Thrillers/Suspense

Updated October 22, 2025
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1

The Woman in Suite 11
Ware, Ruth
CD
In this follow-up to #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruth Ware's multi-million copy mega-hit The Woman in Cabin 10, Lo Blacklock returns to attend the opening of a luxury hotel, only to find herself in a white-knuckled race across Europe. When the invitation to...

2

Nightshade : a novel
Connelly, Michael
Paper Book
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Introducing Detective Stilwell: a cop relentlessly following his mission in the seemingly idyllic setting of Catalina Island.   Los Angeles County Sheriff's Detective Stilwell...

3

Someone is watching : a novel
Fielding, Joy
Paper Book
Rear Window meets The Silent Wife in this fast-paced, intense psychological thriller from internationally bestselling author Joy Fielding. Bailey has it all. At least, she had it all--a job she loved as a high-powered investigator in a top Miami law firm, a...

4

Forget me not : a novel
Willingham, Stacy
Paper Book
A pulse-pounding new Southern thriller from the author of the runaway bestseller A Flicker in the Dark. Twenty-two years ago, Claire Campbell's older sister, Natalie, disappeared shortly after her eighteenth birthday. Days later, her blood was found in a car, a man was...

5

Dead Post Society
Kelly, Diane
Paper Book
The seventh in the House-Flipper mystery series set in Nashville, TN, where the real estate market is to die for. This year's honor roll is killer... Carpenter Whitney Whitaker and her cousin Buck are no strangers to murder. After all, they've encountered...

6

Break-In
Faulkner, Katherine
Paper Book
After killing an intruder in self-defense, a wealthy London mother must unravel a terrifying mystery filled with twists and turns, from the author of the "deliciously twisted thriller" (People) The Other Mothers. Alice, a professional mother of one, is hosting a...

7

You belong here : a novel
Miranda, Megan
Paper Book
"The perfect thriller to read with your toes in the sand while looking over your shoulder." --The View Don't miss the instant New York Times bestseller from Megan Miranda, where a mother's secrets, campus mysteries, and long-hidden truths ignite a haunting...

8

Not Quite Dead Yet
Jackson, Holly.
Paper Book
AN INSTANT #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From the#1 New York Times bestselling author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. The stunning hardcover of Not Quite Dead features a custom-stamped case, beautiful endpapers, and a premium dust jacket! ...

9

The Lake escape
Day, Jamie
Paper Book
The next riveting summer suspense by the author of THE BLOCK PARTY and ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY, Jamie Day. WILL THIS BE THE BEST WEEK OF THEIR LIVES... OR THE LAST? JULIA, DAVID, AND ERIKA grew up together spending summers at their idyllic Vermont lake homes for as...

10

An inside job : a novel
Silva, Daniel
Paper Book
Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon must solve the perfect crime in the dazzling new tale of murder, greed, and corruption from #1 New York Times bestselling novelist Daniel Silva. "Daniel Silva spins a yarn better than any living author and I appreciated the chance to disappear...

11

The unraveling of Julia
Scottoline, Lisa
Paper Book
An international bestselling author crafts a gothic "thriller with dashes of romance and excellent twists!" (Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author) in which a young widow inherits a Tuscan estate from a mysterious benefactor and finds herself thrust into the crosshairs of a...

12

Edge of honor : a thriller
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...

13

It happened on the lake
Jackson, Lisa
Paper Book
In an intense, twisty, Hitchcockian standalone spin on Rear Window from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, a woman returns to the Oregon town where a nightmare unfolded 20 years ago--and is waiting to engulf her again. For fans of J.T. Ellison, Paula Hawkins, Karin...

14

Don't let him in
Jewell, Lisa
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A MOST ANTICIPATED READ from People, USA TODAY, theSkimm, E! News, Forbes, New York Post, CrimeReads, and many more! From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa...

15

Don't Open Your Eyes : a novel
Constantine, Liv
Paper Book
In this twisted psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling co-author of the Reese's Book Club pick The Last Mrs. Parrish, a woman is tormented by nightmarish visions of her future-and then they start to come true. "A compulsively readable nail...

