Our June 2025 Picks   Recent Releases Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker Haunted by her sister Delilah's murder in the early days of COVID-19, 20-something Cora Zeng takes a job as a crime scene cleaner in New York City's Chinatown, where she soon discovers a serial killer may be targeting East Asian women. Is there a connection between her sister's murder and these crimes? For fans of: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones. Whistle by Linwood Barclay "New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay enters new territory with a supernatural thriller in which a woman and her young son move to a small town looking for a fresh start, only to be haunted by disturbing events and strange visions when they find a mysterious train set in a storage shed" Eat the Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin Single and unemployed Shell Pine moves back in with her parents in the Dublin suburbs, where she takes a job at a flower shop in a run-down mall. When the shop's owner, Neve, catches her eye, she'll have to compete for Neve's attention with a monstrous, possessive orchid that's taken over the mall—and Neve. For fans of: Little Shop of Horrors, Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell, and But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo. Never Flinch by Stephen King "From master storyteller Stephen King comes an extraordinary new novel with intertwining storylines—one about a killer on a diabolical revenge mission, and another about a vigilante targeting a feminist celebrity speaker—featuring the beloved Holly Gibney and a dynamic new cast of characters. When the Buckeye City Police Department receives a disturbing letter from a person threatening to 'kill thirteen innocents and one guilty' in 'an act of atonement for the needless death of an innocent man,' Detective Izzy Jaynes has no idea what to think." The Lamb by Lucy Rose In their secluded forest cottage, Margot and her mother welcome “strays”— lost travelers whom Mama feeds and ultimately consumes. But when a striking stranger named Eden arrives during a snowstorm, Margot must confront her family's dark practices and assert her own desires. 2024 Bram Stoker Awards Bram Stoker (1847-1912) is best known as the writer of one of the original Horror masterpieces, Dracula (1897). The Bram Stoker Awards—given by the Horror Writers Association—celebrate excellence in the horror genre, making the winner and nominee lists the perfect way to find your next slam dunk spooky read. Winners will be announced on June 14th.     Midnight Rooms by Donyae Coles Nominee in the Superior Achievement in a First Novel category. Faced with limited prospects in 1840 Bristol, England, biracial orphan Orabella accepts a proposal of marriage from the charismatic Elias Bakersby, who whisks her away to his family's country estate with promises of a life of leisure. But not all is as it seems at Korringhill Manor, and Orabella quickly suspects her new husband has ulterior motives for her presence there. Try this next: The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling; This Cursed House by Del Sandeen.  I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones Nominee in the Superior Achievement in a Novel category. Stephen Graham Jones follows up his Indian Lake trilogy with the gruesome and darkly humorous confessional of murderer Tolly Driver, who went on a killing spree as a teen in 1989 Lamesa, Texas. For fans of: The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay. The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste Nominee in the Superior Achievement in a Novel category. Twenty years after surviving a cosmic event that turned everyone in her hometown into ghosts, Talitha Velkwood returns to the site of the haunting to confront past traumas and reckon with horrors both real and supernatural in this character-driven latest from the author of The Rust Maidens. Try this next: The Wonder State by Sara Flannery Murphy. Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman Nominee in the Superior Achievement in a Novel category. Bestselling author Josh Malerman's (Bird Box) latest stars eight-year-old Bela, whose relationship with her menacing imaginary friend "Other Mommy" pushes her parents to their breaking point. For fans of: Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage. Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan Nominee in the Superior Achievement in a First Novel category. In this gruesome and humorous 1st in the Evans Funeral Parlor series, the owners of a funeral parlor in 1999 southeast Texas fight to protect their small town when the recently deceased begin rising from the dead. Try this next: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix; Cutting Teeth by Chandler Baker. Want to explore more ideas? Check out our library's Suspense book lists to browse recommendations!