8 Ferocious Femme Fatale Thriller Books 

Author Gerry Anderson is used to readers insisting that Aubrey, the title character of his most successful novel, is real—it's the mark of a good writer, after all.

What he's not used to is the phone calls he receives when he is bed-bound by a freak accident—phone calls from none other than Aubrey herself. 

Isolated from the outside world and drowsy from pain pills, Gerry wavers on the border of reality as he attempts to figure out who could be calling him: one of his three ex-wives?

An ex-girlfriend? Or could it really, terrifyingly be Aubrey herself, out for revenge? 

Bernadette “Bambi” Gottschalk has gotten used to her life of luxury, funded by her husband's shady businesses. But when Felix—and his money—disappear to escape a conviction, Bambi knows the only person who might know where he's gone is his mistress, Julie. 

When, ten years to the day Felix disappeared, Julie does too, no one bats an eye—until her remains are found. 

Now, twenty-six years after Julie disappeared, Roberto “Sandy” Sanchez, a retired Baltimore detective working cold cases for some extra cash, is investigating her murder.

What he discovers is a tangled web spanning over three decades that intertwines five intriguing women. And at the center of it all is the missing man: Felix Brewer.

Talented grifter Lucky Armstrong has just pulled off a million-dollar heist with her boyfriend, Cary. All that's left to do is start a new life with a new identity.

But her world is turned upside down when Cary, her mentor in con-artistry, leaves her. Suddenly, she's left down-and-out and alone.

Her bad luck begins to turn when she discovers the lottery ticket she bought on a whim is worth millions. There's only one problem: cash it, and she'll be arrested for her crimes. 

As Lucky tries to evade arrest and carve out a future for herself, she'll have to confront her past by reconciling with her father, finding her long-lost mother, and coming to terms with Cary's dark past—which is catching up to her too. 

You’d never know it by looking at her, but Cordelia Black is a killer. By day, she works at her job as a pharmaceutical rep; by night, she prowls the streets of South Louisiana, on the hunt for bad men who might otherwise do harm to women—women like her best friend, Diane, or her goddaughter.

She’s making the streets safer, really. Just not for certain men. If only the police saw it that way. Soon, news begins to spread of her handiwork, and the term “serial killer” gets thrown around more than she'd like. 

Cordelia is under more pressure than ever to maintain her carefully concealed, delicately balanced double life.

But when the guy she’s been seeing starts to seem like just the type of guy she’d strike down in the street, that balance is officially toppled—maybe for good.

Meg Williams. Maggie Littleton. Melody Wilde. Whatever you call her, only one thing is for certain: she will be whoever you need her to be. And then she'll take everything from you. 

Kar Roberts knows the woman who once went by Meg all too well. A decade ago, she upended her life. Now, Kat wants revenge. Ten years is not too long to wait, and rumor has it, Meg is back in town.

But as the two women grow closer in this cat-and-mouse game, Kat's long-held assumptions begin to crumble, leaving her to wonder who Meg's true target is.

Portland detective Archie Sheridan more damaged than he'd like to admit. He spent a decade of his life tracking down a beautiful serial killer named Gretchen Lowell, but she was the one who found him…and spent ten days torturing him before letting him go and turning herself into the authorities. 

Gretchen may be behind bars, but no amount of pills in the world can get Archie to escape those ten terrible days; he even finds himself drawn to Gretchen in prison, unable to stay away. 

When another serial killer strikes Portland, he must pull himself together just enough to lead the new task force on the case.

But when an over-eager reporter decides to profile Archie and the investigation, a deadly game ensues between Archie, the reporter, the killer, and, most terrifying of all, Gretchen.

A young woman hired as a bookkeeper at a shady nightclub is taken under the wing of the mob legend Gloria Denton.

Infamously calculated and ruthless, Gloria ushers her enthusiastic young protégée into a dazzling world of late-night casinos, racetracks, betting parlors, inside heists, and big money.

Suddenly, she has everything she could ever want—as long as she doesn't take any risks, like falling for the wrong guy.

As the roulette wheel turns, both mentor and protégée scramble to stay one step ahead of their bosses—and each other. 

Jane blends in well at her Midwest insurance company: she's deferential, efficient, ordinary. Not the kind of person who would raise any eyebrows, least of all, those of her manager, Steven.

In fact, with her meek personality, Jane's just the kind of person he likes. And Jane knows it. 

But plain Jane is hiding something. And Steven’s bringing out the worst in her. Now, nothing can stop her from finding her way into every part of Steven's life—his job, his family, his bed—so she can take it all away.

Just as he did to her.