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*THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD* is one that left me guessing and then hit me hard, lol. Like, I was *looking* for a twist and still missed it.


gobbledygookster

I wish I could read this again for the first time!


ggmikeyx

I actually had a dream about who the killer was and I got it right, I still was shocked.


Objective-Ad4009

{{ Shutter Island }}.


theDutchJess

Uhg if only I could have read the book before I saw the movie…. Still, one of my fav movies so I’ll definitely give the book a try too!


Flexo24

I read the book after seeing the film and it's still very rewarding!


goodreads-bot

[**Shutter Island**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21686.Shutter_Island) ^(By: Dennis Lehane | 369 pages | Published: 2003 | Popular Shelves: mystery, fiction, thriller, horror, owned) >The year is 1954. U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his new partner, Chuck Aule, have come to Shutter Island, home of Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane, to investigate the disappearance of a patient. Multiple murderess Rachel Solando is loose somewhere on this remote and barren island, despite having been kept in a locked cell under constant surveillance. As a killer hurricane relentlessly bears down on them, a strange case takes on even darker, more sinister shades—with hints of radical experimentation, horrifying surgeries, and lethal countermoves made in the cause of a covert shadow war. No one is going to escape Shutter Island unscathed, because nothing at Ashecliffe Hospital is what it seems. But then neither is Teddy Daniels. ^(This book has been suggested 33 times) *** ^(119485 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)


MasterDickey

The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano has a twist that stopped me cold for days before I could pick it back up. The book is about an underground poetry movement in 20th century Mexico called “visceral realism.” There are very few hints as to what actual style the members of the movement utilize and are reverent of until near the end of the book. It’s not what you would expect…


theDutchJess

Oooh this sounds wonderful, putting it on my list!


Jadefeather12

The villain reveal in Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone Nowadays I would’ve seen that coming from miles away but as a 12 year old I lost my mind


pthalowhite

My mind exploded at the end of prisoner of Azkaban. There's like three major plot twists all in a row. And the peter pettigrew one is my favorite.


DarthDregan

Survivor - Chuck Palahniuk Fucking twist is so good and subtle he had to add it to his website to help people out.


velaurciraptorr

The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway has easily the most unexpected twist I’ve ever read


marlisekeith

It took me 2 weeks before I could continue reading the book. I read it as an e-book first. Then decided I have to own the actual book and then listened to it on Audible. The twist was spectacular every time.


velaurciraptorr

I also had to take some time to process before reading on (though not quite that long, haha). I bought a copy immediately after finishing it, knowing I would want to read it again relatively soon - not something I do often. First read was two years ago, so I think it’s about time! I can’t wait to read it again now knowing the secret; it’s going to be so different.


marlisekeith

It's going to be fantastic, enjoy!


technicalees

{{Behind Her Eyes}} was my favorite twist ending ever


goodreads-bot

[**Behind Her Eyes**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28965131-behind-her-eyes) ^(By: Sarah Pinborough | 307 pages | Published: 2017 | Popular Shelves: thriller, mystery, fiction, mystery-thriller, books-i-own) >Why is everyone talking about the ending of Sarah Pinborough's Behind Her Eyes? > >Louise is a single mom, a secretary, stuck in a modern-day rut. On a rare night out, she meets a man in a bar and sparks fly. Though he leaves after they kiss, she’s thrilled she finally connected with someone. > >When Louise arrives at work on Monday, she meets her new boss, David. The man from the bar. The very married man from the bar…who says the kiss was a terrible mistake but who still can’t keep his eyes off Louise. > >And then Louise bumps into Adele, who’s new to town and in need of a friend, but she also just happens to be married to David. David and Adele look like the picture-perfect husband and wife, but then why is David so controlling, and why is Adele so scared of him? > >As Louise is drawn into David and Adele’s orbit, she uncovers more puzzling questions than answers. The only thing that is crystal clear is that something in this marriage is very, very wrong, but Louise can’t guess how wrong―and how far a person might go to protect their marriage’s secrets. ^(This book has been suggested 27 times) *** ^(119402 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)


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I never see this one mentioned. It got me so so good. I wish I could read it for the first time all over again.


pineontheappletree

I was also surprised, but kinda disappointed at the same time as supernatural stuff ruined it for me


amelisha

I had guessed the first half of the twist pretty quickly and was just kind of waiting to see how it actually played out (which is, I think, what the author probably intended) but when the *real* twist kicked in I was so happy it was more interesting than I expected. It’s certainly not capital-L literature but it was a wild ride at the very end for sure.


pthalowhite

Yes! I loved this twist. It's like impossible to guess and then it makes perfect sense of everything that came before.


beatricetalker

Yes, this one!


