Longwood Public Library
Thrillers and Suspense
September 2026
Recent Releases
The Last to Drown
by Noelle W. Ihli

Five days. Twenty strangers. No way out. The rafting trip was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime. But Kaia's starting to think she made a mistake. The incidents start small-a flipped raft, missing supplies, and screams in the night-but the pattern is sickeningly familiar. And with eighty-four miles of whitewater until any sign of civilization, safety has never felt so far away. Kaia suspects that one of the guides is lying. One of the guests knows more than she's saying. And somewhere on this river, someone is planning to finish what started at Camas Creek.
Pretty Dead Things
by Kelsey Cox

Twenty-five years after her twin sister vanished, Ingrid returns to her Texas hometown as a legendary beauty pageant reignites old rivalries. When a brutal storm traps contestants, families, and former friends together, long-buried secrets surface in this atmospheric, slow-burning suspense novel filled with sharp social commentary and unexpected twists.
Helpless by Jessica Knoll
Helpless
by Jessica Knoll

Faye Heron seems to have it all: a successful Hollywood career, a powerful marriage, and a carefully constructed version of her past. But after the death of a former professor reunites her with Henry Spalding, her obsessive first love, everything unravels. When Henry drugs and kidnaps her, Faye is forced to confront long-buried secrets, a suspicious death, and the possibility that her memories of their relationship may be wrong. As old truths emerge, a dark mystery takes shape, leading to a shocking and mind-bending finale.
The Parisian Heist
by Jo Piazza

Emma, a struggling artist in Paris, is drawn into the glamorous and dangerous world of a powerful art-dealing family hiding dark secrets. In a parallel story, Jo van Gogh fights to preserve Vincent van Gogh's legacy despite skepticism and betrayal. Spanning centuries, their stories converge through art, ambition, and a high-stakes mystery that leads to a daring museum heist and long-buried truths.
Time to Burn
by Ellery Lloyd

Filmmaker Phoebe Hunt's latest documentary takes a dangerous turn when a time-travel excursion leaves a woman with painful connections to Phoebe's own past stranded in World War II-era London. Combining an inventive science fiction premise with psychological suspense, this atmospheric thriller delivers surprising twists, emotional depth, and thought-provoking questions about guilt, redemption, and rewriting history.
Traitors
by Robert B. McCaw

When a Russian sleeper agent offers evidence of a deep-cover conspiracy, Justice Department counterintelligence official Robert Cooper uncovers a network of infiltrators reaching the FBI and the White House. As political upheaval in Moscow escalates the global stakes, this authentic espionage thriller delivers relentless suspense, geopolitical intrigue, and unexpected twists.
Stay Buried
by Jennifer McMahon

Returning to their family's long-forgotten hometown, siblings Ashley and Malcolm uncover a chilling connection between their mother's disappearance and a century-old local tragedy. Told across dual timelines, this atmospheric folk horror combines queer history, folklore, and unsettling family secrets.
Plant Lady
by Minyoung Kang

Yoohee's popular plant shop is known for reviving struggling plants -- but some customers seek help with far more dangerous problems. When abusive men begin disappearing, a determined detective starts asking questions. This darkly witty and atmospheric suspense novel pairs botanical charm with sharp social commentary, emotional depth, and satisfying vigilante justice.
Cloudthief
by Nathaniel Rich

Why settle for nothing, when you can steal everything? Tim, a disillusioned journalist, and Virginia, a tech-savvy con artist, team up to pull off an audacious heist: stealing the world's most valuable secrets from a massive data center. But as hidden truths and personal betrayals surface, their risky scheme spirals into a high-stakes thriller about privacy, power, and survival in the digital age.
The Haul: A Heist Novel
by Gary Phillips

After years of close calls, professional thief O'Conner has settled into semi-retirement, running legitimate businesses and keeping his criminal past hidden. But when he's offered a chance to orchestrate a multi-million-dollar heist targeting a tech billionaire's secret bunker beneath a Los Angeles basketball arena, he can't resist. As the risky job unfolds, old enemies and buried secrets resurface, forcing O'Conner to confront the life he's spent years trying to leave behind. Told alongside flashbacks to his childhood as an orphan in Los Angeles, this fast-paced thriller explores loyalty, ambition, and a thief at a crossroads.
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