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Thrillers and Suspense June 2025 |
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The Dark Maestro
by Brendan Slocumb
Curtis Wilson is a cello prodigy who rose to classical music stardom. He's forced into witness protection after his drug-dealer father turns informant. But when the cartel remains untouchable, Curtis and his family must use their wits and his musical gifts to survive.
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Dead Money
by Jakob Kerr
Lawyer Mackenzie Clyde is Silicon Valley's unofficial problem solver. She is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the murder of a tech CEO to protect billions in dead money frozen in his will, while navigating a world that consistently underestimates her.
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Everyone is Lying to You
by Jo Piazza
Lizzie and Bex are estranged college friends. Bex is a successful "tradwife" influencer, and Lizzie a struggling magazine writer. When Bex vanishes and her husband is murdered, Lizzie is drawn into a web of secrets and lies, uncovering a shocking reality about Bex's life and the world she's created.
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| Hard Town by Adam PlantingaRetired Detroit cop Kurt Argento, still grieving his wife’s death, is house-sitting in Fenton, Arizona, when he’s asked to help find a missing husband. What seems like a simple request unravels into a dangerous conspiracy involving shady government actions and a town’s dark secrets, pushing Kurt to confront his own moral compass. |
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| The Impossible Thing by Belinda BauerA cinematic literary mystery unfolds across a century, connecting a neglected girl’s discovery in 1926 to a modern-day crime. Young Celie’s rare red bird's egg (known as a Metland egg) brings her family fortune-- but also leads to murder. Decades later, Patrick Fort and his friend Nick pursue a stolen Metland egg, exposing a perilous smuggling operation. |
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| Julie Chan is Dead by Liann ZhangIn this witty debut thriller, Julie Chan, a supermarket cashier, steps into her twin sister Chloe’s glamorous influencer life after Chloe’s mysterious death. As Julie uncovers dark secrets behind Chloe’s perfect facade, she finds herself caught in a dangerous world where she may become the next target. |
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| The Last Session by Julia BartzSocial worker Thea discovers a catatonic patient tied to her own troubled past. When the woman disappears, Thea follows a trail to a mysterious New Mexico retreat. As she delves into its cult-like rituals, she uncovers unsettling truths--risking her sanity and life to uncover the dark secrets within. |
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| The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva RoseIn the suspenseful sequel to The Perfect Marriage, Sarah Morgan’s life is upended when new DNA evidence reopens her late husband’s murder case, thrusting her back into the spotlight. As she navigates a messy divorce from her current husband, who’s implicated in a mistress’s disappearance, secrets and tensions spiral in a dangerous game. |
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The Summer Guests
by Tess Gerritsen
In Purity, Maine, former spy Maggie Bird and her Martini Club of ex-CIA operatives are drawn into the search for a missing teen with ties to their past. They confront an innocent friend's wrongful suspicion, a buried corpse, and dark secrets that threaten to unravel everything they've worked to protect.
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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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