Category: Thriller

  • All Eyes on Him

    All Eyes on Him

    Author: Illiana XanderPublisher: Poisoned Pen PressPublished: December 2, 2025 I read thrillers, so I’m used to suspending disbelief, but there were so many coincidences and unbelievable scenarios in this book that it almost made me quit reading. But I stuck with it and I’m glad I did! Once it got going, I couldn’t put it down.…

  • One Little Mistake

    One Little Mistake

    Author: Miranda RijksPublisher: Inkubator BooksPublished: November 9, 2025 Whenever I’m asked for a list of auto-buy authors, Miranda Rijks is always at the top of the list! She’s my go-to palate cleanser 🙂 This book is a cautionary tale about what happens when petty mean-girl activities take on a life of their own. There are so…

  • The First Wives

    The First Wives

    Author: S. E. ReedPublisher: Storm PublishingPublished: September 24, 2025 Hannah McMillan is a trad-wife influencer with a wealthy husband, twins (boy and a girl), a beautiful house beachside in Florida – the perfect life. Happy wife, happy life, right? Wrong! Court works in crypto finance and travels for days. Since he’s paranoid about work secrets…

  • The Burning Library

    The Burning Library

    Author: Gilly MacmillanPublisher: William MorrowPublished: November 18, 2025 This book is categorized as a thriller.  I  would call it an intelligent thriller. How many secret societies exist in the world? And would you know the members if they weren’t looking for you?  Dr. Anya Brown is just trying to make a name for herself. When she…

  • You’ll Never Know

    You’ll Never Know

    Author: Caleb StephensPublisher: ThrillerscapePublished: November 9, 2025 If you like smart thrillers with pacing that slams in your solar plexus, this is one for you. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – Caleb Stephens is an auto-buy for me! Grant and Avery set off for a remote hike that Reddit says has a…

  • Nine Dolls

    Nine Dolls

    Author: Rupa MahadevanPublisher: Joffe BooksTo Be Published: September 25, 2025 I loved learning about the Hindu Festival of Dolls, or Navaratri, where traditionally, nine dolls are displayed on handmade tiers.  The higher tiers represent gods and goddesses, characters from mythology, or scenes from weddings. Everyday scenes are displayed on the lower tiers.  However, Leela’s version is…

  • In Deadly Company

    In Deadly Company

    Author: L. S. StrattonPublisher: Union Square & Co.To Be Published: September 2, 2025 As an ambassador for the BookSparks Fall Reading Challenge, I chose the “Secrets” track.  This is Book One of my challenge! In Deadly Company takes you through the days leading up to a birthday bash for Nicole Underwood’s very entitled boss.  We flip…

  • Too Old For This

    Too Old For This

    Author: Samantha DowningPublisher: Berkley Publishing GroupTo Be Published: August 12, 2025 Where do old serial killers go to die? Why, the local nursing home, of course! Lottie only has a few things on her mind: bingo, what to bring to bingo (store-bought or homemade?), her son’s (second) marriage, and where to bury the bodies… Despite the…

  • The Winter Visitor

    The Winter Visitor

    Author: B. P. WalterPublisher: BookoutureTo Be Published: September 23, 2025 BLOG TOUR A Scottish castle √A raging snowstorm √Family secrets √One, no two, possibly three murders √ This story is set in timelines 10 years apart, 2005 and 2025, at Christmas. Three brothers have been living with the consequences of what happened that first Christmas, when…

  • 6:40 to Montreal

    6:40 to Montreal

    Author: Eva JurczykPublisher: Poisoned Pen PressTo Be Published: October 28, 2025 While this book could have almost devolved into the black comedy humor of Weekend at Bernie’s, it actually unfolds as a macabre sequence of events that occur after Agatha is encouraged by her husband to take a train from Toronto to Montreal as a way…