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Beautiful places, terrible crimes. Check out these destination thrillers for an escape!
Updated September 19, 2022
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And then there were none
Christie, Agatha
Paper Book
"If you're one of the few who haven't experienced the genius of Agatha Christie, this novel is a stellar starting point." -- DAVID BALDACCI, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author An exclusive authorized edition of the most famous and beloved stories from the Queen of Mystery. ...
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The talented Mr. Ripley
Highsmith, Patricia
Paper Book
In a chilling literary hall of mirrors, Patricia Highsmith introduces Tom Ripley. Like a hero in a latter-day Henry James novel, is sent to Italy with a commission to coax a prodigal young American back to his wealthy father. But Ripley finds himself very fond of Dickie Greenleaf. He wants to be...
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The woman in cabin 10
Ware, Ruth
Paper Book
This was meant to be the perfect trip. The Northern Lights. A luxury press launch on a boutique cruise ship. A chance for travel journalist Lo Blackwood to recover from a traumatic break-in that has left her on the verge of collapse, and to work out what she wants from her relationship.Except things...
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The beach
Garland, Alex
Paper Book
The irresistible novel that was adapted into a major motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The Khao San Road, Bangkok -- first stop for the hordes of rootless young Westerners traveling in Southeast Asia. On Richard's first night there, in a low-budget guest house, a fellow...
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The guest list : a novel
Foley, Lucy (Novelist)
Paper Book
Don't miss Lucy Foley's new book, The Midnight Feast, coming June 18th! A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR "I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a...
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Nine perfect strangers
Moriarty, Liane
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#1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorEditor's Choice #2 TitleNine people gather at a remote health resort -- some to lose weight, some to reboot their life, some for reasons they can't even admit to themselves. Amidst the luxury and pampering, mindfulness and meditation, they know it might involve...
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The searcher : a novel
French, Tana
Paper Book
Best Book of 2020 New York Times |NPR | New York Post "This hushed suspense tale about thwarted dreams of escape may be her best one yet . . . Its own kind of masterpiece." --Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post "A new Tana French is always cause...
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The expats : a novel
Pavone, Chris.
Paper Book
The international thriller that Patricia Cornwell says is "bristling with suspense" about an American abroad who finds herself in complex web of intrigue. Can We Ever Escape Our Secrets? Kate Moore is a working mother, struggling to make...
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Leave the world behind : a novel
Alam, Rumaan
Paper Book
Now a Netflix film starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans and Kevin Bacon. Written for the Screen and Directed by Sam Esmail. Executive Producers Barack and Michelle Obama, Tonia Davis, Daniel M. Stillman, Nick Krishnamurthy, Rumaan Alam ...
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One by one
Ware, Ruth
Paper Book
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Something in the water : a novel
Steadman, Catherine
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A shocking discovery on a honeymoon in paradise changes the lives of a picture-perfect couple in this taut psychological thriller debut--for readers of Ruth Ware, Paula Hawkins, and Shari Lapena. "A psychological thriller that...
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The flight attendant : a novel
Bohjalian, Chris
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Guest Room, a powerful story about the ways an entire life can change in one night: a flight attendant wakes up in the wrong hotel, in the wrong bed, with a dead man--and no idea what happened. Cassandra Bowden is no...
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The sanatorium
Pearse, Sarah
Paper Book
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The Paris apartment : a novel
Foley, Lucy (Novelist)
Paper Book
Don't miss Lucy Foley's new book, The Midnight Feast, coming June 18th! THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Told in rotating points of view, this Tilt-A-Whirl of a novel brims with jangly tension - an undeniably engrossing guessing game." -- Vogue "[A] clever,...
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Tangerine : a novel
Mangan, Christine
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A juicy melodrama cast against the sultry, stylish imagery of North Africa in the fifties." --The New Yorker The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason. After the accident at Bennington, the two...
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Rock paper scissors
Feeney, Alice
Paper Book
Rock Paper Scissors is the latest exciting domestic thriller from the queen of the killer twist, New York Times bestselling author Alice Feeney. Think you know the person you married? Think again... Things have been wrong with Mr and Mrs Wright for a long time....
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Searching for Sylvie Lee : a novel
Kwok, Jean
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick & Emma Roberts Belletrist Book Club Pick! NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY New York Times * Time * Marie Claire * Elle * Buzzfeed *...
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The travelers : a novel
Pavone, Chris.
Paper Book
A pulse-racing international thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Expats and The Accident It's 3:00am. Do you know where your husband is? Meet Will Rhodes: travel writer, recently married, barely solvent, his...
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We were never here
Bartz, Andrea
Paper Book
Emily is having the time of her life -- she's in the mountains of Chile with her best friend, Kristen, on their annual reunion trip, and the women are feeling closer than ever. But on the last night of the trip, Emily enters their hotel suite to find blood and broken glass on the floor. Kristen says...
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Reckless girls
Hawkins, Rachel
Paper Book
Instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller Indie Next Pick and LibraryReads Pick From Rachel Hawkins, the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs, comes a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, set on an...
