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A strong fit for readers drawn to haunted house horror, coastal settings, teenage friendship, buried histories, and supernatural dread.
Something I Keep Upstairs
Thriller · Suspense
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Something I Keep Upstairs follows seventeen-year-old Billy Hasler and his best friend David Spivey as a mysterious inherited island house turns their final summer before college into a nightmare shaped by the island’s dark past and an ancient evil, with a 4.3-star rating from more than 1,400 Amazon reviewers. A strong fit for readers drawn to haunted house horror, coastal settings, teenage friendship, buried histories, and supernatural dread.
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For a haunted house to be born, somebody has to die.
In the sleepy coastal town of New Castle, New Hampshire, seventeen-year-old Billy Hasler's life is about to take a terrifying turn. When his best friend David Spivey inherits a mysterious house on a nearby island, it seems like the perfect place to spend their final summer before heading off to college. No parents. No police. No responsibilities.
As they dig into the island's dark past, they awaken an ancient evil that has influenced generations. What begins as an innocent summer adventure quickly descends into a nightmare.
"Something I Keep Upstairs" is a haunting exploration of friendship, sacrifice, and the darkness lurking just beyond our understanding. It will keep you on edge until the final, chilling page.
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A good pick for readers who like glamorous business drama, romantic suspense, ruthless ambition, and twist-heavy storytelling.
The Stars Shine Down
Mystery · Romance · Thriller · Suspense
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The Stars Shine Down follows Lara Cameron, a powerful real estate mogul whose business empire, marriage, and carefully guarded past are all threatened by secrets, loyalty, ambition, and high-stakes choices, with a 4.3-star rating from more than 2,500 Amazon reviewers. A good pick for readers who like glamorous business drama, romantic suspense, ruthless ambition, and twist-heavy storytelling.
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The Stars Shine Down is Sidney Sheldons twelfth and most passionate novel, set against the glamorous world of international business and featuring a complex and compelling heroine faced with a series of life-shattering decisions.
Lara Cameron is young and beautiful. Rising from a past she seeks to repress, she achieves her wildest ambition, creating a much envied business empire. Then, overnight, all that has gone before, her fortune, her achievements, and her marriageeverythingis at risk.
Paul Martin, a brilliant but mysterious lawyer who is captivated by Lara, finally is faced with her desire for independence and his own compulsion no to let her go.
Howard Keller, Laras longtime friend and mentor, is torn between loyalty to her and maintaining a terrifying secret, one that must never be revealedespecially to Lara.
It is Philip Adler who offers Lara an exciting new world, but at a devastating price that threatens to destroy them both.
From Scotland to Nova Scotia, New York to London, Rome to Reno, The Stars Shine Down is classic Sidney Sheldon, featuring the startling shocks and amazing surprises millions of readers have come to expect and love. It is also a highlight in a continuum of virtuoso performances by the man everyone turns to for irresistible romance, cliff-hanger suspense, and the totally unexpected.
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This will appeal to readers who want fast-paced psychological suspense with locked-room tension, alternating timelines, and a killer hiding in plain sight.
The Wasp Trap
Thriller · Psychological Thriller
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Called “So clever and fresh with a wild and incredibly satisfying twist at the end” by Lisa Jewell, The Wasp Trap follows six old friends whose London reunion becomes a deadly game tied to secrets from their shared past, with a 4.0-star rating from more than 5,300 Amazon reviewers. This will appeal to readers who want fast-paced psychological suspense with locked-room tension, alternating timelines, and a killer hiding in plain sight.
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“So clever and fresh with a wild and incredibly satisfying twist at the end.” —Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author
A dinner party in a beautiful Notting Hill townhouse turns into a sinister game as six old friends are forced to spill their darkest secrets…or else.
Six friends reunite in London to celebrate the life of their recently deceased ex-employer, a professor that brought them together in 1999 to help build a dating website based on psychological testing.
But what is meant to be a night of bittersweet nostalgia soon becomes a twisted and deadly game. The old friends are given an ultimatum: reveal their darkest secrets to the group or pick each other off one-by-one.
It soon becomes clear that their current predicament is related to their shared past. The love questionnaire they helped develop in 1999 for the dating site was also turned into a tool for weeding out psychopaths: The Wasp Trap. This experiment and the other tragic events of that summer long ago may help reveal the truth behind a killer hiding in plain sight.
Alternating between the past and present with a colorful ensemble of characters, The Wasp Trap is a fast-paced and twisty thrill ride that is perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Alice Feeney.
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A strong fit for readers who like action thrillers with government conspiracies, violent pasts, kidnapping, revenge, and lone-hero rescue stakes.
