A baby’s on the way, but the mother goes missing... Have you ever broken a promise? How about a pinky swear? Alexandra “Lexie” McNeil can’t have children of her own, to the point that it’s put a strain in her marriage. When her high-school best friend, Mara Vennatta, shows up…
José H. BogránFebruary 24, 2026
Money buys silence. Status buys patience … And reputation? Well, that buys second chances. The following novels understand this all too well, and dismantle the privileged systems without mercy. Set among rehab centers built to protect the famous, towns that quietly adjusted to old crimes and communities governed by image…
BookTribFebruary 9, 2026
You love to travel. No, wait, I’m not overgeneralizing! Hear me out, because I have an argument all prepared. You might have instantly thought, “yes, she read my mind!” Maybe you’re a bold backpacker who is willing to risk the discomfort of hostels in order to get that authentic experience.…
Judy MorenoJanuary 31, 2022
Queer author Rebekah Faubion delivers a captivating and haunting Young Adult horror/thriller with a paranormal twist. Lost Girls of Hollow Lake revolves around a group of high school teenage girls who vanished on a mysterious island while on a school trip. During an Environmental Science trip to Hollow Lake National…
Natalia KavaleJanuary 27, 2026
January wastes no time reminding us why thriller and mystery fiction remain such irresistible winter reading. This month’s most compelling new releases span the full spectrum of suspense, from pulse-pounding conspiracies and courtroom battles to psychologically devastating reckonings with grief, identity, and buried secrets. These are stories fueled by obsession,…
Jon LandJanuary 16, 2026
Bad Baby is the first book of a thrilling new series by author Stephen Martin. It opens when the brothers John and Merlin Cooper were in their teens living in a farm in Florida when they receive the news about their father’s death. This happened in the year 2001, specifically,…
José H. BogránJanuary 8, 2026
Do you remember when you first read The Speckled Band? The Sherlock short story by Arthur Conan Doyle where a soon-to-be-wed daughter is mysteriously killed in a creepy mansion where no one could possibly have entered her locked room? And then, guess what, ANOTHER soon-to-be-wed daughter has to sleep in…
Hank Phillippi RyanAugust 4, 2022
November arrives with a surge of adrenaline as this month’s Thrill List spans eras, continents and every shade of suspense. Whether you crave breakneck plotting, morally tangled protagonists or atmospheric mysteries that pull you in deep, these standout titles promise to keep you turning pages long into the winter nights.
Jon LandDecember 1, 2025
I have a confession to make. I watched All Her Fault before I read it. I was clearly the target demographic for Peacock’s newest thriller starring Sarah Snook and Dakota Fanning, and after watching countless teasers and even seeing a bus in New York City wrapped corner to corner in…
Amy ImpellizeriDecember 1, 2025
Christian thrillers have a unique ability to captivate readers by drawing them into dark worlds where terror and faith coexist, where life is influenced by the invisible and where the distinction between right and wrong is as hazy as a whisper. Both suspense and introspection are encouraged by these tales,…
BookTribNovember 24, 2025
This is Part Two of our interview with Lisa Gardner. Click here to read Part One. New York Times best selling author Lisa Gardner's latest novel in the Detective D.D. Warren Series sees the return of not only D.D., but also Flora Dane, the victim-turned-vigilante from Gardner's previous bestselling novel, Find…
BookTribFebruary 13, 2018
One of the books at the top of our must-read list for this year was The Elizas (Atria Books), which just seemed to have every element you want out of a thriller: a narrator who isn't quite sure what's going on but whom no one will believe; a case of identity…
BookTribJuly 16, 2018
Spooky season is far from over, and this month's Thrill List proves it. From paranormal noirs and keen legal thrillers to neo-gothic tales and blood-curdling psychological masterpieces, these thrilling reads will keep you up through the long nights ahead — so be prepared.
Jon LandNovember 5, 2025