16

Kill Your Darlings : a Novel
Swanson, Peter
Paper Book
"A dazzlingly clever murder mystery, told backwards, asking the question: why would this loving wife murder her husband?"--Gillian McAllister, New York Times bestselling author of Famous Last Words and Wrong Place Wrong Time From the New York Times ...

17

With a vengeance : a novel
Sager, Riley
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A haunted past. A train with no stops. Thirteen hours to reckon with the truth. In 1954, Anna Matheson boards a luxury overnight train bound for Chicago that she's commissioned, along with a list of names and a...

18

King of ashes : a novel
Cosby, S. A.
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Propulsive and powerful. . . A gripping roller coaster ride of escalating danger." --New York Times Book Review"Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about." --The Atlantic...

19

The doorman : a novel
Pavone, Chris
Paper Book
A pulse-pounding novel of class, privilege, sex, and murder, from the New York Times bestselling author of Two Nights in Lisbon and The Expats. Chicky Diaz is everyone's favorite doorman at the Bohemia, the most famous apartment house in the world, home of...

20

Into the gray zone
Taylor, Brad
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A knockout punch of a novel." --Mark Greaney Pike Logan uncovers a geopolitical scheme that has spiraled out of control in India in this latest pulse-pounding thriller with ripped from the headlines themes from New York Times bestselling author...

21

Lethal prey
Sandford, John
Paper Book
Lucas Davenport and Virgil Flowers join forces to track down a ruthless killer who will do whatever it takes to keep the past buried, in this latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford. Doris Grandfelt, an employee at an accounting firm, was...

22

Summer Guests : A Thriller
Gerritsen, Tess.
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen comes a chilling follow-up to The Spy Coast, plunging the Martini Club into the search for a missing teen--with a startling connection to their own pasts. When former spy Maggie Bird retired to the seaside hamlet of...

23

Robert B. Parker's buried secrets
Farnsworth, Christopher
Paper Book
AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER Police Chief Jesse Stone investigates the mystery behind a dead body found strewn with photos of murder victims and placed on top of $2 million in cash, before a mob of hit men converge on Paradise. Just another day in...

24

Beautiful ugly
Feeney, Alice
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Her best book yet." --Harlan Coben The million-copy bestselling Queen of Twists Alice Feeney returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage. . . . . . and revenge.

25

Robert Ludlum's The Bourne vendetta
Freeman, Brian
Paper Book
The hunt for a trove of secret information forces Bourne to decide who lives - and who dies - in this latest installment in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. A hacked database known as the Files has upended the intelligence community. Careers are being...

26

Clever Little Thing
Echlin, Helena.
Paper Book
"A sharp and unflinching twist on mom noir--part psychological thriller, part supernatural horror, . . .  perfectly unnerving." --Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The Push and The Whispers A taut, powerful mom-noir psychological...

27

Grave danger
Grippando, James
Paper Book
Bestselling author James Grippando's legendary criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck is back to defend a single mother accused of kidnapping her own child in a perilous case involving politics and international diplomacy that will test his legal expertise and his marriage. ...

28

Pro Bono
Perry, Thomas.
Paper Book
Charles Warren, Los Angeles attorney, has dedicated his career to aiding people in financial straits. He is particularly skilled at the art of recovering assets that have been embezzled or hidden. In his newest case, helping a beautiful young widow find the money missing from her late husband's...

29

I died on a Tuesday
Corry, Jane
Paper Book
ONE DAY. ONE TRAGEDY. THREE STORIES. WHO DO YOU BELIEVE? Eighteen-year-old Janie White has the world and a bright future ahead of her. She's about to leave behind her small seaside town, the only home she's ever known, to embark on a book publishing career in London and couldn't...

30

Stuart Woods' Golden Hour
Battles, Brett.
Paper Book
Former CIA operative Teddy Fay returns for another heart-pounding Hollywood-fueled adventure in this latest installment in the New York Times bestselling series. Teddy Fay is ready to embark on the European press tour of Peter Barrington's latest film Storm's Eye,...

