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Thrillers and Suspense July 2026 |
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| The Children by Melissa AlbertAfter a traumatic childhood tied to their mother’s famous fantasy series, estranged siblings Guinevere and Ennis Sharp reunite in adulthood as competing versions of their shared past emerge -- one in a memoir, the other in an art installation. As buried truths surface, this atmospheric gothic tale explores memory, legacy, and the cost of storytelling. |
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Fatal Practice
by Paul Carson
County Cavan, Ireland. 1987. Dr Jakob Kane is looking for a fresh start when he takes on a rural locum position covering for Dr James Killan, a highly regarded GP who's in hospital after an assault. The job seems like a perfect career opportunity and chance to shake off his bad guy reputation, but Kane can't help but wonder - who'd attack a country doctor? And why? It's not long before Kane realises something disturbing is going on. Strange phone calls. Missing files. Morphine addiction. With no one else stepping forward to uncover the truth, Kane must take matters into his own hands - even if it means risking everything. . .
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The Lover
by Mary Watson
How well do you know the man lying next to you? Hallie thought Rafe was the perfect man--intelligent, charming, attractive. He also happens to be her boss at the museum. But, over the past few weeks, things between them have soured, and to make matters worse, someone is harassing Hallie at work, committing sabotage aimed at forcing her out of her job. No matter who is responsible, Hallie believes she will be safe in Rafe's arms. She goes to sleep thinking that, after tonight, they can finally return to normal. But she wakes to find Rafe dead--murdered in his bed as she slept beside him. All fingers point to Hallie, and, unless she can find his killer, she'll go to prison for the rest of her life. But maybe that's where she'd be safest . . .
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The Intrigue
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a sizzling noir set in 1940s Mexico about desire, danger, and greed, in which seduction is the ultimate con.
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The Pool Party
by Rebecca Bainbridge
Kate is new to the idyllic village of Fletching. She's determined this move will be a fresh start for her family, though she misses her old life.Melody has it all: she's as beautiful as her house, with a wealthy husband and two beloved children. But she'd love a friend she can rely on. From the year's first school run, Kate and Melody grow close - a friendship formed during playdates and shared glasses of wine. But when Melody's annual summer party turns into every parent's worst nightmare, a near-fatal accident threatens to expose secrets both women have kept beneath the surface. Who is really to blame? And what have they been hiding?
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Eden Falls
by Ajay Chowdhury
After the murder of his best friend, newlyweds Adam and Aisha cut their honeymoon short. But just as they are about to board a flight home from Delhi, Adam disappears at the airport – seemingly kidnapped – leaving Aisha stranded without her passport, her phone, or answers. When the FBI and India’s intelligence agency begin interrogating her, it becomes chillingly clear they know far more about Adam than she ever did. Her only clue is his final, haunting message: I’m sorry. Thousands of miles away, Sara Wolf, a scientist stuck on a dead-end project at Princeton, receives a message she never expected from her former lover. It contains two words: Help her. Bound together by suspicion, rivalry, and a man they both love, Aisha and Sara are forced into an uneasy alliance. Decoding Adam’s clues, they follow a trail that leads them across the United States - into a shadow world of weaponised AI, tech billionaires, and a secret no one is meant to find.
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The Runner
by Scarlett Thomas
He's running for his life. And he's running out of time. Jay has been hunted since he was twenty years old. A contract on his life has been traded like a commodity, rising and falling with Bitcoin for decades. On the run once again with no passport and airmiles as his only currency, Jay will have to choose between love and survival, and run for his life. While staying at an all-inclusive resort, surviving off of the points he accrued in a previous, more successful life, Jay meets Ellie, a beguiling fellow runner who may even be faster than he is, and is harboring secrets of her own. When an assassin appears poolside, Jay is on the run again, but this time with Ellie, as they find themselves on a catamaran helmed by a sinister and reckless crew.
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The Death Row Club
by V. A. Vazquez
A dark, dazzlingly original psychological thriller about a woman invited to an annual weekend getaway for the adult children of serial killers...but when one of the participants ends up dead, they begin to wonder if someone among them might be carrying on the family traditions.
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