22 must-read mystery thriller books like Shutter by Melissa Larsen

Cover of Shutter by Melissa  Larsen

Shutter

By: Melissa Larsen

2.80

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

A young woman agrees to star in a filmmaker's latest project, but soon realizes the movie is not wh…

If you liked the mystery thriller plot in Shutter by Melissa Larsen , here is a list of 22 books like this:

Cover of The Keeper (Keeper #1) by Sarah Langan

1. The Keeper (Keeper #1)

By: Sarah Langan

3.32

Format: 382 pages, Paperback

Some believe Bedford, Maine, is cursed. Its bloody past, endless rain, and the decay of its downtow… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Langan's The Keeper (Keeper #1) book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
"The sight of her made him understand why he'd lost his faith in God."

-Sarah Langan, The Keeper (Keeper #1)

Cover of The Disappearance by Bentley Little

2. The Disappearance

By: Bentley Little

4.30

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

From the Bram Stoker Award-winning "horror poet laureate" (Stephen King) When Gary's girlfriend Jo… read more

Similar categories in Bentley Little's The Disappearance book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
Cover of The Night Parade by Ronald Malfi

3. The Night Parade

By: Ronald Malfi

3.91

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

First the birds disappeared. Then the insects took over. Then the madness began . . . They call it … read more

Similar categories in Ronald Malfi's The Night Parade book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • audiobook
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror

4. Castaways

By: Brian Keene

3.22

Format: 224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

They came to the lush, deserted island to compete on a popular reality TV show. Each one hoped to b… read more

Similar categories in Brian Keene's Castaways book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

5. The Ascent

By: Ronald Malfi

3.64

Format: 211 pages, Hardcover

Having lost himself in extreme sports since the death of his wife, sculptor Tim Overleigh joins a t… read more

Similar categories in Ronald Malfi's The Ascent book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

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6. 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 Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"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

Cover of Shutter by Melissa  Larsen

7. Shutter

By: Melissa Larsen

2.80

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

A young woman agrees to star in a filmmaker's latest project, but soon realizes the movie is not wh… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Larsen's Shutter book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • gothic
  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Store by Bentley Little

8. The Store

By: Bentley Little

3.81

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

A malevolent presence has come to a small desert town, and the customers of this superstore may get… read more

Similar categories in Bentley Little's The Store book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"This can't be constitutional," he said. "This is America, damn it. We still have freedom of speech here."

-Bentley Little, The Store

"Human beings' capacity to adjust to almost anything was supposed to be one of their greatest virtues, but it was also one of their greatest weaknesses. It rendered them compliant, allowed them to be …"

-Bentley Little, The Store

"He stared out the window and found himself thinking of that old Randy Newman song, "It's Money That Matters." It was money that mattered, wasn't it? He shook his head. Times had changed. Twenty years…"

-Bentley Little, The Store

Cover of Try Not to Breathe by David      Bell

9. Try Not to Breathe

By: David Bell

3.45

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

An ex-cop sets out to find her missing sister and discovers the horrifying truth about her family..… read more

Similar categories in David Bell's Try Not to Breathe book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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10. 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 Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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11. The Photographer

By: Mary Dixie Carter

3.29

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Mary Dixie Carter's The Photographer is a slyly observed, suspenseful story of envy and obsession, … read more

Similar categories in Mary Dixie Carter's The Photographer book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"Some children don't have imaginations because they don't need them."

-Mary Dixie Carter, The Photographer

"I considered that my job- to convey to them that I understood their world."

-Mary Dixie Carter, The Photographer

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12. The Fiancée

By: Kate White

3.62

Format: 357 pages, Paperback

The New York Times bestselling author returns with an unsettling but riveting psychological thrille… read more

Similar categories in Kate White's The Fiancée book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Return by Rachel   Harrison

13. The Return

By: Rachel Harrison

3.38

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

An edgy and haunting debut novel about a group of friends who reunite after one of them has returne… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Harrison's The Return book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"I want to spread this moment on a cracker and eat it."

-Rachel Harrison, The Return

"I want to spread this moment on a cracker and eat it’s"

-Rachel Harrison, The Return

"It was her coping mechanism - tying ribbons over open wounds."

-Rachel Harrison, The Return

"You can't erase your past when there are pieces of it scattered inside other people."

