Wednesday, September 02, 2026

Six crime novels with astonishing narrative turns

Gillian McAllister is the New York Times bestselling author of Reese's Book Club Pick Wrong Place Wrong Time, Caller Unknown, Famous Last Words, Just Another Missing Person, Everything but the Truth, The Choice, The Good Sister, The Evidence Against You, How to Disappear, and the Richard & Judy Book Club pick That Night. She graduated with an English degree before working as a lawyer. She lives in Birmingham, England, where she now writes full-time.

At CrimeReads McAllister tagged six top novels in which you should guess the twist but probably won't. One title on the list:
Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen, The Wife Between Us

Vanessa is recently divorced from wealthy, charming Richard and has developed an unhealthy taste for booze, plus obsession with his new fiancée, Nellie. Or has she?

As we alternate between Vanessa’s present day and Nellie’s countdown to her wedding we’re made to question the unhinged ex-wife narrative and ask who’s actually the victim and who’s the predator in this twisty, surprising thriller.
Read about another entry on the list at CrimeReads.

The Wife Between Us is among Vi Keeland's six top thrillers with a side of romance and Lizzy Barber's seven novels about wealthy people behaving badly.

--Marshal Zeringue