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Thrillers and Suspense December 2025 |
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Best Offer Wins
by Marisa Kashino
An insanely competitive housing market. A desperate buyer on the edge. In Marisa Kashino's darkly humorous debut novel, Best Offer Wins, the white picket fence becomes the ultimate symbol of success--and obsession. How far would you go for the house of your dreams? Eighteen months and 11 lost bidding wars into house-hunting in the overheated Washington, DC suburbs, 37-year-old publicist Margo Miyake gets a tip about the perfect house, in the perfect neighborhood, slated to come up for sale in one month. Desperate to escape the cramped apartment she shares with her husband Ian -- and in turn, get their marriage, plan to have a baby, and whole life back on track -- Margo becomes obsessed with buying the house before it's publicly listed and the masses descend (with unbeatable, all-cash offers in hand). A little stalking? Harmless. A bit of trespassing? Necessary. As Margo infiltrates the homeowners' lives, her tactics grow increasingly unhinged--but just when she thinks she's won them over, she hits a snag in her plan. Undeterred, Margo will prove again and again that there's no boundary she won't cross to seize the dream life she's been chasing. The most unsettling part? You'll root for her, even as you gasp in disbelief. Dark, biting, and laugh-out-loud funny, Best Offer Wins is a propulsive debut and a razor-sharp exploration of class, ambition, and the modern housing crisis.
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Forget You Saw Her: A standalone prequel to Ask for Andrea
by Noelle West Ihli
She lost her daughter once. Now she'll go to hell andback to find her.Seventeen years ago, Sabina gave her baby up for adoption. She's wrestled with the decision ever since, clinging to the hope that she gave her daughter, Andrea, a better life. Then the letter from the police arrives. Andrea Beaumont is a missing person.Desperate to find out what happened to the child she never knew, Sabina starts investigating. But what she discovers is worse than she could have imagined. And the deeper she digs, the more certain she becomes that Andrea isn't coming back. As Sabina follows the disturbing trail of evidence, she feels an inexplicable pull. Andrea might be gone, but Sabina swears she can feel her daughter whispering in her dreams, pointing her toward the truth-and warning her. Because someone else is watching-and keeping close tabs on Sabina's search. And they'll do whatever it takes to make sure the truth stays buried.Forget You Saw Her is a standalone prequel to the international bestseller Ask for Andrea.
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| Her One Regret by Donna FreitasWhen real estate agent Lucy Mendoza disappears from a Rhode Island supermarket, leaving her infant daughter behind, questions spiral: was she kidnapped -- or did she choose to escape the life of motherhood she secretly resented? Donna Freitas weaves multiple perspectives into a tense story exploring societal pressures on women, maternal ambivalence, and the bonds between friends. |
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| The Perfect Hosts by Heather GudenkaufA gender reveal party at the Drakes’ sprawling ranch takes a tragic turn when an accident leaves one of the 200 guests dead. As ATF Agent Jamie Saldano investigates, hidden rivalries, family secrets, and mysterious visitors surface, revealing that beneath the celebration’s glitter lies a dangerous web of deceit and a killer among the guests. |
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The Bridesmaid
by Cate Quinn
When a celebrity bridesmaid is murdered weeks before an exclusive society wedding, forensic attorney Holly Stone is drafted as an unlikely undercover replacement. Working to unpick the secrets of the notoriously private Kensington family, glamour-averse Holly discovers a new worst enemy in bridezilla Adrianna. And beneath the veneer of sophistication, she realizes the Kensingtons have secrets worth killing for. As the wedding day gets closer, it seems clear that one of the five hand-picked bridesmaids has committed murder - and the destination wedding is a perfect place to strike again. From the acclaimed author of The Clinic, and for fans of The Unwedding comes a thriller tracing the path to an exclusive society wedding, with one bridesmaid murdered and the wedding party the main suspects, told through the eyes of an undercover, glamour-averse forensic attorney who just might be the next intended victim--
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| With Friends Like These by Alissa LeeA deadly game from their Harvard days resurfaces when five alumni gather for the annual “Circus,” a playful elimination contest turned high-stakes gamble. With a fortune on the line, old rivalries and hidden betrayals come to light, forcing the friends to confront decades of secrets, ambition, and the shadow of a lost sixth roommate. |
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| The Burning Library by Gilly MacmillanIn remote St. Andrews, Scotland, a sudden death ignites a perilous struggle between two clandestine female organizations seeking a centuries-old manuscript. Scholar Anya Brown becomes entangled while deciphering cryptic documents, and Detective Clio Spicer uncovers a trail of intrigue and deadly rivalries that could consume anyone who gets too close. For fans of: Kate Morton and Elizabeth Kostova. |
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| The Intruder by Freida McfaddenWhen a bloodied girl appears on Casey’s doorstep during a violent storm, her quiet cabin in the New Hampshire woods becomes a trap. The girl’s mysterious past and deadly secrets soon put Casey in mortal danger. Alternating perspectives heighten the suspense as survival, trust, and hidden truths collide in this tense, pulse-pounding thriller. |
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6:40 to Montreal
by Eva Jurczyk
Agatha's husband bought her a first-class ticket on the famous six-hour train from Toronto to Montreal as a present - a one-day writing retreat so she could get some serious writing done on her book. The first-class car is the perfect place to be productive, with only a handful of other passengers, plenty of snacks and drinks, and beautiful views flying by outside the window. But when the train breaks down in the middle of the Canadian woods and one of Agatha's fellow passengers dies quietly in his seat,what started out as a pleasant day in transit with no distractions turns into a fight for survival against an unknown and unseen enemy. Will Agatha - or any of them - make it out alive?
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Boom Town
by Nic Stone
Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl meets P-Valley in Nic Stone's adult thriller debut about two missing erotic dancers from Atlanta's most notorious gentlemen's club and the woman committed to finding them. When Damaris Charm Wilburn, a new daytime dancer, is missing for her shift at Boom Town, former headliner Michah Lyriq Johanssen suspects something more than a no call, no show. As Lyriq's former headline partner and lover-Felice Lucky Carothers-also vanished under similar circumstances, Lyriq decides she's going to find them. Delving deeper into Charm and Lucky's disappearances, Lyriq uncovers a tangled web of deceit, privilege, and power. The line between friend and foe blurs, forcing Lyriq to confront the question: Is finding for these women worth the threat to her own life? This tantalizing thriller will take you on a heart-pounding and page turning journey through the peaks and valleys of Atlanta's underworld--
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