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Anyone recommend a great book with an unexpected twist please?

138 replies

TangoShoes · 10/02/2023 19:45

Thanks 😊

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FinallyHere · 11/02/2023 21:14

Daphne du Maurier's

My cousin Rachael.

Unreliable narrator.

tealgate · 11/02/2023 21:12

We are all completely besides ourselves.....

The best book and I've passed it on to so many people

EarringsandLipstick · 11/02/2023 21:11

I liked 'The Illustrated Child' by Polly Crosby. It hasn't 'twists' as such but does keep the reader guessing with changing perspectives.

snowlady4 · 11/02/2023 21:06

I haven't actually read the book, just watchedvtge televised version; but Stay Close, by Harlem Corben. Excellent.

largeprintagathachristie · 11/02/2023 21:05

Yep, Fingersmith.
My partner read it recently and I was dying for him to get to the twist before I blabbed and told him.

EarringsandLipstick · 11/02/2023 21:01

Tirednest · 11/02/2023 09:39

The House On Needless Street

I'm sorry, but this a) had a 'twist' I saw in a iou chapter 3 and b) was one of the most repugnant books I've ever read. Hate would be too slight a word for what I felt. (I could say a lot more but it would definitely ruin it for anyone who does want to read it!)

pjani · 11/02/2023 09:44

I came on to say Fingersmith too!

Tirednest · 11/02/2023 09:39

The House On Needless Street

JaninaDuszejko · 11/02/2023 09:37

BlueHexagon · 11/02/2023 08:29

Fingersmith. I absolutely didn't see the first twist coming. Great book.

Unless of course you've read Wilkie Collins. Sarah Waters is quite open about being inspired by him and I do love Fingersmith. But read The Woman in White first. More twists and turns than a twisty turny thing.

LizzieSiddal · 11/02/2023 08:33

Claire MacKintosh I Let You Go

BlueHexagon · 11/02/2023 08:29

Fingersmith. I absolutely didn't see the first twist coming. Great book.

Bunny2021 · 11/02/2023 08:21

BA Paris - Behind Closed Doors

Clawdy · 10/02/2023 22:19

The Burning Air by Erin Kelly. I'm good at spotting twists, but this one made me gasp aloud!