25 Short Thrillers and Mysteries You Can't Even Pretend You Don't Have Time to Read
We get it — you're busy. You're lucky most days if you can even squeeze in a 10-minute workout. There are plenty of books out there too weighty to tackle when you're pressed for time, but lucky for you, we've put together a list of bite-size books that you can finish in a weekend (or even in a single night!). Even if they weren't 200 pages or fewer, these 25 eerie books are so thrilling that you won't want to put them down. The best thing about these short novels: you'll be able to cruise through your 2018 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge!
01
The Vegetarian
- The Vegetarian by Han Kang
- 192 pages
02
All This Has Nothing to Do With Me
03
The Sense of an Ending
- The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
- 150 pages
04
An Event in Autumn
- An Event in Autumn by Henning Mankell
- 176 pages
05
The Ballad of Black Tom
06
McGlue
- McGlue by Ottessa Moshfegh
- 144 pages
07
Home
- Home by Toni Morrison
- 160 pages
08
The End We Start From
- The End We Start From by Megan Hunter
- 160 pages
09
Annihilation
- Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
- 208 pages
10
Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was
- Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was by Sjón
- 156 pages
11
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
12
Gwendy's Button Box
13
Fever Dream
- Fever Dream by Samantha Schweblin
- 192 pages
14
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe
15
The Grownup
- The Grownup by Gillian Flynn
- 64 pages
16
Ghachar Ghochar
- Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag
- 128 pages
17
Deep Ellum
- Deep Ellum by Brandon Hobson
- 120 pages
18
The Dig
- The Dig by Cynan Jones
- 176 pages
19
The Missing Year of Juan Salvatierra
20
John the Posthumous
- John the Posthumous by Jason Schwartz
- 148 pages
21
Nightshades
- Nightshades by Melissa F. Olson
- 208 pages
22
Prodigies
- Prodigies by Angélica Gorodischer
- 192 pages
23
So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood
24
The Invisibility Cloak
- The Invisibility Cloak by Ge Fei
- 144 pages
25
The Many
- The Many by Wyl Menmuir
- 160 pages