10 Chilling Thrillers From Authors Like Freida McFadden

Gwendolyn Black is one of New York’s most renowned lawyers. She's used to going up against terrifying criminals, but nothing has prepared her for her baby being kidnapped during her morning jog. The detectives investigating the case think Gwen is hiding something that will help them locate her child. 

Further uptown, a retired criminal gives the ultimate gift to his girlfriend, who has just lost her own baby. With the media obsessing over the case and her inability to trust the cops, Gwen decides to face the kidnappers alone. Taking justice into her own hands could end up very deadly.

When Sharni and Tom move into 24 The Pines, it doesn't take them long to become close friends with their new neighbors, Clare and Chris. Sharni is always there to help, especially with childcare for Clare’s 2-year-old, Ben. She seems to adore Clare and even look up to her, but Clare can't shake the feeling that there's something off with Sharni. She begins to wonder if Sharni has her eye on Chris and Ben, as well as her entire identity. As Sharni's influence touches everyone around her, Clare finds herself fighting for her sanity as well as her family.

Molly Chatwell has a good life, between her picturesque house, gorgeous husband, adoring children, and a job she is devoted to. It's perfect, or so it seems. But when her two children leave for university, she realises her life has become dull and empty.

When her husband refuses to go away with her on a relaxing holiday, Molly decides to go alone. But her dream break turns into a nightmare, and when she returns home to London, she can't get away from the carnage she caused. When the police arrive at her door and tell her that a body has been found with connections to her, Molly realises that her perfect life is under threat. She'll do anything to keep it in place...

To the outside world, Emily Coleman has the ideal life, with a beautiful family, the perfect home, and an adoring husband. So what makes her get up one cold morning and walk away from her life without a trace? 

Emily now has a new life. She's known as Cat, works at an advertising agency in London, and parties with her new friend, Angel. Cat wants to escape her past, but she can never get away from her own memories. Soon, she'll have to face the truth and reveal why she did what she did.

Simon Connolly is a stay-at-home father while his wife, a successful lawyer, goes to work every day. Now that their kids, Jake and Laney, are in school, Simon is wondering what to do next. Then, his darkest fear comes true: there's been a school shooting. 

Simon races to the rendezvous point, where he’s forced to wait. Do they know who did it? Are there any victims, and are Jake and Laney among them? One by one, parents are led out of the room to reunite with their children. Their numbers dwindle, until Simon is alone. Jake is the only child missing. Is he a victim, a survivor, or something far worse?

When best friends Ellie and Ash move into a beautiful old house in rural Norfolk, England, they believe this to be their dream home. It has everything they've ever asked for, including kind neighbors like Benjamin, a sweet but shy young man who lives with his elusive sister Virginia. 

But when Ellie discovers that her new home has a darker past and that Ash has been keeping secrets, what she thought was a perfect life begins to crumble. Can she trust her friend or her neighbor? What's going on with the ever-absent Virginia? And why is their dog so interested in the dark cellar beneath their home? The former occupants of their house never were found...

Wendy and Nell have been best friends since childhood. They thought nothing would threaten their bond, but when someone does just that, tough decisions must be made. Nell leaves for France while Wendy stays behind to begin the next stage of her life as a wife and mother. Both keep in touch, sending letters baring all. But are they really? 

The letters hide the truth of their traumas, including violence, homelessness, and murder. Some truths are too hard to face, but when a figure from their past turns up, they face the wrath of a vengeance-seeking bully. Someone is a killer, but who?

Mary and Jackson are spending their one-year wedding anniversary alone in a remote luxury cabin. They married after a whirlwind romance, and soon after the wedding, Jackson left for a nine-month work placement on the other side of the planet. Now that he's back, Mary is determined to make their marriage work. 

The trip is a good way to start afresh, but soon things begin to fall apart. Mary reveals to Jackson the truth about her past and then she injures herself on a hike. Was it an accident or is she now stuck alone in the middle of nowhere with a man she cannot trust? Who is the real Jackson and does he truly love her?

The last time Katy saw Jude was on a school trip, when Jude was attacked by a stranger and Katy ran away, leaving her friend behind. 20 years later, Jude has returned. 

Her reappearance coincides with a series of unsettling incidents across town. A stranger turns up in Katy's flat. Her house is vandalized. Her mother is mugged in broad daylight and her home ransacked. And Jude knows secrets about Katy that nobody else is aware of. She knows things about Katy's current life. Where has she been all these years and why did she come back now?

Caron Rivers appeared to have it all: a lovely home, the ideal husband, the perfect family. But behind closed doors, things were not so good, and Caron was left hanging onto her dignity and sanity by a thread. Now, Bill is dead and Caron has been arrested for the crime. Why did she snap and kill her husband? 

At the police station, under intense interrogation, she must detail what happened and what led her to this terrifying climax. With Bill gone, she is finally able to tell the truth.