Our January 2026 Picks
 
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Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Ace Atkins
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
by Ace Atkins

In Cold War-era Atlanta, 14-year-old Peter Bennett’s hunch about his mom’s boyfriend being a Soviet spy sets off a chain reaction of chaos. With help from a washed-up writer and a formidable drag queen, he’s swept into a maze of assassins, double agents, FBI intrigue, and ’80s-soaked danger in this action-packed and comedic thriller.
Spasm by Robin Cook
Spasm
by Robin Cook

When Laurie Montgomery temporarily steps down from her position as Chief Medical Examiner, she and Jack receive a call from Jack's former medical school classmate, Robert Neilson, who is the sole family practitioner in Essex Falls, an idyllic town tucked away in New York State's Adirondack Mountains. As the county coroner, Dr. Neilson is in over his head trying to explain the sudden death of a young, healthy pest control worker on top of an outbreak of rapidly progressive Alzheimer's-like cases, and he pleads with Jack and Laurie to come lend a professional hand.
Gone Before Goodbye by Harlan Coben
Gone Before Goodbye
by Reese Witherspoon &Harlan Coben

Maggie McCabe is teetering on the brink. A highly skilled and renowned Army combat surgeon, she has always lived life at the edge, where she could make the most impact. And it was all going to plan—until a devastating series of tragedies leads to her medical license being revoked. At her lowest point, she is thrown a lifeline by an elite plastic surgeon whose anonymous clientele demand the best care money can buy, as well as absolute discretion. After assisting one of the world's most mysterious men with an unconventional medical request, the patient suddenly disappears. And now Maggie must become a fugitive.
White Wolf: An Evan Ryder Novel by Eric Van Lustbader
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.
Only Way Out by Tod Goldberg
Only Way Out
by Tod Goldberg

Failed lawyer Robert Green has such a good plan: Crack three hundred safe-deposit boxes and sail off to South America with his brilliant, morally flexible sister, Penny. If it weren't for the damned freezing rain. In the dying resort town of Granite Shores, cop Jack Biddle is self-appointed king—mostly of bad decisions. Between his family's crumbling legacy, a wife who just joined the city council, and life-threatening gambling debts, Jack's looking for a way out. Then he spots a van spinning off a mountain road into the valley below. In the wreckage, Jack finds a very dead Robert, millions in heisted loot...and opportunity.
Cry Havoc: A Tom Reece Thriller by Jack Carr
Cry Havoc: A Tom Reece Thriller
by Jack Carr

Just before the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy, as riots and protests rage across the nation, a spy ship is captured by communist forces off the coast of North Korea. The crew thought they had destroyed everything of intelligence value. They were wrong. As a KGB 'illegal' elicits information from a high-ranking NSA official, and teams of infiltrating special operators disappear without a trace, an ambitious Soviet advisor launches an ingenious plan that could forever alter the world balance of power. SEAL operator Tom Reece is about to be thrust into a bloody battle to discover the truth.
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown
The Secret of Secrets
by Dan Brown

Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon—a prominent noetic scientist with whom he has recently begun a relationship. Katherine is on the verge of publishing an explosive book that contains startling discoveries about the nature of human consciousness and threatens to disrupt centuries of established belief. But a brutal murder catapults the trip into chaos, and Katherine suddenly disappears—along with her manuscript.
Stuart Woods' Blown Away by Brett Battles
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. If Teddy doesn't act fast, valuable secrets risk falling into the wrong hands, but more importantly, innocent lives could be in jeopardy.
The Quiet Mother: A Detective Konrad Novel by Arnaldur Indridason
The Quiet Mother: A Detective Konrad Novel
by Arnaldur Indridason

A woman is found murdered in her Reykjavik home, her apartment ransacked. On her desk lies a note with retired detective Konrad's phone number. Days earlier, she had begged him to find the child she gave up nearly fifty years ago. But Konrad, reluctant to reopen old wounds, turned her away. Now, haunted by guilt, he vows to uncover the truth—for her and for himself.
Exit Strategy: A Reacher Novel by Lee Child
Exit Strategy: A Reacher Novel
by Lee Child

First—a Baltimore coffee shop. As he leaves, a young guy brushes against him in the doorway. Instinctively Reacher checks the pocket holding his cash and passport. Nothing is missing. Second—a store to buy a coat. Nothing fancy. Something he can ditch when he heads to warmer climates. As he pulls out his cash, he finds something new in his pocket. A handwritten plea for help. Third—wherever this bend in the road takes him. Impressed by the guy's technique and intrigued by the message, Reacher makes it his mission to find out more...
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe: A True Crime Thriller by James Patterson
The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe: A True Crime Thriller
by James Patterson

In life, Marilyn Monroe's superstardom defies classification. In death, she remains shrouded in mystery. In the months before her death, Marilyn polishes the script for her ultimately unfinished film, Something's Got to Give. In the weeks before her death, she drinks champagne on Santa Monica Beach with the last photographer to take her picture. In the days before her death, she's a guest of Frank Sinatra in the Celebrity Room at the Cal Neva Lodge. In the hours before her death, she argues with US Attorney General Bobby Kennedy and his brother-in-law Peter Lawford. Then, an emergency session with her psychiatrist.
Where He Left Me
by Nicole Baart

Stranded in a snowy, secluded mountain home, Sadie Sheridan faces a menacing situation when her husband vanishes. As a blizzard rages outside and mysterious figures appear nearby, she must protect her two young sons and dig into her husband's past—uncovering secrets that turn love into fear in this chilling, atmospheric suspense novel.
The Living and the Dead
by Christoffer Carlsson

Two decades after a teenager was killed in 1999, a new murder forces a small Swedish town to confront what it tried to forget. The earlier case—overshadowed by a deadly crash and a catastrophic landslide—left the truth buried. Now investigators revisit old lies, uncovering enduring loyalties, deep betrayals, and consequences that never faded.
Who Knows You by Heart
by C.J. Farley

Octavia Crenshaw thinks she’s escaping one tech fiasco, but her new job at powerhouse Eustachian hides an ominous AI project and a maze of bias and surveillance. As she and a colleague grow closer, Octavia discovers how deep the exploitation runs in this sharp, witty blend of workplace satire and tech-noir suspense.
Made You Look
by Tanya Grant

A glamorous influencer getaway in the Catskills turns lethal when a blizzard cuts off cell service and traps the group together. As egos clash and hidden scandals erupt, one guest ends up dead—and more violence follows. With no escape, the entourage realizes the killer is likely one of them. For fans of: Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley.
Haven't Killed in Years
by Amy K. Green

Gwen Tanner, formerly Marin Haggerty, has lived quietly under a new identity to escape her infamous past as a serial killer’s daughter. But when grisly body parts appear at her door, she must face old secrets, track a cunning killer, and discover that trust—and family—can be deadly.
The Red Scare Murders
by Con Lehane

Con Lehane delivers a gripping noir set in 1950s New York, where blacklisted animator-turned-PI Mick Mulligan races to save a Black communist cab driver from execution. Immersed in Cold War paranoia, labor unrest, and organized crime, Mick navigates a tangled web of politics, betrayal, and danger in a tale that blends historical detail with tense, hardboiled suspense.
 
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