Thrillers and Suspense
August 2026
Recent Releases
It Could Have Been Her by Lisa Jewell
It Could Have Been Her
by Lisa Jewell

When a lost dog leads Jane Trevally to a sinister London house tied to a terrifying night from her past, she becomes drawn into the search for a missing teenage girl. As long-buried secrets surface, Jane and her stepson uncover a chilling legacy of abuse and deception in Lisa Jewell’s atmospheric, gothic psychological thriller.
Murder at the Spirit Lounge by Jess Kidd
Murder at the Spirit Lounge
by Jess Kidd

Former nun Nora Breen investigates when a celebrated medium dies during a séance and the attendees begin dying one by one under seemingly supernatural circumstances. Fearing Detective Inspector Hilary Rideout may be next, Nora races to expose a clever killer in this atmospheric postwar cozy mystery filled with ghostly intrigue, sharp wit, and impossible deaths.
McKenna's Guy by Mike Lawson
McKenna's Guy
by Mike Lawson

Roger Smith seems like an ordinary civil servant nearing retirement -- until he kills a hired assassin who breaks into his home. As a determined detective uncovers ties to a secret passport-forging operation, Roger and his longtime associate John McKenna must stay one step ahead of relentless killers in this clever, propulsive thriller.
The Au Pair by Teddy Wayne
The Au Pair
by Teddy Wayne

When a once-successful novelist’s stagnant career and strained marriage collide with the arrival of a captivating Norwegian au pair, long-suppressed tensions come to the fore. Obsession and betrayal take hold and the household descends into chaos, culminating in tragedy and public fallout in this dark, incisive domestic thriller about ambition, desire, and self-deception.
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