Monday, June 15, 2026

This month’s best new thrillers

 
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This Month’s Best New Thrillers
 
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Book cover for A River Red with Blood by John Connolly
Harlan Coben calls John Connolly ‘one of the best thriller writers we have’
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • PI Charlie Parker investigates two separate disappearances that point to a sinister presence in rural Maine
  • The latest installment of a popular, decades-spanning series with Jeffery Deaver’s stamp of approval
  • “The novel pulls us into the story on the first page and refuses to let us go until the last” (Booklist)
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Media mentions for A River Red with Blood by John Connolly MEDIA MENTIONS: Financial Times, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for The Final Target by Nora Roberts
Author Arden thinks Dustin is just an eager fan — but she’s terribly wrong
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • “America’s favorite author” (The New Yorker) is at her very best in this dark, twisty thriller
  • Library Journal says this riveting new read is perfect for “avid readers of Lisa Gardner and Freida McFadden”
  • From the #1 New York Times bestselling icon behind the In Death series
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Media mentions for The Final Target by Nora Roberts MEDIA MENTIONS: New York Post, Library Reads, Library Journal
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Book cover for Based on a True Story by Sarah Vaughan
This stormy thriller whisks you to the cliffs of Cornwall
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Celebrated children’s author Eleanor has summoned her family for a celebration — but one threatening message soon derails everything
  • Chilling revelations come to light in this “one-sitting delight of a novel” (Lucy Clarke) from the author of the Netflix-adapted Anatomy of a Scandal
  • A windswept setting, a murder, and a family secret… As Reese’s Book Club alum Ellery Lloyd says, “What’s not to love?”
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Media mentions for Based on a True Story by Sarah Vaughan MEDIA MENTIONS: Good Housekeeping, The Guardian
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Book cover for Strangers Behind Closed Doors by Catherine Adel West
Race through this new release before the TV adaptation!
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Giovanni is the concierge of the storied Ivory Hotel — and when her estranged best friend vanishes from the premises, all eyes are on her…
  • Detective Redding Stark must clear Giovanni’s name in this twist-filled read “that locks the reader in” (Booklist)
  • “Seamlessly blends two of my favorite genres: domestic suspense and police procedural” (Kellye Garrett)
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Media mentions for Strangers Behind Closed Doors by Catherine Adel West MEDIA MENTIONS: Variety, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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Book cover for You First by Caroline Kepnes
‘The most distinctive voice in thrillers is back’ (Lucy Foley)
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Go back to where it all started — and learn the origin story of the unforgettable antihero of You, the basis for the blockbuster Netflix show
  • Seventeen-year-old Joe Goldberg is stacking books at Mr. Mooney’s shop and waiting for his life to start when a glance at a missed connection ad changes everything…
  • “Kepnes has created an unnerving, astounding psychological portrait, a book you can’t close until the last page is turned” (Catriona Ward)
  • Makes a perfect entry into the New York Times bestselling series
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Media mentions for You First by Caroline Kepnes MEDIA MENTIONS: Time Magazine, People, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for The Long Con by Jenna Voris
Fans of Ocean’s 8 won’t want to miss the heist of the summer!
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Two rival conwomen, one high-stakes mission… Nothing could get Chloe Bly in the same room as Harper Parisi — but a billionaire’s reward money is too tempting to resist
  • Features “a delightful cast of characters and the eat-the-rich vibes we’re all craving. The most fun I’ve had in a long time!” (Alison Cochrun)
  • Set at an exclusive resort in Miami
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Media mentions for The Long Con by Jenna Voris MEDIA MENTIONS: Parade, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for Backstabbers by Eliza Jabore
Publishers Weekly promises, ‘Readers will be on tenterhooks from the first page to the finale’
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • “Like The Blair Witch Project with a serial killer” (Tasha Coryell)
  • A hiking trip takes a nightmarish turn for three old friends when one twists her ankle — and all are forced to accept shelter from a friendly stranger with a remote cabin…
  • The true danger may lie close to home in “one of the most twisted and shocking explorations of female friendship I’ve read” (Laurie Elizabeth Flynn)
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Media mentions for Backstabbers by Eliza Jabore MEDIA MENTIONS: People, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for The Divorce by Freida McFadden
The author of The Housemaid delivers another head-spinning #1 New York Times bestseller!
