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Thrillers and Suspense March 2026 |
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The Imposter: A Psychological Thriller
by Adriane Leigh
Thanks to a little plastic surgery and the identity she stole, Shae's a whole new person, and now she's getting away with murder-literally . . .Shae Halston's fall from grace was quick once the beloved influencer was tried for murder. Pleading insanity, she wound up in a psychiatric ward, but then a visit from her longtime therapist, Kelly, gave her the perfect chance to escape.After walking away with Kelly's phone, purse, and client list, plus a few cosmetic updates, Shae's roaming free in the therapist's life. She lives in Kelly's home, sees her patients, and pounces on the opportunity for revenge when a woman from her past shows up with her husband for a marriage counseling appointment.During their session, Shae devises a plan to wedge herself between the troubled couple. It's a dangerous balancing act, but Kelly is more than up to the challenge. With renewed purpose, she's like a phoenix rising from the ashes once again-until she's forced to face a truth with the power to shatter not only her life but also her mind.The second book of the explosive Influencer series from USA Today-bestselling author Adriane Leigh, The Imposter is a page-turner that keeps cranking up the volume on one woman's unyielding need for vengeance.
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Appeal
by Lynda La Plante
THE UNFORGETTABLE LEGAL THRILLER FROM THE QUEEN OF CRIME DRAMA, LYNDA LA PLANTE Eight years ago, James McCready was convicted of killing his partner, Gary Meadows. But McCready has always claimed that the stabbing was a tragic accident and, when fresh evidence comes to light, he wins his appeal for a retrial. Detective Inspector Pat North is assigned to the reinvestigation. But when North discovers that her partner, Detective Superintendent Mike Walker, led the original police inquiry, their fledgling relationship is put to the test - particularly when she starts to suspect that he is covering something up. Could Walker have tampered with evidence to frame an innocent man? And if so, who is the real killer?
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Served Him Right
by Lisa Unger
A twisty and pacy thriller. --Nita Prose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid seriesA woman's brunch with friends quickly turns dark in this gripping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Lisa UngerAna Blacksmith has gathered her closest friends and sister Vera for a brunch to celebrate her recent breakup from her boyfriend Paul. But when shocking news about Paul arrives, all eyes are on Ana, the angry ex with a bad reputation. Suspicions only intensify when Ana's best friend falls deathly ill after the brunch.But Ana is not the only one who had a score to settle with Paul. As the investigation unfolds, rumors of a secret network that uses ancient methods to obtain justice begin to emerge. Vengeance is sweet, but it can also be deadly. Ana and Vera are determined to find the truth before Ana takes the fall and their own long-buried history comes to light.
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Killing Me Softly
by Sandie Jones
What do you do when love turns deadly?THE PERFECT COUPLE Charlie and Freya used to be the picture-perfect couple. Happy and in love, Freya enjoyed a rewarding job heading up a charity's fundraising efforts, and Charlie was fast becoming one-to-watch on the London culinary scene--if you couldn't be them, you wanted to be with them. A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY They had it all . . . until one night a devastating accident tears their lives apart, and they're awoken by police at their door, asking whether they are aware that their car had been involved in a hit and run. A BITTER FEUD Torn apart by accusations and guilt, the trust that Freya and Charlie once shared is shattered as they turn on each other, looking for someone to blame for the fallout. Told from both Freya and Charlie's perspectives, a cat and mouse game ensues, both of them desperate to have someone to point the finger at. But is it more important to be right, or to win? Can Freya stay one step ahead of the man who knows her best? Or will Charlie's stoic conviction to get what he wants be the death of her? Sandie Jones's next addictive novel is a wickedly twisty tale of obsession, and the deadly consequences of loving someone too much.
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Sorry for Your Loss
by Georgia McVeigh
The story of two people, both as magnetic as they are dangerous, who get caught in an electric game of cat and mouseThe question is, Who is the predator and who is the prey? Meet Iris: a dark soul with a propensity for obsession, still reeling from a recent loss, who relies on a local grief group to keep her grounded and out of trouble. And now meet Jack a cagey widower who shows up at a meeting one night and jolts both of them back to life. From the moment Jack first takes a shabby plastic chair in the circle, he is positively dashing. And Iris can't help but feel that fate has brought them together. But their chance encounter sends them racing through a series of hairpin twists where nothing is as it seems and no one plays by the rules. As Iris is drawn deeper into Jack's world, she begins to realize that her own deceptions may be no match--or maybe they're the perfect match?--for all the dirty secrets Jack has been hiding. Edgy, intricately plotted, and totally chilling, Sorry for Your Loss is a blistering psychological thriller for fans of Ashley Elston, Ana Reyes, and Ashley Audrain.
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How to Survive in the Woods
by Kat Rosenfield
Wild meets The Wife Between Us in this page-turning thriller, set in Maine's Hundred Mile Wilderness--the treacherous final stretch of the storied Appalachian Trail--an addictive tale of passion, betrayal, control, and what it means to survive.Raised by a doomsday prepper and hardened by the startup world, Emma Sharp has learned how to endure--especially in her marriage to Logan Grant, a charismatic tyrant who keeps her under tight control. To Emma, her marriage is a cage: it keeps you in, but it also keeps you safe. Until it doesn't. When Emma forms an unexpected bond with Logan's former girlfriend, the two women form a plan to help Emma take her life back. Destination: the punishing final stretch of the Appalachian Trail known as the Hundred Mile Wilderness.After all, bad things happen in the woods all the time. As the three venture deeper into Maine's backcountry, desire and dread curdle into something unpredictable, dark, and deadly. Someone is lying. Someone is watching. And in the remote heart of the forest, someone is about to be lost . . . or found.How to Survive in the Woods is a heart-stopping knockout of a novel, by turns smart, psychologically rich, and deliciously dark. In her masterful hands, Kat Rosenfield asks us to consider what it means to be a survivor--and what, or who, you would sacrifice to stay alive.
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The Plans I Have for You
by Lai Sanders
Lai Sanders's debut novel is a timely, razor-sharp thriller exploring race and privilege, perfect for fans of R. F. Kuang. Shelley Hu's life is over. A viral video cost her a spot at Columbia Law, her prestigious Manhattan law firm internship, and her hopes to build a better life for herself and her mother. Now Shelley is back in Kissimmee, Florida, working the night shift at a kitschy motel near Disney World--the very same job she held in high school. Shelley's life is a black hole while those who caused the incident that cost her everything have been free to happily move on with their lives. But one night, the beautiful, enigmatic Sophia Moon checks in to Shelley's motel with her husband and young son. Sophia's appearance is far from random--she too has experienced a public shaming, and she proposes a plan to help Shelley get back what she deserves and enact revenge on the three people responsible for the worst day of her life. Shelley returns with Sophia to New York with a new identity, new career, and new ambitions. Shelley ingratiates herself in her targets' worlds until they begin to suffer one odd calamity after another. Soon Sophia's support turns to obsession, as Shelley is forced to reckon with Sophia's dark and mysterious past and the chilling truth that Sophia's real plans are far beyond what Shelley ever imagined.
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Good Intentions
by Marisa Walz
A deft and immersive psychological suspense debut about a luxury party planner who becomes obsessed with a woman she encounters in a hospital waiting room.
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