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Thrillers & Suspense January 6, 2026 |
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Spasm
by Robin Cook
In this fast-paced medical thriller, Jack Stapleton and Laurie Montgomery are drawn out of a rare break when a small-town doctor asks for help investigating a puzzling death and a cluster of rapidly advancing Alzheimer’s-like cases in rural upstate New York. What begins as a working vacation in the seemingly idyllic town of Essex Falls turns dark when a body vanishes before autopsy. As Jack digs deeper, the couple uncover disturbing secrets behind the town’s recent decline—leading to the discovery of a terrifying bioweapon scheme with potentially global consequences.
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The Burning Library
by Gilly MacMillan
This dark academic thriller centers on a centuries-old secret that links a mysterious death to a hidden war between two powerful women’s organizations. When seemingly ordinary Eleanor Bruton is found dead on a Scottish shore, the discovery of a fragment of medieval embroidery reveals her connection to a long-running, deadly rivalry between two groups vying to control a priceless manuscript. As scholar Dr. Anya Brown is recruited to translate ancient texts at an elite institute in St. Andrews—and detective Clio Spicer investigates Eleanor’s death—their paths converge, exposing obsession, ambition, and danger in a high-stakes struggle where uncovering the truth could prove fatal.
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Stuart Woods' Blown Away
by Brett Battles
Teddy Fay whisks away to join Peter and Hattie Barrington in Palm Springs. But his hope for a relaxing vacation vanishes when he attends a prominent actor's annual birthday party, where he witnesses a heated squabble between two women, only for one of them to turn up dead the next day. Teddy investigates who might be lurking in the shadows and uncovers a web of intrigue involving a sinister plan to take over a cutting-edge energy company. If he doesn't act fast, valuable secrets risk falling into the wrong hands, but more importantly, innocent lives could be in jeopardy.
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Silent Bones
by Val McDermid
Scotland, 2025. When torrential winter rain causes a landslide on a motorway, it dislodges more than mud and asphalt--it reveals a skeleton, concealed when the road was built eleven years prior. Sam Nimmo, an investigative journalist who'd been poking his nose into the murky politics of the Scottish independence referendum, had become the prime suspect in the brutal murder of his girlfriend when he vanished. Now he's reappeared, buried under the motorway. It's the perfect cold case for DCI Karen Pirie, chief of Police Scotland's Historic Cases Unit. But when an allegation of murder surfaces over the supposedly accidental death of a hotel manager, it unearths a series of interlinked puzzles that will test Karen and her team unlike ever before.
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The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe: A True Crime Thriller
by James Patterson
A fictionalized, fast-paced account of Marilyn Monroe's final months, blending fact and speculation to explore the mystery surrounding her death. In life, Marilyn Monroe's superstardom defies classification. In death, she remains shrouded in mystery.
In the hours before her death, she argues with US Attorney General Bobby Kennedy and his brother-in-law Peter Lawford. 'Here I am, the most beautiful woman in the world, and I do not have a date for Saturday night.' On June 1, 2026, the world celebrates Marilyn Monroe's one hundredth birthday--without her--
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Victim #8
by Traci Hunter Abramson
Haunted by a failed mission, military aide Luke Steele teams up with FBI Special Agent Amberlyn Reiner to investigate a journalist's suspicious death in Istanbul. They uncover a conspiracy threatening millions of US citizens, including the president, with nuclear destruction. Amid the danger, Luke must overcome self-doubt and trust in his budding relationship with Amberlyn as they work to stop the catastrophic plot in time.
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Tom Clancy Executive Power
by Brian Andrews
Even in a family of strong individualists like the Ryans, Kyle has stood out as a lone wolf. For years he's gone his own way, joining the DIA rather than the CIA, and disagreeing with his father's politics. Now he's missing in an African country on the brink of a coup. His last message to his handlers: 'We're on the wrong side of history.' His father, the President of the United States, is about to discover which is more important to him: the interests of his country or the life of his son.
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White Wolf: An Evan Ryder Novel
by Eric Van Lustbader
Evan Ryder races against time in a landscape where secrets can no longer hide behind digital walls. Ilona Shokova, the elusive, deadly assassin White Wolf, holds the key to mastering this unhackable method. Two powerful, deadly women, one quest. Will either one of them survive? In this pulse-pounding thriller, the future isn't just written in code-- it's locked behind it.
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