine Guillory, Emily Henry, and Tessa Bail… read more

Similar categories in Lillie Vale's The Shaadi Set-Up book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"There’s no need to make your bed and lie in it if there’s still a chance to get what you want,"

-Lillie Vale, The Shaadi Set-Up

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18. The Things She's Seen

By: Ambelin Kwaymullina

3.80

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Nothing's been the same for Beth Teller since the day she died. Her dad is drowning in grief. He… read more

Similar categories in Ambelin Kwaymullina's The Things She's Seen book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
"My science teacher said that just because two things happened together didn't mean one was because of the other, or as she put it: correlation does not imply causation."

-Ambelin Kwaymullina, The Things She's Seen

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19. Girl Forgotten

By: April Henry

3.67

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Piper Gray starts a true-crime podcast investigating a seventeen-year-old cold case.  Seventeen … read more

Similar categories in April Henry's Girl Forgotten book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
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20. I Know You Remember

By: Jennifer Donaldson

3.79

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

Jennifer Donaldson is back with another twisted thriller perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Donaldson's I Know You Remember book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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21. I Killed Zoe Spanos

By: Kit Frick

3.77

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This gripping thriller follows two teens whose lives become inextricably linked when one confesses … read more

Similar categories in Kit Frick's I Killed Zoe Spanos book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
"It was an accident, but... I killed Zoe Spanos."

-Kit Frick, I Killed Zoe Spanos

"There are no parents, no lawyers. The girl’s father is unreachable, has been unreachable for years."

-Kit Frick, I Killed Zoe Spanos

"In that moment, his expression changes, geniality sliding away into something between awe and dread. “Zoe?"

-Kit Frick, I Killed Zoe Spanos

"But there are some secrets—my secrets—that Windermere will hold forever, trapped beneath the ash like spilled blood."

-Kit Frick, I Killed Zoe Spanos

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22. Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf (Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf, #1)

By: Hayley Krischer

3.93

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Rory Power and Laurie Halse Anderson, this sharp, emotional debut follows two g… read more

Similar categories in Hayley Krischer's Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf (Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf, #1) book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"I’m staring at the black of the road in front of me and thinking about why a girl might cry after she has sex. I think it doesn’t have to do so much with love. I think it has a lot to do with regret."

-Hayley Krischer, Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf (Something Happened to Ali Greenleaf, #1)

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23. When Villains Rise (Market of Monsters, #3)

By: Rebecca Schaeffer

4.21

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Dexter meets Victoria Schwab in this dark and compelling fantasy about a girl who is determined to … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Schaeffer's When Villains Rise (Market of Monsters, #3) book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • young adult
"Sometimes freedom comes at an ugly price." •pg.246 - Nita"

-Rebecca Schaeffer, When Villains Rise (Market of Monsters, #3)

"Anytime a Zannie is the only one enjoying a situation,you know something has gone terrible wrong."

-Rebecca Schaeffer, When Villains Rise (Market of Monsters, #3)

"Kovit made a small sound in the back of his throat but rolled with it, matching her vicious kiss with equal force..."

-Rebecca Schaeffer, When Villains Rise (Market of Monsters, #3)

"Looking at Fabricio meant facing her own part in his screams. It meant facing that she didn't actually feel bad about what she did."

-Rebecca Schaeffer, When Villains Rise (Market of Monsters, #3)

Cover of Only Ashes Remain (Market of Monsters, #2) by Rebecca Schaeffer

24. Only Ashes Remain (Market of Monsters, #2)

By: Rebecca Schaeffer

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

After escaping her kidnappers and destroying the black market where she was held captive, all Nita … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Schaeffer's Only Ashes Remain (Market of Monsters, #2) book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • young adult
"How many secrets does it take before it's all a lie?"

-Rebecca Schaeffer, Only Ashes Remain (Market of Monsters, #2)

"I am not a good person. But I am a person. I make my own choices."

-Rebecca Schaeffer, Only Ashes Remain (Market of Monsters, #2)

"All lives are hard. But some leave you alive, and some leave you dead."

-Rebecca Schaeffer, Only Ashes Remain (Market of Monsters, #2)

"Sometimes she could see the monster inside him. And sometimes he made her see the monster inside herself."

-Rebecca Schaeffer, Only Ashes Remain (Market of Monsters, #2)

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25. When We Were Magic

By: Sarah Gailey

3.59

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A moving, darkly funny novel about six teens whose magic goes wildly awry from Magic for Liars auth… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Gailey's When We Were Magic book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"What you said is what matters. Your impact matters more than your intentions,"

-Sarah Gailey, When We Were Magic

"I know I won’t pretend to be any less powerful than I really am. Because now I know for sure: the worst part of me isn’t the strongest part of me. And the strongest part of me is so, so much stronger…"

-Sarah Gailey, When We Were Magic

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26. See All the Stars

By: Kit Frick

3.54

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

“A gripping and atmospheric contemporary thriller.” —Kirkus Reviews“Complex, captivating, and gorge… read more

Similar categories in Kit Frick's See All the Stars book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery thriller
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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27. One House Left

By: Vincent Ralph

3.55

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

R.L. Stine meets Urban Legend in the next twisty horror novel by New York Times bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Vincent Ralph's One House Left book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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28. Blackout

By: K. Monroe

3.71

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Some secrets are best left forgotten. When Allie Castillo wakes up after a terrible car accident, … read more

Similar categories in K. Monroe's Blackout book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery thriller
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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29. Monsters Among Us

By: Monica Rodden

3.71

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

When Catherine Ellers returns home after her first semester at college, she is seeking refuge from … read more

Similar categories in Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery thriller
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • death
  • college
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
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30. The Champions

By: Kara Thomas

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Cheerleaders comes another dark YA thriller set in the same town of Sunnybro… read more

Similar categories in Kara Thomas's The Champions book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery thriller
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
"she's Team Football and not Team Hadley."

-Kara Thomas, The Champions

"Ms. Martinelli would tell her life story to a baked potato"

-Kara Thomas, The Champions

"No matter how many stories I know that have ended the same way, it's still impossible to accept."

-Kara Thomas, The Champions

"He delivers the verdict with a gravity that suggests I asked to cook crystal meth in the back office."

-Kara Thomas, The Champions

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31. Such Lovely Skin

By: Tatiana Schlote-Bonne

4.28

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An evil video game A lying Twitch streamer A demon hungry for her secrets After spending the s… read more

Similar categories in Tatiana Schlote-Bonne's Such Lovely Skin book and Monica Rodden's Monsters Among Us

  • mystery thriller
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller

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