Thrillers

New and recommended thrilling reads

Updated October 7, 2025
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Beware the woman : a novel
Abbott, Megan
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott, a chilling and compulsive novel about a family holiday that takes a terrifying turn. CHOSEN AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, NPR AND THE TABLET ...
Perfectly nice neighbors
Abdullah, Kia
Paper Book
'A gripping page-turner about nightmare neighbours' Platinum 'A small act of malice between suburban neighbours snowballs, bringing tension and terror. Terrific and hugely thought-provoking' Ian Rankin 'One of my ten best reads of the year. Easy five stars' Lisa Jewell ...
While justice sleeps : a novel
Abrams, Stacey
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times bestseller 'Glossy, gritty, breathlessly suspenseful, effortlessly authentic, and altogether wonderful ' Lee Child 'A compelling, suspenseful mystery' Mark Billingham 'A mesmerising legal thriller'...
The whispers
Audrain, Ashley
Paper Book
The captivating new novel from the author of the explosive Sunday Times bestseller, THE PUSH 'Spellbinding, a shimmering, visceral ride through the dark side of family' LISA JEWELL 'I absolutely loved this book' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER ...
A calamity of souls
Baldacci, David
Paper Book
Madwoman
Bieker, Chelsea
Paper Book
  'Chelsea Bieker breathes thrilling, risky energy into the familiar trope of the madwoman... A well-paced and absorbing page-turner.' New York Times<...
Society of lies : a novel
Brown, Lauren
THE REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK 'Dark academia, secret societies, and murder - what's not to love?' Jessica Payne 'Takes you on a wild ride. It's a must-read!' Courteney Cox ------------ How far would you go to...
Kill for me, kill for you
Cavanagh, Steve
Paper Book
Love letters to a serial killer
Coryell, Tasha
Paper Book
'OMG!!!!! This book was amazing; if I could give it ten stars I would! I was hooked from the beginning and it wasn't what I expected at all!!! If there's one thing you do this year, make sure it's reading this book!!!' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ...
The ferryman : a novel
Cronin, Justin
Paper Book
The night we lost him : a novel
Dave, Laura
Paper Book
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller and Reese's Book Club Pick The Last Thing He Told Me comes a riveting mystery wrapped in an epic love story . . . 'An engrossing mystery and a story with emotional heft' Shari Lapena, bestselling author...
The violence : a novel
Dawson, Delilah S.
Paper Book
When Chelsea Martin kisses her husband hello at the door of their perfect home, a chilled bottle of beer in hand and dinner on the table, she may look like the ideal wife, mother, and homemaker--but in fact she's following an unwritten rulebook, carefully navigating David's stormy moods in a...
For your own good
Downing, Samantha
Paper Book
SOME LESSONS CAN BE DEADLY . . . The unputdownable new thriller from the author of international sensation and Richard & Judy pick, MY LOVELY WIFE 'Dark, sly and delicious . . . totally original - and totally compelling' JP DELANEY, bestselling author of...
A twisted love story
Downing, Samantha
Paper Book
Wes and Ivy are madly in love. It's the kind of romance people write stories about. But what kind of story? Because when it's good, it's very very good. But when it's bad, it's bad. But their breakneck cycle of catastrophic vengeful break-ups and head-over...
First lie wins : a novel
Elston, Ashley
Paper Book
🔥 Don't be the last to discover the twist that a million readers didn't see coming 🔥 The Sunday Times Thriller of the Month, soon to become a major TV series. _______________ You meet a stranger at a party. She looks like...
Little rot
Emezi, Akwaeke
Paper Book
'Akwaeke Emezi is a major talent.' NoViolet BulawayoThe devastatingly decadent new novel from the agenda-setting, bestselling author.
The other mothers : a novel
Faulkner, Katherine
Paper Book
'This is The Undoing meets Big Little Lies. A fast-paced, decadent skewering of upper-middle-class motherhood' ABIGAIL DEAN 'The Other Mothers is the elevated, devourable thriller you've been looking for' ASHLEY AUDRAIN 'I...
If something happens to me : a novel
Finlay, Alex
Paper Book
From the critically acclaimed author of Every Last Fear and The Night Shift, a gripping thriller about one young man's search for the truth after an inexplicable crime leaves his world torn apart. The crushing blow to the head. Hands yanking him from the...
What have we done
Finlay, Alex
Paper Book
From Alex Finlay, the author of Every Last Fear and The Night Shift, comes an action-packed new thriller about the lives we leave behind and the secrets we carry with us forever...The foster children of Savior House never knew the peace of a normal childhood. Raised in an...
The midnight feast : a novel
Foley, Lucy
Paper Book
🔥 TAKE YOUR PLACE AT THE TABLE FOR THE THRILLER OF THE YEAR🔥 __________________________________________________________ Midsummer, the Dorset coast In the shadows of an ancient wood, guests gather for the opening weekend of The Manor: a...
Heartwood : a novel
Gaige, Amity
Paper Book
'Fast-paced and full of grace . . . a memorable meditation on the forms of care' SARAH MOSS 'An unforgettable treat' JANICE HALLETT 'An absolute must-read' ELIN HILDEBRAND 'One of my favourite recent reads' BARBARA KINGSOLVER,...
