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Thrillers and Suspense October 2026 |
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The Dying Light
by Ann Cleeves
Detective Matthew Ven investigates the death of a young woman found in the swimming pool of a luxurious holiday home. Her best friend, whose family owns the house, is missing. The girls' arrival a few days earlier stirred unrest in the small community when they posted incendiary social media videos mocking the place. The community's secrets and the
family's powerful enemies draw intense media scrutiny to the case. Venn knows all too well that the real answers lie not in what people say, but in the silences that they keep.
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The French Illusion
by John Grisham
Paul and Chelsea Tanner have a fairytale wedding. Then, on their
honeymoon in Paris, they're kidnapped. Who would target them--and why? The search for clues soon stretches across borders, with the FBI, CIA, and French Intelligence trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together. Struggling to find answers, a young lawyer is recruited to be the bait in an elaborate CIA operation.
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| Heart of Glass by Jennifer HillierIt's been 25 years since former best friends Barb and Nicolette were torn apart by their friend's murder. They're forced to reconnect when the convicted killer claims he was not responsible for her death. After a new body is discovered, the women investigate a web of secrets and deception in this atmospheric, twisty thriller. |
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London Station
by David McCloskey
Artemis Procter is newly installed as the London Chief of Station. She must navigate a strained intelligence relationship amid shifting political dynamics and a dangerous internal leak. As critical assets begin to perish, Procter and her team face a high-stakes investigation that forces them to weigh loyalty to their agency against the integrity of their mission.
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Post Mortem
by David Lagercrantz
Professor Hans Rekke and police officer Micaela Vargas investigate their first serial killer. Now a cold case, the murder occurred in Santander,
Spain in 1988. Rekke is tasked with decoding mysterious numerical marks left on bodies from a string of brutal unsolved murders. Following clues from a victim's posthumously published short story, Rekke and Vargas are pulled deep into the competitive and murky world of Sweden's literary scene to unmask a killer.
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| The Silent Appeal by Janice HallettFor two investigators, the truth emerges one message at a time. They sift through emails, texts, and case files to solve a murder tied to an amateur theater group. |
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| A Stranger in Corfu by Alex PrestonThe sunlit beauty of Corfu masks a world of old alliances, hidden resentments, and dangerous secrets. After a former intelligence operative is found dead, a group of retired spies must confront their pasts and each other. This literary espionage novel explores loyalty, betrayal, and redemption. |
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| They Say a Girl Died Here by Sarah PinboroughAnna Maybourne reluctantly lives in Harper's Creek, a nowhere town full of dusty farmland. She feels stuck in place as a college dropout working a part-time job, watching her little sister grow up, and taking care of her grandmother with dementia. One thing of interest is the string of grisly murders attributed to a killer called the Farmhandman. She
investigates.
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