Category: Thriller

  • One Big Happy Family

    One Big Happy Family

    Author: Jamie DayPublisher: St. Martin’s PressDate Published: July 16, 2024 What’s scarier than a closed room mystery? How about a hotel on a cliffside (aptly named The Precipice), with a hurricane coming, and a murderer on the loose! Charley is a maid in a desperate situation – she can’t afford a place of her own and…

  • Just the Nicest Family

    Just the Nicest Family

    Author: Alison JamesPublisher: BookoutureDate Published: June 23, 2024 Book Tour This is my third Alison James novel and my third 5-star review! What would be worse than being on vacation in a foreign country and being arrested for a crime you may or may not have committed, but at the same time, you are definitely keeping…

  • Two Sides to Every Murder

    Two Sides to Every Murder

    Author: Danielle ValentinePublisher: Penguin Group, Penguin Young Readers Group Date Published: June 25, 2024 I rarely read YA but when I do, you can be sure it will be Danielle Valentine. I loved that the publisher stayed true to the colors and font of How to Survive Your Murder which combined all the murder tropes into a…

  • Her Last Summer

    Her Last Summer

    BLOG TOUR Author: Nina ManningPublisher: Boldwood BooksDate Published: May 30, 2024 If you like atmospheric stories, this book is for you. The settings at the beach, at the local recreation center in Camden, England, and the film set in Scotland (and particularly the food) will evoke your senses. Rey Levine is an out-of-work actress, living in…

  • The Night Nanny

    The Night Nanny

    BOOK TOUR Author: Nelle LamarrPublisher: BookoutureDate Published: May 13, 2024 “Please don’t worry, Ava. Your baby is safe with me. I’m going to take care of her like she’s my own…” Nothing says “you better worry” more than that when you’re reading a thriller! Poor Ava had a rough pregnancy with complications, so when she is…

  • The Return of Ellie Black

    The Return of Ellie Black

    Author: Emiko JeanPublisher: Simon & SchusterDate Published: May 7, 2024 I was super impressed by this debut thriller from Emiko Jean. The story is told through dual POV which gives us insight into both main characters. But it’s the characterization of Detective Chelsey Calhoun and the girl who returns from the missing, Elizabeth, that really grabbed…

  • A Game of Lies

    A Game of Lies

    Author: Clare MacintoshPublisher: Sourcebooks LandmarkDate Published: April 23, 2024 I will never look at game shows the same after reading A Game of Lies! In a real-life version of bait-and-switch, 7 contestants find out the reality show premise is not what they signed up for. Whose secret is worth killing for and why? DC Ffion Morgan…

  • The Gathering

    The Gathering

    Author: C. J. TudorPublisher: Random House Publishing Group – BallantineDate Published: April 9, 2024 This book was a great example of how to scare me without really scaring me! I really liked C. J. Tudor’s other books so I must have skipped over the vampyrs bit in the synopsis! But this is vampires done right –…

  • Still See You Everywhere

    Still See You Everywhere

    Author: Lisa GardnerPublisher: Grand Central PublishingDate to be Published: March 12, 2024 This is Book 3 (but can be read as a stand) in the Frankie Elkin series and I’d have to say this is the best one yet! This is a locked room (island) thriller on an island that could have been a paradise. If…

  • This Girl’s a Killer

    This Girl’s a Killer

    COVER REVEAL Author: Emma C. WellsPublisher: Poisoned Pen PressDate to be Published: September 10 2024 Ask Cordelia Black why she did it. The answer will always be: He had it coming. Legally Blonde grows up and gets a murder-y Dexter alter-ego in this laugh-out-loud, riveting debut thriller about Cordelia Black—a best friend, an astute businesswoman, and, in her spare…