Uncover Mystery & Thriller books packed with chilling secrets, psychological tension, and crimes that hit close to home. These gripping stories follow relentless investigators, driven seekers of justice, and families stalked by danger. Perfect for readers who crave pulse-pounding suspense, unpredictable twists, and the thrill of unraveling dark mysteries.
Someone in the Family
by JC Kane
Release Date: July 12, 2026
One of her brothers is a serial killer. She just doesn’t know which one. The FBI needs Alex Orange’s DNA—the killer they’re hunting shares her blood. Six murders. Six weekends. And on July 4th, the whole family reunites at Lake Tahoe. Who do you trust when the killer’s at your dinner table?
Unraveling
by J. L. Pavich
Release Date: May 1, 2026
Lily spent years reinventing herself as a successful therapist in L.A. Beneath her carefully curated life lies a simmering obsession: to dismantle film producer Hugh Randall. She uses any means at her disposal to infiltrate his life. As Hugh unravels, her quest for justice pushes her to risk everything, including a romance with artist Lucy Park.
The Night She Ran (Aurora Gray FBI Mystery Thriller Book 1)
by A.J. Rivers
Release Date: July 27, 2026
“Run and don’t look back!” Those were my mother’s last words to me. Years have passed since that day. But her words are forever etched into my heart…
A Death in the Deluge (Mudflats Murder Club Mysteries Book 3)
by Brian Thiem
Release Date: July 28, 2026
A .22 bullet to the head. The murderer’s calling card, left behind with Kimberly Sheehan’s body on Spartina Island. Her fifteen-year-old daughter, Emily? Vanished without a trace. Retired detective Sean Tanner and Sergeant Charlotte “Charlie” Nash are racing against a merciless countdown.
Murder by Design (Edison Bixby Book 1)
by Lee Goldberg
Release Date: June 1, 2026
Edison Bixby is wealthy, handsome, and, due to a traumatic brain injury, impulsively rude. He’s also a brilliant insurance investigator who solves baffling crimes by figuring out how the design of the man-made world around us makes them possible. Enter Wally Nash, a struggling actor hired to keep Bixby from offending everyone he meets.
The Unknown
by Riley Sager
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In 1926, five women disappeared from a remote island in Vermont. Now, one hundred years later, it’s happening again. Struggling actress Marin Keane is shocked when she lands a role in a major motion picture about the unsolved mystery of New Avalon, an island on sprawling Lake Faraday in Vermont.
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