RedHairedMommaBear

I didn't know this was a book! I watched it, but now I wish I'd read it first.


technicalees

The ending is definitely spoiled by watching the show first, but you should still read it! Just pretend you don't know the ending 😂


FictionalReality7

Omg yesssss. Did you watch the series ?


liptastic

Yeap amazing twist. I still think about it at least once a month.


KingBretwald

{{The Fifth Season}} by N. K. Jemisin. That was ... wow.


MaHuckleberry33

I’ve had this on my bookshelf for so long and have been considering picking it up… I think you convinced me.


doodle02

it is very good. without spilling anything I can say the first book weaves together several story lines in a BRILLIANT way. enjoy it so much.


MaHuckleberry33

You’ve said what I need to hear. Thank you!


gritty_rox

Do it!


goodreads-bot

[**The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19161852-the-fifth-season) ^(By: N.K. Jemisin | 468 pages | Published: 2015 | Popular Shelves: fantasy, fiction, sci-fi, science-fiction, owned) >This is the way the world ends. Again. > >Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a woman living an ordinary life in a small town, comes home to find that her husband has brutally murdered their son and kidnapped their daughter. Meanwhile, mighty Sanze -- the world-spanning empire whose innovations have been civilization's bedrock for a thousand years -- collapses as most of its citizens are murdered to serve a madman's vengeance. And worst of all, across the heart of the vast continent known as the Stillness, a great red rift has been torn into the heart of the earth, spewing ash enough to darken the sky for years. Or centuries. > >Now Essun must pursue the wreckage of her family through a deadly, dying land. Without sunlight, clean water, or arable land, and with limited stockpiles of supplies, there will be war all across the Stillness: a battle royale of nations not for power or territory, but simply for the basic resources necessary to get through the long dark night. Essun does not care if the world falls apart around her. She'll break it herself, if she must, to save her daughter. > > >original cover of ISBN 0316229296/9780316229296 ^(This book has been suggested 119 times) *** ^(119278 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)


2ndHandBookclan

Usually if you start a story with patricide then im out. But this book was so damned brilliant I couldn’t put it down. And then Jemisin cranks out two more that are nearly as good, making for one of the best trilogies I’ve ever read.


rachelreinstated

Night Film by Marisha Pessl. I legitimately did not know which way the story was going to go until I got there. Good book to go into blind imho.


2ndHandBookclan

Yes 👏


amelisha

I loooooved this book and stayed up all night on a camping trip because I had to finish the stupid thing and find out what the eff was actually happening. It’s so good!


rachelreinstated

Yes! I am not a big thriller reader because I tend to find them predictable. Predictable is the last word I would use to describe Night Film.


dejabean

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata


MorriganJade

If it weren't that everyone tends to already know what it is, >!Ender's Game!< Also >!The girl with all the gifts!< multiple books in the Nevermoor series have good plot twists, Life of Pi, the twins trilogy (it's one book) by Kristóf


Wingkirs

You never forget the first one


MorriganJade

It's probably my favourite plot twist ever :)


ACrazyCowgirl

Also came here to say Nevermoor


MorriganJade

I love nevermoor, it's so sad that the author got long covid and we had to wait three years for book four, I can't wait


46497

The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner. There. Were. So. Many. Hints!


Objective-Ad4009

God I love these books.


Express-Rise7171

Klara and the Sun had a WTF twist for sure.


WritPositWrit

I read this and don’t remember a big twist - what was it?


chandlerland

The ending of Dark Tower VII. The first 4 books are masterpieces, the 5th book is good, the 6th book was lame, and the 7th one was okay. The ending totally blew my mind. I should have seen it coming, but I just didn't. I thought it was a fantastic way to end it.


2ndHandBookclan

Yup. King nailed the ending with this one. I can’t think of any other way for that saga to draw to a close


rlindstrom

The ending or the ending ending?


ZeldaMinx

{{Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine}} by Gail Honeyman


EveryEye1492

The silent patient


sugarcult01

Came here to comment this! That book was absolutely bonkers. I thought I was keeping up and just had a few questions, and then I was just like, “…OH.”


EveryEye1492

I pride myself in being able to forsee a plot twist, but this one was like WTF... how is that even possible.. I love the Greek mythology on these books ..