Killer Instinct
Mystery · Thriller
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Killer Instinct follows Tom Walker after the clandestine government program he works for tries to kill him, sending him into danger as he fights to save Leila, the woman who risked her life to help him, with a 4.3-star rating from more than 7,900 Amazon reviewers. A strong fit for readers who like action thrillers with government conspiracies, violent pasts, kidnapping, revenge, and lone-hero rescue stakes.
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THEY KIDNAPPED THE WRONG WOMAN. TOM WALKER WILL MAKE THEM PAY.
JACK REACHER meets THE BOURNE IDENTITY in International and Amazon million-copy bestselling author Bradley Wright's electrifying debut of the gripping Tom Walker mystery-thriller series.
Tom Walker arrives in his hometown and in less than an hour, the clandestine government program he works for tries to kill him. Not much of a welcome.
To make matters worse, the farm where he seeks refuge has--unbeknownst to the owner, Leila--an underground drug ring operating on her property. But despite this newfound danger, Leila risks her own life just to nurse Walker back to health.
Then she is taken . . .
Injured, disoriented, and alone, with his own violent past seeking its revenge, Walker refuses to leave without saving the woman who saved him. Even if it means neither of them make it out alive.
Killer Instinct by Bradley Wright is being described as Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Identity meets Lee Child's Killing Floor. A sensational new thriller packed with mystery, emotion, characters you'll remember long after the final chapter, and a twist for the ages. This stunning opening act sets the stage for a sizzling new franchise that promises to dominate the Amazon bestseller charts for years to come. Known for his intoxicating and relentless style, Wright puts on a show and opens the door for a larger-than-life character who will feel like you've known him forever.
Grab your copy today and see if you can unravel the twist that stumped every beta reader that got their hands on what they are calling the thriller of the year!
Perfect for fans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher, David Baldacci's Memory Man, James P
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This will appeal to readers who want claustrophobic thrillers with captivity, psychological survival, and hidden household secrets.
Just Play Along
Thriller
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Just Play Along follows Erin after a flat tire and a seemingly kind stranger lead to her waking trapped in a child’s bedroom, where her captor demands she pretend to be his sickly sister, with a 4.1-star rating from more than 900 Amazon reviewers. This will appeal to readers who want claustrophobic thrillers with captivity, psychological survival, and hidden household secrets.
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Survival isn't always fight or flight.
When tragedy strikes, Erin races to the hospital to be by her brother's side—but never makes it. A flat tire on a lonely road. A stranger with a kind smile. A car ride straight into a nightmare.
She awakens in a child’s bedroom. Pink walls, glittery drawings, a collection of dolls… and no way out. Erin’s captor offers her a mind-boggling proposition: play the part of his sickly sister, and in return Erin will be freed when all is said and done.
But the truth is far darker than Erin imagines. This house hides many deadly secrets, and she will need to rely on more than basic instincts if she hopes to escape. Because survival isn’t always fight or flight.
Sometimes you must play along to stay alive.
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A sharp fit for readers drawn to locked-room thrillers, workplace secrets, survival pressure, and isolated settings.
One by One
Literary Fiction · Thriller · Psychological Fiction · Psychological Thriller
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An instant New York Times bestseller called “an excellent mystery/suspense novel” by Stephen King, One by One follows a London tech start-up team trapped in a snow-covered French Alps chalet after a corporate retreat turns tense, an avalanche cuts them off, and the group begins to dwindle. With a 4.2-star rating from more than 19,100 Amazon reviewers. A sharp fit for readers drawn to locked-room thrillers, workplace secrets, survival pressure, and isolated settings.
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“An excellent mystery/suspense novel that will remind you of Dame Agatha at her best.” —Stephen King
This instant New York Times bestseller and “claustrophobic spine-tingler” (People) from Ruth Ware follows a group of employees trapped on a snow-covered mountain.
Getting snowed in at a luxurious, rustic ski chalet high in the French Alps doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world. Especially when there’s a breathtaking vista, a full-service chef and housekeeper, a cozy fire to keep you warm, and others to keep you company. Unless that company happens to be eight coworkers…each with something to gain, something to lose, and something to hide.
When the cofounder of Snoop, a trendy London-based tech start-up, organizes a weeklong trip for the team in the French Alps, it starts out as a corporate retreat like any other: presentations and strategy sessions broken up by mandatory bonding on the slopes. But as soon as one shareholder upends the agenda by pushing a lucrative but contentious buyout offer, tensions simmer and loyalties are tested. The storm brewing inside the chalet is no match for the one outside, however, and a devastating avalanche leaves the group cut off from all access to the outside world. Even worse, one Snooper hadn’t made it back from the slopes when the avalanche hit.
As each hour passes without any sign of rescue, panic mounts, the chalet grows colder, and the group dwindles further…one by one.
