Megan Miranda Popular Books

Megan Miranda Biography & Facts

Megan Miranda is an American author of mystery and suspense novels for young adult and adult readers. Her novels All the Missing Girls and The Last House Guest were both New York Times bestsellers and Reese's Book Club Picks. Career Miranda earned a degree in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2002 and worked in the field of biotechnology before becoming a high school science teacher. In 2012, Miranda published her first novel, Fracture, about a teenager who awakens from a coma after a near-death experience and finds herself able to predict people's deaths. She has since published more than a dozen other novels, including the New York Times bestsellers All the Missing Girls and The Last House Guest. All the Missing Girls was Miranda's first novel for adults. Miranda reportedly uses spreadsheets to plan the plots of her novels. Private life Growing up, Miranda lived in New Jersey and spent time at her grandparents' house in the Poconos. Miranda lived in Davidson, North Carolina as of July 2023. She has two children and is married to Luis Miranda. Bibliography Several of Miranda's adult novels, including All the Missing Girls and The Last House Guest, were published by Simon and Schuster. Several of her young adult novels were published by Penguin Random House and Bloomsbury Publishing. Young adult Fracture (2012) Hysteria (2013) Vengeance (2014, sequel to Fracture) Soulprint (2015) The Safest Lies (2016) Fragments of the Lost (2019) Come Find Me (2019) Adult All the Missing Girls (2012) The Perfect Stranger (2017) The Last House Guest (2019) The Girl from Widow Hills (2020) Such a Quiet Place (2021) The Last to Vanish (2023) The Only Survivors (2023) References. Discover the Megan Miranda popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Megan Miranda books.

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  • The American Crisis synopsis, comments

    The American Crisis

    Writers of The Atlantic

    Some of America’s best reporters and thinkers offer an urgent look at a country in chaos in this collection of timely, often prophetic articles from The Atlantic. The past four yea...

  • The Winter Sister synopsis, comments

    The Winter Sister

    Megan Collins

    A “haunting debut: suspenseful, atmospheric, and completely riveting” (Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls) about a young woman who returns ho...

  • Tell Me Lies synopsis, comments

    Tell Me Lies

    Carola Lovering

    Now an original series on Hulu! YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR WORST.“A twisted modern love story” (Parade), Tell Me Lies is a sexy, thrilling novel about that one person who still haunts y...

  • Still Water synopsis, comments

    Still Water

    Amy Stuart

    From the internationally bestselling author of Still Mine comes a “riveting, twisty…stayupallnight read” (Karma Brown, bestselling author of In This Moment) about the hunt for a mi...

  • Fragments of the Lost synopsis, comments

    Fragments of the Lost

    Megan Miranda

    From the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls and The Perfect Stranger comes a suspenseful psychological mystery about one girl'...

  • White Elephant synopsis, comments

    White Elephant

    Trish Harnetiaux

    A crackling Christmas mystery that combines murder and blackmail at a holiday office party, in a mashup reminiscent of Big Little Lies and Clue.There are only a few rules in a Whit...

  • The Favorite Sister synopsis, comments

    The Favorite Sister

    Jessica Knoll

    From the author of Luckiest Girl Alivenow a Netflix filmcomes the “engrossing” (People) New York Times bestseller starring two sisters who join the cast of a reality TV series…and ...

  • Falling synopsis, comments

    Falling

    T. J. Newman

    #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Terrifying…buckle up for a chilling summer read.” People (Best Books of the Week) “The perfect thriller! A mustread.” Gillian Fly...

  • Her One Mistake synopsis, comments

    Her One Mistake

    Heidi Perks

    What should have been a funfilled, carefree day takes a tragic turn for the worse for one mother when her best friend’s child goes missing in this “seriously pageturning” (Lisa Jew...

  • Far from Here synopsis, comments

    Far from Here

    Nicole Baart

    From the author of Little Broken Thingsa suspenseful, breathtaking novel about true love, starting over, and finding the truth…at all costs. How long do you hold on to hope? Danica...

  • All the Missing Girls synopsis, comments

    All the Missing Girls

    Megan Miranda

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times Book Review “Editors’ Choice” Entertainment Weekly Thriller RoundUp The Wall Street Journal 5 Killer Books Hollywood Reporter Hot S...

  • For the Missing synopsis, comments

    For the Missing

    Lina Bengtsdotter

    'A thriller that lingers in the memory' SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB'Dark Nordic noir' THE i 'A global bestseller' SUNDAY TIMES The awardwinning, international bestselling Swedish crime...

