Suspense

Discover newly released suspense releases.
Updated May 18, 2026
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The Secret of Secrets
Brown, Dan.
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * THE NEW ROBERT LANGDON THRILLER FROM THE ICONIC AUTHOR OF THE DA VINCI CODE "A master of the brainy, twisty thriller. . . . The Secret of Secrets is perhaps his most ambitious undertaking yet: a dense thriller that is...
Dear Debbie
McFadden, Freida.
Paper Book
A brand new twisted thriller that will have you cheering "good for her!" from the #1 New York Times bestselling and global sensation Freida McFadden, author of The Housemaid! Sometimes, enough is enough... Debbie Mullen is losing it. For years, she has compiled all of her best...
The surrogate mother
McFadden, Freida
Paper Book
She was promised a miracle. She got more than she bargained for.  Abby wants a baby more than anything. But after years of failed infertility treatments and adoptions that have fallen through, it seems like motherhood is not in her future.  That is, until her...
Don't Let Him In : A Novel
Jewell, Lisa.
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell, three women are connected by one man in this "gripping, shocking, masterful" (Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author) thriller.
Hope Rises
Baldacci, David.
Paper Book
Walter Nash began a journey down a dark path of seemingly no return, and now he  finds himself questioning everything that got him there in this thrilling sequel to Nash Falls from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci. ...
Adrift : A Novel
Dean, Will.
Paper Book
The author of the "master class in suspense" (Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author) The Chamber returns with a high-tension thriller about a family's descent into darkness that is perfect for fans of Dennis Lehane and Lisa Jewell. ...
The First Time I Saw Him
Dave, Laura.
Paper Book
THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED SEASON 2 OF THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME STARRING JENNIFER GARNER A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB SELECTION! AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE SEQUEL TO THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME ...
The Divorce
McFadden, Freida.
Paper Book
A brand-new, gripping thriller from Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid! What is a happily ever after really worth? Naomi was living the quintessential love story. Boy meets girl. They fall in love, get married, buy a dream house, start a...
Her Last Breath : A Novel
Adams, Taylor.
Paper Book
From the critically acclaimed author of No Exit and The Last Word comes a story of two friends who embark on an ill-fated caving expedition--and the dark truth of what happens deep underground.  After years of excuses, Tess has finally agreed to go...
When I Kill You : A Novel
Paris, B. A.
Paper Book
The multimillion-copy and New York Times bestseller B. A. Paris returns with a triumphant, unsettling next suspense novel, When I Kill You. Who is watching Nell Masters? Nell Masters is certain someone is following her. The hairs on the back...
The Anniversary
Finlay, Alex.
Paper Book
From the national bestselling author of Parents Weekend, comes one of the most anticipated thrillers of the year. "Everything I want in a thriller!"―Ashley Elston "I could not put it down!"―Angie Kim "Nonstop twists!"--Jason Rekulak "A master...
Caller Unknown : A Novel
McAllister, Gillian.
Paper Book
A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY * "An unputdownable adventure that was both heartwarming and thrilling! Everything I've come to expect from Gillian McAllister!" --Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author How far would you go to...
The Hard Line
Greaney, Mark.
Paper Book
The Gray Man, the world's deadliest assassin and apex predator, discovers he's really the prey in the most shocking entry of this #1 New York Times bestselling series. Family means different things to different people, but in the Gray Man's world, family is defined by...
My Husband's Wife : A Novel
Feeney, Alice.
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Discover the brand new #1 bestselling book everyone is talking about from the author of His & Hers, now a #1 Netflix show! "Nonstop thrills! The best Feeney book yet!" --FREIDA MCFADDEN ...
The Hitchhikers : A Novel
Stevens, Chevy.
Paper Book
Chevy Stevens, the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Still Missing and Those Girls, returns with her most breathtaking thriller yet. With its relentless pace and unforgettable twists, The Hitchhikers delivers what bestselling author Karin...
Anatomy of an Alibi : A Novel
Elston, Ashley.
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FIRST LIE WINS Two women. One dead husband. And only one alibi. "Elston expertly unravels a web of secrets and lies. You won't be able to put this...
Murder Bimbo : A Novel
Novack, Rebecca.
Paper Book
"Deviously intelligent...Irresistible." --The New York Times Book Review * "Murder Bimbo is Gone Girl for the Luigi Mangione era." --Catherine Lacey, author of Biography of X The exhilaratingly twisty story of a sex worker...
Guess Again
Donlea, Charlie.
