Books like The Boyfriend
The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden reads as suspenseful, twisty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
What The Boyfriend is like to read
A woman navigates the unraveling of her relationship as her boyfriend's hidden past emerges—a claustrophobic psychological thriller centered on intimate deception and the terror of misreading someone close to you. Best for: readers of McFadden's intimate-stakes thrillers,audiences who enjoy unreliable-partner narratives,fans of slow-burn domestic suspense.
The Housemaid
Freida McFadden · 2022
A bingeable domestic thriller built on short punchy chapters and mid-book twists that recontextualize everything — plain prose in service of pure propulsion, not atmosphere or depth.
The Wife Between Us
Greer Hendricks · 2018
A twisty domestic thriller built on misdirection, inviting readers to assume the wrong story before pulling the rug out; centered on marriage, obsession, and buried truths.
Behind Closed Doors
B.A. Paris · 2016
A claustrophobic domestic nightmare that alternates between the polished facade of a 'perfect' marriage and the terror behind the closed door — short, propulsive chapters ratchet t
The Last Thing He Told Me
Laura Dave · 2021
A breakneck domestic thriller in which a new wife and reluctant stepdaughter chase the truth of a vanished husband — propulsive twists layered over an unexpected family bond forming under pressure.
The Couple Next Door
Shari Lapena · 2016
A twist-driven domestic suspense that trades on marital secrets and a missing baby, hurtling through short chapters and shifting suspicions.
The Perfect Marriage
Jeneva Rose · 2020
A propulsive he-said/she-said domestic thriller told in short alternating chapters, built around courtroom maneuvering and escalating twists rather than deep character work.
The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins · 2015
A queasy, booze-blurred spiral through three women's overlapping obsessions, told in short first-person chapters that keep flipping the ground under you.
Then She Was Gone
Lisa Jewell · 2017
A domestic suspense that unspools a decade-old disappearance through short, alternating chapters, tightening into dread as a new romance edges too close to the missing daughter's ghost.
Good Bad Girl
Alice Feeney · 2023
A dark, psychologically intense thriller centered on two women—one with a concealed identity, one bound by religious vows—whose collision unravels buried truths and the weight of secrets.
The Silent Patient
Alex Michaelides · 2019
A slickly propulsive psychological thriller built entirely around its final reveal — short chapters and a diary-versus-narrator structure keep you turning pages toward one big twist.
Things We Do in the Dark
Jennifer Hillier · 2022
A tightly wound psychological thriller following a woman whose buried past resurfaces as she becomes the prime suspect in her husband's murder, blending present-day suspense with a
Behind Her Eyes
Sarah Pinborough · 2017
A slippery domestic thriller built around a marriage that feels wrong from page one, with alternating perspectives feeding a twist the marketing openly dares you to guess.
About The Boyfriend — what the genome says
Who is The Boyfriend for?
readers of McFadden's intimate-stakes thrillers,audiences who enjoy unreliable-partner narratives,fans of slow-burn domestic suspense
Find your next read by its genome
Tell Novelome one book you love — get recommendations tuned to your taste, including the ones other sites never surface.
Start free →More readalikes: Books like THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE · Books like THE LET THEM THEORY · Books like EXTREME OWNERSHIP · Books like WINGS OF STARLIGHT · Books like DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK, EXPANDED EDITION · Books like I WILL TEACH YOU TO BE RICH, SECOND EDITION · Books like FAKE SKATING · Books like THE CREATIVE ACT