  • Three Perfect Liars synopsis, comments

    Three Perfect Liars

    Heidi Perks

    From the author of the “breathtaking, bonechilling work of psychological suspense” (Cristina Alger, USA TODAY bestselling author) Her One Mistake, comes a riveting new suspense nov...

  • Smash Cut synopsis, comments

    Smash Cut

    Sandra Brown

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red comes this thrilling novel full of jarring, cinematic twists and breathless suspense that will have you on the edge of your ...

  • Ricochet synopsis, comments

    Ricochet

    Sandra Brown

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red presents a spinetingling story of murder and betrayal in high society Savannah, where a homicide detective finds his careeran...

  • Girl in Ice synopsis, comments

    Girl in Ice

    Erica Ferencik

    New York Times Editors’ Choice Los Angeles Times Best Crime Novels of Winter 2022 Reader’s Digest Best Fiction Books of 2022 From the author of The River at Night and Into the Ju...

  • Lucky synopsis, comments

    Lucky

    Marissa Stapley

    REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICKA thrilling rollercoaster ride about a heist gone terribly wrong, with a plucky protagonist who will win readers’ hearts.What if you had the winning ticket th...

  • Hello, Darkness synopsis, comments

    Hello, Darkness

    Sandra Brown

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red comes Hello, Darkness, a brilliant, fastpaced tale about a woman haunted by her past and caught in a nightmare that thre...

  • Still Mine synopsis, comments

    Still Mine

    Amy Stuart

    From internationally bestselling author Amy Stuart comes a “dark and deliciously disturbing” (Publishers Weekly) novel about one woman’s search for answers when another woman goes ...

  • Into the Jungle synopsis, comments

    Into the Jungle

    Erica Ferencik

    In this “hypnotic, violent, unsparing” (A.J. Banner, USA TODAY bestselling author) thriller from the author of the “haunting, twisting thrill ride” (Megan Miranda, New York Times b...

  • The Girls Are All So Nice Here synopsis, comments

    The Girls Are All So Nice Here

    Laurie Elizabeth Flynn

    Two former best friends return to their college reunion to find that they’re being circled by someone who wants revenge for what they did ten years beforeand will stop at nothing t...

  • The Stranger on the Train synopsis, comments

    The Stranger on the Train

    Abbie Taylor

    A mother’s worst nightmare: the subway doors close with her baby son still on the train. In this suspenseful debut novel, a woman goes to unimaginable lengths to get her child back...

  • The Girl from Widow Hills synopsis, comments

    The Girl from Widow Hills

    Megan Miranda

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last House Guesta Reese Witherspoon Book Club pickcomes a “hauntingly atmospheric and gorgeously written pageturner” (Kimberly McC...

  • Lies You Never Told Me synopsis, comments

    Lies You Never Told Me

    Jennifer Donaldson

    "A compulsive pageturner with a shocking twistget ready to stay up all night!" Sara Shepard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars"This conversationstarting p...

  • The Woman Outside My Door synopsis, comments

    The Woman Outside My Door

    Rachel Ryan

    “Expect a few chills to run down your spine as you work your way through this sharp debut” (CrimeReads) about a young mother who can’t shake the feeling that her son’s imaginary fr...

  • The River at Night synopsis, comments

    The River at Night

    Erica Ferencik

    A “raw, relentless, and heartpoundingly real” (Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author) thriller set against the harsh beauty of the Maine wilderness, The River at Night chart...

  • The Perfect Stranger synopsis, comments

    The Perfect Stranger

    Megan Miranda

    From the author of the New York Times bestseller All the Missing Girlsthe gripping story of a journalist who sets out to find her missing friend, a friend who may never have existe...

  • The Last to Vanish synopsis, comments

    The Last to Vanish

    Megan Miranda

    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“This eerie thriller…can stand next to Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House and Stephen King’s The Shining.” Booklist (starred review)New Y...

  • Chill Factor synopsis, comments

    Chill Factor

    Sandra Brown

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red comes a suspense novel about a woman trapped in a remote cabin with a man who may be a serial killer.Five women are miss...

  • Smoke Screen synopsis, comments

    Smoke Screen

    Sandra Brown

    From the #1 New York Times bestsellng author of Seeing Red comes a "scorching...actionfilled" (Publishers Weekly) tale of corruption and betrayal, revenge, and reversal.When newswo...

  • No Rest for the Dead synopsis, comments

    No Rest for the Dead

    David Baldacci

    In this New York Times bestseller, twentysix renowned thriller authors team up to create a firstrate serial novela collaboration that combines the skills of America’s greatest stor...

