19 Best thriller books like The Stepdaughter by Carol Ellis

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The Stepdaughter

By: Carol Ellis

3.51

Format: 218 pages, Paperback

Everyone thinks Livvie is crazy not to like her mother's new husband, but Livvie is convinced that …

If you liked the thriller plot in The Stepdaughter by Carol Ellis , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of Trick or Treat (Point Horror, #6) by Richie Tankersley Cusick

1. Trick or Treat (Point Horror, #6)

By: Richie Tankersley Cusick

3.79

Format: 209 pages, Paperback

Exactly one year ago, on Halloween night, Elizabeth Bedford had been murdered in the very same room… read more

Similar categories in Richie Tankersley Cusick's Trick or Treat (Point Horror, #6) book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • childrens
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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2. Broken Date (Fear Street Series #8)

By: R.L. Stine

3.58

Format: 150 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Jamie's life with her boyfriend Tom is perfectly planned until the day she witnesses a jewelry stor… read more

Similar categories in R.L. Stine's Broken Date (Fear Street Series #8) book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • childrens
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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3. The Baby-Sitter (Point Horror, #7)

By: R.L. Stine

3.76

Format: 167 pages, Paperback

From the minute that Jenny accepts the Hagen baby-sitting job, she knows she has made a terrible mi… read more

Similar categories in R.L. Stine's The Baby-Sitter (Point Horror, #7) book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • childrens
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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4. The Baby-Sitter II (The Baby-Sitter, #2)

By: R.L. Stine

3.65

Format: 166 pages, Mass Market Paperback

He's back. Jenny's last baby-sitting job nearly killed her—for real. But she's a survivor. She's ge… read more

Similar categories in R.L. Stine's The Baby-Sitter II (The Baby-Sitter, #2) book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • childrens
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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5. The Lifeguard (Point Horror #3)

By: Richie Tankersley Cusick

3.59

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A summer of sun, sand and murder. Kelsey's summer should have been paradise: An invitation to r… read more

Similar categories in Richie Tankersley Cusick's The Lifeguard (Point Horror #3) book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • childrens
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Teacher's Pet (Point Horror, #10) by Richie Tankersley Cusick

6. Teacher's Pet (Point Horror, #10)

By: Richie Tankersley Cusick

3.66

Format: 214 pages, Mass Market Paperback

School's out forever. Kate likes a little thrill. She likes a little scare. And she loves gett… read more

Similar categories in Richie Tankersley Cusick's Teacher's Pet (Point Horror, #10) book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • childrens
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
"He talks about you...he thinks you're beautiful..."

-Richie Tankersley Cusick, Teacher's Pet (Point Horror, #10)

"I'll show you secrets if you stay...you'll never know if you run away..."

-Richie Tankersley Cusick, Teacher's Pet (Point Horror, #10)

"Teacher's pet Teacher's pet.. Your feeling so perplexed... Your friend has gone into pieces and you'll be next..."

-Richie Tankersley Cusick, Teacher's Pet (Point Horror, #10)

"Death..." The voice dropped even more, black-gloved hands disappearing into the black folds of material. "Don't you feel it? We're all dead here...all...very...dead."

-Richie Tankersley Cusick, Teacher's Pet (Point Horror, #10)

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7. Halloween Night (Halloween Night, #1)

By: R.L. Stine

3.59

Format: 185 pages, Paperback

Brenda hates her cousin Halley. And Brenda isn't the only one. Because Halley keeps stealing other … read more

Similar categories in R.L. Stine's Halloween Night (Halloween Night, #1) book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • childrens
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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8. The Fever (Point Horror #25)

By: Diane Hoh

3.44

Format: 187 pages, Paperback

After hearing a violent crime committed in a room near hers, Duffy, hospitalized and weak with a fe… read more

Similar categories in Diane Hoh's The Fever (Point Horror #25) book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • childrens
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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9. Curtains

By: R.L. Stine

4.57

Format: None pages, Paperback

Alternate cover edition located . Her terrifying secret was buried--until driven director Meritt B… read more

Similar categories in R.L. Stine's Curtains book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • childrens
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
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10. A Whole New World (A Twisted Tale #1)

By: Liz Braswell

3.30

Format: 107 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to a new YA series that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. Each book… read more

Similar categories in Liz Braswell's A Whole New World (A Twisted Tale #1) book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • fiction
  • young adult
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11. Blind Date (Point Horror, #1)

By: R.L. Stine

3.74

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Kerry's had a very bad year. But now his luck has finally changed. He's got a blind date with a gir… read more

Similar categories in R.L. Stine's Blind Date (Point Horror, #1) book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • childrens
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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12. Halloween Party (Fear Street, #8)

By: R.L. Stine

3.30

Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Welcome to Fear Street. Don't listen to the stories they tell you about Fear Street. Wouldn't you r… read more

Similar categories in R.L. Stine's Halloween Party (Fear Street, #8) book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • childrens
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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13. The Invitation

By: Diane Hoh

3.77

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

It arrives on crisp, ivory paper with elegant gold script. It is an invitation to a party like no o… read more