31

Bellevue : a novel
Cook, Robin
Paper Book
From the bestselling author and "master of the medical thriller" (The New York Times), Robin Cook, comes a new tale of suspense-horror about a first-year resident whose life-shattering visions reveal the truth behind some of the greatest medical advances in the history of medicine.

32

Robert B. Parker's hot property
Lupica, Mike
Paper Book
Spenser investigates a case that hits dangerously close to home in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker's beloved series. Spenser is waiting out the latest Boston snowstorm when he gets word that Rita Fiore has been shot. Rita's always been a tricky one: flirting with...

33

To die for
Baldacci, David
Paper Book
From a #1 New York Times bestselling author, the 6:20 Man returns, this time sent to the Pacific Northwest to aid in a complicated FBI case--and he's about to come face-to-face with his nemesis. Travis Devine has become a pro at accomplishing any mission he's...

34

This Girl's a Killer : A Novel
Wells, Emma C.
Paper Book
For readers of Finlay Donovan is Killing It and The Bandit Queens comes a bright and biting thriller following Cordelia Black, a best friend, a businesswoman, and, in her spare time, a killer of bad men. Ask Cordelia Black why she did it. The answer will always be: He had it coming. ...

35

Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret : A Festive Mystery
Stevenson, Benjamin.
Paper Book
Benjamin Stevenson returns with a Christmas addition to his bestselling, "deviously good fun" (Nita Prose), Ernest Cunningham mysteries. Unwrap all the Christmas staples: presents, family, an impossible murder or two, and a deadly advent calendar of clues. If Knives Out and The Thursday Murder...

36

The waiting
Connelly, Michael
Paper Book
In this instant New York Times bestseller, LAPD Detective Renée Ballard tracks a serial rapist whose trail has gone cold and enlists a new volunteer to the Open-Unsolved Unit: patrol officer Maddie Bosch, Harry's daughter. ​ Renée Ballard and the...

37

The night we lost him : a novel
Dave, Laura
Paper Book
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...

38

Proof
Michaels, Fern
Paper Book
Bestselling author Fern Michaels blends mystery, drama, and a touch of romance for the fourth in her Lost & Found series, as a shoebox of memories found in a childhood dresser becomes the catalyst for a search into the past...

39

Such charming liars
McManus, Karen M.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * When mother-daughter grifters set out on their final job, the heist turns deadly--and dangerously personal--in this twisty thriller from the #1 bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying! For all of Kat's life, it's just been...

40

The best lies : a novel
Ellis, David
Paper Book
Leo Balanoff is a diagnosed pathological liar with unthinkable skeletons in his family's closet. He's also a crusading attorney who seeks justice at all costs. When a ruthless drug dealer is found dead and Leo s fingerprints show up on the murder weapon, no one believes a word he says. But he might...

41

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...

42

The God of the Woods : A Novel
Moore, Liz.
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2024 A NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLER OF 2024 A NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF 2024 PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S #1...

43

Storm Child
Robotham, Michael.
Paper Book
"No one does suspense better." --Stephen King Cyrus Haven and Evie Cormac return in this "razor-sharp and emotionally charged" (Lisa Gardner) psychological thriller, which finally unlocks the secrets of Evie's past. The mystery of Evie Cormac's background has...

44

A death in Cornwall
Silva, Daniel.
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another stunning thriller in his action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue. A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve . . . Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel...

45

Sentinel
Greaney, Mark
Paper Book
An African coup may force Josh Duffy to choose between his mission and his family in this intense thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Gray Man series. Josh Duffy and his wife Nikki are both working for the State Department's Diplomatic Security...

46

Red sky mourning
Carr, Jack (Joint pseudonym)
Paper Book
With the walls closing in, Navy SEAL sniper James Reece is on a race to dismantle a conspiracy that has forced America to her knees in the latest high-octane page-turner that seems ripped from the headlines from the "hottest author on the thriller scene today" (The Real Book Spy), #1...

