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At an elite academy where status is everything, ambition turns lethal when loyalty fractures.
Keep Your Friends Close
Thriller · Teen + Young Adult
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At an elite academy where status is everything, ambition turns lethal when loyalty fractures. In Keep Your Friends Close, Chloe Roberts watches her closest friend seize the future she thought was hers, only to discover the school’s secret society hides a history of corruption now linked to murder. As suspicion spreads and names surface in a sinister ledger, this dark academia thriller examines envy, power, and the cost of winning.
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An explosive dark academia thriller set in the world of the BookTok sensation Win Lose Kill Die, where secret societies and lethal ambition run the show.
"A thriller author to watch!"—Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying
Chloe Roberts is on top of the world. After a stellar first year at the prestigious Morton Academy, she’s a shoo-in for Head Girl and a coveted position in the school’s secret society, Jewel and Bone. But her dreams are shattered when her best friend, Nikhita Patel, unfairly snatches the top spot—and steals Chloe's boyfriend at the same time.
Heartbroken and humiliated, Chloe discovers a shocking truth: Jewel and Bone isn’t as secret as she thought. The rest of the school despises the Jewels, and there’s even a “Book of Crime and Punishment” cataloging their misdeeds. Things take a very dark turn when the names in the book start to correlate with murders of Jewel and Bone members on campus. Suddenly, anyone could be a suspect.
And now, Chloe must navigate a web of lies and deceit to get to the bottom of this twisted game before she’s next on the kill list.
Keep Your Friends Close is a gripping thriller that explores the dark side of ambition, loyalty, and the lengths people will go to claim what’s theirs.
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Kiersten Modglin’s Widow Falls, a 4.2-star psychological thriller with nearly 9,000 Goodreads ratings, takes summer camp terror to new heights.
Widow Falls
Thriller · Psychological Thriller
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Kiersten Modglin’s Widow Falls, a 4.2-star psychological thriller with nearly 9,000 Goodreads ratings, takes summer camp terror to new heights. When Sloane discovers a chilling warning, “Don’t trust anyone at Widow Falls,” she’s pulled into the mystery of her missing predecessor. Atmospheric, suspenseful, and addictive, this twist-filled thriller proves some legends are all too real.
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Sloane thought she was signing up for summer adventure. Widow Falls, a whitewater rafting camp tucked deep in the wilderness, promised fun, freedom, and escape. What it didn’t mention was the string of disappearances.
The guide she’s replacing vanished. Locals whisper about dark legends. Her roommates laugh it off as folklore. But when Sloane discovers a hidden message under the floorboards—Don’t trust anyone at Widow Falls—she realizes the truth is far more sinister.
Every clue ties her closer to the girl who went missing before her. Every step forward tightens the trap. Someone doesn’t want the secrets of Widow Falls exposed.
Kiersten Modglin’s Widow Falls is a gripping psychological thriller where lies, legends, and fear converge. This summer, survival is anything but guaranteed.
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A sharp fit for readers drawn to World War II thrillers, covert missions, expert marksmen, and military intrigue.
The Bullet Garden
Thriller · Historical Thriller · Political Thriller · Spy Thriller
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Called “a tour de force of a war novel” by Booklist, The Bullet Garden follows Pacific war hero Earl Swagger after General Eisenhower selects him to counter a deadly SS operation. Swagger enters the shadowy corners of wartime London and France, where he has a target on his back and cannot trust anyone. A sharp fit for readers drawn to World War II thrillers, covert missions, expert marksmen, and military intrigue.
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In this “an electrifying historical thriller that is sure to become a classic” (The Real Book Spy) the long-anticipated origin story of legendary Marine, fan favorite, and father of literary icon Bob Lee takes us to the battlefields of World War II as Earl Swagger embarks on a top secret and deadly mission.
