Domestic Thrillers

Dying to Meet You Blends Gothic Intrigue and Modern Suspense in a Page-Turning Thriller

After achieving remarkable success with contemporary romance novels, including 24 that landed on the USA Today bestseller lists, Sarina Bowen turned her considerable talent for crafting riveting tales to writing suspense thrillers. Her 2024 debut in this genre, The Five Year Lie, garnered well-earned praise with a plot concerning invasion…

Linda HitchcockJune 27, 2025

Fiction Thrillers

Dying Woman’s Mad Scramble for Control in Razor-Sharp Thriller

Marshall Karp has written a standout captivating novel with so many unimagined twists and heart-racing turns that you won’t want Don’t Tell Me How to Die to end. Before beginning a successful third act career as a mystery and thriller writer, Karp spent 20 years as a top executive in…

Linda HitchcockApril 10, 2025

Listicles Thrillers

5 Thrillers Brimming with Family Secrets

There’s something terrifying about a stranger in a thriller. A mysterious figure with unknown motives and capabilities poses a serious threat to unsuspecting victims. But what about someone who isn’t a stranger, who you’ve grown up with, shared meals with, or revealed your darkest desires to? Can you really trust…

Megan BeauregardMay 13, 2024

Fiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Murder Amidst the Antiques: C.L. Miller Uncovered

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews…

Blaine DesantisFebruary 14, 2024

Miscellany Thrillers

Lisa Unger Puts a Spin on the Haunted House Novel in “The New Couple in 5B”

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger has a tried-and-true method for writing her novels — not a word makes it to the page until the voices start talking. In her latest book, The New Couple in 5B (Park Row), those voices belong to Chad and Rosie, a couple who…

Dawn IusMarch 21, 2024

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Bonds of Sisterhood Tested in Thrilling Amateur Sleuth Mystery

The shocking murder of her boss — and the sudden disappearance of her sister — sends Portland paralegal Beth Ralston on a dangerous, dizzying quest to find answers that she may not be able to manage in Mary Keliikoa’s smart thriller, Don’t Ask, Don’t Follow. At a holiday office party…

Peggy KurkowskiJune 4, 2024

Thrillers

Psychological Mystery Brings the House Down When Reality TV Turns Deadly

Sarah Strohmeyer does it again! She is among the few authors who can successfully spin a convincing yet laugh out loud, fast-paced, who-dun-it thriller. We Love to Entertain (Harper) spoofs the round-the-clock HGTV reality television programs devoted to all aspects of real estate, interior design, home renovation, landscaping and Do-It-Yourself…

Linda HitchcockMay 4, 2023

Thrillers

James Comey Crafts a Christie-Style Mystery at Hedge Fund in “Westport”

Unless you’ve completely avoided political news since 2016 – yeah, I know it’s tempting – you’ve likely heard of James Comey, the former FBI director fired by President Donald Trump in 2017 for reasons that remain open to debate. Since then, Comey has found fresh pursuits, including that of thriller-mystery…

Dennis HetzelMay 23, 2024

Thrillers

Harlan Coben Returns to Beloved Thriller Series With New Release “Think Twice”

Harlan Coben’s latest thriller, Think Twice (Grand Central Publishing), is proof that yes, you can always come home. For him — and for millions of fans — that home is beloved character Myron Bolitar, the former basketball star and sports agent Coben introduced to readers 11 books and almost 30…

Dawn IusMay 16, 2024

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Catching an Extramarital Affair Has Killer Consequences

Victoria Mancusio follows her husband Nick one night and discovers he’s having an extramarital affair. On the very same night, Nick’s lover is murdered in the house where Victoria spied on them kissing. And now the police are looking at him — and maybe her too — as suspects in…

R.G. BelskySeptember 21, 2023

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Heartbroken Teacher Gets More Than She Bargained for in Deliciously Twisted Thriller

Everyone at Falcon Ridge Academy is hiding secrets in Head Case — a deliciously twisty thriller set at a remote school in the Catskills Mountains of upstate New York. Cassie Romano is a troubled young English teacher running away from dangers in her past. Her boss is a bully of…

R.G. BelskyNovember 13, 2023

Miscellany Thrillers

Mary Kubica Built Suspense Novel “She’s Not Sorry” Around a Killer Twist

Mary Kubica loves a good twist. Of course, her novels are full of them, almost always organically dropped in as she deftly writes her way through the mystery that needs to be solved. But for latest thriller, She’s Not Sorry, Kubica says the twist came to her … first. “In…

Dawn IusApril 4, 2024

Miscellany Thrillers

Hank Phillippi Ryan on Fixing Fact Through Fiction in “One Wrong Word”

Guess what I heard? But—you have to promise not to tell. Is there any one of us who wouldn't lean closer and listen to the person who asked us that? Especially if the question was whispered, hushed, delivered with a sense of drama? “Guess what I heard?” means there's a…

Hank Phillippi RyanApril 1, 2024

Miscellany Thrillers

AuthorBuzz: Tea Shop Mystery and Giveaway for Domestic Thriller

Sorry, this promotion has ended. Read on for another great recommendation from AuthorBuzz! Murder in the Tea Leaves, Tea Shop Mystery #27 by Laura Childs (Berkley – Penguin Random House) Dear Reader, When tea maven Theodosia Browning reads the tea leaves on the set of a spooky movie, sparks fly…

AuthorBuzzMarch 4, 2024

Miscellany Thrillers

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Thrilling and Addictive Murder Mystery

Sorry, this promotion has ended. Read on for another great recommendation from AuthorBuzz! The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth (St. Martin's Press) Dear Reader, There’s a cottage on a cliff. Gabe and Pippa’s dream home in a sleepy coastal town. But their perfect house hides something sinister. The tall cliffs have…

AuthorBuzzFebruary 5, 2024

Listicles Thrillers

Crime Fiction Releases to Look Forward to This Year

Thriller writer E.A. Aymar recommends new and upcoming 2024 crime fiction releases you won't want to miss! Amid the constant chaos and uncertainty of publishing – layoffs, AI-generated work, feverish book bans – I feel oddly optimistic to be a writer nowadays. Publishing, of course, always seems to be on…

E.A. AymarFebruary 6, 2024

Domestic Thrillers

5 Thrillers Brimming with Family Secrets

Books & Looks Podcast: Murder Amidst the Antiques: C.L. Miller Uncovered

Lisa Unger Puts a Spin on the Haunted House Novel in “The New Couple in 5B”

Bonds of Sisterhood Tested in Thrilling Amateur Sleuth Mystery

Catching an Extramarital Affair Has Killer Consequences

Heartbroken Teacher Gets More Than She Bargained for in Deliciously Twisted Thriller

Mary Kubica Built Suspense Novel “She’s Not Sorry” Around a Killer Twist

Hank Phillippi Ryan on Fixing Fact Through Fiction in “One Wrong Word”

AuthorBuzz: Tea Shop Mystery and Giveaway for Domestic Thriller

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Thrilling and Addictive Murder Mystery

Crime Fiction Releases to Look Forward to This Year

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