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Thrillers and Suspense April 2026 |
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| This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany CrumBenny Abbott and Joy Moore, beloved hosts of a hit survival podcast, are used to sharing others’ near-death stories -- but when Joy and her husband vanish, their own lives become the mystery. With police suspecting Benny and only Joy’s unfinished memoir as a clue, he must unravel hidden secrets, unspoken love, and dangerous truths before it’s too late. |
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Whidbey
by T. Kira Madden
Birdie Chang chose Whidbey Island knowing only that it was as far from her old life as possible. Fleeing headlines, a worried girlfriend, and the return of her childhood abuser, Birdie is desperate to disappear. But she isn’t his only victim. Linzie King, a former reality TV star, has recently told her own story in a bestselling memoir, binding their lives together from afar. When the man who hurt them both is murdered, his mother receives a shocking call that sets off a chain of events. Told from alternating perspectives, Whidbey is a layered, gripping whodunit about trauma, truth, and reckoning.
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| White River Crossing by Ian McGuireIn 1766, a Hudson Bay Company outpost launches a perilous expedition northward after rumors of gold. Among traders and Indigenous guides, the ruthless John Shaw and reflective seaman Thomas Hearn confront brutality, betrayal, and the merciless sub-Arctic wilderness, as greed and moral compromise push survival to its limits in Ian McGuire’s gripping historical thriller. |
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| The Ghost Women by Jennifer MurphyIn 1972, Abel Montague is found dead at St. Luke’s Institute, his body mimicking the Hanged Man tarot card. Detective Lola Germany must navigate the school’s shadowy past, secretive students, and occult traditions to unravel a series of ritualistic killings that echo centuries-old witchcraft practices. For fans of Leigh Bardugo. |
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Served Him Right
by Lisa Unger
Ana Blacksmith gathers friends and her sister Vera for a brunch celebrating her breakup from Paul—until shocking news makes Ana the prime suspect. Suspicion deepens when her best friend becomes gravely ill, but Ana isn’t the only one with a motive. As investigators close in, whispers of a secret justice network surface. Determined to uncover the truth, Ana and Vera race to clear her name before vengeance turns deadly and their own buried past is exposed.
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| Evil Genius by Claire OshetskyIn 1970s San Francisco, 19-year-old Celia Dent chafes under an abusive marriage while working at a telephone company. When a coworker is murdered, she begins testing boundaries, exploring danger and desire. Surreal, darkly comic, and noir-tinged, this tense debut charts Celia’s bold, often unsettling journey toward freedom and self-discovery. |
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Missing Sister
by Joshilyn Jackson
Twins Penny and Nix Albright were inseparable until Nix died in a tragic accident, leaving behind a cryptic voicemail and Penny’s unresolved guilt. Five years later, Penny is a rookie cop determined to honor her sister’s dream of justice—until her first murder case shatters everything. The victim is Danny Bowery, a man Penny has long blamed for Nix’s death. At the scene, Penny encounters a blood-soaked woman who claims the killing is part of a larger plan—and then vanishes. As Penny hunts her down, the line between hunter and hunted blurs in a dangerous story of sisters, vengeance, and buried truths.
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When I Kill You
by B. A. Paris
Nell Masters is sure she’s being watched—silent calls, an unsigned bouquet, a constant sense of fear. She’s hiding a dangerous past, even from her partner, Alex. Years ago, under another name, Nell witnessed a girl get into a stranger’s car before she was murdered, and her obsession with the killer nearly ruined her life. Now she must face a chilling question: has her past finally caught up to her, or is something even more deadly at work?
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| Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief by Benjamin StevensonErnest Cunningham, former mystery author turned amateur sleuth, faces his trickiest puzzle yet in this 4th outing. Trapped in a Huxley bank with a masked robber and a room full of thieves, Ernest must untangle overlapping heists -- and a murder -- before the police arrive. This latest series installment is clever, twisty, and delightfully fiendish. |
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Trust No One
by James Rollins
When a British professor is ritualistically murdered at the University of Exeter, suspicion falls on his postgraduate students—all studying witchcraft and the occult. Evidence points to Sharyn Karr, an American student entrusted with a mysterious, encrypted diary once written by the legendary mystic Comte de Saint-Germain, whose opening words promise the secret of immortality. Forced to work with Duncan Maxwell, a brilliant codebreaker with royal lineage, Sharyn uncovers a conspiracy far darker than murder. Hunted by authorities and a powerful cabal, the pair race across Europe to unlock the diary’s secret—one buried deep in Western history, and powerful enough to reshape humanity itself.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Longwood Public Library800 Middle Country RoadMiddle Island, New York 11953
(631) 924-6400
longwoodlibrary.org |
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