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In a future built on control, one man’s memories become an act of defiance.
Lucid
Dystopian · Techno-Thriller
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In a future built on control, one man’s memories become an act of defiance. When Antony Sartori begins to see cracks in his reality, he must choose between obedience and truth. Lucid is a haunting dystopian thriller by Michael S. Milano, praised with 4.2 stars on Amazon and 3.8 on Goodreads.
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When truth is outlawed, waking up becomes rebellion.
Seattle, 2084. Antony Sartori once believed in order, unity, and the system that promised safety. Now, grieving and adrift after losing his wife to a pandemic, he moves through a world ruled by control. One night, a single mistake breaks his routine. Detained past curfew, tried, and beaten by the authority he served, Antony begins to question everything.
As fragments of memory blur with flashes of another reality, he must decide whether his mind is fracturing or awakening. Every reminder to conform only fuels his defiance, pushing him toward a truth more dangerous than the regime itself.
With 4.2 stars on Amazon and 3.8 on Goodreads, Lucid is a chilling dystopian thriller for fans of Orwellian futures and hard science fiction.
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Love Her Darkly begins with a body at the bottom of a ravine and a seaside vacation that curdles into fear.
Love Her Darkly
Thriller · Horror · Mystery
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Love Her Darkly begins with a body at the bottom of a ravine and a seaside vacation that curdles into fear. When college student Ellie vanishes during spring break, Detective Avery Stinson uncovers a case that keeps shifting beneath her feet. This psychological thriller blends obsession, desire, and escalating violence into a tense cat-and-mouse investigation.
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The body lies at the bottom of the ravine. Slack face pointed into the heavens. Dead eyes staring up at nothing. Tufts of grass stab upward from the dirt around the head like a green halo.
The dumped corpse is found just next to the Sea Spray Motel. After its discovery, all hell breaks loose.
The guests of the Sea Spray find their vacations forcefully interrupted. Fun in the sun turns to blood on the beach. A wide cast of colorful characters gets thrown into the fray, into danger.
But one guest gets it worse than the others.
College student Ellie lied to her parents and snuck away on spring break, thinking she was going on the perfect vacation. Instead she finds herself drawn deeper and deeper into a nightmare.
Taken. Trapped. Alone.
Meanwhile, Detective Avery Stinson works the case, follows the clues deeper and deeper into danger.
But the nature of the danger keeps twisting, the explanation for the crimes keeps morphing. Like shadows shifting and rippling, eluding understanding.
And the biggest shock comes at the end.
Love and danger. Sex and violence. The heart wants what the heart wants.
It's The White Lotus crossed with Natural Born Killers. Love Her Darkly is a gripping, heart-pounding thriller perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Karin Slaughter, and Noelle Ihli.
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After her daughter wakes from an accident claiming to be someone else, Clem travels to the Orkney Islands to uncover a truth rooted in witchcraft and vengeance.
The Book of Witching
Horror · Historical Literary Fiction · Suspense · Women's Fiction
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After her daughter wakes from an accident claiming to be someone else, Clem travels to the Orkney Islands to uncover a truth rooted in witchcraft and vengeance. The Book of Witching is a chilling, emotional thriller by C. J. Cooke, an Editors’ Pick with 4.1 stars on Amazon and 3.8 on Goodreads.
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A mother’s love can defy reason, time, and even death.
When Clem receives the call that her nineteen-year-old daughter has been found unconscious after a hiking trip gone wrong, she rushes to the remote Orkney Islands seeking answers. But when Erin wakes, she does not recognize her mother. She claims a new name—Nyx—and speaks of things no one could know.
Desperate to save her daughter, Clem searches the island’s past and uncovers the story of a woman condemned for witchcraft four centuries earlier. As the veil between history and haunting begins to tear, Clem must face the possibility that her child’s soul has been claimed by something ancient.
An Editors’ Pick for Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense, The Book of Witching holds 4.1 stars on Amazon and 3.8 on Goodreads.
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In a near-future America, a reanimated man searches for love, identity, and belonging in a world that fears him.
Chicano Frankenstein
Literary Fiction · Thriller · Hispanic Fiction · Legal Thriller
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In a near-future America, a reanimated man searches for love, identity, and belonging in a world that fears him. As politics and profit divide the living and the revived, his past begins to surface. Daniel A. Olivas’s Chicano Frankenstein is a sharp, compassionate retelling that fuses science fiction, satire, and romance into a story of humanity reborn.
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In a near-future America divided by fear and profit, a man is brought back from the dead through a controversial process that erases his memories but not his humanity. Reanimated and unnamed, he struggles to find belonging in a society that both needs his labor and despises his existence.
When he falls in love with Faustina Godínez, a lawyer whose family embraces him as one of their own, he begins to piece together the truth of who he was before. But in a world driven by political hatred and corporate greed, knowledge can be as dangerous as resurrection itself.
Blending science fiction, satire, and romance, Daniel A. Olivas’s Chicano Frankenstein reimagines Mary Shelley’s myth as a powerful exploration of identity, love, and assimilation.
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In 1850s London, Victor Frankenstein’s great-niece discovers her family’s dark legacy and pursues forbidden experiments to prove her worth in science.