The other black girl : a novel
Harris, Zakiya Dalila
Paper Book
**NOW A MAJOR HULU ORIGINAL SERIES, AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON DISNEY+**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION 'One of the biggest reads of the summer, and for good reason'...
The blue hour : a novel
Hawkins, Paula
Paper Book
**WINNER of Good Housekeeping UK's GH GOOD BOOKS Collection** 'Vivid, extremely tense, unnervingly unputdownable. This is a superb, powerful read.' Independent 'Undoubtedly Hawkins' best novel yet' Observer *****
The wife upstairs
Hawkins, Rachel
Ebook
The Top 10 New York Times bestseller 'I was completely blown away by The Wife Upstairs. This is a compulsive, irresistible retelling of Jane Eyre with a modern, noir twist - and wow, does it work' Samantha Downing, bestselling author of My Lovely Wife Stylist's best paperbacks...
Darling girls
Hepworth, Sally
Paper Book
A thrilling page-turner about sisterhood, secrets, love and murder by Sally Hepworth, the New York Times bestselling author of The Soulmate and The Mother-in-Law. It's not just secrets buried at Wild Meadows. For as long as they can remember,...
The return of Ellie Black : a novel
Jean, Emiko
Paper Book
'Magnetic. I couldn't put it down.' STEPHEN KING'Immersive, gripping and wish a twist you won't see coming' ELLERY LLOYD'The very definition of a page-turner' CLARE MACKINTOSH'Truly compelling. Emiko Jean . . . will soon be a household name' DAILY MAIL...
The night she disappeared : a novel
Jewell, Lisa
Paper Book
Shanghai : a novel
Kanon, Joseph
Paper Book
'Step forward Kanon, the American Robert Harris, a man who finds untold stories from our recent past and brings them alive' TIM SHIPMAN, SUNDAY TIMES Daniel Lohr, sensing that the Nazis are closing in on the Jews, leaves his dying father in Berlin and boards a ship to...
Holly : a novel
King, Stephen
Paper Book
*THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER* Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King's most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a Midwestern town. Stephen King's HOLLY marks the...
She's not sorry
Kubica, Mary
Paper Book
'Wow what a thriller, Mary Kubica had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish ... The plot is well paced and full of twists and turns, I will definitely be reading more from this author' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'She's Not Sorry is an unpredictable,...
A better world : a novel
Langan, Sarah
Paper Book
As the outside world literally falls apart, Linda and Russell Farmer-Bowen and their teenage twins are offered the chance to relocate to Plymouth Valley, a walled-off company town with clean air, pantries that never go empty, and blue-ribbon schools. The family jumps at the opportunity. They'd be...
What have you done?
Lapena, Shari
Paper Book
** THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** The unputdownable new thriller from the 'queen of the one-sit read' and No.1 bestselling author of Everyone Here is Lying 'I inhaled this book in less than 48 hours . . . What Have You Done?...
Once more from the top : a novel
Layden, Emily
A propulsive novel about music, coming of age and the cost of fame, for fans of Megan Abbott and Daisy Jones and the Six. 'The secrets simmer in this atmospheric, powerful novel' KATIE BISHOP 'You won't be able to put it down' RUFI THORPE THIS IS MY STORY. NOT...
A burning
Majumdar, Megha
Paper Book
''Immaculately constructed, acidly observed and gripping from start to finish, A Burning is a brilliant debut'' The Guardian ''Megha Majumdar''s A Burning is an uncanny debut, a fierce condemnation of modern India - the corruption, racism,...
Going zero : a novel
McCarten, Anthony
Paper Book
A New York Times Best Thriller Pick for 2023'Provocative, perceptive and ingenious' - A J Finn, author of The Woman in the Window Shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Book Prize, Going Zero is a high-concept thriller from Oscar-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten. Perfect for fans of I Am...
Highway thirteen : stories
McFarlane, Fiona
Paper Book
'This Möbius strip of linked stories bends and twists the crime genre until it is barely recognisable . . . The result is a riveting study of human nature' GERALDINE BROOKS, author of Horse In 1998, an apparently ordinary Australian man is arrested and charged for...
What happened to Nina? : a thriller
McTiernan, Dervla
Paper Book
From the No.1 internationally bestselling author comes a compelling new suspense novel, which will stay with you long after you've finished reading. A romantic trip that goes wrong... Nina and Simon are the perfect couple. Young, fun and in love. Until they leave for a weekend in...
The fury
Michaelides, Alex
Paper Book
This is a tale of murder. Or maybe that's not quite true. At its heart, it's a love story, isn't it? One spring morning, reclusive ex-movie star Lana Farrar invites a small group of her closest friends for a weekend away, on her small private island, just off the...
Hunted
Mukherjee, Abir
Paper Book
It's less than a month till the US presidential elections. A bomb goes off in an LA mall. It's a suicide bombing, carried out by a British Muslim girl. The FBI trace her arrival on US soil, realise she wasn't alone, and that the LA attack is only the beginning. In Florida, a mother...