July, 1944: The lush, rolling hills of Normandy are dotted with a new feature—German snipers. From their vantage points, they pick off hundreds of Allied soldiers every day, bringing the D-Day invasion to its knees. It’s clear that someone is tipping off these snipers with the locations of American GIs, but who? And how?
General Eisenhower demands his intelligence service to find the best shot in the Allied military to counter this deadly SS operation. Enter Pacific hero Earl Swagger, assigned this crucial and bloody mission. With crosshairs on his back, Swagger can’t trust anyone as he infiltrates the shadowy corners of London and France for answers.
“A tour de force of a war novel” (Booklist, starred review), The Bullet Garden is the ultimate read for new and longtime fans of Stephen Hunter.
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Diana Rodriguez Wallach’s Small Town Monsters blends horror, romance, and cult-fueled suspense in a coastal town under siege.
Small Town Monsters
Teen + Young Adult · Thriller
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Diana Rodriguez Wallach’s Small Town Monsters blends horror, romance, and cult-fueled suspense in a coastal town under siege. With 4.3 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this Underlined release has been hailed as The Conjuring meets The Vow. Tense, terrifying, and addictive, it’s a YA thriller that proves some monsters look an awful lot like neighbors.
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Vera Martinez has one plan: survive Roaring Creek long enough to escape her family’s reputation as demonologists. She’s the outcast, the daughter who inherited no powers, and the one who dreads the occult horrors in their basement.
Maxwell Oliver only wants a normal summer before senior year, but his mother’s behavior grows stranger by the day. Taking care of his little sister is hard enough, and realizing his family might be tied to something darker is worse.
When Vera and Maxwell cross paths, their small town’s secrets unravel into cults, death worship, and a sinister force that refuses to stay buried.
Together they must face an evil determined to consume their town and decide how far they’re willing to go to stop it.
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Neena Viel’s Listen to Your Sister is one of the year’s Most Anticipated books (Goodreads, People, BookRiot, and more).
Listen to Your Sister
Horror · Thriller · People of Color
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Neena Viel’s Listen to Your Sister is one of the year’s Most Anticipated books (Goodreads, People, BookRiot, and more). With 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this speculative horror debut blends Jordan Peele vibes, Stranger Things nostalgia, and razor-sharp family drama. Terrifying, heartfelt, and unforgettable—this is the knockout novel everyone’s talking about.
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Calla Williams didn’t ask to become the glue holding her family together. At twenty-five, she’s worn thin by responsibility, haunted by recurring nightmares of her brothers dying in ways she can’t prevent.
Her younger brother Jamie is sixteen, reckless, and more interested in fighting for causes—or finding trouble—than staying safe. Dre, the middle brother, promised to help but disappeared once the paperwork was signed. Calla is left to pick up the pieces.
When Jamie’s protest spirals into chaos, the siblings flee to a remote cabin straight out of a slasher film. But Calla’s visions aren’t just dreams. They’re warnings. And the thing she fears most isn’t outside—it’s already unraveling their reality.
They should have listened. Now survival means facing the nightmare head-on.
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John Fram’s The Bright Lands was named a Best Book of 2020 by Library Journal, CrimeReads, and BookPage.
The Bright Lands
Horror · LGBTQIA+ · Thriller · Psychological Thriller
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John Fram’s The Bright Lands was named a Best Book of 2020 by Library Journal, CrimeReads, and BookPage. With 4.2 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this suspenseful debut blends small-town secrets, toxic masculinity, and supernatural dread. Shocking, atmospheric, and impossible to put down, it’s the dark side of Friday night football you won’t forget.
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Bentley, Texas worships two things: football and silence.
When star quarterback Dylan Whitley vanishes, fear spreads fast through the small town. His brother Joel—long gone after being shamed for who he is—returns from New York to find answers. Coming home means facing the past he tried to outrun, along with neighbors who never forgave him for leaving.
But Joel isn’t alone. Sheriff’s Deputy Starsha Clark still bears scars from her own family tragedy, and Dylan’s friends whisper that classmates know far more than they’ll admit. As Joel digs deeper, he uncovers a web of secrets and violence lurking under Friday night lights.
