What to read next · for fans of Colleen Hoover

What to read after Verity: 8 books like it

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If you loved Verity, read The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides or Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn next.

Verity is a dark, twisty psychological thriller with an unreliable story at its heart. These are the thrillers with the same "I couldn't put it down" pull and shocking endings.

8 books like Verity

  1. 1

    The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

    Psychological thriller

    A live-in maid discovers her employers' home hides terrible secrets: twists stacked on twists.

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  2. 2

    The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

    Psychological thriller

    A woman shoots her husband and never speaks again: famous for its final twist.

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  3. 3

    Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

    Psychological thriller

    A marriage, a disappearance and two narrators you can't trust.

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  4. 4

    Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris

    Psychological thriller

    A seemingly perfect marriage hides a frightening truth.

  5. 5

    The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

    Psychological thriller

    A story about an ex-wife and a new fiancée that keeps flipping what you think you know.

  6. 6

    Never Lie by Freida McFadden

    Psychological thriller

    A couple snowed into a missing psychiatrist's house finds her secret session tapes.

  7. 7

    Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

    Psychological thriller

    An affair, a friendship and an ending readers argue about.

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  8. 8

    Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

    Gothic classic

    The original dark house, dead wife and obsessive secret that Verity echoes.

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Common questions

What should I read after Verity?

If you loved Verity, read The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides or Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn next. Verity is a dark, twisty psychological thriller with an unreliable story at its heart. These are the thrillers with the same "I couldn't put it down" pull and shocking endings.

What books are like Verity?

Our 8 picks: The Housemaid, The Silent Patient, Gone Girl, Behind Closed Doors, The Wife Between Us, Never Lie, Behind Her Eyes, Rebecca.

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