Books like Ashley Bell by Dean Koontz

A novel about Emma Woodhouse, a young woman's struggles with matchmaking, misplaced pride, and the dangers of meddling in others' lives in 18th-century England.

Odd Thomas and his soulmate Stormy Llewellyn, together with a ragtag group of allies, navigate a dark desert landscape where past and present collide. As murderers and supernatural forces emerge, they race to stop a looming cataclysm.

When a murderous sociopath stalks her friends in Napa Valley, former survivor Chyna Shepherd must guard herself and an innocent stranger, risking life and sanity to confront the deadly intensity of Edgler Vess.

Landscape gardener Mitch Rafferty has only sixty hours to rescue his kidnapped wife, facing a ruthless ransom demand and a deadly confrontation that turns his suburban life into a relentless thriller.

In the secluded town of Snowfield, California, a shocking mystery unfolds after 150 people are found dead with grotesque injuries, sparking a chilling investigation into a mass murder that blurs the line between good and evil.

Stephen King’s Revival follows a charismatic preacher’s rise and fall in a small New England town, exploring music, addiction, and religious fanaticism amid family drama and supernatural mystery.

A bolt of lightning brings a blond-headed stranger into Laura Shane’s life, prompting her to question whether he’s a guardian angel or a devil in disguise.

In Dean Koontz’s thriller "Watchers," a genetically engineered dog gains human intelligence, stirring a deadly conflict when it escapes, endangering those who cared for it and unleashing a state‑level secret.

When a sterile silver rain engulfs a quiet Californian mountain town, a couple and neighbors discover that all communication has vanished and a hidden menace now stalks them, unveiling an apocalypse that threatens the world.

Tory Bodeen returns to a South Carolina town scarred by her best friend Hope’s unsolved murder. Determined to open a home‑design shop, she seeks peace—and the chance to rebuild a bond with Hope’s brother, Cade—while confronting a lurking killer.

When a past tragedy resurfaces, a woman who built a seemingly perfect family and career must confront the secrets that could destroy it all.

Austin radio host Paris Bell faces a deadly threat when a jealous listener, “Valentino,” vows revenge after she advises his girlfriend. Racing against time, she teams with a police psychologist to stop the kidnapping and protect herself.

Elyria abandons her life in Manhattan and flies alone to New Zealand, where her isolated journey through forest, field, and park forces her to confront the grief of her sister’s death and her own hidden rage.

In East Long Beach, a high‑school dropout known as IQ uses his razor‑sharp mind to solve crimes the LAPD ignores, pulling a rap mogul into a deadly web of vengeance, murder, and high‑stakes danger.

Karin Slaughter’s Faithless follows medical examiner Sara Linton and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver as they investigate a buried‑alive murder in Georgia, uncovering family secrets, police corruption and a killer more dangerous than imagined.

Musical prodigy Jonah Kirk discovers his gifts amid danger in the city, navigating friendship, faith, and terror as he confronts family legacy and urban mystery.

Bestselling author Cubby Greenwich faces a cruel review from the enigmatic critic Shearman Waxx, leading him into a deadly confrontation with a ruthless sociopath who threatens more than his life.

Aasmaani, a thirty‑year‑old journalist in Karachi, discovers coded letters that may reveal her missing mother, a renowned Pakistani activist, thrusting her into a tense search amid the country’s political turmoil.

Amy Redwing, founder of a Southern California golden retriever rescue, puts her life on the line to save a remarkable dog named Nickie, sparking a bond that turns eerie as suspicious events begin to unfold.

When the whispers of his abusive mother finally reemerge, Bruno Frye descends into a killing spree. In this suspenseful psychological horror, he targets those he deems unforgivable, forcing one woman to confront a fate no death can contain.

Three high school teenagers become serial killers while investigating a Spree Murders case.

After a best‑friend’s child disappears, a widowed mommy‑blogger’s search for answers turns into a dangerous investigation when the friend’s husband returns to a scene of murder and deception.

"I very much need to be dead." These are the chilling last words left by a man who had everything to live for but took his own life. In the void that remains stands his widow, FBI agent Jane Hawk, surrounded by questions destined to go unanswered unless she does what all the grief and fury inside her demand: Find the truth, no matter what. People of talent and accomplishment, people seemingly happy and sound of mind, have recently been committing suicide in surprising numbers. A disturbing pattern is beginning to emerge. Jane is determined to give up everything to find out why. And if that means going rogue and becoming America's Most Wanted, then so be it. Those arrayed against her are legion, and devoted to protecting something profoundly important-or terrifying-enough to exterminate any and all in their way. But Jane is as clever as these enemies are cold-blooded, as relentless as they are ruthless. And she is driven by a righteous rage they can never comprehend. Because it is born of love.

After a decade as a cult captive, 20‑year‑old Julia Randel must testify against her abductor while her new bodyguard defends her from lingering threats, pushing her toward freedom and unexpected love.

In downtown Detroit, a retired lawyer’s household turns deadly when a night of heavy drinking and mistaken identities leaves two bodies, two hit men, and a treasure in a safe‑deposit box, prompting detective Frank Delsa to unravel a labyrinth of crime.