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Thrillers and Suspense June 2026 |
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| Five by Ilona BannisterAt a suburban London train platform, five strangers await the 7:06 train to the city -- while readers know one of them will die within minutes. As tensions mount and hidden histories surface, this gripping psychological thriller examines trauma, judgment, and the split-second choices that alter lives forever. |
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| The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn ClarkeSix aspiring authors are summoned to a secluded Scottish island, where they discover a celebrated novelist has died and a high-stakes contest will determine who completes his final manuscript. Evoking the spirit of Agatha Christie, this twisty locked-room mystery mixes rivalry, dark humor, and publishing world satire. |
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138 Main
by Gavin Bell
For FBI Special Agent Ben Walker and his rookie colleague, Officer Zoe Hill, the pressure to solve the case is unimaginable. There aren't enough police officers to cover every house, and vigilante residents are attacking anyone who rings their doorbell. Main Street might be one of America's most popular addresses, but for those living at number 138, it comes down to fight or flight.
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| Mad Mabel by Sally HepworthThe quiet Melbourne life of elderly Elsie unravels when her troublesome neighbor is found dead, exposing Elsie's hidden identity as a once-notorious juvenile killer. As police and documentarians press for answers, Elsie recounts her troubled past. Through dual timelines, this darkly witty thriller explores memory, justice, and buried violence. |
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| A Deadly Episode by Anthony HorowitzA film adaptation of the first Hawthorne and Horowitz mystery spirals into real-life murder when the actor playing Hawthorne is stabbed on set. As suspicion spreads across a chaotic production, the detective duo uncovers links to a past miscarriage of justice. This metafictional whodunit, 6th in the series, blends showbiz satire, layered mystery, and clever misdirection. |
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| Dark Is When the Devil Comes by Daisy PearceAfter a personal collapse leaves Hazel isolated, newly divorced, and struggling with addiction and mental health challenges, she retreats to her parents’ rural home -- only to become entangled in something far more sinister than her own mind. As strange forces and a disturbing stranger close in, the line between reality and terror dissolves in this chilling psychological thriller. |
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| The Library After Dark by Ande PliegoAn exclusive after-hours tour of New York’s fabled Daedalus Library turns deadly when the group is trapped inside its labyrinthine halls. As guests begin to die one by one, bookseller Aria Stokes must confront a hidden past tied to the library itself. This gothic locked-room thriller blends horror, secrets, and betrayal. |
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Hooked: A Novel of Obsession
by Asako Yuzuki
Deftly translated by Polly Barton, Hooked is a taut, provocative novel about modern womanhood, the hunger for connection, and the quiet, ordinary ways our lives can spiral out of control. With razor-sharp insight and disarming empathy, Asako Yuzuki explores how far we'll go to be seen and what happens when the ones who see us don't like what they find.
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