Thrillers and Suspense
October 2025

Recent Releases
Too Old for This
by Samantha Downing

In Samantha Downing’s wry, twist-filled new novel, 75-year-old Lottie Jones -- once a notorious serial killer -- lives quietly under a new identity. But when a journalist starts digging into her past, Lottie must confront old crimes and consider new ones to stay hidden. Murder, however, isn’t so easy at her age.
The Wasp Trap
by Mark Edwards

At a glamorous London dinner party, six old friends are forced into a deadly game: confess their darkest secrets or face elimination. Tied to a long-buried psychological experiment from 1999, their past resurfaces with chilling consequences. The Wasp Trap is a fast-paced, suspenseful thriller about truth, betrayal, and hidden psychopaths.
House of Monstrous Women
by Daphne Fama

Set against the backdrop of the 1986 People Power Revolution in the Philippines, this gothic horror follows Josephine, a grieving young woman who accepts an invitation to a childhood friend’s eerie mansion. Promised her heart’s desire if she wins a mysterious game, Josephine must survive a house that hungers for blood.
Jenny Cooper Has a Secret
by Joy Fielding

In this darkly clever psychological thriller, a lonely widow forms an unsettling bond with a 92-year-old dementia patient who claims to be a killer. When a resident suddenly dies, Linda must decide whether Jenny’s shocking confessions are fantasy -- or the truth. A tense, gripping story of trust and deception.
Leverage
by Amran Gowani

Rising hedge fund star Al Jafar loses $300 million in a single day and is given an ultimatum: recover the money in three months or take the fall for an insider trading investigation. As his mental health unravels, Al navigates cutthroat finance, corruption, and identity in this sharp, darkly funny debut.
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer
by Ragnar Jonasson

When Iceland’s most famous crime novelist vanishes without a trace, young detective Helgi Reykdal must unravel the secrets of her shadowy past before the press and a possible killer get there first. Clever, atmospheric, and steeped in golden-age mystery tradition, Jonasson’s latest is a masterful homage to classic whodunits.
Lime Juice Money
by Jo Morey

Laelia Wylde leaves London for Belize, hoping to start fresh with her partner and children near her botanist father. But in the lush, dangerous jungle, her volatile romantic relationship worsens, and mysterious gunshots and hidden family secrets blur the line between reality and paranoia in this atmospheric, searing debut thriller.
Death takes me : a novel by Cristina Rivera Garza
Death Takes Me: A Novel
by Cristina Rivera Garza

When Professor Cristina Rivera Garza discovers a mutilated corpse marked with cryptic poetry, she becomes entangled in a chilling investigation where literary clues reveal unsettling truths about violence, desire, and gender in an eerie, all-too-familiar world.
The English Masterpiece by Katherine Reay
The English Masterpiece
by Katherine Reay

Set in the art world of 1970s London, The English Masterpiece is a fast-paced read to the end, full of glamour and secrets, tensions and lies, as one young woman races against the clock to uncover the truth about a Picasso masterpiece. Perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Ariel Lawhon.
The Dead Husband Cookbook
by Danielle Valentine

When book editor Thea Woods is tapped to work on the memoir of celebrated chef Maria Capello, she expects a career reboot -- but instead finds herself isolated on a remote upstate farm, unraveling decades-old secrets behind Maria’s husband’s mysterious disappearance. In this deliciously dark thriller, suspicion and dread simmer beneath a veneer of culinary fame.
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