Suspense

Discover newly released suspense releases.
Updated November 24, 2025
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The Secret of Secrets
Dan Brown
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The world's most celebrated thriller writer and author of The Da Vinci Code returns with his most stunning novel yet--a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do. ...
The crash /
McFadden, Freida,
" A brand new psychological thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden! The nightmare she's running from is nothing compared to where she's headed. Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately...
Famous Last Words
Gillian McAllister
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "This novel blindsided me with twists and surprises that had me gasping...and with a poignancy about relationships and love that one rarely finds in the genre. A brilliant, brilliant book." --Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author ...
DON'T LET HIM IN (CD)
Jewell, Lisa
Audiobook
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell, three women are connected by one man in this "shocking" (Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author) thriller. He's the perfect man. It's a perfect lie...
Too Old for This
Samantha Downing
Paper Book
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER A retired serial killer's quiet life is upended by an unexpected visitor. To protect her secret, there's only one option left--what's another murder? From bestselling author Samantha Downing. Lottie Jones thought her crimes were behind her...
The Tenant
Freida McFadden
Paper Book
"So addictive it should come with a warning." -- Alice Feeney, New York Times bestselling author "The queen of twists has done it again!" -- Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author A new, jaw-dropping thriller from the instant #1 New York Times...
THE DEATH OF US
Dean, Abigail
Paper Book
"A page-turner par excellence, written with unobtrusive brilliance, [and] full of sharply observed lines . . . The Death of Us lives up to the hype." --Stephen King "The Death of Us is astonishingly good--Abigail Dean's the real thing." --Mick Herron,...
Forget Me Not
Stacy Willingham
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...
HAVOC
Bollen, Christopher
Paper Book
A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist A New York Times' "Best Thriller of the Year" In the vein of The Bad Seed comes a twisty, atmospheric psychological suspense about a meddlesome elderly guest at a decadent luxury hotel who believes she has left her problematic past...
THE UNRAVELING OF JULIA
Scottoline, Lisa
Paper Book
An international bestselling author crafts a "compelling thriller with excellent twists!" (Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author) in which a young widow inherits a mysterious Tuscan estate and finds herself thrust into the crosshairs of a dangerous conspiracy--twisty and...
The Perfect Divorce
Jeneva Rose
A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A USA TODAY BESTSELLER From the author of the multimillion-copy bestselling thriller The Perfect Marriage Till death do us part. Yours. Not Mine. It's been eleven years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam,...
The Doorman
Chris Pavone
THE OLIGARCH'S DAUGHTER
Finder, Joseph
Paper Book
"Any new novel by Joseph Finder is a ticket to reading pleasure, and this one is hands down his best ever."--Stephen King "This is Finder at his finest--a perfect everyman-in-peril story, first building an ominous drumbeat of menace, then exploding in action and intrigue and...
Retreat: A Novel
Krysten Ritter
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Multitalented Krysten Ritter is back with a sexy, breakneck thriller that immerses readers in the sometimes glamorous and sometimes deadly life of a con artist. Full of surprises and edge-of-your-seat scenes, Retreat is a wild ride."--Mary Kubica, New York Times...
Julie Chan Is Dead
Liann Zhang
The Compound
Aisling Rawle
Paper Book
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK Nothing to lose. Everything to gain. Winner takes all. "Every bit as addictive as your favorite guilty pleasure binge-watch, but with all the substance of a literary classic."--Oprah Daily ...
The Business Trip
Jessie Garcia
Paper Book
"A stunning and accomplished debut, with hugely relatable characters and an addictive storyline that kept me turning the pages well into the night. Bravo!" --BA Paris, New York Times bestselling author "Wow, The Business Trip was nonstop twists and turns. I loved the...
ONE IN FOUR: A THRILLER
Berry, Lucinda
Paper Book
Instant USA Today bestseller. When a reality show about former child stars overcoming addiction culminates in murder, their therapist must take a closer look into their lives--and her own, from USA Today bestselling author Lucinda Berry. Dr. Laurel Harlow...
The Locked Ward
Sarah Pekkanen
Paper Book
New from Sarah Pekkanen, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Glass and co-author of The Wife Between Us. A shocking psychological thriller about the complex bonds of sisterhood―and what happens when they are stretched to the breaking point, The Locked...
