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10 spine-chilling books to start reading on Kindle Unlimited this Halloween

New Kindle Unlimited additions include Freida McFadden's latest, 'The Boyfriend,' and Dean Koontz's 'The Forest of Lost Souls.'
With Halloween upon us, we've gathered some of the most addictive mysteries and thrillers on Kindle Unlimitedto give you all the chills and thrills you need to get you in the spirit. From Freida McFadden's latest release, The Boyfriend, a riveting story of crimes of passion, toS.A. Cosby's New York Timesbestseller All the Sinners Bleed, a Southern noir thriller about a serial killer hiding in plain sight, and Dean Koontz's The Forest of Lost Souls, a powerful battle between good and evil, these standout titles are perfect for your Kindle Unlimited reading list-whether you're a longtime member or just getting started.

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With a low-cost monthly Kindle Unlimited membership, you can get unlimited access to an extensive catalog featuring beloved authors and genres, including binge-worthy series, best sellers, audiobooks, comics, magazines, and trending titles-all at your fingertips. Check out the list below and immediately download these titles from the Kindle Unlimited catalog.
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1. New Release: The Boyfriend

In this dark story about obsession and the things we'll do for love, #1 New York Timesbest-selling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest.
Sydney Shaw is swept off her feet. She should feel safe. After all, she is dating the guy of her dreams. But she can't shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn't get to the truth, she'll be the killer's next victim...

2. All the Sinners Bleed

Titus Crown is the first Black sheriff in the history of Charon County, Virginia. In recent decades, quiet Charon has had only two murders. Then a year to the day after Titus's election, a school teacher is killed by a former student, and the student is fatally shot by Titus's deputies. As Titus investigates the shootings, he unearths terrible crimes and a serial killer who has been hiding in plain sight, haunting the dirt lanes and woodland clearings of Charon.

3. New Release: The Forest of Lost Souls

A fearless woman, raised in the forest, fights against a group of powerful men in a novel about good versus evil, the enduring nature of myth, and the power of love. Formed by hard experience, by love and loss, and by the prophecies of a fortune teller, Vida just wants peace. If only nearby Kettleton County didn't cast such a dark shadow. Vida, the forest, and its formidable wonders are waiting. She will not rest until goodness and order have been restored.

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4. Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross series; books 1-3 are available on Kindle Unlimited)

As the inspiration behind the upcoming Prime Video series, Cross, premiering on November 14, the book series features Alex Cross, a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology. Jezzie Flanagan is the first woman ever to hold the highly sensitive job as supervisor of the Secret Service in Washington. Cross and Flanagan are about to have a forbidden love affair-at the worst possible time for both of them. Because Gary Soneji, who wants to commit the "crime of the century," is playing at the top of his game and has become Alex Cross's nightmare. Soneji has outsmarted the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police. Who will be his next victim?

5. The Wild Side

For Melanie Drake, a school guidance counselor in a small Virginia town, the day's challenges typically involve a playground scuffle or a student skipping school-worlds away from her former life in the Office of Special Investigations, where she devoted herself heart and soul to covert operations. Then a call comes from her former supervisor, Rich Patterson. He needs her back for a highly specialized assignment. Melanie is drawn back into the world of covert ops for a very unconventional mission in a thrilling, new, action-packed novel.

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6. Intercepts

Joe works at a facility that performs human experimentation. The government wanted to unlock hidden abilities in the human mind so they put subjects in extreme sensory deprivation. All the test subjects went violently insane. But the research continued. Today it has been perfected.
Almost perfected. What can possibly go wrong?

7. The Night She Disappeared

On a beautiful summer night in a charming English suburb, a young woman and her boyfriend disappear after partying at the massive country estate of a new college friend. One year later, a writer moves into a cottage on the edge of the woods that borders the same estate. Known locally as the Dark Place, the dense forest is the writer's favorite place for long walks, and it's on one such walk that she stumbles upon a mysterious note that simply reads, "DIG HERE." Could this be a clue towards what has happened to the missing young couple? And what exactly is buried in this haunted ground?

8. What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier series, book 1)

When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania. What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves. Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all. As a Goodreads Best Horror Choice Award nominee, this is a book you'll want to add to your Kindle Unlimited library right away.

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9. Daisy Darker

Trapped on an island where someone is killing them one by one, the Darkers must reckon with their present mystery as well as their past secrets, before the tide goes out and all is revealed. When the tide comes in, they will be cut off from the rest of the world for eight hours. But at the stroke of midnight, as a storm rages, Nana is found dead. And an hour later, the next family member follows…

10. Stinger

Stinger, the inspiration for the TV series Teacup, centers around an alien bounty hunter with an infinite capacity for death and a devious plan to find Daufin, a young alien fugitive who has taken human form. Entombing the region in an inescapable dome, Stinger unleashes a violent fury unknown to humankind. Now, the few remaining survivors must come together to protect Daufin, themselves, and the world beyond.
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