Books like The House in the Pines

The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes reads as suspenseful, unsettling. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Couple Next Door

Shari Lapena · 2016

Both explore secrets

64% genome match

The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins · 2015

Both explore memory & obsession

72% genome match

Then She Was Gone

Lisa Jewell · 2017

Both explore obsession & secrets

72% genome match

Lock Every Door

Todd Ritter · 2019

Both explore secrets

72% genome match

The Wife Upstairs

Freida McFadden · 2020

Both explore secrets

69% genome match

The Dead Game

A. Bates · 1993

Both explore secrets

69% genome match

Rock Paper Scissors

Alice Feeney · 2021

Both explore secrets & memory

66% genome match

The It Girl

Ruth Ware · 2022

Both explore memory & friendship

70% genome match

The Breakdown

B.A. Paris · 2017

Both explore memory

65% genome match

Behind Her Eyes

Sarah Pinborough · 2017

Both explore obsession

63% genome match

Lock Every Door

Riley Sager · 2019

Both explore secrets

62% genome match

The Hidden Child

Anne Cassidy · 1997

Both explore secrets & memory

81% genome match