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| Too Old for This by Samantha DowningIn Samantha Downing’s wry, twist-filled new novel, 75-year-old Lottie Jones -- once a notorious serial killer -- lives quietly under a new identity. But when a journalist starts digging into her past, Lottie must confront old crimes and consider new ones to stay hidden. Murder, however, isn’t so easy at her age. |
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| The Wasp Trap by Mark EdwardsAt a glamorous London dinner party, six old friends are forced into a deadly game: confess their darkest secrets or face elimination. Tied to a long-buried psychological experiment from 1999, their past resurfaces with chilling consequences. The Wasp Trap is a fast-paced, suspenseful thriller about truth, betrayal, and hidden psychopaths. |
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| House of Monstrous Women by Daphne FamaSet against the backdrop of the 1986 People Power Revolution in the Philippines, this gothic horror follows Josephine, a grieving young woman who accepts an invitation to a childhood friend’s eerie mansion. Promised her heart’s desire if she wins a mysterious game, Josephine must survive a house that hungers for blood. |
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| Jenny Cooper Has a Secret by Joy FieldingIn this darkly clever psychological thriller, a lonely widow forms an unsettling bond with a 92-year-old dementia patient who claims to be a killer. When a resident suddenly dies, Linda must decide whether Jenny’s shocking confessions are fantasy -- or the truth. A tense, gripping story of trust and deception. |
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Gone in the Night
by Joanna Schaffhausen
Detective Annalisa Vega's estranged, incarcerated brother tasks her with tracking down the real killer behind the murder that his fellow inmate, Joe Green, was imprisoned for.
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| The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer by Ragnar JonassonWhen Iceland’s most famous crime novelist vanishes without a trace, young detective Helgi Reykdal must unravel the secrets of her shadowy past before the press and a possible killer get there first. Clever, atmospheric, and steeped in golden-age mystery tradition, Jonasson’s latest is a masterful homage to classic whodunits. |
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| Lime Juice Money by Jo MoreyLaelia Wylde leaves London for Belize, hoping to start fresh with her partner and children near her botanist father. But in the lush, dangerous jungle, her volatile romantic relationship worsens, and mysterious gunshots and hidden family secrets blur the line between reality and paranoia in this atmospheric, searing debut thriller. |
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What About the Bodies
by Ken Jaworowski
Carla, Reed, and Liz each face urgent, life-altering challenges—mother protecting her son's secret, a grieving autistic young man honoring a promise, and a musician trapped by debt—whose intersecting paths ignite a tense story of survival, danger, and unexpected love.
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| Stillwater by Tanya ScottTrying to escape his violent past, Jack Quinlan assumes a new identity as college student Luke Harris. But when ruthless crime boss Gus resurfaces, Luke is dragged back into the underworld, forced to resurrect lethal skills and fight for survival in this gritty, fast-paced debut thriller for fans of Jack Reacher. |
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| The Dead Husband Cookbook by Danielle ValentineWhen book editor Thea Woods is tapped to work on the memoir of celebrated chef Maria Capello, she expects a career reboot -- but instead finds herself isolated on a remote upstate farm, unraveling decades-old secrets behind Maria’s husband’s mysterious disappearance. In this deliciously dark thriller, suspicion and dread simmer beneath a veneer of culinary fame. |
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