Thrillers and Suspense
November 2025

Recent Releases
Photograph by Brian Freeman
Photograph
by Brian Freeman

Private investigator Shannon Wells must unravel a decades-old mystery when her former client, Faith Selby, is found dead. With only a vintage photograph of a girl in a motel parking lot as a clue, Shannon traces the case from Florida to Michigan, confronting dangerous secrets that intertwine with her own troubled past.
I Become Her: A Thriller by Joe Hart
Become Her: A Thriller
by Joe Hart

Imogen and Lev Carmichael are on a honeymoon cruise in the Mediterranean when Imogen suspects her husband of being unfaithful. Imogen's search for her husband's true identity spirals into a nightmare of fear and paranoia.
Boom town by Nic Stone
Boom Town
by Nic Stone

When a dancer goes missing from Boom Town, Lyriq risks everything to uncover the truth, plunging into Atlanta's underworld to expose the secrets behind two disappearances that may be more connected than anyone dares to admit.
Her One Regret by Donna Freitas
Her One Regret
by Donna Freitas

When successful Rhode Island real estate agent Lucy Mendoza vanishes, leaving her baby behind in a grocery store parking lot, the news quickly makes national headlines. However, Lucy had confessed something unspeakable to her best friend: She regretted becoming a mother, so much that she'd fantasized about faking her own kidnapping. 
Simultaneous by Eric Heisserer
Simultaneous
by Eric Heisserer

Federal agent Grant Lukather works for an unknown department of Homeland Security called Predictive Analytics. They look for patterns in tips and chatter to prevent a terrorist event before it happens. One of these calls, about a possible explosion in New Mexico, leads Grant to a case with unimaginable consequences. 
Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon
Gone Before Goodbye
by Reese Witherspoon

When disgraced combat surgeon Maggie McCabe takes a secretive job treating a powerful man overseas, his sudden disappearance pulls her into a deadly conspiracy forcing her on the run to uncover the truth and clear her name. 
After That, the Dark by Andrew Klavan
After That, the Dark
by Andrew Klavan

Cameron Winter, the ex-spy turned English professor finds love and then murder. He feels compelled to investigate a locked room mystery at Tulsa. Another mysterious death, just like the first, has taken place in Connecticut. Both murders seem linked to a sinister billionaire who once clashed with Winter's old mentor, the Recruiter.
Desperate Spies by Mark de Castrique
Desperate Spies
by Mark de Castrique

Badass 75-year-old retired FBI agent Ethel Fiona Crestwater is back--stalking mobsters, dodging bullets, and pulling off Bond-worthy moves as she tracks down missing state secrets in this fun and pacy new installment in the Secret Lives mystery series.
Deadly Trade by Sara Driscoll
Deadly Trade
by Sara Driscoll

FBI K-9 handler Meg Jennings can never walk away from her job, even amid her Hawaiian Islands honeymoon, where she and her search-and-rescue black Lab encounter a double threat from wildlife poachers and Mother Nature. 
The Tourists by Christopher Reich
The Tourists
by Christopher Reich

Retired special agent Mac Dekker travels to Paris to propose to Ava Attal, once Mossad's deadliest operative. Before he can propose, Ava leaves the table to take an urgent call and never returns. Mac launches a frantic search to find Ava and save thousands of lives. Mac's CIA training kicks in, along with his instincts: Did Ava come to Paris on a mission even more secretive than his own?
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