In Falling Angels, the third book in the Maxx King Thriller series, John H. Thomas pushes his high-octane storytelling to its most ambitious scale yet. The action opens in the chaos of Operation Anaconda, where elite operative Maxx King is betrayed, wounded and left for dead in the mountains of…
BookTribJuly 1, 2025
Family legacy has long captivated our imagination, whether in the form of domestic thrillers like The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell; classic stage plays like Shakespeare’s Hamlet; sweeping historical epics like Jeffrey Eugenides’s Middlesex; or intimate personal narratives like Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. From hidden betrayals to whispered curses,…
Daco S AuffenordeJuly 1, 2025
In Return to Hawaii, secret agent Donovan Cross comes home after decades away—only to uncover a global threat brewing beneath paradise. Packed with espionage, island intrigue, and emotional depth, this fast-paced spy novel by Daniel J. Voelker kicks off an exciting new thriller series set against the lush backdrop of…
BookTribJune 30, 2025
Featuring Brad Thor, Lisa Scottoline, Megan Abbott and more, Jon Land returns with a pulse-pounding roundup of thrillers that dig deep into power plays, hidden agendas, and psychological unraveling. This month’s Thrill List is not for the faint of heart.
Jon LandJune 30, 2025
A single eggshell-colored glove moved through the Unity module … Spinning like a ballerina, the glove impacted a padded wall, sending it twirling on its axis through a swarm of floating orb-like marbles and into the Harmony module — the heart of the ISS. The burgundy-colored spheres stretched and blobbed.…
Neil NyrenJune 27, 2025
“Death is louder than I thought it would be. I could have predicted the blinding white light … But the roar. No one mentioned the roar.” When the narrator of Melissa Pace’s The Once and Future Me opens her eyes after what she assumes is her death, she finds she…
Neil NyrenJune 25, 2025
Each year, the International Thriller Writers (ITW) organization honors excellence in thriller writing through the prestigious ITW Thriller Awards. Presented during ThrillerFest, an annual gathering of authors, fans and industry professionals, the awards spotlight the best the genre has to offer across a range of categories. Now in its twentieth…
BookTribJune 23, 2025
There are books that unfold like puzzles, others that claw at your ribs — and then there’s The House on Buzzards Bay, which reads like a dream you’re not quite sure you’ve woken up from. A noir that hums with unease and foggy edges, Dwyer Murphy’s latest isn’t just a…
Lydia LefevreJune 23, 2025
Listeners may be familiar with Scandi Noir and Southern Noir, but how about New Zealand Noir? If you Google that phrase, as I did, you will likely find links to several brands of New Zealand Pinot Noir. Good, but not quite what you had in mind. The more current phrase…
AudioFileJune 20, 2025
Anthony Horowitz serves up a stylish contemporary golden-age murder mystery with whipped cream and a cherry on top with Marble Hall Murders. It’s a literary novel within a literary novel written with tremendous intelligence, humor, hidden clues, playful word games and anagrams that will keep readers actively engaged with literary…
Linda HitchcockJune 20, 2025
Imagine a covert operative enhanced by microscopic technology, only to discover the very tools that empower her might also be used to control her. This is the exhilarating premise of The Hidden Pulse, a high-octane blend of science fiction and thriller that grabs hold from page one. In this Q&A, we…
BookTribJune 18, 2025
Set during the height of the Berlin Airlift, Cold Victory by Helena P. Schrader delivers a powerful, character-driven portrait of postwar courage, justice, and survival. This gripping novel blends meticulous historical detail with emotionally rich storytelling, offering readers a vivid and unforgettable glimpse into one of the Cold War’s most…
BookTribJune 13, 2025
The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark is a dark crime thriller that centers on family, loyalty and love. The book asks how far one is willing to go to protect themselves, their family, and the secrets that lie buried in the past. Long-Buried Secrets In 1975, Ojai, CA, a family is…
Caleb ThomasJune 12, 2025
In S. A. Cosby’s latest novel, King of Ashes, money manager to the stars Roman Carruthers has long abandoned his Virginia roots. For years, he’s been living large in Atlanta, making millions for his clients and indulging in every fantasy he can imagine. The deep scars of a troubled childhood…
Jodé MillmanJune 11, 2025
What happens when a man devoted to saving lives is suddenly forced to fight for his own and those he loves most? In Doctor Witch, a medical thriller and the third installment in the Jack Forester Thriller series by award-winning author Frank J. Edwards, Dr. Jack Forester (former emergency physician…
Natalia KavaleJune 4, 2025