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Ideal for readers looking for dark gothic romance with obsession, mystery, emotional intensity, and a major twist.
Pen Pal
Romance · Gothic Romance · Psychological Thriller
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An instant USA Today bestseller and #1 best seller in Gothic Romances, Pen Pal follows a widow whose mysterious letters from a stranger named Dante turn intimate before he appears at her doorstep, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 90,800 Amazon reviewers. Ideal for readers looking for dark gothic romance with obsession, mystery, emotional intensity, and a major twist.
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"A gripping romantic suspense about starting over, secret letters, and a twist ending that will absolutely blow your mind. Go in blind. You won't regret it." - Apropos Books
An instant USA Today bestseller!
It all began with just one line.
“I’ll wait forever if I have to.”
The BookTok sensation PEN PAL is a high-octane, tautly written dark romance with an unforgettable twist that will leave readers gasping. Now with a brand new bonus chapter, this breathtaking romance about undeniable love from superstar J.T. Geissinger is not to be missed!
The first letter arrived the day my husband was buried. It was postmarked from the state penitentiary, and contained a single sentence:
I’ll wait forever if I have to.
It was signed by Dante, a man I didn’t know.
Out of simple curiosity, I wrote back to ask him what exactly he was waiting for. His reply?
You.
I told the mystery man he had the wrong girl. He said he didn’t. I said we’d never met, but he said I was wrong.
We went back and forth, exchanging letters every week that grew increasingly more intimate. Then one day, the letters stopped. When I found out why, it was already too late.
Dante was at my doorstep.
And nothing on earth could have prepared me for what happened next.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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A sharp fit for readers drawn to dark romance with serial killers, obsession, mind games, and lovers-or-enemies tension.
Born, Madly
Mystery · Romance · Thriller · Dark Romance · Psychological Thriller · Romantic Suspense
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From USA Today best-selling author Trisha Wolfe and called “deliciously twisted” by readers, Born, Madly follows Dr. London Noble and Grayson Sullivan as a buried past, psychological warfare, and a copycat killer threaten their bond, with a 4.2-star rating from more than 2,300 Amazon reviewers. A sharp fit for readers drawn to dark romance with serial killers, obsession, mind games, and lovers-or-enemies tension.
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From USA Today best-selling author Trisha Wolfe comes her most dark and dangerous romance that readers say is: "deliciously twisted"
Duet: a performance by two.
But who is acting, and who is devolving?
A buried past is unearthed, and Grayson Sullivan--AKA The Angel of Maine--retaliates against the system who made him, deploying psychological warfare on the woman who initially set him free. Dr. London Noble probes deep into the mind of the killer she's fallen for, searching for answers, as a copycat killer threatens their unity. Are they partners, lovers, or enemies? One final trap will reveal all.
*CW: Find a complete list of content information on the author's website
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Best for readers who want pitch black psychological thrillers with dark romance, trauma, vigilante violence, and heavy emotional themes.
In You
Mystery · Romance · Thriller · Psychological Thriller · Romantic Suspense · Suspense
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In You follows Tamryn, a woman searching for love and protection, and Caleb, a lonely vigilante killer whose connection with her forces both of them toward their darkest secrets, with a 4.3-star rating from more than 1,000 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who want pitch black psychological thrillers with dark romance, trauma, vigilante violence, and heavy emotional themes.
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My name is Tamryn.
I am a woman with a job, a home, and a mother who loves me. Not whole, but not quite incomplete, either. I have many faces, but they all want one thing; someone to protect me. Someone to love me. And then I find him...He's everything I thought I ever wanted. Handsome, suave, gentlemanly, my knight in shining armor with a hand stretched out to make everything perfect. And everything is perfect, that is, until my true savior comes along and shows me just how broken I am, and works to piece me back together... At the end of the day, all I really know my name is Tamryn, and I've always wanted to live by the sea. Preferably in a kingdom, but a small house will do...
My name is Caleb.
I am a survivor, a killer, a loner. Ruthless in my pursuit of justice, I fill my time moonlighting as a vigilante, cleansing the world of the filth that walks upon it. I handle what needs to be taken care of, then I retreat back to my thousand acres of woods until I'm needed again. Though the kills aren't ever enough to erase the touch of my abuser, the bloodlust I feel is sweet, and so far, it's been enough to soothe the aching loneliness that threatens on a daily to swallow me whole. I've accepted my heart is dead, that is, until I meet Tamryn. This fragile woman touches something inside of me, and forces me to realize that I need so much more than that what I've been settling for. She makes me crave more, and enables me to face my deepest, darkest secrets.
This book is a psychological thriller and pitch black romance. As well as various aspects of abuse, it also features heavy themes depicting Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). It is recommended to read the trigger warnings before proceeding. 18+ only.
