Best Suspence Books
18 stories
The Bystander Effect by Pixee_Styx
The Bystander Effect
Pixee_Styx
  • Reads 60,151
  • Votes 4,928
  • Parts 16
A homewrecker. A succubus. Those are some of the things they call Hayden before she dies. They are jealous of her beauty. They are envious of her luxurious life. They hate her for stealing their boyfriends. It all leads to her death. A situation turns deadly between Hayden and her former best friend. Other students watch everything unfold on a live feed and nobody does anything to stop it. Whether out of fear or enjoyment, they chose not to lift a finger to dial for help. When Hayden goes to sleep forever, something else awakens. Something corrupted. It's out for blood, and it won't stop until they pay.
Very Truly Yours, Simone by greenwriter
Very Truly Yours, Simone
greenwriter
  • Reads 219,401
  • Votes 20,577
  • Parts 34
Miss Simone Priest met Daniel Cavendish when she was sixteen through a letter and a miracle. But her innocent and unrequited love turns mysterious when Daniel suddenly disappears. Now at twenty-five and stripped of her girlish hair ribbons and fantasies, Simone meets Daniel again. But he's completely changed. Long gone is the charming actor who inspired her to pursue her passion and dreams. He's now surrounded by an air of cold mystery and authority that makes him even more unreachable. It will not be long before Simone discovers why he disappeared, and why, when it seems that his feelings have changed, she is not the one he should want. The Abberton Series will center on the Stratford cousins and their life in their beloved home, Abberton. Cover by Shek
The Robber Knight by RobThier
The Robber Knight
RobThier
  • Reads 10,859,617
  • Votes 506,118
  • Parts 47
When you are fighting for the freedom of your people, falling in love with your enemy is not a great idea. Or is it? Ayla has to defend her castle and her people all on her own, with nobody to help her but a dark warrior she hates with all her heart.
Lord Day and Lady Night by RobThier
Lord Day and Lady Night
RobThier
  • Reads 3,309,944
  • Votes 274,383
  • Parts 64
The rich. The powerful. Those are the men Amy has always despised, because the only thing they've ever done is use her. So...what is she doing with HIM? Lord Patrick Day, descendant of a noble line, with enough arrogance for ten kings and the looks to go with it, is exactly the kind of man Amy hates the most. And yet, now he is the only hope she has. A sinister conspiracy. A young woman, hurt and broken. And a powerful man, who was never, ever meant to be with the likes of her. Together, can they take on the darkest depths of the London underworld?
The Boy In My Head by Icheka48
The Boy In My Head
Icheka48
  • Reads 311
  • Votes 26
  • Parts 23
When Rachel Brooks, only daughter of the chief technologist at Verde Inc., 2060's leading tech company, starts hearing a voice in her head, she thinks she's going crazy. But, as she bonds with the voice and realises there's more to it, the life she's never had becomes her reality for, she realises, she has always had money and cool parents and the latest technology but she has never had a person who looks into her soul and sees his own. This is a story of futuristic technology and all-time friendship at their best.
The One-Hundred by renesmeewolfe
The One-Hundred
renesmeewolfe
  • Reads 2,713,885
  • Votes 115,014
  • Parts 62
Each baby born beneath the waves is killed--with one exception: the one hundred thousandth is spared. There's one rule shared between the island's tribes: don't touch the water. When Cressa-la breaks this law, her world, and body, changes. Sure, change is normal... but when has growing scales ever been normal? • • • Watty Award Winner 2015: Best Use of Visuals • • • Each baby born beneath the waves is killed--with one exception: the one hundred thousandth is spared. Among the spared, magic chooses a rare few, connecting them to the moon or sea. These are the One-Hundreds, mermaids and humans with the power to save the world-or corrupt it. When Cressa-la breaks the first rule of her tribe and touches the water surrounding her island, everything she knows turns on its head. Talking, sinister dolphins, mind control, and a whole world just under the waves await her on her eigteenth birthday... but she never asked for any of this. All she wanted was to become a Tribe Leader and take care of her village. It's amazing how one screw-up can change everything. A relentless darkness reaches for her, wanting her affections for his own twisted purposes. In opposition stands a fractured light, haunted by a painful past where corruption eroded friendship. Unless Cressa-la can bring the darkness to his knees and fight the war raging inside, the world is doomed. • • • Content warning: This story contains themes of depression and violence.
Storm and Silence by RobThier
Storm and Silence
RobThier
  • Reads 117,120,467
  • Votes 5,214,217
  • Parts 102
"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892) by ArthurConanDoyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892)
ArthurConanDoyle
  • Reads 561,470
  • Votes 8,720
  • Parts 12
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle featuring his famous detective.
After 3 by imaginator1D
After 3
imaginator1D
  • Reads 791,271,482
  • Votes 9,452,121
  • Parts 100
The passionate story of Tessa and Hardin continues as family secrets, deep betrayals, and career opportunities threaten to tear them apart.
After 2 by imaginator1D
After 2
imaginator1D
  • Reads 544,113,402
  • Votes 10,321,988
  • Parts 103
This is the sequel (continuation) of After. Hardin and Tessa's relationship will be tested in ways she never expected, but he knew of all along.