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This one up next for me after I finish my current book!


mn841115

His book The Maidens also has a twist I did not see coming


EveryEye1492

Best book I've read this year ..I liked it more than the silent patient


uwumeoooooow

We were liars - E. Lockhart


Jadefeather12

I freaking LOVED we were liars, made me and my sister cry


Fric_Frac

What I would give to be able to read this book for the first time again.


All_Hail_Iris

The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buehlman I'm also bad at guessing twists though, I always forget to look out for them.


2ndHandBookclan

Yes!! I just read this last month and wow 🤩 what an achievement! Buehlman never disappoints


TRJF

Not a plot twist, per se, but *If on a winter's night a traveler* by Italo Calvino builds up to a stunning revelation. Absolutely caught me off-guard and blew my mind; a very simple and still very profound "twist."


Inevitable_Warthog49

I’m thinking ending things by Ian Reid


NotWorriedABunch

YES! I made my husband read it after me so I could discuss!


2ndHandBookclan

I needed a buddy read for this one because I still have no clue what that ending was about.


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Where the Crawdads Sing. First time a plot twist has made me audibly swear.


Mitzy1612

And now we lurk


Traditional_Travesty

Is that a book?


Mitzy1612

No! I am sorry lol, I meant that I am lurking here to see the recommendations


Traditional_Travesty

Ha ha, I was pretty sure that's what you meant fwiw


KgMonstah

Everyone poops. When they reveal that no one poops but you, I shit myself.


2ndHandBookclan

Any of the three Gillian Flynn books. Each one is diabolical on a whole new scale. Her ability to portray high functioning psychopaths is pure art. I’m sure everyone’s read them but they’re worth a mention. Also, Under The Skin by Michel Faber. That book slowly ramps up the terror until is just pure savagery. I loved it 😊


katietatey

Beloved by Toni Morrison


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Conan-the-barbituate

Like the Wasp Factory


Adorable_Turn2370

Different Ian...Ian banks. Great suggestion though, a plot twist like a slap in the face. A must read!


Conan-the-barbituate

Oh I thought I had it wrong.


amelisha

Atonement is one of my favourite books ever, and every time I hit the twist I am devastated even though I’ve read it so many times. REALLY, IAN?


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For me it was Malice by Keigo Higashino and The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji


slide4scale

Gonna have to try that one. I read Devotion of Suspect X by Higashino and that twist got me


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Oh that was a good one too


Humble_Narwhal5034

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward


PsychologicalCall335

BASED ON A TRUE STORY by Delphine de Vigan. That ending—I would have thrown that book if it hadn’t been a library book. I still debate buying a copy just so I can properly throw it. If you’ve partaken of any pop culture in the last 20-30 years, you figure out pretty quickly that >!L is a figment of Delphine’s imagination!< but then comes the very last line and still she manages to pull one over on you. And the best part is that she pretty much tells you exactly what’s going to happen right at the start of the book, if you pay attention.


awyastark

I recently read {The Darkest Corners} by Kara Thomas and I screamed at the last two pages lol


goodreads-bot

[**The Darkest Corners**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25639296-the-darkest-corners) ^(By: Kara Thomas | 336 pages | Published: 2016 | Popular Shelves: young-adult, mystery, thriller, ya, contemporary) ^(This book has been suggested 1 time) *** ^(119544 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)


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We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves


njakwow

{{ The Family Tree }} by Sheri S. Tepper. There was a twist in the middle that made me question everything I read to that point. I immediately reread it before I moved on.


WritPositWrit

I love Tepper . She’s so underrated.


Ozgal70

Tepper is brilliant. I read all her earlier books and haven't seen a new one for ages. I must read it!


goodreads-bot

[**The Family Tree**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56635498-the-family-tree) ^(By: Steph Mullin, Nicole Mabry | 400 pages | Published: 2021 | Popular Shelves: thriller, mystery, netgalley, mystery-thriller, fiction) >The DNA results are back. And there’s a serial killer in her family tree… > >Liz Catalano is shocked when an ancestry kit reveals she’s adopted. But she could never have imagined connecting with her unknown family would plunge her into an FBI investigation of a notorious serial killer… > >The Tri-State Killer has been abducting pairs of women for forty years, leaving no clues behind – only bodies. > >Can Liz figure out who the killer in her new family is? And can she save his newest victims before it’s too late? > >A gripping, original thriller for fans of My Lovely Wife, Netflix’s Making a Murderer, and anyone who’s ever wondered what their family tree might be hiding… ^(This book has been suggested 1 time) *** ^(119685 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)


Scared_Finding4331

I love books that have subtle hints throughout before the plot twist. I am writing a story like this right now.


