Category: Thriller

  • Reasons to Lie

    Reasons to Lie

    Author: Emily ListfieldPublisher: Thomas & MercerPublished:ย February 24, 2026 It’s always fun to read the backstory of rich, glamorous families, especially when you have outliers in their midst. And Abby definitely doesn’t fit the mold. She’s a single mom and artistic. Her daughter attends the elite school on scholarship. Hollis is hiding a secret and is…

  • Be Mine

    Be Mine

    Author: Lizzy BarberPublisher: Datura BooksPublished:ย May 27, 2025 “It is only by breaking down the barriers of the past that we can progress through the gates of the future.”Elixir Manifesto The list of how they do that is exhaustive: โ€ข ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จโ€ข ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโ€ข ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ดโ€ข ๐˜š๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโ€ข ๐˜š๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บโ€ข ๐˜‹๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโ€ข ๐˜™@๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ Told through multiple timelines, extracts from a…

  • The Better Mother

    The Better Mother

    Author: Jennifer van der KleutPublisher: Crooked Lane BooksPublished:ย February 10, 2026 Birth Announcement (Just kidding! Book Review ๐Ÿ™‚ Everything is going well for Savannah at last. She’s pretty much over the breakup with her boyfriend, her career looks to be headed on track, and she’s comfy in her new apartment. She’s started dating. And there’s the…

  • We Were Never Friends

    We Were Never Friends

    Author: Kaira RoudaPublisher: Poisoned Pen PressPublished: February 3, 2026 This author’s books are ones I go to when I’ve just come off a series of hard-hitting thrillers or horror books, or a deeply moving nonfiction book. Her writing is just fun, soap opera, housewives of (locality) material. Not a lot for the reader to think about.…

  • Murder Manor

    Murder Manor

    Author: Cori NevruzPublisher: Masonboro PressPublished:ย February 3, 2026 Cori Nevruz is becoming one of my go-to authors for creepy house settings. I read The Unwelcome Guest last year, a locked-room (island) thriller about a family reunion on a remote island. The setting of this, a remote mountain-top retreat, gave me the same creepy vibe. The Johnson…

  • Dead in the Water

    Dead in the Water

    Author: John MarrsPublisher: Thomas & MercerPublished:ย January 20, 2026 I thought I knew where this book was going, but no, I did not!! Oh yes, I guessed the first twist. But I was foolish to think the author was going to stop there. Because, come on, this is John Marrs. He just has to give you…

  • The Locksmith

    The Locksmith

    Author: Danielle FearPublisher: IndiePublished:ย January 27, 2026 You can hide in your houses. You can lock your doors.  But nothing is keeping The Locksmith out. Just thinking about someone stealthily lurking around your house, creeping into your bedroom while you’re sleeping, sent shivers down my back. This book began as an investigation into a gruesome serial…

  • Pretty Little Lies

    Pretty Little Lies

    Author: Jessica HuntleyPublisher: Inkubator BooksPublished:ย December 10, 2025 There is something so relatable about a story where one anonymous rumor can take down a person’s business, reputation, or marriage. It sometimes feels like we are one social media click from it happening to any one of us. And Jessica Huntley makes sure we feel every emotion…

  • All Eyes on Him

    All Eyes on Him

    Author: Illiana XanderPublisher: Poisoned Pen PressPublished:ย 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:ย 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 ๐Ÿ™‚ This book is a cautionary tale about what happens when petty mean-girl activities take on a life of their own. There are so…