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This was such an interesting (and honestly hard-to-categorize) read. Mystery? Thriller? Drama? A little bit of everything? We picked this one for book club, and it definitely delivered when it came to discussion...especially that ending. Everyone had slightly different interpretations, which made it even more fun to talk about. The story follows podcast hosts Benny… Continue reading This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum
Vermont, 1950. There's a place for the girls whom no one wants--the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It's called Idlewild Hall. And in the small town where it's located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their budding friendship blossoming--until one of… Continue reading The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
If you’re looking for a thriller that slowly tightens its grip until you can’t look away, The Anniversary delivers exactly that. Centered around the chilling legend of the May Day Killer—a serial predator who strikes every May 1st—this story follows two teens, Quinn and Jules, whose lives collide in high school and remain intertwined for… Continue reading The Anniversary by Alex Finlay
Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital’s inpatient mental health unit. There are very specific reasons why she never wanted to do this required overnight rotation. Reasons nobody can ever find out. And as the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within these tightly secured walls. When patients… Continue reading Ward D by Freida McFadden
Courtney Gray’s peaceful vacation turns into a nightmare when she discovers her brother and sister-in-law dead in their lakeside cottage. Her niece Reese is missing. Her nephew Wyatt is asleep upstairs—unharmed. As police swarm the quiet resort, dark truths about Courtney’s family—and the town itself—begin to surface. Is Reese a victim… or the killer With… Continue reading It’s Not Her by Mary Kubica
Five years after her husband Owen disappeared, Hannah and her stepdaughter Bailey have settled into a new life in Southern California. Together they’ve forged a relationship with Bailey’s grandfather Nicholas, and are putting the past behind them. But when Owen shows up at Hannah’s new exhibition, Hannah knows that she and Bailey are in danger.… Continue reading The First Time I Saw Him by Laura Dave
Hazel has been gone from her small hometown of Idless in the English countryside for years. Now returned in the wake of a traumatic divorce and crumbling personal life, her simple plans are to lay low at her parents’ vacated house, reconnect with her prickly sister Cathy, and slowly get back on her feet. Cathy… Continue reading Dark is When the Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce
This one starts with a slow creep—but don’t let that fool you. Once it gets going, it absolutely explodes with twists and turns. This is a psychologically clever legal thriller that keeps you constantly second-guessing everything and everyone. Leila Reynolds is thrown into her first murder case, defending a man she’s represented before—one she couldn’t… Continue reading Dissection of a Murder by Jo Murray
Over Her Dead Body is a quirky, darkly humorous thriller that puts a wildly creative spin on the classic serial killer cat-and-mouse story. Ruth Watkins used to be an ambitious journalist chasing the story of a serial killer known for a chilling calling card. But when her best friend becomes the latest victim and the… Continue reading Over Her Dead Body by H.J. Garbett
Saoirse completely surprised me—in the best way. I’ll be honest: based on the cover alone, I didn’t think this book was going to be for me. But once I settled into the story, I found myself deeply invested. The novel begins slowly, but that pacing is intentional, allowing space to build Saoirse’s world and gently… Continue reading Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise