Books like…

Books Like The Silence of the Lambs

by Thomas Harris · about this book

Loved The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris? If its series, serial killer and kidnapping plot hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Kiss the Girls, NO EXIT and Pretty Girls. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Silence of the Lambs: Series · Serial Killer · Kidnapping Plot · Violent · Dark

1. 

   Kiss the Girls

   James Patterson

   Serial Killer · Detective Protagonist · Cat and Mouse Chase · Kidnapping Plot · Thriller

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   NO EXIT

   Taylor Adams

   Ticking Clock · Kidnapping Plot · Cat and Mouse Chase · Race Against Time · Tense and Suspenseful

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   Pretty Girls

   Karin Slaughter

   Serial Killer · Psychological Thriller · Intense · Kidnapping Plot · Thriller

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4. 

   The Naturals Collection

   Jennifer Lynn Barnes

   Criminal Profiling · Serial Killer · Forensic Investigation · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller

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5. 

   The Kind Worth Killing

   Peter Swanson

   Psychological Thriller · Thriller · Cat and Mouse Chase · Tense and Suspenseful · Psychological Manipulation

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6. 

   The Never Game

   Jeffery Deaver

   Kidnapping Plot · Race Against Time · Cat and Mouse Chase · Thriller · Plot-Driven

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7. 

   A Flicker in the Dark

   Stacy Willingham

   Psychological Thriller · Serial Killer · Childhood Trauma · Thriller · Tense and Suspenseful

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8. 

   The Housemaid

   Freida McFadden

   Psychological Thriller · Psychological Manipulation · Thriller · Tense and Suspenseful · Plot-Driven

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9. 

   MPD Psycho, Vol. 1

   Eiji Otsuka, Sho-u Tajima

   Serial Killer · Detective Protagonist · Psychological Thriller · Crime · Forensic Investigation

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10. 

    The Nothing Man

    Catherine Ryan Howard

    Serial Killer · Cat and Mouse Chase · Psychological Thriller · Thriller · Childhood Trauma

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11. 

    Savage Son: A Thriller

    Jack Carr

    Cat and Mouse Chase · Kidnapping Plot · Thriller · Intense · Plot-Driven

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12. 

    Say You're Sorry

    Karen Rose

    Serial Killer · Childhood Trauma · Crime · Thriller · Detective Protagonist

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13. 

    The Couple Next Door

    Shari Lapena

    Kidnapping Plot · Psychological Thriller · Detective Protagonist · Thriller · Tense and Suspenseful

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14. 

    E-Pack El cártel septiembre 2023

    Don Winslow

    Cat and Mouse Chase · Torture · Thriller · Intense · Crime

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15. 

    Th1rt3en

    Steve Cavanagh

    Serial Killer · Cat and Mouse Chase · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller · Crime

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16. 

    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

    Holly Jackson

    Tense and Suspenseful · Plot-Driven · Psychological Thriller · Crime · Missing Person

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17. 

    The Body Reader

    Anne Frasier

    Detective Protagonist · Serial Killer · Thriller · Crime · Psychological Thriller

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18. 

    The Last Mrs Parrish

    Liv Constantine

    Psychological Thriller · Psychological Manipulation · Thriller · Fast-Paced · Tense and Suspenseful

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19. 

    The Return of Ellie Black

    Emiko Jean

    Detective Protagonist · Kidnapping Plot · Thriller · Psychological Thriller · Tense and Suspenseful

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20. 

    The Coffin Maker’s Garden

    Stuart MacBride

    Serial Killer · Crime · Thriller · Tense and Suspenseful · Missing Person

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