Often referred to as “the Girl” books because so many of them reference “girl” in the title, these are domestic thrillers, often with unreliable narrators. These may burn a little slower than psychological thrillers.
- Atkins, Lucy. The Missing One; The Other Child; The Night Visitor
- Barton, Fiona. The Child; The Widow
- Delaney, J.P. The Girl Before
- Flynn, Gillian, Gone Girl
- Hawkins, Paula. The Girl on the Train; Into the Water
- Jewell, Lisa. Then She Was Gone
- Knoll, Jessica. Luckiest Girl Alive
- Koch, Herman. The Dinner
- Kubica, Mary. The Good Girl
- Lapena, Shari. The Couple Next Door
- Mackintosh, Clare. I Let You Go
- MacMillan, Gilly. What She Knew; The Perfect Girl
- Messud, Claire. The Burning Girl
- Miranda, Megan. All the Missing Girls
- Moriarty, Liane. Big Little Lies
- Paris, B.A. Behind Closed Doors
- Pinborough, Sarah. Behind Her Eyes
- Sager, Riley. Final Girls
- Ware, Ruth. In a Dark, Dark Wood; The Woman in Cabin 10; The Lying Game