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Thrillers and Suspense August 2026 |
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| It Could Have Been Her by Lisa JewellWhen 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. |
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Such a Perfect Family
by Nalini Singh
Tavish Advani’s fairytale marriage is shattered when he returns home to find his wife gravely injured and her family decimated in a fiery explosion. Haunted by his past relationships and eyed as the prime suspect, Tavish must unravel buried secrets and hidden motives to prove his innocence before the flames consume what remains.
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It Should Have Been You
by Andrea Mara
When a new mother mistakenly shares a private complaint with her whole neighborhood, tensions escalate into violence and shocking deaths. What begins as a minor misstep spirals into a web of betrayal and fear, exposing the fragility of trust and showing how quickly social media can upend seemingly ordinary lives. For fans: of Lisa Jewell and B.A. Paris.
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No One Aboard
by Emy McGuire
The White Lotus meets The Last Thing He Told Me in this domestic mystery about a luxury sailboat found floating adrift in the ocean and the secrets of the missing family who set sail aboard it weeks before...Emy McGuire's tense and claustrophobic debut is the kind of compulsively readable thriller that makes you lose sleep to finish 'just one more page.' I inhaled this book!--Emma C. Wells, USA TODAY bestselling author of This Girl's a KillerAt the start of summer, billionaire couple Francis and Lila Cameron set off on their private luxury sailboat to celebrate the high school graduation of their two beloved children.Three weeks later, the Camerons have not been heard from, the captain hasn't responded to radio calls, and the sailboat is found floating off the coast of Florida.Empty.Where are the Camerons? What happened on their trip? And what secrets does the beautiful boat hold?Set over the course of their vacation and in the aftermath of the sailboat's discovery, No One Aboard asks who is more dangerous to a family: a stormy ocean or each other?
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Paper Cut
by Rachel Taff
Lucy Golden, infamous for escaping a murderous California cult as a teenager, thought her past was behind her. But when a high-profile documentary threatens to unearth long-buried secrets, she must confront the desert, her family, and online critics, navigating fame, memory, and danger in a darkly addictive, twist-filled suspense debut.
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The Fair Weather Friend
by Jessie Garcia
Faith Richards, Detroit’s most beloved weathercaster, vanishes between broadcasts -- and turns up dead. As grief ripples through Channel 9 and Richards’ devoted fan base, her intern, a determined aunt, and a widening circle of suspects uncover the unsettling truth behind a carefully curated public persona. For fans of: Joy Fielding.
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Very Slowly All at Once
by Lauren Schott
A windfall promises salvation for a struggling suburban couple. When Mack and Hailey Evans begin receiving mysterious checks, their financial fears ease, but the money carries brutal demands. As blackmail and violence escalate, their marriage and carefully built American dream begin to collapse under the cost of staying afloat.
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Dirty Metal
by Allison Lamothe
Standout debut. . . LaMothe is a startling and original talent. --CrimeReadsNew York City, 1992. The city is rough. Parker Snow is rougher. Parker Snow is the best crime reporter at her tabloid, The New York Street. Or at least she was. Since a colossal screwup landed her on the sidelines, she's been demoted to covering the Russian mob that's flooded Brighton Beach after the fall of the USSR. When Parker stumbles on the body of a 20-year-old woman in Brooklyn with no witnesses or suspects, the cops want to write it off as just another pin in the crime map. But Parker doesn't buy it--especially when a second woman turns up dead under nearly identical circumstances, this time in Chinatown. Will Parker stay in her lane? Doubtful. Now she's running down two stories at once: a simmering mafia turf war, and a possible serial murderer stalking the city. Fighting the pull of the little orange pill bottle she always has in her pocket, Parker will stop at nothing to find out the truth. That is, if her demons--or the killer--don't get to her first. A CrimeReads 2026 Most Anticipated Thriller - A bold debut befitting its bold heroine. --Kirkus (starred review) - A razor-sharp debut. -- Lauren Nossett, ITW Thriller Award-winning author - Vibrating with heart, grit, and an uncompromising moral clarity. -- Alafair Burke, NYT bestselling author
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