Our Hideous Progeny
Fantasy · LGBTQIA+ · Thriller · Historical Fantasy · Historical Thriller
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In 1850s London, Victor Frankenstein’s great-niece discovers her family’s dark legacy and pursues forbidden experiments to prove her worth in science. What she creates will change everything. A Lambda Literary and Triangle Award finalist, C. E. McGill’s Our Hideous Progeny is a rich, queer, and feminist gothic tale of discovery, obsession, and defiance.
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Mary Saville, great-niece of Victor Frankenstein, has inherited more than his name. In 1850s London, she longs to make her mark in the world of science beside her geologist husband, Henry. But ambition is a dangerous pursuit for a woman without wealth or influence.
When Mary discovers her family’s hidden papers hinting at her great-uncle’s forbidden experiments, she seizes the chance to secure her future. The search for scientific glory leads her to Scotland’s storm-lashed cliffs, to secrets that blur the line between discovery and delusion, and to the haunting question of what it means to create life.
A finalist for the Lambda Literary and Triangle Awards, Our Hideous Progeny is a lush, queer, and feminist reimagining of gothic legacy and ambition.
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Three women stand in the shadow of Victor Frankenstein: his devoted mother, his destined bride, and the servant who loves them both.
Unnatural Creatures
Historical Fiction · Thriller · Historical Thriller
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Three women stand in the shadow of Victor Frankenstein: his devoted mother, his destined bride, and the servant who loves them both. Their choices ignite a tale of ambition, love, and ruin. Named a Reader’s Digest Top 25 Book for Halloween, Kris Waldherr’s Unnatural Creatures reveals the feminine heart of the Frankenstein legend in haunting detail.
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In a world torn by revolution and scientific ambition, three women find their lives entwined with the fate of Victor Frankenstein. Caroline, a devoted mother, will do anything to protect her family, even as her son’s genius turns monstrous. Elizabeth, a rescued orphan, repays the Frankensteins’ kindness by accepting a marriage that dooms her heart. Justine, a loyal servant, becomes both witness and victim to the tragedy that follows.
Through their intertwined stories of love, loyalty, and betrayal, the true cost of creation is revealed.
Named a Reader’s Digest Top 25 Book for Halloween and an Historical Novels Review Editors’ Choice, Kris Waldherr’s Unnatural Creatures breathes new life into Frankenstein through the voices of the women history tried to forget.
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Executed for a crime he never committed, Friedrich Hoffmann awakens as Frankenstein’s creation and vows revenge on the man who damned him.
Monster: A Novel of Frankenstein
Historical Fiction · Thriller · Historical Thriller · Suspense
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Executed for a crime he never committed, Friedrich Hoffmann awakens as Frankenstein’s creation and vows revenge on the man who damned him. His pursuit leads through vampyres, dark cults, and the Marquis de Sade himself. Dave Zeltserman’s Monster: A Novel of Frankenstein delivers gothic horror steeped in vengeance, corruption, and the power of rebirth.
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Condemned to die for a crime he did not commit, Friedrich Hoffmann meets his end beneath the executioner’s wheel. But death is not the end. He awakens on a laboratory table, reborn as something unrecognizable, stitched together by the mad ambitions of Victor Frankenstein.
Hunted by those who once mocked him and haunted by the fragments of the man he used to be, Friedrich sets out to destroy the creator who cursed him. His path leads through a Europe of vampyres, dark cults, and the depravity of the Marquis de Sade, where vengeance and damnation blur into one.
Dave Zeltserman’s Monster: A Novel of Frankenstein is a visceral gothic tale of resurrection, obsession, and the monstrous cost of revenge.
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At Oxford, Victor Frankenstein’s friendship with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley sparks a fascination with creation and the power to defy death.
The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein
Thriller · Romance · Suspense
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At Oxford, Victor Frankenstein’s friendship with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley sparks a fascination with creation and the power to defy death. As his experiments cross every boundary of morality and reason, genius gives way to horror. Peter Ackroyd’s The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein is a richly imagined gothic reworking of an immortal tale.
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At Oxford, Victor Frankenstein finds a kindred spirit in the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, whose radical ideas about creation and the limits of science ignite Victor’s imagination. What begins as an intellectual friendship soon transforms into obsession as Victor turns his curiosity toward the ultimate experiment: to restore life to the dead.
Gathering bodies from the coroner’s table and graves beyond, Victor descends into the shadows of his own ambition, haunted by questions of faith, genius, and mortality. Each step toward discovery leads him closer to madness.
From acclaimed author Peter Ackroyd, The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein is a brilliant reimagining of Mary Shelley’s timeless myth, blending literary history, gothic atmosphere, and the tragic cost of creation.
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When a string of brutal murders shakes New Orleans, Detectives Carson O’Connor and Michael Maddison uncover a conspiracy born of science and madness.
Frankenstein: Prodigal Son
Horror · Thriller · Suspense
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When a string of brutal murders shakes New Orleans, Detectives Carson O’Connor and Michael Maddison uncover a conspiracy born of science and madness. Their only ally is Deucalion, a man tied to a centuries-old secret. Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: Prodigal Son reinvents the classic myth in a dark and gripping tale of creation and corruption.