CLAIRE, DARLING
Kazumi, Callie
Paper Book
"In this taut psychological thriller, one woman's desperate quest for answers reveals just how far she's willing to go for love--or revenge. I devoured this book . . . utterly engrossing!"--Liv Constantine, New York Times bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish ...
SHAW CONNOLLY LIVES TO TELL
French, Gillian
Paper Book
A page-turning, compelling thriller about a woman who will stop at nothing to uncover the truth behind her sister's disappearance. Shaw Connolly is no stranger to trauma. As a fingerprints analyst, she's one of the first on-site for crimes, including murder scenes and a...
Defense protocol /
Andrews, Brian,
Paper Book
Whiteout: A Thriller
R. S. Burnett
A researcher stranded in Antarctica receives a radio message that a nuclear war has broken out in this claustrophobic survival thriller, perfect for fans of The Martian, The Last Murder at the End of the World and Breathless. It's been four months since glaciologist...
Nemesis
Gregg Hurwitz
In the next explosive novel in this New York Times bestselling series, Evan Smoak, having lived his life by the assassin's Ten Commandments, finds himself at odds with his oldest friend in the world, where principles are in conflict with honor, no rules hold--and no one may get out...
The Lake Escape
Jamie Day
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...
COUNT MY LIES
Stava, Sophie
Paper Book
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK SOON TO BE A HULU TELEVISION SERIES STARRING LINDSAY LOHAN AND SHAILENE WOODLEY "The very definition of a page-turner! This smart, original, twisty story had me gripped from the first to the last page." --Liane...
So Far Gone
Jess Walter
LARGE PRINT EDITION  "As talented a natural storyteller as is working in American fiction."--Washington Post From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins--and in the wild, propulsive spirit of Charles Portis' True Grit--comes a hilarious and brilliantly...
Exit Strategy
Lee Child
Paper Book
Jack Reacher will make three stops today. Not all of them were planned for. The "blockbuster" (Esquire) new Jack Reacher thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child, featuring "the best villain yet" (USA Today)! Don't miss...
The perfect home : a novel /
Kenitz, Daniel,
Paper Book
Fixer Upper meets Gone Girl in this suspenseful and witty domestic thriller set in the world of home renovation TV--featuring a woman who becomes public enemy #1 after a horrifying discovery prompts her to flee her celebrity husband with their twin babies. Dawn...
THE DARK MAESTRO
Slocumb, Brendan
Paper Book
His cello made him famous. His father made him a target. "In this perfectly crafted thriller, Slocumb acts as the master conductor, bringing together a twisty plot and gorgeously wrought characters." --The Boston Globe Curtis Wilson is a cello prodigy,...
TELL ME WHAT YOU DID
Wilson, Carter
Paper Book
ONE OF THE BEST MYSTEY-THRILLERS OF THE YEAR -- Marie Claire She gets people to confess their crimes for a living. He knows she's hiding a terrible secret. It's time for the truth to come out... Poe Webb, host of a popular true crime podcast, invites people to anonymously confess...
Untouchable /
Lawson, Michael,
Paper Book
In the latest pulse-pounding thriller from Edgar and Barry Award finalist Mike Lawson, beloved Washington DC "troubleshooter" Joe DeMarco finds himself assigned an impossible case: help take down the President of the United States. Brandon Cartwright was a rich guy worth a couple...
We are watching : a novel /
Gaylin, Alison,
"Gaylin's clean prose and controlled narrative voice bring an all-too-realistic chill .... it might also bring to mind the paranoiac claustrophobia of Rosemary's Baby."--New York Times From USA Today bestselling and Edgar and Shamus Award-winning author Alison Gaylin comes a...
KILL YOUR DARLINGS
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 ...
Our Last Resort
Clémence Michallon
Paper Book
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER * From the bestselling author of The Quiet Tenant comes an immersive new suspense novel: Fifteen years ago, Frida and her brother escaped a cult. Now her brother is the prime suspect in a murder investigation--and it isn't the first time. ...
Saltwater
Katy Hays
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters comes a slow-burn psychological drama about an opulent family that unravels when a decades-old crime resurfaces. "Full of chills and darkness."--Oprah Daily "Fans of family...
Pro Bono
Thomas Perry
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...

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