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • In the wake of a bitter divorce, Naomi develops a twisted obsession with her ex’s younger new girlfriend. And the more secrets she uncovers, the more danger she’s in…
  • Readers are raving — this new release has over 30,000 five-star Goodreads ratings and counting!
  • A propulsive read with a can’t-be-guessed ending
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Media mentions for The Divorce by Freida McFadden MEDIA MENTIONS: USA Today, Parade, The Times, Variety, Library Reads
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Book cover for Skyring Water by Beau L’Amour and Louis L’Amour
‘With shades of Ludlum and Cussler at their very best, this book delivers’ (Don Bentley)
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • As the world teeters on the brink of nuclear war, two unlikely allies — one a scientist, the other an assassin — must solve a decades-old mystery as everything hangs in the balance
  • First drafted by Louis L’Amour, this gripping Cold War adventure was completed by his son
  • “I tip my hat and bow to the amazing talents of Louis L’Amour and Beau L’Amour” (C. J. Box)
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Book cover for Beneath a Broken Sky by Joshua Moehling
A tornado sweeps through a Minnesota town — and a killer lurks in the wreckage
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Detective Ben Packard must find a murderer hiding in plain sight in this “big thriller with an even bigger heart” (Lisa Gardner)
  • William Kent Krueger calls Joshua Moehling “one of the best new voices in the mystery genre”
  • Small-town secrets and propulsive plotting make this page-turner simmer with tension
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Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go
By Kazuo Ishiguro
A New York Times bestseller from a Nobel and Booker Prize–winning author: Years after her time at an exclusive, isolated boarding school, Kathy reflects on the full truth of her past. “A page-turner and a heartbreaker, a tour de force” (Time) with over 264,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!
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Worse Than a Lie
Worse Than a Lie
By Ben Crump
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To the Nines
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A #1 New York Times bestseller: New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has plenty of deadly enemies, but all bets are off when she pursues a target to the Vegas Strip. “Evanovich and Stephanie are at the top of their form here… Smarter, sexier, scarier” (Booklist starred review).
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No Matter What
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A “deeply emotional” and “delicious” instant USA Today bestseller (Publishers Weekly): As their marriage quietly crumbles, Vin shocks Roz by agreeing to be her nude drawing model! Could trying something new help them make their way back to each other? “Bastone is an absolute master of tender, emotional, soul-charged love stories” (B.K. Borison).
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What Does It Feel Like?
What Does It Feel Like?
By Sophie Kinsella
This “little jewel” (Jojo Moyes) is “the bravest book you’ll read all year” (Jodi Picoult)! When a successful novelist wakes in the hospital and learns she’s just had surgery to remove a brain tumor, her life changes forever… “Only Sophie Kinsella can make you laugh like this while she’s got you crying” (Taylor Jenkins Reid).
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And After the Fire
And After the Fire
By Lauren Belfer
“Impossible to put down” (Sara Gruen): Two women centuries apart are connected — and forever changed — by the secrets of a manuscript by Johann Sebastian Bach. “I’ve been trumpeting it as the best novel I’ve had the pleasure of reading in years” (New York Times bestselling author Elinor Lipman).
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On the Beach
On the Beach
By Nevil Shute
From the author of A Town Like Alice, “who genuinely touches the imagination and feeling” (The Times): In this “haunting evocation” (The New York Times), society reels from the devastating effects of nuclear war. “Still incredibly moving after half a century” (The Economist).
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Dear Life
Dear Life
By Rachel Clarke
“A truly wonderful book. Read it” (New York Times bestselling author Henry Marsh). In this deeply personal memoir, a palliative care specialist delivers a “heartbreaking, exhilarating” account (The Guardian) of life and death in hospice. With over 2,500 five-star ratings on Goodreads.
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The Cold War Swap
The Cold War Swap
By Ross Thomas
McCorkle, the owner of a West German bar, is drawn into a thrilling game of espionage when he helps his business partner out of trouble. An Edgar Award–winning novel from a writer hailed as “America’s best storyteller” (The New York Times Book Review).
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The Forgotten Book Club
The Forgotten Book Club
By Kate Storey
Grace isn’t much of a reader — but when her bibliophile husband dies, she seeks solace in his unusual book club, where the members gather to read in silence! This life-affirming 2025 release is “a gem of a story that draws you in like a warm cup of tea shared among friends” (Carolyn Brown).
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Murder on Ice
Murder on Ice
By B. T. Lord
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