The Writing Retreat
By: Julia Bartz
3.43
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
A young author is invited to an exclusive writer’s retreat that soon descends into a pulse-pounding…
Want to Read $ 12.99"At thirteen I learned from Roza's stolen book that girls don't have to be sweet little creatures, that they could in fact be angry and dark and sexual."-Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat
"At thirteen I learned from Roza's stolen book that girls don't have to be sweet little creatures, that they could in fact be angry and dark and sexual."-Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat
"At thirteen I learned from Roza's stolen book that girls don't have to be sweet little creatures, that they could in fact be angry and dark and sexual."-Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat
"Where did one's power lie in a world that stripped it from you, over and over again? How could we reclaim it when dominant forces dangled it over our heads, shouting, "only the strong survive?"-Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat
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1. The Only One Left
By: Riley Sager
4.14
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
At seventeen, Lenora Hope Hung her sister with a rope Now reduced to a schoolyard chant, the Ho… read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
"You're never alone when there's a book,' she used to say. 'Never ever."-Riley Sager, The Only One Left
2. Listen for the Lie
By: Amy Tintera
4.13
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if… read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
"Men say shit,"-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie
"What are you doing here?"-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie
"We were all so repressed in our twenties,"-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie
"Lucy, didn’t you want to be a writer once?"-Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie
3. Zero Days
By: Ruth Ware
3.65
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
Ruth Ware returns with this adrenaline-fueled thriller about a woman in a race against time to clea… read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
"The wall around the perimeter was child's play."-Ruth Ware, Zero Days
"... they were just one part of a vast dark web of unseen players ... And yes, they could be fought, maybe some individuals might even be arrested, but you might as well try to prosecute cancer. They …"-Ruth Ware, Zero Days
"If I shut my eyes, I could picture him... The thought gave me a kind of peace, the idea that he could be out there somewhere-just beyond my reach. But it was a dishonest peace, and I knew that as muc…"-Ruth Ware, Zero Days
4. All the Dangerous Things
By: Stacy Willingham
4.07
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
One year ago, Isabelle Drake's life changed forever: her toddler son, Mason, was taken out of his c… read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
"People tend to stash their dirtiest secrets in the most common of places."-Stacy Willingham, All the Dangerous Things
"At the time, it reminded me of the stars: how two can collide and fuse into one—bigger, brighter, stronger than before. But what I didn’t know then was that when they collide too fast, they don’t fus…"-Stacy Willingham, All the Dangerous Things
5. No One Can Know
By: Kate Alice Marshall
3.68
Format: 325 pages, Hardcover
The author of What Lies in the Woods returns with a novel about three sisters, two murders, and too… read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- horror
- adult
- audiobook
"A pregnancy wasn’t a promise."-Kate Alice Marshall, No One Can Know
6. The Fury
By: Alex Michaelides
3.38
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneo… read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
"Character is fate"-Alex Michaelides, The Fury
"Love is mutual respect, and constancy- and friendship"-Alex Michaelides, The Fury
"Do not despair at being different. For that very difference, initially such a source of shame, so humiliating, and painful, will one day become a badge of honor and pride"-Alex Michaelides, The Fury
"I'd never seen Lana lose control. I won't say it wasn't frightening; but then, uncontained emotion is always distressing to be around, isn't it? Particularly when it's from someone you love."-Alex Michaelides, The Fury
7. One Perfect Couple
By: Ruth Ware
3.68
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
Runtime: 14 hours and 9 minutes Harkening to Agatha Christie’s classic And Then There Were None… read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
8. What Lies in the Woods
By: Kate Alice Marshall
3.96
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
Naomi Shaw used to believe in magic. Twenty-two years ago, she and her two best friends, Cassidy an… read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- horror
- adult
- audiobook
"Nothing good comes from digging up old trouble."-Kate Alice Marshall, What Lies in the Woods
"But why should she be able to leave the woods, when I never had?"-Kate Alice Marshall, What Lies in the Woods
"Don't worry. She does this. She likes to go out to the woods to think."-Kate Alice Marshall, What Lies in the Woods
"When it comes to relationships, if you could take it or leave it, leaving is always the right choice"-Kate Alice Marshall, What Lies in the Woods
9. What Have We Done
By: Alex Finlay
3.54
Format: 358 pages, Hardcover
In this thriller from Alex Finlay, What Have We Done is a tale about the lives we leave behind and … read more
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- mystery thriller
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- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- horror
- adult
- audiobook
10. The Stranger Upstairs
By: Lisa M. Matlin
3.47
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A social media influencer with a secret past buys a murder house to renovate, but finds more than s… read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
11. The Midnight Feast
By: Lucy Foley
3.64
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin... It’s the opening night of The Manor, and no … read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
12. The Soulmate
By: Sally Hepworth
3.79
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A thrilling, addictive novel about marriage, betrayal, and the secrets that push us to the edge... … read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
13. Murder Road
By: Simone St. James
3.72
Format: 341 pages, Hardcover
A young couple find themselves haunted by a string of gruesome murders committed along an old deser… read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
14. The Family Game
By: Catherine Steadman
3.84
Format: 319 pages, Hardcover
A rich, eccentric family. A time-honored tradition. Or a lethal game of survival? One woman finds o… read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
15. The Last Word
By: Taylor Adams
3.71
Format: 340 pages, Hardcover
After posting a negative book review, a woman living in a remote location begins to wonder if the a… read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- horror
- adult
- audiobook
"Being seen burdens you with an image you have to maintain."-Taylor Adams, The Last Word
"Far worse things can happen to you than some stranger hurting your feelings on the internet."-Taylor Adams, The Last Word
16. The Only Survivors
By: Megan Miranda
3.55
Format: 339 pages, Hardcover
A decade ago, two vans filled with high school seniors on a school service trip crashed into a Tenn… read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
17. The Writing Retreat
By: Julia Bartz
3.43
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
A young author is invited to an exclusive writer’s retreat that soon descends into a pulse-pounding… read more
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- mystery thriller
- lgbt
- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- horror
- adult
- audiobook
"At thirteen I learned from Roza's stolen book that girls don't have to be sweet little creatures, that they could in fact be angry and dark and sexual."-Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat
"Where did one's power lie in a world that stripped it from you, over and over again? How could we reclaim it when dominant forces dangled it over our heads, shouting, "only the strong survive?"-Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat
"That was the way of the world: if you were a woman, then you had a job to do, and that was to pretend to love everyone else walking all over your body, leaving imprints on your face. You were suppose…"-Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat
18. She Started It
By: Sian Gilbert
3.57
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Lucy Foley and Liane Moriarty, She Started It is a hot, twisty summer debut thriller ab… read more
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- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- adult
- audiobook
19. Middle of the Night
By: Riley Sager
3.74
Format: 367 pages, Hardcover
In the latest jaw-dropping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager, a man must … read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- thriller
- horror
- adult
- audiobook
20. Dark Corners (Rachel Krall, #2)
By: Megan Goldin
3.84
Format: 343 pages, Hardcover
Terence Bailey is about to be released from prison for breaking and entering, though investigators … read more
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- suspense
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- contemporary
- mystery
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- adult
- audiobook
21. The Villa
By: Rachel Hawkins
3.64
Format: 279 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins comes a deliciously wicked gothic suspense, s… read more
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"People are never just gone, after all. There are always marks, always signs."-Rachel Hawkins, The Villa
