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Getting Away With Murder (2026) Shari Lapena "An utterly original and gripping morality play about greed and corruption in the modern age. Lapena contemporizes Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, and the results are as page-turning as they are revealing. Reader: you've just found your 'must-read' thriller of 2026."
Served Him Right (2026) Lisa Unger "A twisty and pacy thriller, Served Him Right reveals that betrayal is the most bitter poison of all."
All This Could Be Yours (2025) Hank Phillippi Ryan "A propulsive page-turner about a bestselling author keeping dangerous secrets about her past. But fame has a funny way of pointing to the truth in this twisty and wholly absorbing thriller."
A Murder in Paris (2025) Matthew Blake "A riveting, unsettling crime novel that will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. Is Anna O a sleeping beauty or a sleeping killer? Matthew Blake's tension-filled thriller is as elusive and mysterious as sleep itself."
A Most Puzzling Murder (2025) Bianca Marais "Filled with conundrums, murder most foul, and more spells than you can shake a magic wand at, this original novel is a puzzler's delight."
The Break-in (2025) Katherine Faulkner "A binge-worthy page turner. I devoured it in a sitting, and I have zero regrets."
Insignificant Others (2025) Sarah Jio "A fantastical, fun, fast-paced romantic novel where you'll meet cute ... and cute ... and cute in a Groundhog Day loop as Lena, our leading lady, explores life after life with all the ones who got away."
The Note (2025) Alafair Burke "When a girls' weekend away goes wrong, everyone looks to the past for answers. A twisty, fast-paced thriller about friendships, betrayal, and loyalty."
This Motherless Land (2024) Nikki May "A gripping and poignant family saga that illuminates the lasting bond between two extraordinary cousins. I was completely immersed in this entrancing story."
The Midnight Feast (2024) Lucy Foley "An atmospheric, tantalizing thriller peopled with utterly recognizable characters, all of them hiding something about themselves and their connection to the eerie Manor hotel in Dorset."
She's Not Sorry (2024) Mary Kubica "Mary Kubica has done it again - she's created a tense, compelling thriller that's a study in unreliability and that surprises the reader with believable but completely gasp-worthy twists. I was so absorbed, I read it in a single sitting!"
The Whispers (2023) Ashley Audrain "Enticing, nuanced, and unflinching, The Whispers opens a secret portal into the private lives of women in suburbia. A narrative portrait of motherhood and marriage, of loneliness and longing, of loss and desire, this is a novel where the characters are so recognizable, it's nearly impossible to feel they are strangers. Rather, through the course of the deeply thrilling and provocative pages, one comes to feel they're as real as neighbours, colleagues and friends. A truly masterful novel."
The Spare Room (2023) Andrea Bartz "An enticing, twisty, and seductive thriller about obsession, desire, and revenge."
The Last Dance (2023) (Detective Miller, book 1) Mark Billingham "A gritty, engaging novel that balances light with dark, offering wit and wisdom in equal measure. Billingham's new lead detective, DS Miller, never misses a step when it comes to solving crime."
Symphony of Secrets (2023) Brendan Slocumb "Music lovers will revel in Symphony of Secrets, a novel that is at once a celebration of music and also a cautionary tale about legacy, privilege, and creative genius."
Pineapple Street (2023) Jenny Jackson "Full of witty and caustic observations about a privileged class of New Yorkers, Pineapple Street is a sharp and juicy satire."
The London Seance Society (2023) Sarah Penner "Sarah Penner brings history to vivid life in this atmospheric and evocative whodunnit steeped in suspense, mystery, and illusion."
Local Gone Missing (2022) (Elise King, book 1) Fiona Barton "In the community of Ebbing, Fiona Barton has created a town full of suspense and a cast of characters with so many reasons to keep secrets buried deep. A dark and twisty read."
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting (2022) Sophie Irwin "Plucky, witty and bright, with one dainty slipper poised in the present and another one firmly rooted in the past. Readers of Jane Austen and fans of Bridgerton will swoon."
