Author: Karin Slaughter
Few authors hook readers as quickly as Karin Slaughter, and A Faint Cold Fear is no exception. Set several months after Kisscut, the story follows Jeffrey and Sara as they investigate a string of suspicious suicides on a college campus. Meanwhile, Lena—now working as campus security—seems intent on pushing everyone away as she deals with her own trauma. The mystery is compelling, and Slaughter’s signature da...
Author: Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter delivers another intense thriller with Indelible, a gripping installment in the Grant County series. The novel opens with a shocking hostage situation at the police station, where Sara and Jeffrey find themselves at the mercy of masked gunmen. As the tension builds, the story alternates between the present crisis and flashbacks to a weekend from Sara and Jeffrey’s past—one that reveals dark secrets...
Author: Jennifer Hillier
A dark and emotional domestic thriller, Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier is a suspenseful story filled with secrets, betrayals, and heartbreak. Marin has everything—a successful career, a loving husband, and a beautiful life. But in an instant, her world shatters when her young son is kidnapped from a busy marketplace. A year later, with no leads and no closure, Marin is barely holding on. Just when she thinks t...
Author: Freida McFadden
A gripping psychological thriller with dark domestic suspense, The Housemaid by Freida McFadden is a fast-paced, addictive read. Millie is desperate for a job, and when Nina Winchester offers her a live-in housemaid position in her beautiful home, she can’t believe her luck. Having spent weeks living out of her car, she jumps at the chance, even if the attic room she’s given feels eerily small and locked from the ...
Author: Riley Sager
Riley Sager delivers another twisty psychological thriller in The House Across the Lake, a story filled with unreliable narrators, eerie atmospheres, and unexpected turns. Casey Fletcher, a once-famous actress, is drowning in grief—and bourbon—after the tragic loss of her husband. Banished to her family’s remote lake house to recover from a public meltdown, she spends her days drinking and spying on her neighbors ...
Author: Courtney Summers
A dark and unsettling thriller, I’m the Girl is a bold exploration of power, privilege, and survival in a world that preys on the vulnerable. Sixteen-year-old Georgia Avis dreams of working at Aspera, an exclusive resort for the wealthy elite. When the resort’s owner tells her she’s beautiful, she believes it’s her ticket out of poverty. But her world is shattered when she discovers the body of 13-year-old Ashley Jame...
Author: Paula Hawkins
Paula Hawkins, best known for The Girl on the Train, delivers another character-driven mystery, but A Slow Fire Burning doesn’t quite hit the same mark. The novel opens with the gruesome discovery of a young man’s body on his houseboat. The suspects? Laura, a troubled woman with a tragic past who was last seen with him. Carla, his estranged aunt, who had a secret meeting with him earlier in the week. And Miriam, t...
Author: Robin Roe
A harrowing psychological thriller that explores trauma and survival, Dark Room Etiquette by Robin Roe is a gripping YA read that’s hard to put down. Sayers Waites has lived a privileged life, never needing to work hard or face real hardship. But everything changes when he is kidnapped by a man named Caleb, who believes Sayers is his long-lost son, Daniel. Locked in a small, windowless room and chained to a bed, S...