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Thrillers and Suspense November 2025 |
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| All That We See or Seem by Ken LiuJulia Z is a former teenage hacker who has retreated from the digital spotlight. Then a missing dream artist forces her back into a dangerous game. Using her unique ability to interact with AI-driven virtual worlds, Julia must recover stolen dreams, outwit a ruthless criminal, and confront the fragile line between technology, perception, and reality. |
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The Break-In
by Katherine Faulkner
Alice is hosting a playdate with friends at her upscale London home when a disturbed man breaks in. With her child in the next room, Alice panics and kills him--an act later ruled to have been in self-defense. Everyone tries to encourage Alice to move on with her life. Then strange comments appear online, a mysterious phone call tells her all is not as it seems, and her husband, nanny, and friends behave strangely. Alice finds herself drawn to the mystery of the intruder's identity, discovering a trail of dark secrets that spiral closer to home than she ever could have imagined.
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| The Cut by Richard ArmitageRichard Armitage delivers a layered, atmospheric novel that shifts between a small-town murder in the 1990s and its haunting aftermath decades later. As disgraced architect Ben Knot struggles to keep his career afloat, a film crew arrives to recreate a crime rooted in his past-- forcing long-buried secrets to resurface with devastating consequences. |
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The Diary of Lies
by Philip Miller
Investigative reporter Shona Sandison is seeking the next big story. Her government contact has promised her something huge--but doesn't mention the danger involved. Meanwhile, her old journalist friend stumbles across a sinister, top-secret project. And an aging former MI6 director wants revenge for his murdered son. Connecting these stories is a conspiracy rooted deep in the United Kingdom's most powerful institutions, a rot so deep that the only way to cure it may be to cut it out--or burn the whole thing down.
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| King Sorrow by Joe HillHaunted by a reckless pact, a group of college students call forth King Sorrow, a dragon who demands blood in exchange for their survival. What begins as a desperate attempt to escape blackmail turns into a lifelong curse, forcing them to face sacrifice, betrayal, and the weight of dark magic. |
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| A Murder in Paris by Matthew BlakeIn his follow-up to Anna O, Matthew Blake entwines memory, history, and danger. Olivia Finn, a London specialist in memory disorders, is drawn to Paris when her grandmother confesses to a 1945 murder at the Hôtel Lutetia. As shocking links between past and present emerge, Olivia must unravel the truth before more lives are lost. |
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Season of Fear
by Mark Rubinstein
Psychiatrist John Randall does a fitness-for-duty evaluation of police officer Ed Gannon. A few weeks later, he's asked to testify when Gannon sues the force for discrimination. At the same time, a deranged man has escaped from a psychiatric hospital and has John in his crosshairs. So begins a harrowing series of events that threaten to upend John's life.
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| The Vanishing Place by Zoë RankinAfter witnessing a shocking murder in the New Zealand bush, Effie is forced to return to the wilderness she once escaped, drawn by a bloodied girl who 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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