The town will do anything to protect its image. But some shadows refuse to stay buried. And they all lead to The Bright Lands.
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Dean Koontz’s The Door to December is a chilling thriller with 4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon.
The Door to December
Thriller · Horror · Psychological Thriller
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Dean Koontz’s The Door to December is a chilling thriller with 4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon. A mother’s desperate fight to save her abducted daughter collides with sinister experiments and supernatural terror. Koontz, a multiple New York Times bestselling author and Bram Stoker Award winner, delivers a haunting page-turner that will keep you breathless until the final twist.
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A call in the middle of the night summoned psychiatrist Laura McCaffrey out into the rain-swept streets of Los Angeles. The police had found her husband-beaten to death. But what of her daughter, Melanie, whom he had kidnapped six years earlier? At the brutal murder scene, the police lead Laura into her husband's makeshift lab—and open the door to a rising tide of terror that has trapped Melanie in its midst...
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Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes is a chilling classic that blends nostalgia, horror, and haunting beauty.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Horror · Sci-Fi · Thriller
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Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes is a chilling classic that blends nostalgia, horror, and haunting beauty. Winner of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, Bradbury delivers a tale with 4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon, where childhood dreams curdle into nightmares. Step into Cooger & Dark’s carnival—if you dare—and see what awaits.
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The carnival promises dreams come true—but at a cost too dark to imagine.
Thirteen-year-olds Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade are best friends searching for adventure in their small town. When Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Show rolls in just before Halloween, it seems like excitement has finally arrived.
But this carnival isn’t about fun rides and cotton candy. It grants twisted versions of people’s desires, trapping them in nightmarish fates they can’t escape. Will’s aging father feels its pull, Jim is tempted by its promises, and Mr. Dark, the sinister ringmaster, stalks them all with his tattooed army of souls.
If they can’t resist temptation and stand together, they risk losing more than childhood innocence—they risk their very souls.
The carousel is turning. Will they survive the ride?
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Twisty, addictive, and darkly emotional, it’s perfect for fans of psychological suspense and domestic noir.
Little Deadly Secrets
Literary Fiction · Thriller · Psychological Fiction · Psychological Thriller
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Pamela Crane’s Little Deadly Secrets is a chilling domestic thriller about friendship, betrayal, and murder. A Karin Slaughter Killer Reads Pick with 4.3 out of 5 stars on Amazon, it follows three inseparable friends whose lives unravel after a deadly secret resurfaces. Twisty, addictive, and darkly emotional, it’s perfect for fans of psychological suspense and domestic noir.
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Mackenzie, Robin, and Lily have shared everything—secrets, heartbreaks, motherhood, and years of friendship that felt unbreakable. They thought nothing could ever divide them. But some bonds can’t survive betrayal.
When a dark mistake from the past resurfaces, their perfect trio begins to unravel. Lies spread like cracks in glass, exposing truths they were desperate to hide. And when one of them turns up dead, the others must face the question that terrifies them most: which of their closest friends is capable of murder?
From USA Today bestselling author Pamela Crane, Little Deadly Secrets is a tense, twist-filled domestic thriller that proves even the deepest friendships can hide deadly fractures. Three women, two betrayals, one corpse—what’s left when trust is gone?
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Sharon Bolton’s Daisy in Chains, a 4.2-star psychological thriller with over 10,000 Goodreads ratings, has been hailed as “mind-blowing” by The New York Times.
Daisy in Chains
Mystery · Thriller · Psychological Thriller
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Sharon Bolton’s Daisy in Chains, a 4.2-star psychological thriller with over 10,000 Goodreads ratings, has been hailed as “mind-blowing” by The New York Times. When a charismatic convicted killer insists on his innocence, a defense attorney must decide whether to risk everything to uncover the truth or fall into his dangerous web of manipulation.
