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Thrillers and Suspense December 2025 |
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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 is entangled while deciphering cryptic documents. And Detective Clio Spicer uncovers a trail of intrigue and deadly rivalries that could consume whoever gets too close. For fans of: Kate Morton and Elizabeth Kostova. |
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Exit Strategy
by Lee Child
Leaving a Baltimore coffee shop, a young guy brushes against Jack Reacher. Later Reacher finds a hand-written note in his pocket--it's a desperate plea for help. Reacher makes it his mission to find out more.
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| Her One Regret by Donna FreitasReal estate agent Lucy Mendoza disappears from a Rhode Island supermarket. She leaves her infant daughter behind, causing questions to spiral: Was she kidnapped? Or did she choose to escape the life of motherhood she secretly resented? Multiple perspectives are weaved into a tense story exploring societal pressures on women, maternal ambivalence, and the bonds between friends. |
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The Hitchhikers
by Chevy Stevens
On the remote Canadian highways in 1976, Tom and Alice set out to heal their fractured marriage. They pick up two young hitchhikers, Ocean and Blue--a seemingly innocent couple who aren't who they seem. Their real names are Jenny and Simon, and they've left a trail of blood, destruction, and madness behind them. Now Tom and Alice are trapped--prisoners in a deadly game with nowhere to turn.
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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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| 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. ATF Agent Jamie Saldano investigates, finding hidden rivalries, family secrets, and mysterious visitors. It seems that beneath the celebration’s glitter lies a dangerous web of deceit--and a killer. |
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| The Predicament by William BoydIn 1963, travel writer-turned-reluctant spy Gabriel Dax is dispatched from politically volatile Guatemala to divided Berlin. Whispers of an assassination plot threaten global consequences. Blending wit, history, and intrigue, William Boyd delivers a sharply observed espionage tale about an MI6 agent who keeps surviving his own missteps in this sequel to Gabriel's Moon. |
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A Thousand Natural Shocks
by Omar Hussain
Dash, a reporter, is desperate to outrun his past. During the day, he investigates the reemergence of a long-dormant serial killer. At night, he has become entangled with a criminal cult that promises a pill to erase his traumatic memory. As the memories fade, Dash discovers a dark secret about the cult, one that would horrify its members. And soon he finds himself in a race against time to evade the cult, unveil the killer, and reconcile his past before his own memories fade away.
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The Vanishing Place
by Zoë Rankin
After witnessing a shocking murder in the New Zealand bush, Effie is forced to return to the wilderness she once escaped. The bloodied victim mirrors her younger self. In her debut thriller, Zoë Rankin delivers vivid, immersive prose that brings the wild bush to life while unraveling dark family secrets and past traumas. Recommended for fans of Jane Harper.
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What Kind of Paradise
by Janelle Brown
Growing up in an isolated cabin in Montana in the mid-1990s, Jane knows only the world that she and her father live in. He is elusive about their pasts, only telling her they once lived in the Bay Area and that her mother died in a car accident, which propelled him to move Jane off the grid. When Jane realizes that her devotion to her father has made her an accomplice to a horrific crime, she flees Montana for San Francisco in search of answers about her mysterious past.
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