Paper Book
Silence of the Lambs meets Cruel Summer in GUESS AGAIN, as #1 internationally bestselling author Charlie Donlea dives into the long shadow of trauma on a small Wisconsin town, hybristophilia and the allure of evil, and the toll the truth can take on those who hunt for it......
Best Offer Wins : A Novel
Kashino, Marisa.
Paper Book
A USA Today bestseller * A Good Morning America Book Club Pick * A Good Housekeeping Book Club Pick * An ELLE Best Mystery/Thriller of 2025 * A BookRiot Best Mystery/Thriller of 2025 "It starts out feeling pretty light and fun, but...
The Survivor
Reid, Andrew.
Paper Book
Do not turn off your phoneDo not get off the trainI know who you really are Fired and walked out by security on his first day at his new job in New York City, Ben Cross thought his day couldn't get worse. But he couldn't be more wrong. Getting on the 1 train...
All This Could Be Yours : A Novel
Ryan, Hank Phillippi.
Paper Book
INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER! Winner of the Mary Higgins Clark Award "Engrossing....with a heroine I loved and a twist that left me reeling!" --Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid ...
W.E.B. Griffin. a presidential agent novel Direct action
Stewart, Jack (Novelist)
Paper Book
In this revival of W.E.B. Griffin's New York Times bestselling series, Charley Castillo--the original Presidential Agent--is in Virginia Beach to visit his son when two gunmen appear. Charley is able to thwart a deadly mass shooting, but he is hit and badly injured. Meanwhile Pick McCoy is at the...
Paper Cut : A Novel
Taff, Rachel.
Paper Book
"Darkly addictive with a blistering pace and puzzle-box structure" --Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters A page-turning suspense debut about a woman infamous for escaping a cult as a teenager, who finds her future threatened when dangerous secrets come back to...
What Boys Learn
Romano-Lax, Andromeda.
Paper Book
Over one terrible weekend, two teenage girls are found dead in a wealthy Chicago suburb. As the community mourns, Abby Rosso, the girls' high school counselor, begins to suspect that her son, Benjamin, was secretly involved in their lives - and possibly their deaths. Abby doesn't want to believe...
Choke Point : A Thriller
Thor, Brad.
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor thrills with his new summer blockbuster starring Scot Harvath. A devastating series of bombings tears through Bangkok. Scores of American citizens are dead. The attacks send shock waves around the world. As...
Whisper Creek
Paper Book
New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan delivers a pulse-pounding thriller about one family fighting for their land against both human enemies and Mother Nature. After the sudden death of her husband, Ellen McKenna is doing everything she can to keep her Texas farm afloat....
Antihero
Hurwitz, Gregg.
Paper Book
An Instant National Bestseller! Once a black ops assassin known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak broke with the program and went deep underground, using his operational rules and skills to help the truly desperate with nowhere else to turn. A young woman is kidnapped off...
The Girl Upstairs
Patch, Jessica R.
Paper Book
A chilling domestic thriller by New York Times bestselling author Jessica R. Patch, where a house in small-town Maine hides deep, dark secrets... She bought this house to save her marriage. Unearthing its secrets might just claim her life. ...
Dead in the Water
Marrs, John.
Paper Book
From the multi-million copy bestselling author comes a chilling tale about life flashing before your eyes--including terrifying scenes you don't remember. When Damon survives a near-drowning, his life flashes before his eyes. Every memory is crystal clear--except one. A dead boy. A...
The Break-Up Retreat : A Novel
Sten, Camilla.
Paper Book
An undercover journalist goes to expose an exclusive psychological wellness clinic where women go to recover from heartbreak, with dire consequences, in this creepy thriller from The Bachelorette Party author Camilla Sten. Welcome to Himlafall Clinic, where we use...
Girl Lost
Angelo, Kate.
Paper Book
A LOST BABY Luna Rosati found acceptance and comfort with her childhood foster family, but when she became pregnant at sixteen, she gave the baby up for adoption and left without a word. Now a CIA counterintelligence officer, Luna wants to reconcile her fractured sense of self by finding...
Plans I Have for You : A Novel
Sanders, Lai
Paper Book
Lai Sanders's debut novel is a timely, razor-sharp thriller exploring race and privilege, perfect for fans of R. F. Kuang. One of Publishers Weekly's Most Anticipated Thrillers of 2026 "A strangely dark, seductive debut novel." --Kirkus Reviews<...
Edge of Honor
Thor, Brad.