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Hamish Wolfe is handsome, intelligent, charismatic, and a convicted serial killer serving time for the brutal murders of young women. He insists he is innocent. He insists the world got it wrong. And he wants Maggie Rose to prove it.
Maggie is a defense attorney and bestselling author infamous for overturning convictions. She has made a career of exposing flaws in cases, but she knows killers can be master manipulators. Hamish is exactly the type of man who could lure women to their deaths, and exactly the type who could lure her into his game.
Sharon Bolton’s Daisy in Chains is a chilling, compulsively readable thriller of persuasion, obsession, and dangerous attraction. The ending will leave you reeling—and desperate to talk to someone.
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This will appeal to readers who want domestic suspense involving family, fertility, and trust.
It’s One of Us
Thriller
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Olivia and Park Bender are struggling to have a child when police tell them a murder suspect is Park’s son. Park admits he donated sperm years ago, leaving Olivia to face both the investigation and secrets in their marriage. This will appeal to readers who want domestic suspense involving family, fertility, and trust.
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"A heart-stoppingly tense thriller about the price of secrets and the layers behind every marriage." —Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of The It Girl and The Woman In Cabin 10
Everybody lies. Even the ones you think you know best of all . . .
Olivia Bender designs exquisite home interiors that satisfy the most demanding clients. But her own deepest desire can’t be fulfilled by marble counters or the perfect rug. She desperately wants to be a mother. Fertility treatments and IVF keep failing. And just when she feels she’s at her lowest point, the police deliver shocking news to Olivia and her husband, Park.
DNA results show that the prime suspect in a murder investigation is Park’s son. Olivia is relieved, knowing this is a mistake. Despite their desire, the Benders don’t have any children. Then comes the confession. Many years ago, Park donated sperm to a clinic. He has no idea how many times it was sold—or how many children he has sired.
As the murder investigation goes deeper, more terrible truths come to light. With every revelation, Olivia must face the unthinkable. The man she married has fathered a killer. But can she hold that against him when she keeps such dark secrets of her own?
This twisting, emotionally layered thriller explores the lies we tell to keep a marriage together--or break each other apart . . .
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This will appeal to readers who want psychological thrillers built around abduction, forensic investigation, unreliable memory, and connected cold cases.
The Girl Who Was Taken
Thriller · Psychological Thriller · Suspense
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The Girl Who Was Taken follows Megan McDonald, who escapes after being abducted from a beach party, and Livia, the forensic pathology fellow whose missing sister Nicole never came home, as they uncover links between Nicole’s disappearance, Megan’s buried memories, and other missing girls, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 54,700 Amazon reviewers. This will appeal to readers who want psychological thrillers built around abduction, forensic investigation, unreliable memory, and connected cold cases.
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The bestselling author of Twenty Years Later delivers a chilling thriller where nothing is at it seems and each reveal is more shocking than the last…right up to the jaw-dropping final twist.
“A gripping thriller that will blow readers away." –Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author on Don’t Believe It
“A superb storyteller.” —Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author
Two abducted girls—one who returns, one who doesn't.
The night they go missing, high school seniors Nicole Cutty and Megan McDonald are at a beach party in their small town of Emerson Bay, North Carolina. Police launch a massive search, but hope is almost lost--until Megan escapes from a bunker deep in the woods...A year later, the bestselling account of her ordeal has made Megan a celebrity. It's a triumphant story, except for one inconvenient detail: Nicole is still missing.
Nicole's older sister, Livia, a fellow in forensic pathology, expects that one day soon Nicole's body will be found and her sister's fate determined. Instead, the first clue comes from another body--that of a young man connected to Nicole's past. Livia reaches out to Megan to learn more about that fateful night. Other girls have disappeared, and she's increasingly sure the cases are connected.
Megan knows more than she revealed in her book. Flashes of memory are pointing to something more monstrous than she described. And the deeper she and Livia dig, the more they realize that sometimes true terror lies in finding exactly what you've been looking for...
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