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