Books with an unexpected ending are especially popular with readers. It's so nice when a surprise awaits us at the end of the piece! We bring to your attention the ten best books with an unpredictable ending.
Margaret Mazzantini - "Born Twice"
Gemma, an Italian woman, travels to Sarajevo with her son to show the young man the city where she met his father, the photographer Diego. Gradually, we get acquainted with the love story of Gemma and Diego - a love in which the war intervened in the most tragic way. The ending of this novel turns out to be unexpected even for Gemma herself and changes all our ideas about the heroes, leaving a bitter aftertaste …
Agatha Christie - "Ten Little Indians"
Ten Little Indians is one of the most exciting novels by Agatha Christie. The writer herself considered him her best work. Ten strangers arrive on a deserted island at the invitation of a mysterious married couple. The owners do not appear on the island, but guests have to stay in their house because of the storm that has broken out at sea. Someone starts systematically, one by one, to kill them. What is behind these murders? Who needed to destroy people who were not related to each other? It is impossible to calculate the killer.
Patrick Bowen - "The Eye of Cain"
A new extreme reality show starts on TV. 10 people were selected to participate, each of whom keeps some kind of secret. The winner of the show will be the one who manages to keep his secret until the end. Participants board the bus to travel to the filming location. During the trip, all passengers fall asleep and wake up in an abandoned church in the middle of the desert. At the entrance to the church, they find their burnt bus. Participants suspect they are abduction victims. And then they begin to kill them in turn. This thriller with unexpected plot twists and a completely unpredictable denouement is simply impossible to tear yourself away from.
Diana Satterfield - "The Thirteenth Tale"
"The Thirteenth Tale" is the debut novel by the Englishwoman Diana Satterfield, which brought her worldwide fame. The famous writer Vida Winter invites a young woman literary critic named Margaret to her estate to write her biography. Margaret finds herself privy to the writer's dark family secrets …
Ian McEwen - "Atonement"
Teenage girl Briony has a remarkable fantasy and dreams of becoming a writer. However, her imagination played a cruel joke with her and her loved ones, radically changed their destinies. McEwen's brilliant novel is impossible to read without tears, and the denouement is stunning in its tragedy and hopelessness.
A. I. Kuprin - "Duel"
"The Duel" is Kuprin's best work. Young second lieutenant Romashov, an intelligent and dreamy young man, turns out to be unprepared for life in a remote army garrison, where drunkenness and debauchery reign. The main character seeks justice, but loses in a duel with reality. Romashov's love for a married woman leads to a tragic and unexpected outcome.
Dennis Lehane, Isle of the Damned
A brilliant detective thriller based on the film of the same name starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Two bailiffs arrive on the island, where there is a hospital for mentally ill criminals. They have to find out where Rachel Solando's patient disappeared. However, strange things begin to happen on the island …
Ian Martell - "Life of Pi"
Life of Pi touches on many philosophical topics. The work is a stunning fusion of magical realism and adventure prose. In the center of the action is an Indian boy named Pi and a tiger Richard Parker, who are together in a small boat in the middle of the ocean. How will their journey end?
James Ellroy - "Black Orchid"
Two police officers investigate the brutal murder of aspiring Hollywood actress Elizabeth Short. The denouement turns out to be unexpected. The novel is based on real events, however, in reality, the murder of the actress remained unsolved.
Brigitte Aubert - "The Four Sons of Dr. March"
Jenny works as a maid at Dr. March's home. One day, while cleaning the room, she finds a diary in which the author confesses to the murders. It is clear that the killer is one of the four sons of the doctor, but who exactly?
