Books like Truth or dare by Jacqueline Wilson

Shirley Jackson’s classic psychological horror, *The Haunting of Hill House*, follows a lonely woman drawn into an abandoned mansion whose malevolent presence ultimately consumes her.

In "The Postman Always Rings Twice," a drifter falls for a married woman, creating a deadly love triangle that spirals into murder, betrayal, and the inevitable tragedy of a postman's cruel warning.

Thomas Hardy’s bleak final novel follows Jude Fawley, a stonemason from rural Wessex, whose search for faith, love and independence collides with society’s harsh conventions and leads to tragedy.

Émile Zola’s 1868 novel *Thérèse Raquin* follows a young woman’s unhappy marriage and her fatal affair with a friend, exploring themes of adultery and murder within 19th‑century French society.

When a respected farmer is bludgeoned to death in his study, Scotland Yard detectives Hannasyde and Hemingway uncover a web of hidden motives, culminating in a second murder that forces them to confront a relentless killer.

When a pair of biologists is found murdered at Plum Island, NYPD homicide cop John Corey must investigate a local double‑murder that could unveil a biological warfare secret.

When India, a privileged girl, meets Treasure, a council‑estate youth, their budding friendship is tested by family secrets and danger, leading to a clever hiding place inspired by Anne Frank.

In Thomas Hardy’s early Victorian tale, Lady Constantine defies decorum by falling for the youthful astronomer Swithin St. Cleeve, an affair that unfolds above an observatory tower and pits passion against societal expectations.

Adopted girl Lauren hunts for clues to her past and learns she may have been taken from an American family as a baby, turning her life into a search for truth and identity.

In Graham Greene’s 1932 spy thriller, a murder and covert intrigue unfold aboard the Orient Express as it traverses Europe from Ostend to Constantinople, exploring complex human relationships.

Sylvie and Carl have shared a lifelong friendship, but as teenagers a new friendship and growing feelings threaten to change everything.

An English tourist and a local investigate mysterious deaths during a gypsy pilgrimage to a holy shrine in Provence, uncovering a tangled web of identity, wealth, and danger.

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Set in post‑war Los Angeles, John Gregory Dunne’s novel follows brothers Tom, a homicide detective, and Des, an up‑and‑coming priest, as they investigate a gruesome murder that tests their family bonds and loyalties.

Ninth‑grade angst, art, and friendship converge in "Girls in Love," a lighthearted school story about Ellie Allard navigating boys, parents, and fashion with humor and paintbrushes.

Cathy, an eleven‑year‑old in an American elementary school, faces the loss of her two best friends as they transfer. She hopes to find a new companion in the new student, Jessica, and struggles to rebuild her circle of friendship.

Leyla faces betrayal and terror in the ancestral manor of Pemberton Hurst as a murderer stalks the corridors, forcing her to confront a divided family and the mystery of a name.