Thrillers and Suspense
August 2025
Recent Releases
The Cleaner : a novel
by Mary Watson

One of the estate's residents has ruined her life-and she's come for revenge-in a twisty psychological thriller that reveals the danger of underestimating the seemingly powerless.
Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Escape
by Brian Freeman

Jason Bourne is on a boat in the Mediterranean moonlight with his lover, Johanna. Then in the next instant, he finds himself floating on wreckage as fire and smoke choke the sky. Johanna is gone. And Bourne finds the darkness of lost memory closing around his mind again. 
Mean moms : a novel
by Emma Rosenblum

Meet Frost, Morgan, and Nell-a wealthy, gorgeous group of New York City moms, the queen bees of downtown Manhattan. Their children attend the top private school in the city, but on the first day of school, the arrival of Sofia shakes up their world. When Sofia quickly integrates herself into their clique, inexplicably bad things start to happen.
Do Not Disturb
by Freida McFadden

Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime and makes a run for it. But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her off the road, Quinn must take refuge at the Baxter Motel. The handsome owner, Nick Baxter, is happy to offer her a cheap room for the night. Unfortunately, the Baxter Motel isn't the safe haven it seemed to be.
Fade in
by Kyle Mills

When ex-navy SEAL Salam "Fade" al-Fayed steps in front of a sniper's bullet, he assumes that he's reached the end of the road--his death wish has finally been answered. Instead, he wakes in a hospital and wanted by authorities. So when a shadowy organization offers him a new identity and next-generation medical care, he has no choice but to agree. 
Departure 37 : a novel
by Scott Carson

After pilots across America refuse to fly following mysterious calls from their mothers, some long dead, a teenager in Maine becomes entangled in a decades-old secret tied to a 1962 naval experiment, a deadly discovery and rising global tensions.
The Dead Husband Cookbook
by Danielle Valentine

When Thea Woods is chosen to work with Maria Capello on her sure-to-be-infamous memoir, she finds that there might be something sinister lurking behind the Capello family.
The List
by Steve Berry

Brent Walker is returning home to Concord, a quaint town in central Georgia nestled close to the Savannah River, after landing a job at Southern Republic. For decades Southern Republic has invested heavily in Concord, but the genteel sheen of this quiet town is deceiving. When a list of cryptic code surfaces, Brent starts to see the cracks.
Culpability
by Bruce W. Holsinger

When the Cassidy-Shaws' autonomous minivan collides with an oncoming car, seventeen-year-old Charlie is in the driver's seat, with his father, Noah, riding shotgun. In the back seat, tweens Alice and Izzy are on their phones, while their mother, Lorelei, a world leader in the field of artificial intelligence, is absorbed in her work. Yet each family member harbors a secret, implicating them all in the tragic accident. 
The Locked Ward : a novel
by Sarah Pekkanen

When Amanda visits her institutionalized twin Georgia—accused of murdering their younger sister—she's drawn into a chilling spiral of doubt, buried family tensions, and psychological manipulation that forces her to question the truth, her past, and her own sanity.
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