Cardington-Lincoln Public Library

Thrillers and Suspense
July 2025
Recent Releases
The red queen
by Martha Grimes

"A sudden murder in an English village pub sets off the twenty-sixth novel in the bestselling series starring superintendent Richard Jury, Funny, eccentric, and fueled by Richard Jury's talent for seeing clues in the most unlikely places, The Red Queen is a welcome return to a classic character and an exciting addition to a series that has been called "delightful, surprising, even magical" (Washington Post)"
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.
The Undoing of Violet Claybourne
by Emily Critchley

Emily Critchley’s gothic saga weaves together family trauma, betrayal, and suspense. In 1938, naive Gillian Larkin befriends quirky Violet Claybourne at boarding school and joins her at Thornleigh Hall for Christmas. Manipulated by Violet’s cunning sisters, Gillian tragically betrays her friend. This chilling tale of deception and consequences delivers a haunting, unforgettable ending.
Night in the city : a novel
by Michael McGarrity

Accused of the murder of his former lover, Korean War veteran Sam Monroe is forced to abandon his job as an assistant district attorney and fight to clear his name.
Don't open your eyes : a novel
by Liv Constantine

Shaken by premonitions of a future where she hates her husband and her daughter is in danger, Annabelle's perfect life is shaken forcing her to decipher her visions before a single choice seals her fate and the future becomes reality.
Marble Hall murders : a novel
by Anthony Horowitz

Murder links past and present once again in this mind-boggling metafictional mystery from Anthony Horowitz—another tribute to the golden age of Agatha Christie
With a Vengeance
by Riley Sager

Anna 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.
We Live Here Now : Stenciled Edges
by Sarah Pinborough

A haunting Gothic novel about a house-and a marriage-gone terribly wrong. After an accident that nearly kills her, Emily and her husband, Freddie, move from London to a beautiful Dartmoor country house called Larkin Lodge. The house is gorgeous, striking, and, to Emily, something about it feels deeply wrong. Old boards creak at night, fires go out, and books fall from the shelves. But these things happen only when Emily's alone, so are they happening at all?  Emily becomes obsessed with discovering the truth about Larkin Lodge. But if the house has secrets, so do Emily and her husband.
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