Thrillers and Suspense
September 2025

Recent Releases
The Last Ferry Out
by Andrea Bartz

In this stylish, twist-filled thriller from bestselling author Andrea Bartz, Abby travels to remote Isla Colel to uncover the truth behind her fiancée Eszter’s mysterious death. Among a suspicious group of expats, Abby’s grief-fueled search reveals chilling truths, offering readers emotional depth and a haunting, unpredictable journey.
Dying to Meet You
by Sarina Bowen

From the author of The Five Year Lie comes a chilling novel about trust, obsession, and buried secrets. When architect Rowan Gallagher finds her ex murdered outside the mansion she's restoring, she becomes the prime suspect. As she digs deeper, dark truths -- and someone watching her -- suggest she could be next.
Parents Weekend
by Alex Finlay

During Parents Weekend at an elite California college, five students vanish without a trace. As panic spreads and secrets unravel, FBI Agent Sarah Keller is called in to investigate. Told through multiple perspectives, this suspenseful, character-driven story explores family dysfunction, public scrutiny, and buried pasts. Fans of Mary Higgins Clark will be hooked.
The boomerang
by Robert Bailey

When Chief of Staff Eli James learns his daughter has cancer just as the president's terminal illness mysteriously improves, he uncovers a billion-dollar cover-up, forcing him to flee west with his family, where an uneasy alliance with a ruthless land baron leads to a high-stakes showdown.
The surrogate mother
by Freida McFadden

Abby's dream of having a child is endangered when she discovers that her personal assistant, and the surrogate mother carrying her child, as an unspeakable secret.
Forget me not : a novel
by Stacy Willingham

Returning to coastal South Carolina for the summer, journalist Claire Campbell takes a job at a vineyard near where her sister vanished decades earlier—and when she uncovers a disturbing old diary, she begins to suspect the past holds deadly secrets, from the best-selling author of A Flicker in the Dark.
The break-in : a novel
by Katherine Faulkner

After killing an intruder in self-defense while hosting a playdate at her London home, Alice becomes obsessed with uncovering his identity, unraveling unsettling clues that suggest her seemingly perfect life may be built on hidden betrayals.
Five found dead
by Sulari Gentill

After surviving terminal cancer, Joe boards the Orient Express for a fresh start, but when a passenger disappears and the train is quarantined, he and his sister race to catch a killer before they become the next victims.
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