Drowning : the rescue of Flight 1421 : a novel
Newman, T. J.
Paper Book
Flight attendant turned New York Times bestselling author T. J. Newman - whose first book Falling was an instant international bestseller and the biggest thriller debut of 2021 - returns for her second book, an edge-of-your-seat thriller about a commercial jetliner that crashes into...
The guest
Paris, B. A.
Paper Book
THE TENSION-FILLED NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF NUMBER ONE DIGITAL BESTSELLER THE PRISONER . 'Expertly plotted and compellingly told - a cautionary tale that will put you off ever having anyone to stay with you again. I raced through it!' HARRIET TYCE 'A mesmeric,...
House of glass
Pekkanen, Sarah
"Wow, I loved this one so much! I didn't want it to be over because I was enjoying it so much, but I couldn't stop turning pages! House of Glass is a gripping thriller that was packed with surprises and compelling characters." Freida McFadden 8-year-old...
Hero
Perry, Thomas
A private security agent finds that being branded Los Angeles' latest hero could also make her its next victim...
The rich people have gone away : a novel
Porter, Regina
Paper Book
Ordinary New Yorkers are brought together in a story of betrayal, race, what connects us to each other - and what sets us apart ***A ROXANE GAY BOOK CLUB 2024 SELECTION*** 'A marvel... A masterpiece' PAUL HARDING 'Prescient and profound'...
A lonely man
Power, Chris
Paper Book
The first novel by the acclaimed author of Mothers - a compelling study of identity and ambition, and a daring act of fiction.
The clinic : a novel
Quinn, Cate
Paper Book
The Briar Club : a novel
Quinn, Kate
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era. Washington, D.C., 1950 Everyone keeps to themselves at...
The last one at the wedding : a novel
Rekulak, Jason
Paper Book
Succession meets Lucy Foley's The Guest List in this thriller with a big heart and even bigger surprises, from the author of Hidden Pictures. 'Kept my heart racing and my mind reeling' Riley Sager 'The best thriller I've read all year' Grady Hendrix...
Very bad company
Rosenblum, Emma
Paper Book
One weekend in paradise. Ten dysfunctional colleagues. A billion dollar deal. The Aurora management team are so close to their wildest dreams. Yes, there are tensions. Bitter grudges. Illicit affairs. But if they can just hold it together for a few days at a...
The devil's playground : a novel
Russell, Craig
Paper Book
* SELECTED AS ONE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY''S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 IN THE MYSTERY/THRILLER CATEGORY* ''Superb! The Devil''s Playground is imagination on steroids... breathtaking!'' Jeffery Deaver ''A terrifying tale of the true power in Hollywood...
The truth about the Devlins
Scottoline, Lisa
Paper Book
Lisa Scottoline, the #1 bestselling author of What Happened to the Bennetts, presents another pulse-pounding domestic thriller about family, justice, and the lies that tear us apart. TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their...
Nightwatching
Sierra, Tracy
Paper Book
Spring 2024 Jimmy Fallon Book Club Winner DISCOVER THE THRILLER KEEPING EVERYONE AWAKE 'The most gripping thriller I have ever read' GILLIAN McALLISTER 'Like nothing I've read before. I wolfed it down in two sittings, it's...
A talent for murder : a novel
Swanson, Peter
Paper Book
A mild-mannered librarian suspects her husband could be a serial killer in this shocking psychological thriller - perfect for fans of Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena and Keep It in the Family John Marrs.
The butcher and the Wren
Urquhart, Alaina
Paper Book
In the Louisiana bayou, a methodical killer with a taste for medical experimentation is hard at work completing his most harrowing crime yet, taunting the authorities who desperately try to catch up. Forensic pathologist Dr. Wren Muller is the best there is. Armed with an encyclopaedic...
One perfect couple
Ware, Ruth
Paper Book
Out now! The Woman in Suite 11, the follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestselling author Ruth Ware's multi-million copy mega-hit The Women in Cabin 10. AND THEN THERE WERE NONE ...
All the colors of the dark : a novel
Whitaker, Chris
Paper Book
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...
Only if you're lucky : a novel
Willingham, Stacy
Paper Book
'A pitch dark, pitch perfect novel... Beautifully written, a stunning thriller.' Andrea Mara Six months ago, we moved in together. Lucy, Nicole, Sloane and me. Lucy pulled us into her orbit and showed us what college life could be....
City in ruins : a novel
Winslow, Don
Paper Book
*A Times thriller of the year* Following City on Fire and City of Dreams, City in Ruins is the explosive, impossible to put down conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Don Winslow's epic, genre-defining crime trilogy and the final book of Winslow's extraordinary career. ...
The white lady : a novel
Winspear, Jacqueline
Paper Book
One of our kind : a novel /
Yoon, Nicola,
Paper Book
'Your bookclub will be discussing this one for DAYS'-Jodi Picoult, author of SMALL GREAT THINGS Get Out meets The Stepford Wives in #1 New York Times best-selling author Nicola Yoon's first adult novel. When Jasmyn Williams and her husband King realise they...

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