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.
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.
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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