Misery is a locked-room thriller with no supernatural elements. Two characters, one room, maximum dread. If that stripped-down intensity hooked you, these books deliver similar tension.
A woman handcuffed to a bed in an empty cabin. Same claustrophobic intensity as Misery, same author, same refusal to let you look away.
A perfect marriage that makes your skin crawl. The husband is controlling, the wife is trapped, and the tension is unbearable.
A man kidnaps a woman and keeps her in a cellar. Told from both perspectives. The literary ancestor of every captor-captive thriller.
A woman and her five-year-old son are held captive in a single room. Told from the child's perspective. Harrowing and ultimately hopeful.
A woman shoots her husband and never speaks again. Her therapist becomes obsessed with making her talk. The ending reframes everything.