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Thrillers and Suspense September 2026 |
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She Never Lived Here
by Rita Maxil
Perfect lawns. Perfect mothers. Perfect lies. Camila Reyes thought Belladonna Estates would be the perfect place for her family to start over. A gated, wealthy neighborhood far from the disturbing past she and her husband left behind in the city.Then her new friend disappears. But the wealthy housewives in her new social circle insist no woman by that name has ever existed. Can Camila expose the truth before the lies destroy her, or is she already trapped in a nightmare she can't escape?
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You'll Be Sorry
by Lisa Gardner
A newlywed couple each with their own secrets. An abandoned lodge with a horrific decades-old mystery. And a small mountain town where everyone believes they know their neighbors, in this thriller from a master storyteller. Chilling, gripping. --Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author.
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| Desert Heist by Alex DekkerA former Green Beret risks everything to prove the existence of the legendary lost city of Ubar, assembling his former teammates for a dangerous expedition across the Arabian desert. Blending military action, archaeological intrigue, and nonstop adventure, this fast-paced debut delivers high-stakes suspense, well-drawn settings, and cinematic thrills. |
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| Time to Burn by Ellery LloydFilmmaker Phoebe Hunt's latest documentary takes a dangerous turn when a time-travel excursion leaves a woman with painful connections to Phoebe's own past stranded in World War II-era London. Combining an inventive science fiction premise with psychological suspense, this atmospheric thriller delivers surprising twists, emotional depth, and thought-provoking questions about guilt, redemption, and rewriting history. |
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Getting Away with Murder
by Shari Lapena
The tenth thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door. Getting Away with Murder is a deviously delicious thriller that kept me turning pages from the intense opening to the shocking conclusion --Freida McFadden.
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The Amateur
by Chris Bohjalian
When a young woman, a golf prodigy, kills a caddy with a stray ball at the country club, the investigation of this freak accident reveals a dark and shocking tale of secret affairs and predatory men, and suddenly a teenager is on trial in this spellbinding novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Midwives and The Flight Attendant.
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The Women in White
by Sarah Pekkanen
In 1964, four remarkable young women at a prestigious university became the subjects of parapsychology experiments by a visionary scientist. On the cusp of a historic breakthrough, the women mysteriously vanished and the program was erased from history. Decades later, Riley Bell, accepts a caretaker job for an elderly widow named Betty. Riley steps into a home that is frozen in another era - no microwave, television, or cell phones, and Betty has never heard of the internet. As the story unfolds across two timelines - Betty's 1960s era of 5 o'clock martinis and high-stakes experiments, and Riley's quest to uncover the truth about the missing women - old secrets rise to the surface.
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Ransom
by Daniel Silva
#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue featuring the much-loved Gabriel Allon and ingenious plots that have taken him around the globe.Now, Silva returns with another blockbuster thriller, a powerhouse novel showcasing his superb skill and brilliant imagination that is a must read for both his multitudes of fans and growing legions of converts.
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The Taken Ones: A J. P. Beaumont Novel
by J. A. Jance
In this twisty, fast-paced mystery spanning from Alaska to Washington, young girls are going missing, and private investigator J. P. Beaumont is the only one who can find them.Despite her name, Twinkle Winkleman is as tough as nails. A skilled mechanic and certified spitfire, she has a nose for trouble. With nowhere else to turn, Twinkle calls on an old friend: private investigator J. P. Beaumont. While Twinkle and J. P. investigate the disappearances, they stumble upon a plot more nefarious than they could have imagined.
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Whisper Creek: A Thriller
by Allison Brennan
After the sudden death of her husband, Ellen McKenna is doing everything she can to keep her Texas farm afloat. She and her family hope to expand their operation, but times are tough and making ends meet is more expensive than she imagined. On top of the usual hardships, a series of recent storms has left the region partly flooded, and as the heavy rain begins again one morning, all the members of the McKenna family jump into action to protect their land and animals. Ellen's oldest son discovers an injured dog--and the dog leads him to a man barely clinging to life, the apparent victim of a brutal home invasion. Allison Brennan's talent for twisty, tense pacing combines with a deeply drawn family drama and the unforgiving power of nature in this compelling standalone thriller.
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A River Red with Blood: A Thriller
by John Connolly
In a darkly brilliant thriller set in Maine's rural Kennebec River Valley, the body of a young runaway from a troubled teens school has been found in the water, seemingly drowned, while a teenage girl has gone missing, believed dead. Now it is up to one man, private investigator Charlie Parker, to find the connection, and bring two evils--one new and one ancient--to an end.
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One of the Family
by Mark Edwards
When Patrick accompanies his girlfriend, Holly Grant, to a remote village in the Scottish Highlands for the holidays, he's braced for an awkward first meeting with her enigmatic family--not a fight for survival. But tensions are high among the Grant siblings. From the mind of Mark Edwards, whom Lisa Jewell says is in a league of his own, comes a venomous thriller about the lengths one family will go to conceal their darkest secrets.
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