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A strong fit for readers drawn to military thrillers with Special Operations suspense, divided loyalties, revenge, and high-stakes betrayal.
Cold Barrel Zero
Mystery · Thriller · Military Thriller
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Cold Barrel Zero follows disgraced Special Operations legend John Hayes as he returns to the United States on the run, while Thomas Byrne, a former combat medic and old friend, is pulled back into danger to help capture him, with a 4.3-star rating from more than 1,100 Amazon reviewers. A strong fit for readers drawn to military thrillers with Special Operations suspense, divided loyalties, revenge, and high-stakes betrayal.
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In this heart-pounding military thriller, Special Operations legend John Hayes finds himself disgraced and on the run as he returns to the United States to get back to his wife and daughter—and take revenge on his accusers. Only one man can stop him: Thomas Byrne. He once fought alongside Hayes as a combat medic, but he gave up the gun. Now a surgeon, he moves from town to town, trying to forget his past, until he is called upon by a high-ranking government official to help capture the man he once called a friend. Hayes and Byrne were once as close as brothers, but with the fate of the nation hanging in the balance and nothing as it seems, both men must decide whom to trust—and whom to betray. In a final, explosive battle for justice, they face off along a rifle's cold barrel. Cold Barrel Zero brings together the blistering pace of Lee Child, the nonstop action of Brad Thor, and the richly drawn characters and moral stakes of Daniel Silva. An experienced reporter armed with deep behind-the-scenes research into America's Special Operations Forces, Quirk takes the military thriller to a new level of suspense.
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This will appeal to readers who want eerie gothic thrillers with unreliable storytelling, dark family history, and a supernatural edge.
You Let Me In
Thriller
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You Let Me In follows reclusive novelist Cassandra Tipp, who vanishes without a body and leaves behind a fortune, a final manuscript, and disturbing questions about the deaths in her past, with a 4.0-star rating from more than 800 Amazon reviewers. This will appeal to readers who want eerie gothic thrillers with unreliable storytelling, dark family history, and a supernatural edge.
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You Let Me In delivers a stunning tale from debut author Camilla Bruce, combining the sinister domestic atmosphere of Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects with the otherworldly thrills of Neil Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane.
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Best for readers who like Cold War thrillers, space-race tension, technical detail, and high-stakes missions in isolated settings.
The Apollo Murders
Mystery · Sci-Fi · Thriller · Space Exploration
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“An exciting journey,” The Apollo Murders follows a top-secret Apollo 18 mission as flight controller Kaz Zemeckis uncovers a darker objective tied to a secret Soviet space station, with astronauts, spies, and political rivals colliding far beyond the reach of rescue, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 5,600 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like Cold War thrillers, space-race tension, technical detail, and high-stakes missions in isolated settings.
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From New York Times bestselling author and astronaut Chris Hadfield comes this exceptional thriller into the dark heart of the Cold War and the space race—soon to be a major TV series from Altitude and Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions.
"An exciting journey" —Andy Weir, author of The Martian and Project Hail Mary
1973: a final, top-secret mission to the Moon. Three astronauts in a tiny spaceship, a quarter million miles from home. A quarter million miles from help.
NASA is about to launch Apollo 18. While the mission has been billed as a scientific one, flight controller Kazimieras "Kaz" Zemeckis knows there is a darker objective. Intelligence has discovered a secret Soviet space station spying on America, and Apollo 18 may be the only chance to stop it. But even as Kaz races to keep the NASA crew one step ahead of their Russian rivals, a deadly accident reveals that not everyone involved is quite who they were thought to be. With political stakes stretched to the breaking point, the White House and the Kremlin can only watch as their astronauts collide on the lunar surface, far beyond the reach of law or rescue.
Full of the fascinating technical detail that fans of The Martian loved, and reminiscent of the thrilling claustrophobia, twists, and tension of The Hunt for Red October, The Apollo Murders is a high-stakes thriller unlike any other. Chris Hadfield captures the fierce G-forces of launch, the frozen loneliness of space, and the fear of holding on to the outside of a spacecraft orbiting the Earth at 17,000 miles per hour as only someone who has experienced all of these things in real life can.
"Packed with cosmic action ... Featuring undercover spies, scheming Russians and psychopathic murderers, sometimes all at once, it teems with authoritative details." —The New York Times
“Nail-biting ... I couldn’t put it down.” —James Cameron, writer and director of Avatar and Titanic
“Not to be missed.” —Frederick Forsyth, author of The Day of the Jackal
“An explosive thriller by a writer who has actually been to space ... Strap in for the ride!” —Gregg Hurwitz, author of Orphan X
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