  • A Narrow Door synopsis, comments

    A Narrow Door

    Joanne Harris

    An electrifying tale of psychological suspense and revenge at an elite boarding school where secrets run deep."A dark world of emotional complexity and betrayal, where twist follow...

  • Six Weeks to Live synopsis, comments

    Six Weeks to Live

    Catherine McKenzie

    In this international bestseller, a “twisty tale of secrets and lies that reverberate across generations of a dysfunctional family” (Michele Campbell, author of The Wife Who Knew T...

  • The Perfect Neighbors synopsis, comments

    The Perfect Neighbors

    Sarah Pekkanen

    The New York Times bestselling coauthor of the “creepycrawly tale” (The New York Times Book Review) An Anonymous Girl and The Wife Between Us questions just how well we really know...

  • Reputation synopsis, comments

    Reputation

    Sarah Vaughan

    “Astonishingly timely and clever, utterly gripping.” Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Sarah Vaughan has done it again. Superb.” Shari Lapena, New York Times bestse...

  • Where the Truth Lies synopsis, comments

    Where the Truth Lies

    Anna Bailey

    A teenaged girl’s disappearance brings her community’s most devastating secrets to light in this “compelling and nuanced psychological thriller suffused with small town prejudice a...

  • You Were Always Mine synopsis, comments

    You Were Always Mine

    Nicole Baart

    “An electrifying family drama that shows the dark side of adoption, You Were Always Mine is the kind of book you will want to finish in one sitting.” Bustle The acclaimed author of...

  • For the Dead synopsis, comments

    For the Dead

    Lina Bengtsdotter

    DI Charlie Lager returns to investigate a longburied disappearance in this 'atmospheric', 'evocative' and 'arresting' pageturner of a procedural from the new Swedish queen of crime...

  • Sleeping in Eden synopsis, comments

    Sleeping in Eden

    Nicole Baart

    The lives of a middleaged doctor and a lovestruck young woman intersect across time in Sleeping in Eden, Nicole Baart’s haunting novel about love, jealousy, and the boundaries betw...

  • Play Dirty synopsis, comments

    Play Dirty

    Sandra Brown

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red delivers a gripping story of obsession and its deadly consequenceswhere nobody’s playing by the rules.After five long years i...

  • Such a Quiet Place synopsis, comments

    Such a Quiet Place

    Megan Miranda

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last House Guesta Reese Witherspoon Book Club selectioncomes a riveting, “suspenseful” (BookPage, starred review) novel about a my...

  • Drowning synopsis, comments

    Drowning

    T. J. Newman

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES “Reads like Apollo 13 underwater.” Don Winslow “Masterful.” Patricia Cornwell “A stunn...

  • Wish You Were Gone synopsis, comments

    Wish You Were Gone

    Kieran Scott

    A “captivating thriller full of twists and surprises” (Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author) about what happens when the death of a husband and father isn’t the traged...

  • The Family Plot synopsis, comments

    The Family Plot

    Megan Collins

    A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED, BEST BOOK OF AUGUST SELECTED BY POPSUGAR E! NEWS LIFESAVVY CRIMEREADS AND MORE!“Exceedingly entertaining.” The New York Times “Umbrella Academy meets Tan...

  • The Last House Guest synopsis, comments

    The Last House Guest

    Megan Miranda

    A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick and New York Times bestsellerA year after a summer guest dies under suspicious circumstances, her best friend lives under a clou...

  • Tough Customer synopsis, comments

    Tough Customer

    Sandra Brown

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red “charges her characters and their relationships with electricity” (San Francisco Book Review) in this sizzling, sleepwiththel...

  • The Safest Lies synopsis, comments

    The Safest Lies

    Megan Miranda

    From the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls and The Perfect Stranger comes a captivating psychological thriller about a girl who must face her darkest ...

  • White Hot synopsis, comments

    White Hot

    Sandra Brown

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author and “masterful storyteller” (USA TODAY) Sandra Browna sexy, sultry, familybased thriller set in a small southern town.When her younger bro...

  • Come Find Me synopsis, comments

    Come Find Me

    Megan Miranda

    From the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls and The Perfect Stranger comes a captivating thriller about two teens who connect when each discovers a mysterio...

  • Did I Say You Could Go synopsis, comments

    Did I Say You Could Go

    Melanie Gideon

    A suspenseful, gripping novel about families and friendships torn apart at the seams by obsession, secrets, and betrayal with relentless twists and turns that hurtle forward to a s...