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Thrillers and Suspense January 2026 |
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| Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Ace AtkinsIn Cold War-era Atlanta, 14-year-old Peter Bennett’s hunch about his mom’s boyfriend being a Soviet spy sets off a chain reaction of chaos. With help from a washed-up writer and a formidable drag queen, he’s swept into a maze of assassins, double agents, FBI intrigue, and ’80s-soaked danger in this action-packed and comedic thriller. |
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Dead Ringer
by Chris Hauty
Set in present-day, a disgraced former Secret Service officer and a Jesuit professor join forces to delve into the mysteries surrounding the events of November 22, 1963. Fixated on deciphering the conspiracies behind the history-changing assassination, they are oblivious to the fact that the cabal is still active--and may face an end as bloody as the carnage in Dealey Plaza. Will they be able to uncover the truth in time? Or will they become two more footnotes in history?
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| The Living and the Dead by Christoffer CarlssonTwo decades after a teenager was killed in 1999, a new murder forces a small Swedish town to confront what it tried to forget. The earlier case -- overshadowed by a deadly crash and a catastrophic landslide -- left the truth buried. Now investigators revisit old lies, uncovering enduring loyalties, deep betrayals, and consequences that never faded. |
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Friends and Liars
by Kit Frick
Five years after heiress Clare Monroe’s tragic death at her family’s palazzo, her college friends—bound by lies and guilt—return for a memorial. Soon, unsettling gifts, cryptic notes, and a sense of being watched reveal that someone knows the truth about that fateful night. As tensions rise on Lake Como, their secrets—and their lives—hang in the balance.
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Watch Us Fall
by Christina Kovac
Lucy and her three best friends, who call themselves the Sweeties, share a glamorous but crumbling Georgetown house and an enviable post-grad life. When Addie’s ex-boyfriend Josh—a star journalist—vanishes, their search for answers exposes cracks in their friendship and draws police suspicion. As Lucy’s obsession deepens, dangerous secrets threaten to unravel everything they’ve built.
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Everyone in the Group Chat Dies
by L. M. Chilton
Kirby Cornell just wants to escape her dead-end life and the terrible secret she shares with her old roommates. But when a chilling message appears in their dormant group chat—sent by someone who’s been dead for a year—the past comes roaring back. Soon, Kirby is caught in a darkly funny, twist-filled hunt for the truth, where every secret could be deadly.
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White Wolf: An Evan Ryder Novel
by Eric Van Lustbader
Evan Ryder races against time in a landscape where secrets can no longer hide behind digital walls. Ilona Shokova, the elusive, deadly assassin White Wolf, holds the key to mastering this unhackable method. Two powerful, deadly women, one quest. Will either one of them survive? In this pulse-pounding thriller, the future isn't just written in code-- it's locked behind it.
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| The Red Scare Murders by Con LehaneCon Lehane delivers a gripping noir set in 1950s New York, where blacklisted animator-turned-PI Mick Mulligan races to save a Black communist cab driver from execution. Immersed in Cold War paranoia, labor unrest, and organized crime, Mick navigates a tangled web of politics, betrayal, and danger in a tale that blends historical detail with tense, hardboiled suspense. |
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