May 2026 list by Bonnie Bradford |
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All Her Fault
by Andrea Mara
Marissa Irvine arrives at 14 Tudor Grove, expecting to pick up her young son Milo from his first playdate with a boy at his new school. But the woman who answers the door isn't a mother she recognises. She isn't the nanny. She doesn't have Milo. And so begins every parent's worst nightmare.
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The Asset
by Mike Lawson
In the middle of the night, just outside Washington D.C., a homeless veteran is killed in a hit-and-run—a tragedy that barely catches the attention of the media and police. But backchannel intel points Joe DeMarco in to a possible double agent. Joe DiMarco Thriller series.
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Blade
by Wendy Walker
Ana Robbins was an Olympic star in the making―until tragedy forced her to leave that world behind. Now she’s a successful defense attorney. When her former coach turns up dead, Ana lands right back where it all began, and ended: The Palace, a world-renowned skating facility in the mountains of Colorado.
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Escape!
by Stephen Fishbach
Everyone gets the story arc they deserve.
A has-been reality TV star and a disgraced producer get one last shot at fame on a show set on a remote island, only to discover that the plot twists are beyond what they ever imagined.
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The Exes
by Leodora Darlington
Who hasn’t wanted to murder an ex—figuratively, at least? Natalie’s seemingly perfect romantic life is on the verge of collapse as she uncovers a hidden history surfacing dark secrets that have deadly consequences.
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The Flack
by Brad Parks
Curt Hinton and Angel Reddish are former college roommates now best friends. So when Angel offers Curt a lucrative position at Balco, Curt takes the leap. But on his first day, he learns that Angel was killed during a carjacking. His final warning: Don’t take the job. Just run.
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In Her Defense
by Philippa Malicka
Everyone is watching. Only one person knows the truth.
As a sensational celebrity libel trial unfolds, it’s Augusta “Gus” Bird, a former employee—a seemingly insignificant bystander, a nobody—who secretly wields the power to make or break the case.
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Make It Out Alive
by Allison Brennan
Three newlywed couples have turned up dead in an exclusive Florida resort. Now it’s up to the FBI Mobile Response Team to catch a serial killer before anyone else ends up dead. Quinn & Costa Thriller series.
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Missing Sam
by Thrity Umrigar
A tense and twisty story of a woman who goes missing on a morning run and her wife's determination to both find her and clear her own name.
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Our Beautiful Mess
by Adele Parks
Connie can’t wait to have her daughters back home for the holidays, including Fran's new boyfriend. But Connie has something to hide. And someone in the house has another devastating secret. A deception which will put everyone Connie loves in danger.
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Paper Cut
by Rachel Taff
Everybody knows the story. Nobody knows the truth…
Lucy Golden is a true-crime icon, infamous for escaping a cult as a teenager, but she finds her future threatened when dangerous secrets come back to haunt her.
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The Quiet Neighbor
by J. D. Barker & Adam Roach
Cynthia Burrows thought she'd built the perfect life. But when her 18-year-old daughter vanishes without a trace, Cynthia's hidden past and darkest memories are dragged back to the surface.
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Read Between the Lies
by Jesse Q. Sutanto
In this claustrophobic psychological suspense story, the line between victim and villain blurs with every chapter. Because in the end, everyone has their own version of the truth―but only one will make it onto the page.
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Rifle Season
by Pat Kelly
Mason “Mace” Winters is a game hunter in a race against time to save his family from the most dangerous predator on earth--other people... Mace Winters series.
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Such Sheltered Lives
by Alyssa Sheinmel
Rush’s Recovery promises rehabilitation to its wealthy guests with the utmost discretion. But when a body is discovered, how long can the center’s secrets stay buried?
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Whiteout
by Lynette Eason & Dani Pettrey
Brace yourself for double the suspense in these snowbound adventures as an avalanche forces two couples to face down their enemies in a ski resort shut off from the outside world.
Buried in Shadows by Dani Pettrey
Snowbound Secrets by Lynette Eason
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The Witching Hours
by Heather Graham
A haunting murder and kidnapping on the outskirts of Salem, Massachusetts, sends Skye McMahon and Zachary Erickson, two people with unique talents, hunting for answers from both the past and present.
The Crows series.
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Wolf Hour
by Jo Nesbo
A down-and-out suspended police officer with a dubious past, and a mysterious Norwegian crime writer conduct parallel investigations, six years apart, into a series of puzzling murders.
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