Author: Alison Gaylin
A dark and thought-provoking psychological thriller, The Collective by Alison Gaylin explores the extremes of grief and revenge. Five years after losing her daughter to a privileged young man who escaped justice, Camille is drowning in anger and loss. When she stumbles upon an anonymous online group for grieving mothers, she finally finds a place where her pain is understood. As she gets drawn into the secretive w...
Author: Riley Sager
An atmospheric and twist-filled thriller, The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager is the perfect summer camp mystery. Fifteen years ago, Emma watched her three cabinmates disappear into the woods, never to be seen again. The only clue? A cryptic game of "Two Truths and a Lie" they played that night. Now, she’s invited back to Camp Nightingale as an instructor—and she’s determined to uncover the truth about what happen...
Author: Riley Sager
A chilling mix of haunted house horror and psychological thriller, Home Before Dark by Riley Sager is an eerie, unputdownable read. Twenty-five years ago, Maggie Holt’s parents fled Baneberry Hall in the dead of night, claiming it was haunted. Her father turned their experience into House of Horrors, a bestselling memoir filled with ghostly encounters. But Maggie doesn’t remember any of it—and she certainly does...
Author: Charlie Donlea
A gripping investigative thriller, Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea keeps readers on edge with its intriguing premise and shocking twists. Twenty years ago, bestselling author Cameron Young was found murdered in his mansion, and his mistress, Victoria Ford, was the prime suspect. But when she perished on 9/11, the case was closed—until now. When her DNA is unexpectedly recovered at Ground Zero, journalist Aver...
Author: Simone St. James
A haunting and suspenseful mystery, The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James combines true crime, ghostly elements, and psychological intrigue. In 1977, Beth Greer, a wealthy and eccentric woman, was accused of the infamous Lady Killer murders. Though acquitted, she became a recluse, living alone in her mansion for decades. Forty years later, Shea Collins, a true crime blogger and survivor of an abduction at...
Author: Simone St. James
Simone St. James delivers another spine-chilling thriller with The Sun Down Motel, a dual-timeline mystery packed with eerie atmosphere and supernatural suspense. 1982: In upstate New York, Viv takes a night shift job at the rundown Sun Down Motel. When she starts noticing strange occurrences and sensing that someone—or something—is watching her, she decides to investigate. Then, she vanishes without a trace. ...
Author: Jennifer Hillier
Things We Do in the Dark has all the elements of a great thriller—multiple timelines, a true-crime podcast connection, and dark secrets—but it didn’t fully grip me. The novel follows Paris, a woman whose past is catching up to her after her husband’s high-profile murder. As she tries to stay out of the spotlight, a journalist digging into her past threatens to unravel everything. While the plot is interesting, I...
Author: Karin Slaughter
Kisscut is an unflinching and disturbing thriller that pulls no punches. Sara, Jeffrey, and Lena are still reeling from their last case when a shocking crime shakes their small town—13-year-old Jenny is caught attempting to murder a teenage boy outside a skating rink. As they investigate, they uncover a horrifying underground world of abuse and manipulation. Slaughter’s writing is graphic, intense, and at times ...