Thrillers and Suspense
September 2025
Recent Releases
Happy wife : a novel
by Meredith Lavender

Nora's whirlwind romance and marriage to wealthy lawyer Will in exclusive Winter Park, Florida takes a dark turn when he vanishes the morning after his birthday party, leaving Nora to unravel the mystery of his disappearance.
After we burned
by Marieke Nijkamp

Told through intertwining points of view and timelines, five teens each protect their secrets and truths about the night a fire destroyed their high school, and a classmate died
Hot wax : a novel
by M. L. Rio

The new novel from the bestselling author of If We Were Villains and Graveyard Shift-a vivid and immersive tale of one woman's reckless mission to make sense of the events that shattered her childhood, and made her who she is.
The dead husband cookbook
by Danielle Valentine

When Thea Woods is chosen to work with Maria Capello on her sure-to-be-infamous memoir, she finds that there might be something sinister lurking behind the Capello family.
Parents Weekend
by Alex Finlay

During Parents Weekend at an elite California college, five students vanish without a trace. As panic spreads and secrets unravel, FBI Agent Sarah Keller is called in to investigate. Told through multiple perspectives, this suspenseful, character-driven story explores family dysfunction, public scrutiny, and buried pasts. Fans of Mary Higgins Clark will be hooked.
I Did Warn Her
by Sian Gilbert

Onboard a billionaire’s lavish yacht, new stewardess Sasha expects glamour and high pay -- but instead finds secrets, rivalries, and murder. When jewels vanish and a crew member turns up dead, everyone’s a suspect. Claustrophobic, twist-filled, and deliciously voyeuristic, I Did Warn Her is a locked-room mystery with a body count.
The Resort
by Sara Ochs

Set on the fictional Thai party island Koh Sang, this atmospheric debut sets up an uneasy alliance between two women with murky pasts. Scuba instructor Cass, whose most recent diving lesson ended in tragedy, gets reluctantly pulled into the orbit of travel blogger Brooke, who has barely arrived at Koh Sang before she starts investigating a recent series of suspicious deaths on the island.
The last days of Kira Mullan : a novel
by Nicci French

Recovering from a psychotic breakdown, Nancy North moves into a new flat and becomes convinced a new neighbor's sudden death isn't a suicide, while Detective Maud O'Connor battles institutional apathy to uncover the truth, as both women face mounting pressure and blurred lines between reality and suspicion.
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