Thrillers and Suspense
June 2025
Recent Releases
The Last Session
by Julia Bartz

In Julia Bartz’s gripping thriller, social worker Thea discovers a catatonic patient tied to her own troubled past. When the woman disappears, Thea follows a trail to a mysterious New Mexico retreat. As she delves into its cult-like rituals, she uncovers unsettling truths -- risking her sanity and life to uncover the dark secrets within.
The Impossible Thing
by Belinda Bauer

A cinematic literary mystery unfolds across a century, connecting a neglected girl’s discovery in 1926 to a modern-day crime. Young Celie’s rare red bird's egg (known as a Metland egg) brings her family fortune but also leads to murder. Decades later, Patrick Fort (who fans will remember from Rubberneckers) and his friend Nick pursue a stolen Metland egg, exposing a perilous smuggling operation.
The Ghostwriter : A Novel
by Julie Clark

"From the instant New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight and The Lies I Tell comes a dazzling new thriller. June, 1975. The Taylor family shatters in a single night when two teenage siblings are found dead in their own home. The only surviving sibling, Vincent, never shakes the whispers and accusations that he was the one who killed them. Decades later, the legend only grows as his career as a horror writer skyrockets. Ghostwriter Olivia Dumont has spent her entire professional life hiding the fact that she is the only child of Vincent Taylor. Now on the brink of financial ruin, she's offered a job to ghostwrite her father's last book. What she doesn't know, though, is that this project is another one of his lies. Because it's not another horror novel he wants her to write. After fifty years of silence, Vincent Taylor is finally ready to talk about what really happened that night in 1975"
The Havana Syndrome
by Jeffrey James Higgins

FBI Agent Nathan Burke is in the middle of a high-stakes operation to dismantle a terrorist network when his world is turned upside down--his estranged wife, Reagan, falls victim to the mysterious and debilitating Havana Syndrome. Determined to reconcile with her and find the responsible party, he teams up with his former academy classmate Meili Chan and CIA liaison Bashir Gemayel to launch a rogue investigation, putting his own job at risk.
As more American spies and diplomats fall prey to this unexplained phenomenon, and terrorist attacks increase at home and abroad, Nathan unearths evidence of high-energy weapons and a conspiracy that threatens the very fabric of national security.


 
It Happened On the Lake
by Lisa Jackson

When Harper Reed Prescott returns to her family's eerie Victorian house on Lake Twilight to sell it, old rumors of murder and disappearance resurface, along with chilling memories, unsettling whispers and the terrifying suspicion that someone is watching her.
Desperate Deadly Widows
by Vanessa Lillie

The four widows return in this atmospheric and fast-paced sequel to Young Rich Widows. Entangled in scandal after the mayor of Providence dies from poisoning at one of their strip clubs, the women are forced to investigate. They uncover deep political rivalries and hidden motives, racing against time to prove their friend’s innocence.
Hard Town
by Adam Plantinga

Retired Detroit cop Kurt Argento, still grieving his wife’s death, is house-sitting in Fenton, Arizona, when he’s asked to help find a missing husband. What seems like a simple request unravels into a dangerous conspiracy involving shady government actions and a town’s dark secrets, pushing Kurt to confront his own moral compass. Read-alikes: Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica; The Scorned by David W. Putnam. 
The Perfect Divorce
by Jeneva Rose

In the suspenseful sequel to The Perfect Marriage, Sarah Morgan’s life is upended when new DNA evidence reopens her late husband’s murder case, thrusting her back into the spotlight. As she navigates a messy divorce from her current husband, who’s implicated in a mistress’s disappearance, secrets and tensions spiral in a dangerous game.
The Fourth Girl
by Wendy Corsi Staub

On the twenty-fifth anniversary of Caroline Winterfield’s disappearance, her three best friends -- Midge, Kelly, and Talia -- reunite at Haven Cliff, where secrets of that fateful night threaten to resurface. As a murder and cryptic threats unfold, the women must confront a haunting truth that could shatter their lives forever. Recommend this thriller to fans of All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers.
The Staircase in the Woods
by Chuck Wendig

Five high school friends, bonded by an oath to protect each other, reunite 20 years after one of them vanished up a mysterious disappearing staircase in the woods. As the staircase reappears, they return to uncover the truth, facing both the horrors of the past and a gruesome puzzle that awaits them.
Julie Chan is Dead
by Liann Zhang

In this witty debut thriller, Julie Chan, a supermarket cashier, steps into her twin sister Chloe’s glamorous influencer life after Chloe’s mysterious death. As Julie uncovers dark secrets behind Chloe’s perfect facade, she finds herself caught in a dangerous world where she may become the next target.
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