Thrillers

New and recommended thrilling reads

Updated October 7, 2025
Rochester Public Library RPL Staff
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Thrillers

New and recommended thrilling reads

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Society of lies
Brown, Lauren Ling.
Ebook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * "A dark and haunting debut that explores secret societies, the bonds of sisterhood, and the intricacies of privilege at an elite college . . . I couldn't put this twisty tale down."--Julia Bartz, author of The Writing Retreat ...
The night we lost him A novel
Dave, Laura.
Ebook
An instant New York Times bestseller from the author of The Last Thing He Told Me "Dave's signature blend of twisty mystery, family drama, and moving love story is top-notch" (The Boston Globe) in this instant New York Times bestseller where...
Girls with bright futures A novel
Dobmeier, Tracy.
Ebook
What doesn't kill her Cape Charade Series, Book 2
Dodd, Christina.
Ebook
One secret, one nightmare, one lie. You guess which is which. 1. I have the scar of a gunshot on my forehead. 2. I have willfully misrepresented my identity to the US military. 3. I'm the new mother of a seven-year-old...
For your own good
Downing, Samantha.
Ebook
INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER "Witty and macabre."--Caroline Kepnes "Slick and chilling."--Megan Miranda "I read all of her [books]. I've read everything."--Cecily Strong from SNL for Vanity Fair "A perfect...
First lie wins
Elston, Ashley.
Ebook
REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK | #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "This fast-paced read has everything you could want in a thriller: secret identities, a mysterious boss and a cat & mouse game that kept me guessing the whole way through." --Reese Witherspoon Evie Porter has...
The other black girl : a novel
Harris, Zakiya Dalila
Paper Book
Now a Hulu Original Series INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Good Morning America and Read with Marie Claire Book Club Pick and a People Best Book of Summer Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Time, The...
Holly
King, Stephen.
Ebook
#1 New York Times Bestseller * A New York Times Notable Book * An NPR Best Book of the Year Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King's most compelling and resourceful characters, returns in this chilling "exploration of grief and delusion, just pure undistilled evil" (...
A burning A novel.
Majumdar, Megha.
Ebook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK! * A "gripping thriller with compassionate social commentary"  (USA Today) about three unforgettable characters who seek to rise--to the middle class, to political power, to fame in the movies--and find...
The boyfriend
McFadden, Freida
Paper Book
A new, twisting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Teacher and The Housemaid! She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim. Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She's seen it all: men...
The fury
Michaelides, Alex.
Ebook
**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "Alex Michaelides hits the trifecta with his third novel, The Fury. The highly original story presents the reader with the king of all unreliable narrators, enough twists and turns to power two novels, and a host of...
All the colors of the dark
Whitaker, Chris.
Ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD * From the author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an epic love story that "hits like a sledgehammer . . . an absolutely must-read novel" (Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl). Read...
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