Six top thrillers about secrets & lies

Isabelle Popp's first attempt at writing a romance novel came in middle school, when she began a story about a weirdo girl who could photosynthesize. That project was abandoned, but she has plenty of other silly ideas in the hopper. When she isn't reading or writing, she's probably knitting, solving crossword puzzles, or scouring used book stores for vintage Gothic romance paperbacks. Originally from New York, she's as surprised as anyone that she lives in Indiana. Let's Give 'Em Pumpkin to Talk About is her first novel.

At Book Riot Popp tagged six "compelling thrillers about secrets and lies." One title on the list:

Becoming Marlow Fin by Ellen Won Steil

I will always snap up a book about a celebrity with a mysterious past. In 1995, Isla Baek found an abandoned girl near her family’s cabin. Adopted by the Baek family, Marlow Fin becomes a model and actress. She also becomes all too familiar with the pitfalls of fame and fortune. Marlow’s presence within the Baek family was always fraught, but the family kept its secrets and tragedies close. As Marlow spins her tale in a primetime interview, she reveals one shocking truth after another. If you crave a story with a Gillian Flynn-level dysfunctional family, here’s the book for you.

Read about the other entries on the list.

My Book, The Movie: Becoming Marlow Fin.

--Marshal Zeringue