Thrillers and Suspense
September 2025
Recent Releases
No Precious Truth
by Chris Nickson

In 1941 Leeds, Police Sergeant Cathy Marsden is thrust into the world of espionage when her brother, an MI5 agent, enlists her help to track a German spy, Jan Minuit, who aims to sabotage the war effort. Cathy must navigate covert operations and wartime tensions to prevent a devastating attack.
Dying to Meet You
by Sarina Bowen

From the author of The Five Year Lie comes a chilling novel about trust, obsession, and buried secrets. When architect Rowan Gallagher finds her ex murdered outside the mansion she's restoring, she becomes the prime suspect. As she digs deeper, dark truths -- and someone watching her -- suggest she could be next.
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.
A Killer Motive
by Hannah Mary McKinnon

Six years after her brother vanished, true crime podcaster Stella is forced into a deadly game by a kidnapper who promises answers, if she can find her brother's missing best friend in one week without telling a soul.
Parents Weekend
by Alex Finlay

During Parents Weekend at an elite California college, five students vanish without a trace. As panic spreads and secrets unravel, FBI Agent Sarah Keller is called in to investigate. Told through multiple perspectives, this suspenseful, character-driven story explores family dysfunction, public scrutiny, and buried pasts. Fans of Mary Higgins Clark will be hooked.
Forget me not : a novel
by Stacy Willingham

Returning to coastal South Carolina for the summer, journalist Claire Campbell takes a job at a vineyard near where her sister vanished decades earlier—and when she uncovers a disturbing old diary, she begins to suspect the past holds deadly secrets, from the best-selling author of A Flicker in the Dark. 
The Belles : a novel
by Lacey N. Dunham

In 1951, outsider Deena Williams navigates the rigid world of Bellerton College and the seductive, secretive sisterhood of the Belles, where loyalty, privilege, and rebellion collide, and where uncovering the buried past may expose her own dangerous truths.
Letters from the Dead
by Isabella Valeri

A young heiress from a powerful European dynasty is exiled after uncovering a centuries-old family secret. Years later, recalled from an isolated American boarding school, she must confront family intrigues, an arranged marriage, and her own ruthless father in this atmospheric debut filled with suspense, privilege, and betrayal.
Contact your librarian for more great books!
Newmarket Library
438 Park Ave.
Newmarket, Ontario L3Y1W1
905-953-5110

www.newmarketpl.ca