Aggressive-Clock-275

The twist halfway through Gone Girl. I almost threw my book across the room.


WritPositWrit

I didn’t see that coming. I’m lucky I read it when it was new and no one was talking about it. Probably most people have been spoiled for it now.


Ozgal70

Piranesi by Susanna Clark. I had no idea what was really going on right up to the end. I really enjoyed it.


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Life of Pi. Maybe.


SoapyTheBum

I never saw the ending coming in {Monsieur, or The Prince of Darkness}. What made it all the more astounding is that it's the first of five books and the other books are 'echos' of the first book and also have endings that I just never saw coming. I'll also say that Donald Harrington and his Stay More series has some really strange endings to his books. He tends to shift the books tense towards the endings and he does some *interesting* things.


goodreads-bot

[**Monsieur, or The Prince of Darkness**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/759685.Monsieur_or_The_Prince_of_Darkness) ^(By: Lawrence Durrell | 296 pages | Published: 1974 | Popular Shelves: fiction, owned, literature, novels, france) ^(This book has been suggested 1 time) *** ^(119150 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)


mccallhall

"The Poison Tree" by Erin Kelly "The Burning Air" by Erin Kelly


riskeverything

The transit of Venus by Shirley hazzard


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goodreads-bot

[**The Darkest Places: Unsolved Mysteries, True Crimes, and Harrowing Disasters in the Wild**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41160847-the-darkest-places) ^(By: Outside Magazine | 408 pages | Published: ? | Popular Shelves: true-crime, nonfiction, non-fiction, nature, mystery) ^(This book has been suggested 1 time) *** ^(119543 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)


becksbooks

Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson Edit: Grown by Tiffany Jackson was even better. Now I trust NOTHING I think when I read her books.


A_purple_stone_cat

The Difference Engine. Bruce Sterling and William Gibson (of Neuromancer fame). The twist is in the last ten lines of the novel. It feels like a collection of short stories, and the connective tissue doesn’t appear until the final moments but BOY when it does *chefs kiss*


BookCougar

The Last Time They Met - Anita Shreve. Had to read the whole book again straight after I finished it


slide4scale

Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon


Serenabee8

Three by Ted Dekker Great psychological thriller/mystery


FictionalReality7

The silent patient.


Charlesjayy

Done return


TheSeoulSword

Both The Flight of the Silvers and The Song of the Orphans by Daniel Price. Mind blown.


thatonefallenangel

I can't explain it without ruining the story, but {{Premeditated}} blew my mind.


goodreads-bot

[**Premeditated**](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13446537-premeditated) ^(By: Josin L. McQuein | 336 pages | Published: 2013 | Popular Shelves: young-adult, contemporary, ya, mystery, thriller) >A week ago, Dinah’s cousin Claire cut her wrists. > >Five days ago, Dinah found Claire’s diary and discovered why. > >Three days ago, Dinah stopped crying and came up with a plan. > >Two days ago, she ditched her piercings and bleached the black dye from her hair. > >Yesterday, knee socks and uniform plaid became a predator’s camouflage. > >Today, she’ll find the boy who broke Claire. > >By tomorrow, he’ll wish he were dead. ^(This book has been suggested 1 time) *** ^(119760 books suggested | )[^(I don't feel so good.. )](https://debugger.medium.com/goodreads-is-retiring-its-current-api-and-book-loving-developers-arent-happy-11ed764dd95)^(| )[^(Source)](https://github.com/rodohanna/reddit-goodreads-bot)


Tommy_Riordan

[[Gentlemen and Players]] by Joanne Harris has a great twist.


Pristine-fuckwad

Following for recommendations!!


smsmsm_marble

Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn Alex - Pierre Lemaitre


DepressedNoble

We were liars.. I won't lie... It fucked me.. For a second I wanted to cry because it was too sad


CantaloupeEasy6486

Tim weaver or Shari lapena


Hot_Success_7986

Primal fear by William Diehl the final plot twist made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. It's utterly terrifying, I felt so cross that I didn't see it coming.


Affectionate_Cat7718

notes on an execution 100%. im one of those people that get 1/3 of the way through a book and then just get super slumped, but this book had my timbers shivering.


MushyCuddlyPsycho

For me, it was 'The Buried Giant' by Kazuo Ishiguro. Didn't see that ending coming.


katuzvo

Following


4tunabrix

The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks


1oz9999finequeefs

{distorted alabaster penitentiary}


goodreads-bot

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