Similar categories in Diane Hoh's The Invitation book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • childrens
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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14. The Cheerleader (Point Horror, #18)

By: Caroline B. Cooney

4.42

Format: 216 pages, Unknown Binding

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Similar categories in Caroline B. Cooney's The Cheerleader (Point Horror, #18) book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
  • horror

15. The Claw

By: Carmen Adams

3.70

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Kelly is excited about her summer job at the local zoo - even after the threatening phone calls war… read more

Similar categories in Carmen Adams's The Claw book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

16. Hide and Seek

By: Jane McFann

4.23

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

This exciting new thriller from the well-reviewed author of Be Mine focuses on a 16-year-old who is… read more

Similar categories in Jane McFann's Hide and Seek book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

17. Fog (Losing Christina, #1)

By: Caroline B. Cooney

3.00

Format: 31 pages, Paperback

Mr. Shevvington is the handsome principal at Christina's school, and his wife is the English teache… read more

Similar categories in Caroline B. Cooney's Fog (Losing Christina, #1) book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

18. Dream Date

By: Sinclair Smith

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Katie's worst nightmare has come true...and she's in it. Shy, pretty Katie is dying to meet the per… read more

Similar categories in Sinclair Smith's Dream Date book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

19. Party Line

By: A. Bates

3.68

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Mark has discovered a way to meet girls--on the teen party line. Unfortunately, he also discovers t… read more

Similar categories in A. Bates's Party Line book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

20. The New Girl (Fear Street, #1)

By: R.L. Stine

4.15

Format: 130 pages,

The new girl is as pale as a ghost, blond, and eerily beautiful -- and she seems to need him as muc… read more

Similar categories in R.L. Stine's The New Girl (Fear Street, #1) book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

21. Hit And Run (Point Horror, #26)

By: R.L. Stine

4.15

Format: 130 pages,

Eddie, Scott, Winks, and Cassie. They went out for a drive one night. Just to practice, so Eddie wo… read more

Similar categories in R.L. Stine's Hit And Run (Point Horror, #26) book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

22. Sweet Sixteen

By: None

4.50

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

Leslie can't wait to turn sixteen. She's planning a huge birthday party. Everyone's invited. Her go… read more

Similar categories in None's Sweet Sixteen book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

23. The Ripper

By: D.E. Athkins

3.96

Format: 289 pages, Paperback

It started out as a game. A game of hiding and seeking. A game of hunting and weeping. And before a… read more

Similar categories in D.E. Athkins's The Ripper book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

24. The Surprise Party (Fear Street, #2)

By: R.L. Stine

3.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

It's been a year since Evan died in the Fear Street woods. A year since Ellen moved away, and "the … read more

Similar categories in R.L. Stine's The Surprise Party (Fear Street, #2) book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

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25. The Dare

By: Natasha Preston

3.85

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

I triple dog dare you . . . As senior year comes to an end, senior pranks are just beginning. It… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Preston's The Dare book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
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26. The Stranger

By: Kiersten Modglin

3.56

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

Never trust a stranger…But, late at night and trapped in the middle of nowhere during a terrible sn… read more

Similar categories in Kiersten Modglin's The Stranger book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • horror
Cover of Fresh Hell (Autumncrow High) by Cameron Chaney

27. Fresh Hell (Autumncrow High)

By: Cameron Chaney

4.43

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

School is back in session at Autumncrow High. Will the class of 1994 survive long enough to graduat… read more

Similar categories in Cameron Chaney's Fresh Hell (Autumncrow High) book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
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28. Perfect Little Monsters

By: Cindy R.X. He

3.65

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Someone has murdered the queen bee of Sierton High School. All the dead girl’s friends are suspects… read more

Similar categories in Cindy R.X. He's Perfect Little Monsters book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead

29. 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 Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

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

-Ashley Winstead, Midnight Is the Darkest Hour

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30. Two Sides to Every Murder

By: Danielle Valentine

3.67

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From the author of How to Survive Your Murder comes a propulsive thriller about two teens who retur… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Valentine's Two Sides to Every Murder book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
"Even strong people need to fall apart."

-Danielle Valentine, Two Sides to Every Murder

"You have to feel your feelings, even the unpleasant ones."

-Danielle Valentine, Two Sides to Every Murder

Cover of The Stepdaughter by Carol Ellis

31. The Stepdaughter

By: Carol Ellis

3.51

Format: 218 pages, Paperback

Everyone thinks Livvie is crazy not to like her mother's new husband, but Livvie is convinced that … read more

Similar categories in Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter book and Carol Ellis's The Stepdaughter

  • childrens
  • teen
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller

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Trick or Treat (Point Horror, #6)

Richie Tankersley Cusick

3.79

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Broken Date (Fear Street Series #8)

R.L. Stine

3.58

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The Baby-Sitter (Point Horror, #7)

R.L. Stine

3.76

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R.L. Stine

3.65

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The First Evil (Fear Street Cheerleaders, #1)

R.L. Stine

3.83

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Joe Hill

3.77

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It Waits in the Woods

Josh Malerman

3.72

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Amy McCaw

4.33

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