Great Mysteries and Thrillers for Adults

These great mysteries and thrillers will have you staying up late to figured out whodunit and why!

Updated May 4, 2026
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The best kind of people : a novel
Whittall, Zoe
Paper Book
A finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and a national bestseller, Zoe Whittall's The Best Kind of Peopleis a stunning tour de forceabout the unravelling of an all-American family. George Woodbury, an affable teacher and beloved husband and father, is arrested for sexual...
Hairpin Bridge : a novel
Adams, Taylor
Paper Book
From the author of the "full-throttle thriller" (A. J. Finn) No Exit--a riveting new psychological page-turner featuring a fierce and unforgettable heroine. Three months ago, Lena Nguyen's estranged twin sister, Cambry, drove to a remote bridge seventy miles outside of Missoula, Montana,...
My lovely wife
Downing, Samantha
Paper Book
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE INSTANT #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER USA Today bestseller  Edgar + ITW Thriller Award nominee for Best First Novel "Think: Dexter but sexier."--theSkimm "A dark and...
Listen for the lie
Tintera, Amy
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller * A Good Morning America Book Club Pick * An NPR Best Book of the Year * A Washington Post Best Thriller of 2024 "I read this in one sitting! Such a fun and engaging read, with an ending that blew my mind!" --<...
The silent patient
Michaelides, Alex
Paper Book
**THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "An unforgettable--and Hollywood-bound--new thriller... A mix of Hitchcockian suspense, Agatha Christie plotting, and Greek tragedy." --Entertainment Weekly The Silent Patient is a...
The quiet tenant
Michallon, Clémence
Paper Book
NATIONAL BEST SELLER * A NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR * GMA BUZZ PICK * "A bravura feat of storytelling...daring and completely satisfying." --James Patterson, #1 best-selling author A PULSE-POUNDING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER ABOUT A SERIAL KILLER NARRATED BY THOSE...
The fireman : a novel
Hill, Joe
Paper Book
From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Heart-Shaped Box comes a chilling post-apocalyptic thriller about a worldwide pandemic of spontaneous combustion that threatens to reduce civilization to ashes and a band of improbable heroes who battle...
Hidden pictures
Rekulak, Jason
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · OPTIONED FOR NETFLIX BY A PRODUCER OF THE BATMAN GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER "I loved it." --Stephen King From Edgar Award-finalist Jason Rekulak comes a wildly inventive spin on the...
The Da Vinci code : a novel
Brown, Dan
Paper Book
One of the bestselling novels of all time, Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code has intrigued and thrilled millions of readers around the world. Now all the artwork, symbols, architecture, and historic locations--over 160 images--are beautifully compiled in this full-color collector's edition. ...
My favorite thing is monsters. Book one
Ferris, Emil
Paper Book
Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late '60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is the fictional graphic diary of 10-year-old Karen Reyes, filled with B-movie horror and pulp monster magazines iconography. Karen Reyes tries to solve the murder of her enigmatic upstairs neighbour,...
The passengers
Marrs, John (Freelance journalist)
Paper Book
You're riding in your self-driving car when suddenly the doors lock, the route changes and you have lost all control. Then, a mysterious voice tells you, "You are going to die."   Just as self-driving cars become the trusted, safer norm, eight people find themselves in this...
A game of lies
Mackintosh, Clare
Paper Book
THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER! "It's everything you want from a thriller--and then some. Hugely enjoyable." --Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author They say the camera never lies. But on this show, you can't trust anything you see. Stranded in the Welsh mountains,...
The river : a novel
Heller, Peter
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars comes the story of two college students on a wilderness canoe trip--a gripping tale of a friendship tested by fire, white water, and violence. "A fiery tour de force ... I could not put this book down. It...
Lie to me
Ellison, J. T.
Paper Book
Domestic noir at its best. Readers will devour this stunning page-turner about the disintegration of a marriage as grief, jealousy, betrayal and murder destroy the facade of the perfect literary couple. New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison takes her exceptional writing to a new level with...

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