6 Books to Read If You Loved "The Girl on the Train"
“The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins is this summer’s #1 best seller–and for good reason. If you haven’t read it yet, then drop everything and pick yourself up a copy. Just make sure your schedule is open because you’ll want to read it in one sitting–it’s that good.
If you have read it and are looking for other suspenseful books that will keep you on your toes, check out this list.
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson
Okay, it starts out pretty slow, I’ll admit it. But once you get into it, you won’t be able to stop reading how Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander (one of literature's most underrated characters, in my opinion) try to solve a missing persons case–but be prepared for a few brutal scenes. Lisbeth Salander is a bada** though, and she'll make you want to read the entire trilogy.
"Reconstructing Amelia" by Kimberly McCreight
"An academic overachiever despondent over getting caught cheating has jumped to her death." A mother's search to find out the secrets behind her daughter's mysterious "suicide" gets super intense when she receives an anonymous text message: "She didn't jump."
"Big Little Lies" by Liane Moriarty
The book is told from multiple perspectives, and from the beginning you know that someone is going to end up dead. Gossipy prep-school moms, lying ex-husbands, mother-daughter relationships and a mysterious death? This book has it all.
"Room" by Emma Donoghue
Jack is five years old and has never left the small room in which he is being held captive with his mother. Could you imagine? Read it. You won't sleep--but read it.
"Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
Students start receiving tapes from their classmate, Hannah, two weeks after she committed suicide. The tapes reveal Hannah’s account of how each person contributed to her death–you’ll be flipping through the pages to find out what contributed to her tragic death.
"The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Some brilliant college students get involved in a serious crime. I really can't say much more but this book has so many twists and turns along the way that it’s well worth the 592 pages.
