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 impossible fortune by Richard Osman
The Impossible Fortune
by Richard Osman

As wedding plans unfold and personal struggles linger, the Thursday Murder Club reunites when a guest vanishes and a suspicious partner hints at something valuable—and deadly—leading Joyce, Elizabeth, Ron and Ibrahim into a tangled case of coded secrets and high-stakes deception.
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.
The girl with ice in her veins by Karin Smirnoff
The Girl with Ice in Her Veins
by Karin Smirnoff

As unrest simmers in the snowbound town of Gasskas, Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist are drawn into a web of violence and buried histories involving a murdered journalist, a missing hacker, and Lisbeth's vanished niece, forcing them to confront dangers both personal and political.
The whistler by Nick Medina
The Whistler
by Nick Medina

After a ghost-hunting accident leaves Henry Hotard paralyzed, he returns to his reservation and begins experiencing terrifying visions tied to a Native superstition, forcing him to confront buried trauma and the consequences of breaking sacred taboos.
Stillwater
by Tanya Scott

Trying to escape his violent past, Jack Quinlan assumes a new identity as college student Luke Harris. But when ruthless crime boss Gus resurfaces, Luke is dragged back into the underworld, forced to resurrect lethal skills and fight for survival in this gritty, fast-paced debut thriller for fans of Jack Reacher.
Apostle's Cove : a novel by William Kent Krueger
Apostle's Cove
by William Kent Krueger

Just before Halloween, former sheriff Cork O'Connor reopens a decades-old murder case at his son's urging as whispers of the Windigo grow louder and bodies begin to fall in the latest addition to the long-running series following Spirit Crossing.
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