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In the storm-shadowed streets of New Orleans, something ancient has returned. Detective Carson O’Connor and her partner Michael Maddison are hunting a killer whose victims seem chosen for their humanity because he has none. Each clue leads deeper into a nightmare of science and obsession, where monsters are both man-made and self-made.
Into this darkness steps Deucalion, a tattooed wanderer carrying secrets older than the city itself. His past is bound to the case, to the killer, and to a creator who refuses to die.
From master storyteller Dean Koontz, Frankenstein: Prodigal Son reimagines Mary Shelley’s legend for the modern age, blending thriller, mystery, and gothic horror into a chilling story of creation gone wrong.
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In U.S.-occupied Baghdad, a junk dealer stitches together a body from war’s dead—only for it to vanish and return as a vengeful killer.
Frankenstein in Baghdad
Literary Fiction · Thriller · Speculative Fiction · Suspense
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In U.S.-occupied Baghdad, a junk dealer stitches together a body from war’s dead—only for it to vanish and return as a vengeful killer. As horror spreads, justice and vengeance become indistinguishable. Winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, Frankenstein in Baghdad is a gripping, blackly comic tale of creation and consequence.
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In war-torn Baghdad, Hadi, a junk dealer and storyteller, scours the wreckage for human remains—hoping to honor the dead by sewing their parts into a single body and demanding recognition for lives lost to chaos. But when his creation disappears, a string of brutal murders grips the city, each victim chosen according to a twisted sense of justice.
As rumors of an unkillable monster spread through occupied Baghdad, fear gives way to moral reckoning. Who deserves vengeance in a world where innocence and guilt blur beyond repair?
Winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction and a finalist for the International Booker Prize, Frankenstein in Baghdad is a darkly funny, haunting allegory of war, guilt, and resurrection.
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A safe new neighborhood becomes dangerous when the person offering help has her own reasons for getting close.
The Psychopath Next Door
Thriller · Mystery · Suspense
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A safe new neighborhood becomes dangerous when the person offering help has her own reasons for getting close. In The Psychopath Next Door, Ethan and Emma trust Fiona with their daughter, Rose, only to discover that kindness can hide revenge. This psychological thriller fits readers drawn to domestic suspense, dangerous neighbors, manipulation, and children caught in adult secrets.
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In this mesmerising thriller from the bestselling author of Keep Her Secret, a family’s fresh start is just the beginning of their nightmare…
Ethan Dove’s family has moved to a new home in a safe community, and it’s exactly the fresh start they need. Not only is his marriage to Emma hanging by a thread, but his son, Dylan, and twelve-year-old daughter, Rose, deserve to have a happy childhood.
After Rose is bullied by the boys across the road, Ethan is relieved when the woman who lives next door steps in. Fiona Smith has come into their lives at just the right moment, and when she offers to look after Rose during the school holidays, Ethan and Emma can’t believe their luck.
Which is exactly what Fiona wants. Because, far from being the perfect neighbour, Fiona is the last person you should trust with your child. With a vicious plot for revenge, Fiona is happy to train Rose to be her accomplice, especially when she begins to suspect that Rose might not be as innocent as she appears…
The Psychopath Next Door is a gripping and twisted psychological suspense thriller set in the terrifying world of Mark Edwards’s bestselling The Magpies universe.
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This will appeal to readers who enjoy young adult mysteries involving cold cases, school secrets, strained friendships, and amateur investigation.
Nothing More to Tell
Mystery · Teen + Young Adult · Thriller · Suspense
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A New York Times bestseller, Nothing More to Tell follows Brynn as she returns to Saint Ambrose School and investigates the unsolved murder of her favorite teacher for a true-crime internship. Her former best friend, Tripp, helped protect the students who found the body, but his statement to police was a lie, with a 4.3-star rating from more than 3,600 Amazon reviewers. This will appeal to readers who enjoy young adult mysteries involving cold cases, school secrets, strained friendships, and amateur investigation.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the critically acclaimed author of One of Us Is Lying comes a new page-turning mystery. Be sure to keep your friends close . . . and your secrets closer.
Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her favorite teacher—a story that made headlines after the teacher’s body was found by three Saint Ambrose students in the woods behind their school. The case was never solved. Now that Brynn is moving home and starting her dream internship at a true-crime show, she’s determined to find out what really happened.
The kids who found Mr. Larkin are her way in, and her ex–best friend, Tripp Talbot, was one of them. Without his account of events, the other two kids might have gone down for Mr. Larkin’s murder—but instead, thanks to Tripp, they're now at the top of the Saint Ambrose social pyramid. Tripp’s friends have never forgotten what Tripp did for them that day, and neither has he. Just like he hasn’t forgotten that everything he told the police was a lie.
Digging into the past is bound to shake up the present, and when Brynn begins to investigate what happened in the woods that day, she uncovers secrets that might change everything—about Saint Ambrose, about Mr. Larkin, and about her ex-best friend, Tripp Talbot.
Four years ago someone got away with murder. More terrifying is that they might be closer than anyone thinks.
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