4 evergreen books on suspense stories everyone should read
Suspense or thriller genre happens to be one of the most loved genres in the industry. Apart from romantic novels, people love to spend time around such suspense stories to experience the electrifying feelings centring on the suspense thrillers. Whether it is a suspense story in Hindi or English or any other language, the real fun lies in the intriguing parts of the story itself. The writer needs to understand the reading requirements of the readers to connect to their inner soul and deliver his story correctly. It doesn’t matter what the language involved it till the readers can decipher the real truth and meaning behind the entire writeups is.
Here are some of the best trending suspense stories that happen to be the leaders in the suspense genre. One who loves to feel the thrilling and electrifying effects of the stories in their bones must read these novels without fail once in their life:
- The book named The Birthday Girl by Sue Fortin
The book focuses on the woman named Joanne, who turns forty and wants to have a special birthday party to herself. However, the book showcases how her friends are reluctant enough not to attend the party. But whatsoever, the friends half-heartedly gather around her to celebrate her birthday. The plot of the story changes as the birthday girl has a suspense motive behind her party. Finally, as the reader progresses through the story, the storyline changes into a murder mystery. A simple story of a woman who wanted a nice and cosy birthday with her near and dear ones slowly transcends into being a fascinating murder mystery.
This book is a classic example where you cannot judge it by its cover. The introductory part focuses on the birthday and feelings of the woman, which slowly turns into an exciting suspense thriller. In case you haven’t read this one, make sure to shortlist it today.
- In a Cottage in a Wood by Cass Green
Another great book that is undoubtedly going to surprise you through each turn of the story is the In a Cottage in a Wood by Cass Green. In case you are the one who would like to experience the bone-chilling feeling without the actual horror story, this pone is ideal for you. According to the story, Lou is the character that lives with her sister’s family in the UK as she plans to sort her life out. However, as she progresses through the small bits of her life battles, she comes across a suicide note that changes her life forever. It is more than a traumatic event that the protagonist goes through as the story progresses ahead. Also, you would see her be locked up of left along in a barren cottage where she is trying hard to figure out the reality and the hallucinations. She isn’t able to figure out the imposter that left her here in the cottage or whether it is all about her fickle mind.
The author succeeds in building up the confusion and suspense all through the story and slowly intertwines the stories with the facts. The readers enjoy every bit of it and seem to ask more out of it as they gradually diverge through the storyline. In case you have missed out this one, make sure to grab one copy today.
- Undertow by Elizabeth Heathcote
The next one in the list of the top four best suspense thriller has to be the Undertow by Elizabeth Heathcote. Initially, the book starts off a romantic note, and as one progresses through the story, they discover more than just a romantic side to it. The story unravels with the lovey-dovey honeymoon of Carmen and Mark. As the story proceeds, one gets to see the involvement of the husband with the tragic death of his first wife. Although Carmen do not believe and purely trust her husband about the tragic accident, still cannot stop thinking about the weird things she notices about her husband sometimes. Is she going mad, or is the husband really guilty? Did he murder his first wife? All these questions start haunting Carmel as well as the readers.
Just like most suspense story in Hindi, this author continues to provide chilling effects all through the story, and as the reader progresses, the story unravels the truth slowly. In case you are bored with the old romantic stories, read this one for some excitement.
- The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani
The last one in the list is The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani. The book opens with a brutal attack and a thrilling crime. However, the best aspect of this book is that it allows the readers to time-travel throughout the storyline to understand the integral parts of the event. As the story progresses the mystery of the crime along with the nightmare of having a nanny for the family slowly unravels and leaves the readers wanting for more.
This one is too unique in its version as unlike the others, a maximum part of the story goes through the past events. So, if you are up for a different kind of suspense thriller, make sure to try this one out.
It is quite hard to write down such frantic and exciting short suspense stories in Hindi, which can provide the suspense feeling at the right turns of the tales. Readers are different and how they connect to the stories are also quite diverse in nature. Hence, it is always controversial whether a story is quite intriguing or not. But the stories which make to the top list of the bestsellers across a region have some exciting and unique characteristics that have place it in the lead in the industry.
If you aim to find out popular books that can provide you with the ultimate pleasure of reading stories, you need to start experimenting with your taste. It is essential because trying out helps you to discover many books that might not have become famous for some other reasons. These books can trigger the right feelings and emotions in the reader without much effort. Hence, in case you are fed with the old conventional stories available in the market, you might want to try out the exclusive and lesser-known suspense story in Hindi or other languages available near you.