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 business trip
by Jessie Garcia

 Stephanie and Jasmine have nothing and everything in common. The two women don't know each other but are on the same plane. Stephanie is on a business trip and Jasmine is fleeing an abusive relationship. After a few days, they text their friends the same exact messages about the same man-the messages becoming stranger and more erratic. And then the two women vanish. The texts go silent, the red flags go up, and the panic sets in. When Stephanie and Jasmine are each declared missing and in danger, it begs the questions: Who is Trent McCarthy? What did he do to these women- or what did they do to him? Twist upon twist, layer upon layer, where nothing is as it seems, 
Going home in the dark
by Dean R. Koontz

Three childhood friends reunite in their hometown after a fourth falls into a coma and uncover a dark, forgotten past that threatens to consume them all in the new novel by the New York Times best-selling author of Odd Thomas.
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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