Thrillers
Recent Releases
Take it Back
by Kia Abdullah

Leaving her high-profile law position for a job at a crisis center, Zara Kaleel becomes involved in the case of a deformed teenage girl who accuses four boys in her class of rape, tearing the community apart. 
The Opium Prince
by Jasmine Aimaq

Accidentally killing a young Kochi girl while driving through Kabul, an Afghan-American foreign-aid worker is confronted by an opium dealer’s threats, the loss of his marriage and wrenching guilt over the local regime’s indifference. 
Pretty Little Wife
by Darby Kane

Lila Ridgefield lives in an idyllic college town, but not everything is what it seems. Lila isn't what she seems.
A student vanished months ago. Now, Lila's husband, Aaron, is also missing. At first these cases are treated as horrible coincidences until it's discovered the student is really the third of three unexplained disappearances over the last few years. The police are desperate to find the connection, if there even is one. Little do they know they might be stumbling over only part of the truth..
With the small town in an uproar, everyone is worried about the whereabouts of their beloved high school teacher. Everyone except Lila, his wife. She's definitely confused about her missing husband but only because she was the last person to see his body, and now it's gone.
Lazarus
by Lars Kepler

Investigating the murder spree of a killer who is targeting Europe’s most infamous criminals, Detective Joona Linna connects two of the victims before discovering she is following a ghost from her own past. By the author of The Hypnotist.
Little Threats
by Emily Schultz

Released after serving 15 years for a murder she cannot remember, a woman from a privileged family is interviewed by a crime-show host who believes there is more to the story. By the award-winning author of The Blondes. 
The Lady Upstairs
by Halley Sutton

Supporting herself by targeting and then blackmailing powerful unscrupulous men from Hollywood, Jo orchestrates a final con against a rising political star when she is wrongly targeted with suspicion for murder. 
Every Last Secret
by A. R. Torre

When her new friend and neighbor Neena Ryder, a woman anxious to move up in the world, becomes obsessed with her husband, Cat Winthorpe is plunged into a world of temptation, secrets and toxic jealousy that makes her question her desire for a perfect life.
The Lies You Told
by Harriet Tyce

From the acclaimed author of Blood Orange, a dark new psychological thriller about the perfect mother, the perfect wife, the perfect family—and the perfect murder.
Only Truth
by Julie Cameron

Surviving a violent assault she cannot remember, a successful artist relocates to the country with her husband to recuperate from her injuries before uncovering dark secrets and noting the return of an eerily familiar stranger from her clouded past.
Do Not Disturb 
by Claire Douglas

Returning to her native Wales in the aftermath of a traumatic event, Kirsty reconnects with her estranged cousin, Selena, whose mysterious return places Kirsty and her daughters at risk. By the award-winning author of The Sisters. 
After All I've Done 
by Mina Hardy

Experiencing recurring nightmares of an accident she cannot remember, Diana bonds with newcomer Cole before her unraveling memories force her to make an unthinkable choice. By the author of the Quarry series.
Little Cruelties
by Liz Nugent

Conditioned by a cruel mother to compete for attention, three brothers endure and perpetuate dangerous emotional trauma that escalates until one of them loses his life. By the award-winning author of Unraveling Oliver. 
You Will Never Know 
by S. A. Prentiss

A woman’s carefully rebuilt life is upended by a local murder that casts suspicion on her daughter and stepson amid revelations of her husband’s failing business and a private investigator’s inquiries into the death of her first husband.
They Never Learn
by Layne Fargo

A respected English professor and secret vigilante killer of nefarious men insinuates herself into the investigation of her own murders, while a college freshman becomes obsessed with exacting justice in the wake of her roommate’s sexual assault. 
The Wrong Family
by Tarryn Fisher

An off-kilter narrator witnesses the slow unraveling of a couple’s strained marriage that erupts in unexpected ways, in a chilling tale of domestic suspense by the best-selling author of The Wives.
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