Thomas Harris · 1988
- What it is
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It closes in on you · it gets under your skin
- Genre
- Thriller Crime Horror
- Feels
- Claustrophobic Unsettling Gritty Tense Dark
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It leaves you short of breath · nobody puts it down
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Josh Malerman · 2001
The walls come in on you · you'll finish it in two nights
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Dennis Lehane · 2003
It leaves you short of breath · it won't tell you everything at once
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis · 1991
It leaves you short of breath · it hits hard
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Freida McFadden · 2022
It leaves you short of breath · it won't tell you everything at once
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