Novels with unexpected twists and reveals

[ImperialBlether]

Not a TAAT, but the thread about Lisa Hall's Between You and Me made think of plot twists that I've really liked.

I did like the twist in Gone Girl, but when I think of Girl on a Train, I can't even remember whether it had a twist! What was it? I need more sleep!

Spoilers:

Girl on the train the twist was that all the stuff she was convinced she's done when she was drunk; smashing a picture frame with a golf club, falling over and hurting herself, harming the young missing woman, were done by her very abusive psycho husband, who we're all convinced throughout the book is a lovely guy :) it was very well written I thought :)

Ohhh yes, of course. I really liked the film, more so than the book, which is unusual for me. I thought Emily Blunt was great in it.

Try Fingersmith by Sarah waters, a brilliant twist near the end which, when I read it in my hols, made me gasp and almost squeal with excitement. Such a gripping book.

Oh Fingersmith was amazing! I gave it to my daughter to read afterwards, not telling her anything about it, and watched her read it, knowing she was coming to that point. She gasped and I knew she'd got there! Absolutely amazing.

Placemarking for ideas. Sorry I can't think of a contribution.

I let you go. I really didn't see that twist coming.

I was the same with I Let You Go - I knew something horrible was coming but didn't guess it.

Reading The Woman Next Door and losing the will to live. I reckon I know most of what will happen. I think that has to be the daftest plot going.

We Need to Talk About Kevin; I didn't realise until she showed me...

I read Kevin years ago, not sure what would be considered a twist...

Fingersmith is grand. I also think Affinity had a good twist.

Sorry, multivac, what do you mean you didn't realise until she showed you?

Try Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult. Did not see that one coming at all!!

Fingersmith and Affinity are both incredible! The twist at the end of Atonement was great (but made me cry).

Oh and Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult, can't believe I didn't see it coming.

The OP talked about twists and reveals. I didn't realise she was writing to a dead man.

Anyone else read We Are AllCompletely Beside Ourselves? I didn't see it, though a friend claims she guessed!

Ohh okay, sorry, multivac!

A God In Ruins by Kate Atkinson. Quite a shocking twist.
We Were Liars by E Lockhart - really didn't see that one coming.
Atonement by Ian McEwan.

Try Attolia1: The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner. The narrator never outright lies to us, but the twist at the end still took me completely by surprise.

E.V. Greig's Bird Bright Shadows novella series is full of sudden twists! She's also ended each of them with a cliff-hanger so far. The last one Captain Mars was Book 4 and I really thought I knew where it was going for once, but nope, wrong again. So a cliff-hanger and a random plot twist all at once. Apparently Book 5 isn't out until December either

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

The Wasp Factory by Ian Banks. Brilliant.