Longwood Public Library
Thrillers and Suspense
August 2026
Recent Releases
Whisper Creek
by Allison Brennan

After her husband's death, Ellen McKenna is determined to keep her Texas farm and family together despite mounting financial pressures and devastating storms. When her children stumble upon signs of violent crime, they become caught in a dangerous mystery. As floodwaters rise, Ellen must fight to protect both her land and the people she loves.
It Could Have Been Her
by Lisa Jewell

When a lost dog leads Jane Trevally to a sinister London house tied to a terrifying night from her past, she becomes drawn into the search for a missing teenage girl. As long-buried secrets surface, Jane and her stepson uncover a chilling legacy of abuse and deception in Lisa Jewell’s atmospheric, gothic psychological thriller.
Keep Them Close
by David Ellis

Siblings Allison and Luke have been through a lot together. They'd do anything for each other. Or so it seems. When Allison's husband, Finley, is murdered, the investigation threatens to expose the siblings' darkest secrets. An illicit affair. A decades-old accident. A stunning deception. How do these events explain Finley's death? How far will Allison and Luke go to keep their secrets buried? As the investigation winds tighter and past and present collide, the most shocking betrayal might lie a little too close to home.
The Butler
by Clare Mackintosh

A glamorous gathering at a luxurious villa in the South of France turns deadly when a guest is found floating in the pool. As tensions rise and hidden secrets come to light among the wealthy guests, veteran butler Baxter is asked to help uncover the truth. But as he investigates, Baxter may become the killer's next target.
Based on a True Story
by Sarah Vaughan

Bestselling children’s author Dame Eleanor Kingman has spent decades carefully crafting her public image, but an anonymous threat on the eve of her 70th birthday celebration puts everything at risk. As secrets unravel and a death shocks her family and guests, a web of lies, resentments, and hidden motives emerges in this gripping psychological suspense novel.
Nine Lives
by Catherine Steadman

After a divorce, Frankie moves to an upscale London neighborhood for a fresh start with her beloved cat, Blue. But when Blue returns home with the words help me scratched onto his collar, Frankie becomes obsessed with uncovering the secrets hidden behind her neighbors' polished facades. What begins as curiosity soon turns into a dangerous search for the truth.
The Au Pair
by Teddy Wayne

When a once-successful novelist’s stagnant career and strained marriage collide with the arrival of a captivating Norwegian au pair, long-suppressed tensions come to the fore. Obsession and betrayal take hold and the household descends into chaos, culminating in tragedy and public fallout in this dark, incisive domestic thriller about ambition, desire, and self-deception.
Perfect Life
by Meredith Lavender

Five years after leaving her California life behind, Este Walker has built a comfortable new life among Winter Park, Florida's wealthy elite. But when a figure from her past reappears and a shocking death rocks her community, long-buried secrets begin to surface. As suspicion falls on her husband, Este must untangle a web of lies to uncover the truth about what happened in California before her carefully crafted life falls apart.
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