Category: Domestic Thriller

  • The Christmas Holiday

    The Christmas Holiday

    Author: Mikayla DavidsPublisher: IndieDate Published: December 2, 2023 Meet the in-laws. How awful can it be? Alicia has finally married the guy she’s been friends with benefits since college.  She had no idea his family were as wealthy as they are so when she’s invited to spend the Christmas holiday with them at their lodge…

  • When I’m Dead

    When I’m Dead

    Author: Hannah MorrisseyPublisher: St. Martin’s PressDate Published: October 31, 2023 I would say it would be great to be back in Black Harbor, but oh what a bleak place! The way the author paints the town, you just know you would never want to live there, either by birth or accident. You can just feel…

  • The Family Secret

    The Family Secret

    Author: Mikayla DavidsPublisher: Mikayla DavidsDate Published: September 1, 2023 I seem to be drawn to books that take place in chalets on ski mountains. Without a doubt, you know that something bad is going to happen. This book was a perfect recipe for disaster: the grandmom, the 3 sisters who all have secrets, and the…

  • The Couple in the Photo

    The Couple in the Photo

    Author: Helen CooperPublisher: Hodder & StoughtonDate Published: June 22, 2023 Adam and Lucy, and Cora and Scott. Two couples and their kids who are like one big happy family, hanging out at each other’s houses, even renovating a beach house together. That’s why Lucy is devastated when she sees a photo of Scott and another…

  • While You Weren’t Watching

    While You Weren’t Watching

    Author: Stephanie HazeltinePublisher: Hazeltine PublishingDate Published: June 12, 2023 Stephanie Hazeltine is a “new to me” author and I really enjoyed this fast-paced novel about new mothers and their insecurities that quickly escalates into a kidnapping. I quickly became invested in the characters and was able to get a visceral feeling for everything these new…

  • What the Neighbors Saw

    What the Neighbors Saw

    Author: Melissa AdelmanPublisher: St. Martin’s PressDate Published: June 20, 2023 When Sam and Alexis move into the “perfect” neighborhood, the disappointments are mounting up and the activity in this quiet cul-de-sac is anything but perfect. Alexis’s poor self-confidence is compounded by what she sees as her post-partum body, the money trap that is her new…

  • Where Are the Children Now?

    Where Are the Children Now?

    Author: Mary Higgins Clark, Alafair BurkePublisher: Simon & SchusterDate Published: April 18, 2023 Can history repeat itself? How many coincidences are too many? That is the question the police are trying to figure out. Melissa is the daughter of Nancy Harmon who was featured in Mary Higgins Clark’s original “Where Are the Children”. In this…

  • The Lost Wife

    The Lost Wife

    Author: Georgina LeesPublisher: HarperCollins UK/One More ChapterDate Published: April 7, 2023 Think about your worst-case scenario – you’re on the run with a small child, injured and almost out of gas, heading for a remote cabin in the woods, and you need to move from there quickly to stay ahead of the “bad guys”. But…

  • The Soulmate

    The Soulmate

    Author: Sally HepworthPublisher: St. Martin’s PressDate Published: April 4, 2023 This is Hepworth’s best novel to date! Imagine living in a home with a spectacular cliffside view, only to find out it’s a popular spot for people who see no other option but to jump. But since Pippa and Gabe have moved in, so many…

  • Gone Again

    Gone Again

    Author: Minka KentPublisher: Thomas MercerDate Published: March 7, 2023 An unsettling childhood in a severely religious household causes one child to rebel, one to tow the line, and one to be doted on. Celia escapes after a failed attempt to run away. Then, after years of a happy marriage, she finds a note among her…