Small towns are liminal spaces, caught between being the backbones of their respective countries and the lands that time forgot. They’re quaint, unsuspecting, even oblivious. But as the authors of the best small town thrillers will tell you, these tiny hamlets can house gruesome and grisly mysteries that lurk just beneath the surface.
How well do you know your neighbors? If you live in a small town — or grew up in one — you know how easy it is to feel as if you know everyone and their business. But without fail, whenever someone is charged with a crime in a small town, their neighbors insist that they never would’ve guessed the accused could be capable of something so heinous. The community may even rally around the accused to protect them from the long arm of the law.
The best small town thrillers capture the full range of those feelings: from the constant surveillance of nosy neighbors to the unwillingness to help “outsider” detectives do their jobs.
Keep scrolling to find eight of the best small town thrillers you can read right now. These international stories are just as gripping and gritty as big city detective tales.
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