Thrillers

When Revenge Collides with Duty in “Missing Sister”

Missing Sister is a heart-pounding, edge-of-your-seat thriller that gets off to an explosive start right from the opening pages when a rookie woman police officer discovers that the victim in her first murder case investigation is a man she has long blamed for her sister’s death.

R.G. BelskyMarch 3, 2026

Fiction Thrillers

Jane Harper’s “Last One Out” Is a Chilling Mystery Set In a Dying Town

Last One Out is a deliciously twisty, compelling and unputdownable thriller about a mother’s long search for answers about what happened to her son who suddenly went missing five years earlier on his 21st birthday.

R.G. BelskyApril 14, 2026

Fiction Thrillers

Leah Rowan’s Brilliant Twist on an Iconic Classic

Her name is Marion. Actually, it isn’t, but never mind. You know the type: young, blonde, and pretty enough. The first girl to die in the slasher films. But not this time.

Neil NyrenMay 29, 2026

Fiction Thrillers

Mindfulness Meets Murder in Crime Thriller Debut

Karsten Dusse’s debut novel Murder Mindfully, translated from the German by Florian Duijsens, is a jet-black satirical comedy so zany this reviewer nearly fell out of bed guffawing while gulping it down in one evening. The author lampoons the wellness industry, unscrupulous criminal defense lawyers, and ultra-competitive parents of pre-schoolers,…

Linda HitchcockMay 29, 2026

Fiction Listicles Thrillers

Doug Preston’s “Paradox” Leads a Stellar Lineup of Thrillers

Jon LandMay 30, 2026

Fiction Thrillers

Anthony Horowitz Blends Murder and Movie Chaos in “A Deadly Episode”

A Deadly Episode is the sixth installment in the clever and endlessly engrossing metafictional universe Hawthorne and Horowitz series.

Linda HitchcockMay 28, 2026

Fiction Listicles Popular Thrillers

Lindy Ryan’s Horror Lineup for May

May’s horror lineup is all about transformation — with teeth. From isolated islands and idyllic farms to haunted forests and too-perfect lives, these stories peel back the veneer of control and ask what we’re willing to become to survive, belong or start over. The result? A month of sharp, unsettling…

Lindy RyanMay 27, 2026

Fiction Hidden Gems Thrillers

A Breakup Turns Into a Nightmare of Manipulation and Control

Some thrillers begin with a crime scene. Dawn Before Darkness begins with a woman trying to end a relationship without angering the man on the other end of the phone. That choice — careful, almost ordinary — tells readers exactly what kind of danger Liz Lazarus is interested in. Not…

BookTribMay 26, 2026

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

When Memory Becomes the Most Dangerous Mystery

What happens when the most frightening mystery is not who hurt you, but what your own mind has been protecting you from? In Carly Remembers, R.S. Nichols opens with a scene built for a thriller: a night-shift employee at a New Brunswick 7-Eleven discovers a badly injured young woman lying…

BookTribMay 4, 2026

Fiction Thrillers

A Mother and Daughter Reconcile to Solve a Mystery in “The Last Mandarin”

Bestselling author Louise Penny joins forces with Mellissa Fung, a documentary producer and non-fiction writer, to pen The Last Mandarin, a political thriller centered on contemporary American and Chinese politics. Columbia University School of Journalism graduate and food blogger, Alice Li, and her world respected Chinese mother Vivien are meeting…

Jodé MillmanMay 20, 2026

Thrillers

The Hype About New Psycho Thriller And Its Debut Author

It's one of the most talked about books, included on every list of recommendations, no matter what the occasion. Tangerine, the psychological thriller by debut author Christine Mangan, is not only beautifully written prose, but electric in imagery. Taking place in Tangier, Morocco, in the 1950s, the novel is vivid and full…

BookTribMay 22, 2018

Fiction Thrillers

New Taipei Night Market Novel Dives Into the Plight of Undocumented Workers

This reviewer’s sole complaint about personal favorite award-winning author Ed Lin is the long wait between books in his Taipei Night Market series, which began in 2014 with Ghost Month. The Dead Can’t Make a Living is the fifth featuring the sympathetic stand-out protagonist and narrator Jing-nan. Incidentally, Jing-nan is…

Linda HitchcockMay 12, 2026

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Sometimes Digging for the Truth Can Be a Slippery Slope

What does it mean to make a choice when every option is constrained by circumstance — or controlled by someone else? Is gathering truth fundamentally different from manipulating it? In The Silver Fish, Connor Martin drops readers into a high-stakes world where these questions aren’t theoretical — they’re immediate, and…

BookTribApril 13, 2026

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

When the Clock Hits Zero, Everything Changes

In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.

BookTribApril 3, 2026

Fiction Thrillers

A Perfect Summer House — With a Terrifying Catch

The vacation house is perfect. That, The Vanishers quickly teaches us, is the first warning sign. R.G. Belsky’s gothic thriller begins with Megan Foley in a state of near-collapse, wandering from vacation town to vacation town in search of a house no one else seems to remember. When she finally…

BookTribMay 8, 2026

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Faith Turns Fatal in This Riveting FBI Investigation

In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.

Natalia KavaleMay 7, 2026

Doug Preston’s “Paradox” Leads a Stellar Lineup of Thrillers

Lindy Ryan’s Horror Lineup for May

A Breakup Turns Into a Nightmare of Manipulation and Control

When Memory Becomes the Most Dangerous Mystery

The Hype About New Psycho Thriller And Its Debut Author

Sometimes Digging for the Truth Can Be a Slippery Slope

When the Clock Hits Zero, Everything Changes

Faith Turns Fatal in This Riveting FBI Investigation

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