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor returns with an exhilarating new Scot Harvath thriller. After six months abroad, America's top spy returns to a new administration, a new set of global priorities...
Missing Sam : A Novela
Umrigar, Thrity.
Paper Book
A tense and twisty story of a woman who goes missing on a morning run and her wife's determination to both find her and clear her own name--from the bestselling author of Honor. One night after a party, old grievances surface between married couple...
Chain Reaction : A Reacher Novel
Child, Lee.
Paper Book
The heart-pounding new Jack Reacher thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child. Washington DC. General Susan Turner needs help from the only guy she knows will get the job done right.  Finding Reacher won't be easy. He...
The Drop A Novel
Masters, S.R.
Paper Book
A terrifyingly twisty, wholly original thriller following a group of amusement park visitors who get stuck on a roller coaster high above the ground--with no way down. Six hundred and fifty feet in the air, no one can hear you scream. Some might say that thirtysomething Cady Ellison...
59 Minutes : A Novel
Seddon, Holly
Paper Book
The internationally bestselling author of the "brilliant, gripping must-read" (Glamour) Try Not to Breathe brings suspenseful thrills in this unputdownable novel following three women as they face an incoming nuclear attack. Nuclear missile threat to South...
Too Old for This
Downing, Samantha.
Paper Book
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Equal parts hilarious and disturbing, Too Old for This kept me glued to the pages from beginning to end!" --#1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden A retired serial killer's quiet life is upended by an...
Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity
Woodward, M. P.
Paper Book
Jack Ryan Jr battles terrorists in the disputed mountains of Kashmir to save a comrade in the latest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. A string of savage murders in the United States seems unrelated until the FBI makes a shocking discovery: a decade ago,...
Run on Red
Noelle Ihli.
Paper Book
A rural country road. No cell signal for miles. A terrifying game of cat-and-mouse. By the time Laura and Olivia notice the headlights tailing them through the hills, it's too late. What seems, at first, like a case of road rage quickly unfolds into a heart-pounding chase--and a...
Too Close to Home : A Novel
Glass, Seraphina Nova.
Paper Book
From the two-time Edgar Award-nominated author of ON A QUIET STREET and THE VACANCY IN ROOM 10... DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES meets FINLAY DONOVAN in this darkly humorous thriller about three women's lives colliding around an explosive murder, a bizarre cover-up,...
Harmless Women : A Novel
Sharpe, Rebecca.
Paper Book
In this pacy thriller, a female con artist chooses the wrong woman as her target, and both women end up on the run for their lives. Avalon Dale is a masterful grifter. She researches her victims thoroughly, kidnaps and sedates them, cleans out their bank accounts, and uses...
The Confessions : A Novel
Carr, Paul Bradley.
Paper Book
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER A high-octane and "hugely entertaining" (Chris Pavone, New York Times bestselling author) thriller about a supercomputer and the secrets we keep from one another--perfect for fans of Blake Crouch, Harlan Coben, and Gillian Flynn. ...
The Cormorant Hunt
Idov, Michael.
Paper Book
Slow Horses meets Red Sparrow in this electrifying spy thriller and follow-up to The Collaborators, where a disillusioned CIA officer infiltrates an extremist group in the heart of Europe. Disheartened CIA officer Ari Falk, now hiding in the Republic...
The Deepest Fake
Kalla, Daniel.
Paper Book
Instant Bestseller From internationally bestselling author Daniel Kalla, whose thrillers are "impossible to put down" (Amy Stuart, #1 bestselling author of Death at the Party), comes a razor-sharp psychological thriller about a CEO whose carefully curated life is...
Rifle Season
Kelly, Pat.
Paper Book
A game hunter is in a race against time to save his family from the most dangerous predator on earth--other people--in this high-stakes thriller in the vein of Jack Carr and Peter Heller. Mason "Mace" Winters, with his acclaimed reputation as one of the best big game hunters in...
In Her Defense : A Novel
Malicka, Philippa.
Paper Book
A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB SELECTION! As a sensational celebrity libel trial unfolds, a young woman at the periphery secretly wields the power to make or break the case. But with her own hidden past, will she dare to speak up? Everyone is watching. Only...
Tom Clancy Rules of Engagement
Larsen, Ward.
Paper Book
When a member of his Cabinet is killed in a plane President Jack Ryan suspects that the "accident" is anything but in this latest shocking entry in this #1 New York Times bestselling series. The White House is stunned when the Secretary of Commerce is killed in a plane...

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