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Thrillers and Suspense July 2025 |
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| The Ghostwriter by Julie ClarkIn The Ghostwriter, Julie Clark crafts a suspenseful, emotionally charged thriller about Olivia Dumont, a ghostwriter hired by her estranged father to tell the truth about a decades-old family tragedy. As buried secrets emerge, Olivia confronts legacy, identity, and the chilling cost of uncovering the past. You might also like: The Only One Left by Riley Sager. |
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| FDR Drive by James ComeyIn his most gripping legal thriller yet, former FBI director James Comey brings back prosecutor Nora Carleton and investigator Benny Dugan to tackle far-right extremist Samuel Buchanan. As courtroom drama unfolds, a new terror threat looms, forcing them to stop a deadly attack at the U.N. FDR Drive is timely, tense, and unflinching. |
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| The Man Made of Smoke by Alex NorthCriminal profiler Dan Garvie returns to his childhood island home after his father’s suspicious death, only to uncover chilling clues that a notorious serial killer from his past may have returned. Alex North’s latest is a haunting, twist-filled thriller about buried trauma, family secrets, and the monsters that never stay dead. For fans of: Thomas Harris. |
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| With a Vengeance by Riley SagerAnna Matheson lures six individuals responsible for her family’s ruin onto a luxury train, planning to confront them and force confessions. But when a passenger is murdered, Anna's carefully laid plans unravel. Now, she must risk her own life to protect her enemies as the situation spirals into deadly chaos. |
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| Kill Your Darlings by Peter SwansonPeter Swanson's twisty thriller follows Thom and Wendy Graves, a seemingly ordinary couple with a deadly secret. Told in reverse, the narrative reveals their shared dark past, Wendy's growing plan to murder Thom, and the slow unraveling of their marriage. This complex psychological tale is full of surprises and emotional tension. |
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| So Happy Together by Olivia WorleyJane believes Colin is her soulmate, and after their brief romance ends, she becomes determined to win him back. When he starts dating Zoe, Jane’s obsession leads to a shocking discovery that entangles all three in a web of lies, secrets, and murder. This is the adult debut of YA author Olivia Worley. |
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Nobody's Fool
by Harlan Coben
Backpacking in Spain, Sami Kierce wakes up covered in blood, his girlfriend Anna dead, and he runs? Then years later he sees Anna in his night school classroom, she bolts, and he must find her to solve the mystery that has haunted him.
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The Perfect Divorce
by Jeneva Rose
In the suspenseful sequel to The Perfect Marriage, Sarah Morgan’s life is upended when new DNA evidence reopens her late husband’s murder case, thrusting her back into the spotlight. As she navigates a messy divorce from her current husband, who’s implicated in a mistress’s disappearance, secrets and tensions spiral in a dangerous game.
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Don't Let Him In
by Lisa Jewell
When charming Nick Radcliffe enters Nina's life, her daughter Ash grows suspicious, uncovering unsettling secrets that connect them to Martha, a florist with a husband who keeps disappearing, leading all three women toward a chilling truth they never expected.
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Death at the White Hart
by Chris Chibnall
When a pub owner is found gruesomely murdered, Detective Nicola Bridge returns to her quaint coastal hometown to uncover dark secrets hidden beneath its picturesque façade, risking the destruction of everything she thought she knew.
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The Night We Lost Him
by Laura Dave
As Nora and her estranged brother Sam form an uneasy alliance to unravel the mystery of their father's death, they start putting together the pieces of their father's past and uncover a family secret that changes everything.
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