47

Our little secret
Jackson, Lisa
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson puts a sexy, twisty, gender-reversed spin on Fatal Attraction in this addictive tale of escalating obsession, betrayal, and violent delights for readers of Peter Swanson, Allison Brennan, Carola Lovering and Stacy...

48

Don't let the devil ride : a novel
Atkins, Ace
Paper Book
"An instant Southern noir classic" -S.A. Cosby  S.A. Cosby meets Don Winslow in the breakout thriller from New York Times bestselling author Ace Atkins. A Memphis woman hires a PI to find her missing husband, only to discover that he is involved in a dangerous web of international...

49

Middle of the night : a novel
Sager, Riley
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the latest jaw-dropping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager, a man must contend with the long-ago disappearance of his childhood best friend--and the dark secrets lurking just beyond the safe confines...

50

The midnight feast
Foley, Lucy (Novelist)
Paper Book
An instant New York Times bestseller! "Sharp, stylish and stunning...Foley's best yet." -- Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark "It is an absolute bonkers delight (and I haven't even mentioned the local bird cult yet ......

51

Eruption
Crichton, Michael
Paper Book
As the Big Island of Hawai'i faces an eruption of unprecedented intensity, the U.S. military contends with the consequences of a long-held doomsday secret. The master of the techno-blockbuster joins forces with the master of the modern thriller. Eruption...

52

Clete
Burke, James Lee
Paper Book
In the latest installment in his famous Detective Dave Robicheaux series, New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke brings Dave's partner and friend Clete Purcel to the forefront for the first time as Clete and Dave attempt to stop ruthless smugglers of a dangerous new drug<...

53

Camino ghosts
Grisham, John.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Will an ancient curse darken the skies over Camino Island? Bruce Cable and Mercer Mann are about to find out. Look for John Grisham's forthcoming legal thriller, The Widow. This time, the verdict isn't the end of the story.

54

Darling Girls : A Novel
Hepworth, Sally
Paper Book
SISTERS, SECRETS, LOVE, AND MURDER... Sally Hepworth's novel Darling Girls has it all. For as long as they can remember, Jessica, Norah, and Alicia have been told how lucky they are. As young girls they were rescued from family tragedies and raised by a loving foster...

55

Twenty-Seven Minutes
Tate, Ashley.
Paper Book
AN INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2025 CRIME WRITERS OF CANADA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL "[Ashley Tate] is a writer to watch." --Globe and Mail In this stunning and propulsive debut, a town grieves the loss of a...

56

Goodbye girl
Grippando, James
Paper Book
A contentious intellectual piracy case leads to an unsolved murder, and Jack Swyteck's client--a pop music icon--is the accused killer. Piracy costs the movie and music industry billions. No one has been able to stop it. But that won't stop Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack...

57

First lie wins : a novel
Elston, Ashley
Paper Book
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...

58

Stop at nothing : a novel
Ledwidge, Michael.
Paper Book
"Flawless"--James Patterson The explosive new thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of James Patterson's Michael Bennett series When a Gulfstream jet goes down in the Bahamas carrying a fortune in cash and ill-gotten diamonds,...

59

The spy coast : a thriller
Gerritsen, Tess
Paper Book
A retired CIA operative in small-town Maine tackles the ghosts of her past in this fresh take on the spy thriller from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen. Former spy Maggie Bird came to the seaside village of Purity, Maine, eager to put the past behind her after...

60

After that night
Slaughter, Karin
Paper Book
Don't miss the next Will Trent thriller, This Is Why We Lied, coming this August!  WATCH WILL TRENT ON ABC! New York Times Bestseller GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton are back in this electrifying thriller from bestselling author Karin...

61

Prom mom : a novel
Lippman, Laura
Paper Book
"Well-plotted, well-written, clear-eyed. I never saw the end coming. There's a hell of a one-two punch waiting for you." --Stephen King New York Times bestseller Laura Lippman tells the story of Amber Glass, desperately trying to get away from her tabloid past but compulsively drawn back...
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