Thrillers and Suspense
September 2025*
Recent Releases
The woman in suite 11
by Ruth Ware

Journalist Lo Blacklock travels to a luxury Swiss hotel hoping to revive her career, but when a mysterious woman draws her into a dangerous chase across Europe, she must weigh ambition against survival in a world of wealth and shifting alliances.
Girl in the creek
by Wendy N. Wagner

Erin searches for her missing brother in the forests near Mt. Hood, only to uncover a trail of disappearances, a corpse in a creek and a terrifying force willing to kill to keep its secrets hidden.
The Ascent
by Allison Buccola

Twenty years after being the sole survivor of a now-vanished doomsday commune whose members vanished overnight, Lee Burton’s carefully built life begins to unravel. A stranger's sudden offer of answers pulls her back into the mystery she’s long tried to forget, forcing her to confront secrets, rising paranoia, and the fragility of motherhood and identity.
Marguerite by the Lake
by Mary Dixie Carter

Gardener Phoenix Sullivan is drawn into the glamorous, high-stakes world of lifestyle icon Marguerite Gray and her husband, Geoffrey. After a dangerous affair and Marguerite’s suspicious death, Phoenix steps into Marguerite's life at the Rosecliff estate -- only to face ghostly visions and mounting misgivings.
Parents Weekend
by Alex Finlay

During Parents Weekend at an elite California college, five students vanish without a trace. As panic spreads and secrets unravel, FBI Agent Sarah Keller is called in to investigate. Told through multiple perspectives, this suspenseful, character-driven story explores family dysfunction, public scrutiny, and buried pasts. Fans of Mary Higgins Clark will be hooked.
Central Park West : a crime novel
by James B. Comey

A federal prosecutor, Nora Carleton, enters into a high-stakes investigation involving conspiracy, corruption and danger when a mobster she is trying to convict offers information about an assassination in the first crime novel from the former director of the FBI.
A Thousand Natural Shocks
by Omar Hussain

In this mesmerizing debut, reporter Dash Hassan battles trauma and memory loss while investigating a serial killer in Monterey, California. Entangled with a mysterious cult promising to erase pain, Dash races to uncover dark secrets, stop the murders, and reclaim his past before his memories and identity disappear completely.
Letters from the Dead
by Isabella Valeri

A young heiress from a powerful European dynasty is exiled after uncovering a centuries-old family secret. Years later, recalled from an isolated American boarding school, she must confront family intrigues, an arranged marriage, and her own ruthless father in this atmospheric debut filled with suspense, privilege, and betrayal.
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