Bestseller Preview
January 2026
January Releases  
Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston
Anatomy of an Alibi
by Ashley Elston 
 
A tense, twisty thriller about two Louisiana women living in two very different worlds—one rich, one poor—who swap identities at exactly the wrong moment.
 

 
A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St James
A Box Full of Darkness
by Simone St James
 
Simone St. James, the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel, returns with her scariest, most shocking novel yet in this pulse-pounding story about siblings who return to the house they fled 18 years before, called back by the ghost of their long-missing brother and his haunting request: Come home.
Catch Her If You Can by Tessa Bailey
Catch Her If You Can
by Tessa Bailey
 
#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is back with an all-new marriage of convenience, friends-to-lovers sports romance about a baseball catcher and the burlesque club owner he can’t get out of his head.
Dark Joy by Christine Feehan
Dark Joy
by Christine Feehan

The destinies of an ancient warrior and a reluctant shifter entwine in this riveting novel in Christine Feehan’s #1 New York Times bestselling series that unites Carpathians new and old….
Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden
Dear Debbie
by Freida McFadden
 
From #1 New York Times and international bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a biting, subversive thriller about what happens when women finally choose to take justice into their own hands – with killer results.
The Devil in the Details: A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery by Vicki Delany
The Devil in the Details
by Vicki Delany
 
The game is once again afoot in Vicki Delany’s eleventh Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery, when birthday festivities end in freezing-cold murder.
 
The Devil's Daughter by Danielle Steel
The Devil's Daughter
by Danielle Steel
 
Two diametrically different sisters—one calculating and egotistical, the other honorable, kind, and compassionate—clash in this compelling novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel.
The Friend of the Family by Dean Koontz
The Friend of the Family
by Dean Koontz

A girl liberated from a carnival sideshow discovers her mysterious purpose in a moving novel about family, sacrifice, and transcendent love by #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz.
The Future Saints by Ashley Winstead
The Future Saints
by Ashley Winstead
 
Perfect for fans of Daisy Jones and the Six and In Five Years—a beautiful, powerful, and transportive new novel about a music executive desperately trying to bring a rock band back from the brink, from bestselling author Ashley Winstead.
Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
Half His Age
by Jennette McCurdy

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of I'm Glad My Mom Died comes a sad, funny, thrilling novel about sex, consumerism, class, desire, loneliness, the internet, rage, intimacy, power, and the (oftentimes misguided) lengths we'll go to to get what we want. 
Inside Man: A Head Cases Novel by John McMahon
Inside Man
by John McMahon
 
Inside Man by John McMahon is a follow-up book to Head Cases. Centered around the PAR group in the FBI, Gardner and his three coworkers work to solve unsolvable cases using patterns and recognitions. 

 
The Invisible Woman: A Thriller by James Patterson
The Invisible Woman
by James Patterson
 
From New York Times bestselling author James Patterson, an undercover FBI agent investigates a family with suspected ties to organized crime—by posing as their live-in nanny. No one sees her, but she sees everything. Elinor Gilbert was once a young woman with a thriving career at the FBI.
 
It Should Have Been You by Andrea Mara
It Should Have Been You
by Andrea Mara

One fateful moment sending a snarky, private message meant for her sisters into the entire neighborhood WhatsApp group, sets off a terrifying chain reaction. Suddenly, Susan's life spirals as secrets surface, neighbors react, and she begins receiving ominous death threats.
Make It Out Alive: A Quinn & Costa Thriller by Allison Brennan
Make It Out Alive
by Allison Brennan

Allison Brennan returns to her bestselling series with an edge-of-your-seat thriller that thrusts Quinn and Costa into the crosshairs of a sadistic serial killer. 
Missing Sam by Thrity Umrigar
Missing Sam
by Thrity Umrigar

A tense and twisty story of a woman who goes missing on a morning run and her wife's determination to both find her and clear her own name--from the bestselling author of Honor. 
The Murder at World's End by Ross Montgomery
The Murder at World's End
by Ross Montgomery

Knives Out meets Downton Abbey! Secrets, murder, and mayhem collide as this unlikely sleuthing duo—an under-butler and a foul-mouthed octogenarian—hunt a killer in a manor sealed against the end of the world, in this locked-room mystery by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ross Montgomery.
My Husband's Wife by Alice Feeney
My Husband's Wife
by Alice Feeney 
 
My Husband’s Wife is a tangled web of deception, obsession, and mystery that will keep you guessing until the last page. Prepare yourself for the ultimate mind-bending marriage thriller and step inside Spyglass – if you dare – to experience a story where nothing is as it seems.
 
Order of Royals by Jude Deveraux
Order of Royals
by Jude Deveraux

The second book in Jude Deveraux’s spellbinding and unforgettable Blue Swan series weaves an intricate tapestry of fantasy and intrigue on the enigmatic planet of Bellis.
Pendergast: The Beginning by Douglas Preston
Pendergast: The Beginning
by Douglas Preston

From the #1 New York Times bestselling duo Preston and Child comes the Agent Pendergast origin story--a golden opportunity for longtime fans and new readers to learn about Agent Pendergast's strange and shocking first case. 
Private Rome: A Private Novel by James Patterson
Private Rome
by James Patterson

This thrilling addition to the bestselling Private series transports readers inside the halls of the Vatican itself when a priest is murdered--and the new lead agent at Private is the number one suspect. 
Remember That Day by Mary Balogh
Remember That Day
by Mary Balogh
 
Remember That Day by Mary Balogh follows a reserved widow and a charming former soldier who, after a chance reunion, must confront a long-buried shared tragedy that binds—and threatens—their second chance at love.
The Right to Remain: A Jack Swyteck Novel by James Grippando
The Right to Remain
by James Grippando

In this thrilling novel from bestselling author James Grippando—the twentieth in his revered series—legendary criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck takes on a twisty, difficult case that becomes one of the most complex in his illustrious career.
Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Revenge by Brian Freeman
Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Revenge
by Brian Freeman

The identity of a deadly Chinese spy lies hidden in Jason Bourne’s lost memory in this latest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.
The Shop on Hidden Lane by Jayne Ann Krentz
The Shop on Hidden Lane
by Jayne Ann Krentz

New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz dives into an enthralling new romantic suspense novel filled with deeply entrenched grudges, psychic dangers, and a conspiracy that threatens not only two families but also the entire paranormal community.
Skylark by Paula McLain
Skylark
by Paula McLain
 
The New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Wife weaves a mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below—where a woman’s quest for artistic freedom in 1664 intertwines with a doctor’s dangerous mission during the German occupation in the 1940s, revealing a story of courage and resistance that transcends time.
Some Bright Nowhere by Ann Packer
Some Bright Nowhere
by Ann Packer

The bestselling, beloved author returns with her first novel in over a decade, an intimate and profoundly moving look at a long marriage and the ways in which a startling request can change a couple’s understanding of who they are, together and apart.
Vigil by George Saunders
Vigil
by George Saunders

An electric novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo, taking place at the bedside of an oil company CEO in the twilight hours of his life as he is ferried from this world into the next.
The Witching Hours by Heather Graham
The Witching Hours
by Heather Graham

A haunting murder and kidnapping on the outskirts of Salem, MA sends two people with unique talents hunting for answers from both the past and present in internationally bestselling author Heather Graham's electrifying new Krewe of Hunters spin off. 
Woman Down by Colleen Hoover
Woman Down
by Colleen Hoover

In this twisty thriller from New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a frustrated author looks for her muse in a remote hideaway, but what she finds defies all expectations...and reality.
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