-Rachel Harrison, The Return

Cover of Midnight Under the Big Top: Tales of Madness, Murder, and Magic by Brian James Freeman

14. Midnight Under the Big Top: Tales of Madness, Murder, and Magic

By: Brian James Freeman

4.03

Format: 435 pages, Kindle Edition

Featuring Stephen King, Joe Hill, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Neil Gaiman, Kelley Armstrong, Ro… read more

Similar categories in Brian James Freeman's Midnight Under the Big Top: Tales of Madness, Murder, and Magic book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • horror
Cover of What Kind of Mother by Clay McLeod Chapman

15. What Kind of Mother

By: Clay McLeod Chapman

3.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

After striking out on her own as a teen mom, Madi Price is forced to return to her hometown of Bran… read more

Similar categories in Clay McLeod Chapman's What Kind of Mother book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • gothic
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Plague Stones by James Brogden

16. The Plague Stones

By: James Brogden

3.74

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

From the critically acclaimed author of Hekla's Children comes a dark and haunting tale of our worl… read more

Similar categories in James Brogden's The Plague Stones book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of It Came from the Multiplex: 80s Midnight Chillers by Joshua Viola

17. It Came from the Multiplex: 80s Midnight Chillers

By: Joshua Viola

3.54

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

Welcome to tonight's feature presentation, brought to you by an unholy alliance of our spellcasters… read more

Similar categories in Joshua Viola's It Came from the Multiplex: 80s Midnight Chillers book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Let Her Lie by Bryan Reardon

18. Let Her Lie

By: Bryan Reardon

3.07

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A dejected filmmaker lets his curiosity get the best of him and plunges into a web of depravity and… read more

Similar categories in Bryan Reardon's Let Her Lie book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of I Spy by Claire Kendal

19. I Spy

By: Claire Kendal

3.54

Format: 400 pages, ebook

Someone is watching your every move… Holly Lawrence always wanted to be a spy, but the experienc… read more

Similar categories in Claire Kendal's I Spy book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

20. 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 Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Curse of the Reaper by Brian  McAuley

21. Curse of the Reaper

By: Brian McAuley

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Scream meets The Shining in this page-turning horror tale about an aging actor haunted by the slash… read more

Similar categories in Brian McAuley's Curse of the Reaper book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • mystery thriller
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Queen of Teeth by Hailey Piper

22. Queen of Teeth

By: Hailey Piper

3.83

Format: 198 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Bram Stoker Award Within forty-eight hours, Yaya Betancourt will go from discoveri… read more

Similar categories in Hailey Piper's Queen of Teeth book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Sister-in-Law by Pamela Crane

23. The Sister-in-Law

By: Pamela Crane

3.49

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

From the USA Today bestselling author of Little Deadly Secrets comes a gripping story about the fra… read more

Similar categories in Pamela Crane's The Sister-in-Law book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Secrets of Our House by Rea Frey

24. Secrets of Our House

By: Rea Frey

3.69

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A thrilling domestic drama set against the power of the wilderness, Secrets of Our House is a deepl… read more

Similar categories in Rea Frey's Secrets of Our House book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Retreat by Elisabeth de Mariaffi

25. The Retreat

By: Elisabeth de Mariaffi

2.75

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

A "gorgeously written and atmospheric thriller" following a woman on a long-awaited visit to a moun… read more

Similar categories in Elisabeth de Mariaffi's The Retreat book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Prank by L.V. Matthews

26. The Prank

By: L.V. Matthews

3.72

Format: None pages, Hardcover

What happens when reality TV goes wrong? El Greene is about to find out. El lives a quiet life i… read more

Similar categories in L.V. Matthews's The Prank book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • mystery thriller
  • psychological thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of The Nightmare Before Kissmas (Royals and Romance, #1) by Sara Raasch

27. The Nightmare Before Kissmas (Royals and Romance, #1)

By: Sara Raasch

4.30

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Red, White & Royal Blue meets The Nightmare Before Christmas in a sexy, quirky romcom where the gol… read more

Similar categories in Sara Raasch's The Nightmare Before Kissmas (Royals and Romance, #1) book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • fiction
Cover of The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig

28. The Thirteenth Child

By: Erin A. Craig

4.32

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of Hazel, a young healer navigating a ruthless court to save the life of the king… read more

Similar categories in Erin A. Craig's The Thirteenth Child book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • gothic
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of No Going Back (Nora Watts, #3) by Sheena Kamal

29. No Going Back (Nora Watts, #3)

By: Sheena Kamal

3.52

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A Paperback Original—Also Available as a Hardcover Library Edition From Strand Critics Award win… read more

Similar categories in Sheena Kamal's No Going Back (Nora Watts, #3) book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • adult fiction
  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
Cover of Nothing Can Hurt You Now by Simone Campos

30. Nothing Can Hurt You Now

By: Simone Campos

3.22

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Lucinda has lived her whole life in the shadow of her glamorous and outgoing high-end model sister … read more

Similar categories in Simone Campos's Nothing Can Hurt You Now book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • thriller
  • fiction
Cover of A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall

31. A Killing Cold

By: Kate Alice Marshall

4.22

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A woman invited to her wealthy fiance’s family retreat realizes they are hiding a terrible secret—a… read more

Similar categories in Kate Alice Marshall's A Killing Cold book and Melissa Larsen's Shutter

  • mystery thriller
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller

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Sarah Langan

3.32

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The Disappearance

Bentley Little

4.30

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The Night Parade

Ronald Malfi

3.91

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The Haunting of Velkwood

Gwendolyn Kiste

3.64

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The Girl Who Couldn't Read

John Harding

3.64

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The Dream Home

T.M. Logan

3.97

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Rob Rinder

4.24

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