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Thrillers and Suspense August 2025 |
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| El Dorado Drive by Megan AbbottIn Megan Abbott’s latest noir-tinged thriller, three Detroit sisters entangle themselves in the Wheel, a secretive, women-led investment group promising financial salvation. As debts mount and loyalties fray, what began as a sisterhood of support spirals into manipulation, secrets, and escalating danger. A sharp, suspenseful exploration of desperation, power, and betrayal. |
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Not quite dead yet : a novel
by Holly Jackson
"In seven days Jet Mason will be dead. Jet is the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in Woodstock, Vermont. Twenty-seven years old, she's still waiting for her life to begin. I'll do it later, she always says. She has time. Until Halloween night,when Jet is violently attacked by an unseen intruder. She suffers a catastrophic head injury. The doctor is certain that within a week, the injury will trigger a deadly aneurysm. Jet has never thought of herself as having enemies. But now she looks at everyone in a new light: her family, her former best friend turned sister-in-law, her ex-boyfriend. She has at most seven days, and as her condition deteriorates she has only her childhood friend Billy for help. But nevertheless, she's absolutely determinedto finally finish something: Jet is going to solve her own murder"
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We are all guilty here : a novel
by Karin Slaughter
"The first thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and the Will Trent Series. Welcome to North Falls-a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think. Until the night of the fireworks. When two teenage girls vanish, and the town ignites. For Officer Emmy Clifton, it's personal. She turned away when her best friend's daughter needed help-and now she must bring her home. But as Emmy combs through the puzzle the girls left behind, she realizes she never really knew them. Nobody did. Every teenage girl has secrets. But who would kill for them? And what else is the town hiding?"-- Provided by publisher
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| Don't Let Him In by Lisa JewellGrieving widow Nina falls for the charming Nick Radcliffe, but her daughter Ash grows suspicious. Meanwhile, Martha begins to question her own husband’s secrets. As the two women's lives intersect, they uncover a web of lies spun by a dangerous con man in this tense psychological thriller from bestselling author Lisa Jewell. |
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| The Last Illusion of Paige White by Vanessa McCauslandWhen influencer Paige White is found dead in a lake near her idyllic Australian home, her childhood friend Jane, now a Sydney journalist, returns to investigate. As Jane digs into Paige’s polished online life, long-buried secrets and past tragedies resurface in this haunting, slow-burn mystery about image, memory, and betrayal. |
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| The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-GarciaA graduate student researching a mysterious horror author uncovers dark family secrets and a haunting past linked to witchcraft and disappearances spanning decades. Silvia Moreno-Garcia weaves a multi-timeline gothic horror rich with folklore, suspense, and power struggles, delivering a chilling tale of legacy, survival, and supernatural terror. |
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The surrogate mother
by Freida McFadden
"Abby wants a baby more than anything. But after years of failed infertility treatments and adoptions that have fallen through, it seems like motherhood is not in her future. That is, until her personal assistant Monica makes a generous offer that will make all of Abby's dreams come true. But it turns out Monica isn't who she says she is. The woman now carrying Abby's child has an unspeakable secret. And she will stop at nothing to get what she wants"
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| The White Crow by Michael RobothamPhilomena McCarthy, a principled London police officer and daughter of a notorious gangster, faces a harrowing case involving a murdered mother, a missing child, and a violent jewelry heist. Torn between family loyalty and justice, Phil navigates dangerous threats in this tense, character-driven crime novel. |
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