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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 1890-1976
Paper Book
First, there were ten--a curious assortment of strangers summoned as weekend guests to a private island off the coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric millionaire unknown to all of them, is nowhere to be found. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they're unwilling to reveal--and a...
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The talented Mr. Ripley
Highsmith, Patricia 1921-1995
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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 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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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, now a Hulu original series "If three characters were good in Big Little Lies, nine are even better in Nine Perfect Strangers." --Lisa Scottoline, The New York Times Book Review From the #1...
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The searcher
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
A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! Finalist for the 2020 National Book Award (Fiction) One of Barack Obama's Summer Favorites A Best Book of the Year From: The Washington Post * Time * NPR * Elle * Esquire * Kirkus * Library Journal * The Chicago...
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One by one
Ware, Ruth
Paper Book
"The Agatha Christie of our generation." --David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Diabolically clever." --Riley Sager, author of Final Girls The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Turn of the Key and In a Dark...
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Something in the water : a novel
Steadman, Catherine
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * "A psychological thriller that captivated me from page one. What unfolds makes for a wild, page-turning ride! It's the perfect beach read!"--Reese Witherspoon A shocking discovery on a honeymoon in paradise changes...
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The flight attendant : a novel
Bohjalian, Chris 1962-
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER A USA TODAY BESTSELLER A NATIONAL INDIEBOUND BESTSELLER From the author of The Guest Room, a powerful story about the ways an entire life can change in one...
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The sanatorium : a novel
Pearse, Sarah
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REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK | An instant New York Times bestseller! "An eerie, atmospheric novel that had me completely on the edge of my seat." --Reese Witherspoon "This spine-tingling, atmospheric thriller has it all... and twists you'll never see coming." --Richard...
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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
Mangan, Christine (Christine Rose)
Paper Book
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
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Feeney lives up to her reputation as the "queen of the twist"...This page-turner will keep you guessing." --Real Simple Think you know the person you married? Think again... Things have...
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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
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 : a novel
Bartz, Andrea
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * "This book is every suspense lover's dream and it kept me up way too late turning pages. . . . A novel with crazy twists and turns that will have you ditching your Friday night plans for more chapters."--Reese Witherspoon
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Reckless girls
Hawkins, Rachel 1979-
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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Every vow you break : a novel
Swanson, Peter 1968-
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
"Feels like a blockbuster movie."--Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone "Mackintosh is a pro...the final scene in the book almost made me sick as I read it. I mean that as a compliment of the highest order."--The New York Times You can save hundreds...
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The safe place : a novel
Downes, Anna
Paper Book
Superbly tense and oozing with atmosphere, Anna Downes's debut, The Safe Place, is the perfect summer suspense, with the modern gothic feel of Ruth Ware and the morally complex family dynamics of Lisa Jewell. Welcome to paradise...will you ever be able to leave?...
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Shiver
Reynolds, Allie
Paper Book
In this propulsive locked-room thriller debut, a reunion weekend in the French Alps turns deadly when five friends discover that someone has deliberately stranded them at their remote mountaintop resort during a snowstorm. When Milla accepts an off-season invitation to Le Rocher,...
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Two nights in Lisbon
Pavone, Chris
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND NATIONAL BESTSELLER. "There's no such thing as a book you can't put down, but this one was close." --Stephen King "Smart suspense at its very best." --John Grisham Tautly wound and expertly crafted, Two...
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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 1986-
Paper Book
A BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB PICK * A high-altitude thriller that will take your breath away--Cecily Wong is on her most dangerous climb yet, miles above sea level. But the elements are nothing compared to one chilling truth: There's a killer on the mountain. "A...
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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 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...
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The ex-husband
Hamilton, Karen (Karen J.)
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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