Thrillers and Suspense
March 2024

Recent Releases
Dissolved
by Sara Blædel

In the Danish village of Tommerup, a missing persons case becomes a string of daily kidnappings that seem at first to have religious overtones. Though verses from the Quran are left as evidence, it soon becomes clear that victims are being abducted for more complex reasons, especially once gruesome video footage emerges that complicates matters even further.
The Couple in the Photo
by Helen Cooper

Teacher and amateur photographer Lucy is enjoying her colleague's honeymoon photos when she spots her best friend's husband in the background of one picture, with a woman who isn't his wife. Not long afterwards the unidentified woman turns up dead, and Lucy gets pulled into an investigation that will change her tight-knit circle of friends forever.
The Weekend Retreat
by Tara Laskowski

Richard, Harper, and Zach Van Ness gather at their wealthy family's winery estate for an an extravagant party weekend, significant others in tow. Ambitious elder siblings Richard and Harper also bring along personal and professional secrets they'll do anything to keep hidden, while black sheep Zach's gossip blogger girlfriend could mine the weekend for the ultimate scoop -- if she manages to survive.
The Vacation
by John Marrs

Previously self-published as Welcome to Wherever You Are in 2015, this intricately plotted updated edition still features a well-developed ensemble cast of characters -- eight strangers staying at a California hostel whose lives begin to intersect despite the myriad reason they each have for keeping their pasts hidden from each other. For fans of: T.M. Logan.
Midnight
by Amy McCulloch

Despite her own antipathy to sea travel, Olivia Campbell agrees to accompany her art dealer boyfriend Aaron on a cruise where he's set to hold an important auction, hoping some relaxation might help her recovery from a recent breakdown. But when Aaron fails to board the ship, Olivia is left trying to manage Aaron's art works while dealing with debilitating seasickness and a strange pattern of accidental deaths onboard.
Two Dead Wives
by Adele Parks

This atmospheric sequel to Woman Last Seen picks up where the last story left off, during the most claustrophobic parts of the COVID lockdown in 2020. DCI Clements returns in a new chapter of the investigation into the disappearance of two seemingly unconnected women, only to discover a shocking secret that blows the case wide open. 
What Waits in the Woods
by Terri Parlato

Readers first met Boston detective Rita Myers in All the Dark Places, where she unraveled the murder of a suburban psychologist by a guest at his 40th birthday party. This time, she investigates the seemingly random killing of a young woman who may have been mistaken for a friend she bore a striking resemblance to. 
The Ascent
by Adam Plantinga

In this fast-paced debut novel, ex-cop Kurt Argento is mistakenly arrested during a cross-country drive and held at a maximum security prison during a catastrophic failure of the facility's automated security system. Kurt bands together with some of the staff and a group of visiting civilians, and together they must make a dangerous trek to the roof, their only hope for a safe escape.
Dead of Night
by Simon Scarrow

Dead of Night is the action-packed sequel to Blackout, which first introduced readers to police inspector Horst Schenke during his hunt for a serial killer in 1939 Berlin. This time, he investigates a the suspicious suicide of a doctor who hid in plain sight as a member of the Nazi Party while secretly helping Jews trapped in the city.
Here in the Dark
by Alexis Soloski

Known for her scathing reviews, actress-turned-theater-critic Vivian Parry reluctantly agrees when local grad student David Adler asks to interview her. She ends the interview early as David's questions grow increasingly invasive, but when he disappears shortly after their meeting, Vivian must become an amateur sleuth to uncover who he was, why he's missing, and why he had such an interest in her past.
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