Riley Sager
Riley Sager is a pseudonym for an American author known for writing thriller and mystery novels. Some of his notable works include 'Final Girls', 'The Last Time I Lied', and 'Lock Every Door'.
Books
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1. The House Across The Lake
In this suspenseful thriller, a recently widowed actress retreats to her family's lake house in Vermont, seeking solace and escape from the public eye. Her days are spent drinking and spying on the glamorous couple living in the house across the lake. When the wife mysteriously disappears, the actress becomes entangled in a web of secrets and deception, uncovering dark truths about her neighbors and herself. As she delves deeper into the mystery, she must confront her own demons and the blurred lines between reality and illusion.
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2. Middle Of The Night
In this gripping psychological thriller, a woman finds herself trapped in a nightmare when she wakes up in the middle of the night to discover her husband missing and a series of cryptic messages left behind. As she delves deeper into the mystery, she uncovers dark secrets about her husband's past and realizes that nothing is as it seems. With time running out and danger closing in, she must confront her deepest fears and unravel the truth before it's too late.
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3. Lock Every Door
The novel follows Jules, a young woman who takes a job as an apartment sitter in the mysterious and luxurious Bartholomew building in Manhattan. Despite the allure of the high pay and opulent surroundings, Jules soon discovers that the building harbors dark secrets and a sinister history. As she befriends fellow residents and uncovers unsettling truths, Jules finds herself entangled in a web of danger and deception. The story unfolds with suspense and unexpected twists, leading to a gripping and chilling climax as Jules races to uncover the truth before it's too late.
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4. Home Before Dark
The novel is a gripping psychological thriller that follows Maggie Holt as she returns to Baneberry Hall, a Victorian estate her family fled from 25 years ago. Her father wrote a bestselling horror memoir about their experiences there, filled with ghostly encounters and sinister events. As Maggie delves into the house's dark history to uncover the truth, she grapples with the blurred lines between reality and fiction, confronting chilling secrets that challenge her understanding of her past and the haunting legacy of the house.
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5. The Only One Left
In this gripping thriller, a young caregiver named Kit McDeere is assigned to look after Lenora Hope, the last surviving member of a family notorious for a series of brutal murders decades earlier. Confined to a wheelchair and unable to speak, Lenora communicates through a typewriter, slowly revealing chilling details about the night of the murders. As Kit becomes more entangled in the mystery, she uncovers dark secrets and faces unexpected twists, leading her to question everything she thought she knew about the Hope family and her own past. The story weaves suspense and intrigue, keeping readers on edge as the truth gradually unfolds.
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6. The Last Time I Lied
The novel is a psychological thriller that follows Emma Davis, an artist haunted by the mysterious disappearance of her three friends fifteen years ago at Camp Nightingale. When the camp reopens, Emma is invited back as an art instructor and seizes the opportunity to uncover the truth behind the unsolved mystery. As she delves deeper into the past, Emma uncovers dark secrets and lies that blur the lines between reality and deception, leading to a shocking revelation that forces her to confront her own memories and the chilling events of that fateful summer.
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7. Final Girls
In a gripping psychological thriller, the story follows Quincy Carpenter, a woman who survived a brutal massacre a decade ago, earning her the media-dubbed title of a "Final Girl," a term used for the last woman standing in horror films. Quincy has since tried to move on, building a seemingly normal life with a successful baking blog and a supportive boyfriend. However, her fragile peace is shattered when another "Final Girl" is found dead, and the third survivor, Sam, shows up on her doorstep, pulling Quincy back into the nightmare she thought she had escaped. As secrets unravel and danger looms, Quincy must confront her past to uncover the truth and survive once more.
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8. Survive The Night
Set in the 1990s, this gripping psychological thriller follows college student Charlie as she embarks on a tense, overnight car ride with a mysterious stranger she met through a campus ride board. Haunted by the recent murder of her best friend and plagued by her own inner demons, Charlie becomes increasingly suspicious of her enigmatic driver, leading to a nerve-wracking game of cat and mouse. As the night unfolds, secrets unravel, and the line between reality and paranoia blurs, forcing Charlie to confront her fears and fight for her survival in a chilling race against time.
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10. With A Vengeance
In this gripping psychological thriller, a woman finds herself ensnared in a web of secrets and lies after surviving a brutal attack that leaves her questioning everything she thought she knew. As she delves deeper into the mystery surrounding her assailant, she uncovers a series of shocking truths that force her to confront her own past and the dark forces that threaten to destroy her. With each twist and turn, the tension escalates, leading to a heart-pounding climax that challenges her resilience and determination to seek justice.
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12. Shaman