Stalker

How it reads

Stalker is thriller (psychological thriller, specifically), and its dominant mood is tense. The suspense is the kind you feel in your shoulders. It moves fast: plot-driven and hard to put down, the kind of book that carries you along even when you're tired.

It's set in an international setting, in the present day, told in the third person across several viewpoints. Its central concerns are secrets, justice and survival. In weight it's light and escapist — easy to fall into.

It's a later book in a series — you'll usually want to start earlier. The ending is dark — no rescue, no neat bow. At 603 pages it's a real commitment. It's well known, the kind of book most keen readers have heard of.