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Who is Maud Dixon? : a novel
Andrews, Alexandra
Paper Book
"Part Patricia Highsmith, part All About Eve and pure fun."―Maria Semple Florence Darrow has always felt she was destined for greatness, but after a disastrous affair with her married boss, she starts to doubt herself. All that changes when she sets...
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Every vow you break : a novel
Swanson, Peter
Paper Book
"Hitchcockian chills and thrills abound in Swanson's latest mystery, a twisty tale of survival and deception. " - O, the Oprah Magazine A bride's dream honeymoon becomes a nightmare when a man with whom she's had a regrettable one-night stand shows up in this electrifying...
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Hostage : a novel
Mackintosh, Clare
Paper Book
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The safe place : a novel
Downes, Anna
Paper Book
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Shiver
Reynolds, Allie
Paper Book
In this propulsive locked-room thriller, a reunion weekend in the French Alps turns deadly when five friends discover someone has deliberately stranded them in a deserted mountaintop resortWhen Milla is invited to a reunion in the tiny resort that saw the peak of her...
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The holiday
Logan, T. M.
Paper Book
The stunning thriller from the bestselling author of Lies and 29 Seconds - now a major TV series.
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Two nights in Lisbon
Pavone, Chris
Paper Book
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The guilt trip
Jones, Sandie
Paper Book
In the vein of the Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick The Other Woman, Sandie Jones's explosive new novel The Guilt Trip will have readers gripped to the very last page. They went away as friends. They came back as suspects.
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They all fall down
Hall, Rachel Howzell
Paper Book
For fans of thrilling contemporary suspense, Rachel Howzell Hall's brilliant stand-alone novel brings seven sinners to a private island for a reckoning that will leave you breathless. It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime. Delighted by a...
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Breathless
McCulloch, Amy
Paper Book
THE CHILLING AND EXHILARATING WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTH SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH THERE'S A KILLER ON THE MOUNTAIN - AND YOU MIGHT BE NEXT . . . 'A high-altitude, high-stakes thriller. I loved it' MATT...
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Her dark lies
Ellison, J. T.
Paper Book
Set in the sparkling turquoise waters off the Italian coast, Isle Isola is an idyllic locale for a wedding. In the majestic cliff-top villa owned by the wealthy Compton family, up-and-coming artist Claire Hunter will marry handsome, charming Jack Compton, surrounded by close family--and a host of...
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Friends like these : a novel
McCreight, Kimberly
Paper Book
A GMA Buzz Pick "Kim McCreight's thrillers are smart, propulsive and impossible to put down." --Laura Dave, author of The Last Thing He Told Me In this relentlessly twisty literary thriller from New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight, a desperate...
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The castaways
Clarke, Lucy
Paper Book
*A major TV series starring Sheridan Smith with Paramount+* A SECRET BEACH. A HOLIDAY OF A LIFETIME. WISH YOU WERE HERE? THINK AGAIN... ___________________________________________...
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The wild girls
Morgan, Phoebe (Editor)
Paper Book
FOUR FRIENDS. A LUXURY RETREAT. IT'S GOING TO BE MURDER. 'An exhilarating, read-in-one-sitting ride' Louise Candlish 'A deadly cocktail of lies, secrets, obsession' T.M. Logan 'A heart-stopping rollercoaster of a read' B A Paris ...
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Stranded
Barr, Emily.
Paper Book
A British woman, Esther Lomax, travels alone to a paradise beach resort in Malaysia to get away after her marriage break-up. When she and a group of fellow tourists, each with their own secrets, find themselves stranded on a remote island during a boat trip, sinister things start to happen.
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The weekend away
Alderson, Sarah
Paper Book
***Now a Netflix Original movie, starring Leighton Meester, streaming globally.*** Miles from home. Trust no one. Suspect everyone. Orla and Kate have been best friends forever. Together they've faced it all - be it Orla's struggles as a new mother or Kate's...
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The perfect escape
Konen, Leah
Paper Book
When her husband Harry walks out after just six months, a girls' weekend away with two friends seems like just what Sam needs. But they aren't even halfway to their destination when things start to go wrong- car trouble that just happens to leave them stranded in the town where...
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The chalet
Cooper, Catherine
Paper Book
**The Sunday Times Top 5 bestseller** Longlisted for the CWA New Blood Award Four friends. One luxury getaway. The perfect murder. 'Pure adrenaline' ERIN KELLY 'An intense thriller' HEAT ...
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The ex-husband
Hamilton, Karen
Paper Book
It's an offer she can't refuse . . . and might not survive. Charlotte has an unsavory past, but she's on the straight and narrow these days. She was so young then -- she married the wrong man, falling for Sam's sweet-talking charm and charisma, and got caught up in his con-artist games.
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The wedding night
Walker, Harriet
Paper Book
What do you do when the wedding of your dreams turns into a nightmare?When Lizzie calls off her wedding in the south of France only a week before the big day, not even her closest friends know why. But since the chateau is already paid for, they figure it's the perfect place to take Lizzie's...
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