Top Mystery & Thriller Books Readers Are Raving About
Browse a curated collection of exceptional Mystery & Thriller books from both self-published and traditionally published authors. These titles stand out for their storytelling, originality, and reader appeal—proof that great books know no boundaries. Whether you're a debut indie author or a seasoned name in publishing, this is where your Mystery & Thriller work earns lasting visibility.
Silent Echo: A Novella
By: Liv Constantine
A grieving mother gets the shock of her life in this propulsive thriller from the bestselling author of Reese’s Book Club pick The Last Mrs. Parrish.No parent should ever have to face the loss of their child . . .A year after the tragic death of her four-year-old son, Charlotte Fleming is sleepwalking through life, trapped in a spiral of devastating grief. Then, she sees something online that jolts her awake: her son, Sebastion, alive and well . . . in a stranger’s social media post.Charlotte desperately wants to believe that what she sees is real, that her son is out there somewhere waiting to be brought home. After all, Sebastion’s body was never recovered from the accident that supp...
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We Live Here Now: A Novel
By: Sarah Pinborough
Award-winning author of New York Times bestselling breakout novel (and hit Netflix show) Behind Her Eyes returns with a haunting Gothic novel about a house—and a marriage—gone terribly wrong.After an accident that nearly kills her, Emily and her husband, Freddie, move from London to a beautiful Dartmoor country house called Larkin Lodge. The house is gorgeous, striking—and to Emily, something about it feels deeply wrong.Old boards creak at night, fires go out, and books fall from the shelves, and all of it stems from the terrible presence she feels in the third-floor room. But these things happen only when Emily’s alone, so are they happening at all? She’s still medically fragile; ...
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The Shadow of the Soul: The Forgotten Gods: Book Two (The Forgotten Gods Trilogy 2)
By: Sarah Pinborough
The author of the “diabolically clever”* A Matter of Blood returns with another gritty supernatural thriller featuring hard-boiled homicide detective Cass Jones…A devastating terrorist attack has crippled London. To find a perpetrator who is more than human, Special Branch turns to Detective Inspector Cass Jones.Cass is already investigating a series of student suicides, but saying no to Special Branch isn’t an option—even when he’s hit with a much more personal and deeply disturbing mystery: a message left for him by his murdered brother revealing that Cass’s nephew was stolen at birth.Cass’s investigations and his search for the boy lead him down a dark labyrinth to the sha...
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A Grifter's Song Vol. 6
By: S.A. Cosby
Long time grifters Sam and Rachel love two things: each other and the grift. On the run from the mob, the two lovers move from one con to the next, winning some and losing others, but always finding a way to survive.Episodes 16-18 in Season Three begin with Rocky Mountain Lieby Michael Pool. Sam and Rachel are on the grift in Vail, Colorado, where they’re working sex-crazed Texas business tycoon Dan Croft to invest in their fake marijuana edibles company. But little do they know that Denver private eye Rick Malone is also on to their mark, hired to track him down over money he stole in his own scam back in Texas. With stakes running high and temperatures running low, it’s anyone’s gues...
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The Last Ferry Out: A Novel
By: Andrea Bartz
Paradise hides a deadly secret. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese’s Book Club pick We Were Never Here . . .On a trip to the tropical island where her fiancée died, a young woman begins to suspect the death was no accident—and the killer’s closer than she could’ve imagined—in this “unputdownable” thriller from “a master of suspense” (Elle).“This book is Bartz at her best: twisty, shocking, and riveting—with a narrator you won’t stop rooting for.”—Laura Dave, #1 bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told MeWhen Abby steps foot on Isla Colel, she isn’t sure what—if anything—she’ll find. She only knows that she needs to see the place w...
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King of Ashes: A Novel
By: S.A. Cosby
“Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about.” —The Atlantic“Dark, riveting, and accomplished.” —Washington Post“Propulsive and powerful. . . A gripping roller coaster ride of escalating danger.” —New York Times Book ReviewAward-winning, New York Times bestselling author S. A. Cosby returns with King of Ashes, a Godfather-inspired Southern crime epic and dazzling family drama.Amazon Best Books of the Year So Far 2025 • Indie Next pick for June 2025 • Library Reads pick for June 2025 • Book of the Month Club pick • Starred Library Journal • Starred Kirkus • Los Angeles Times 30 Must-Read Books for Summer • NPR’s 10 books we're looking forward to this spr...
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With a Vengeance: A Novel
By: Riley Sager
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne train. No stops. A deadly game of survival and revenge.In 1942, six people destroyed Anna Matheson’s family. Twelve years later, she’s ready for retribution.Under false pretenses, Anna has lured those responsible for her family’s downfall onto a luxury train from Philadelphia to Chicago, an overnight journey of thirteen hours. Her goal? Confront the people who’ve wronged her, get them to confess their crimes, and deliver them into the hands of authorities waiting at the end of the line. Justice will at last be served.But Anna’s plan is quickly derailed by the murder of one of the passengers. As the train barrels through the night, it becomes...
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Fog and Fury (Haven Thrillers Book 1)
By: Rachel Howzell Hall
She’s a new PI in a beautiful seaside town. It’s dirtier than it looks—and more dangerous too—in a twisting novel of suspense by the Anthony Award–nominated author of These Toxic Things.After ten years on the force, LAPD cop Sonny Rush relocates with her elderly mother to peaceful Haven, California, to join her godfather’s burgeoning PI business. What crimes could possibly happen in a town nicknamed “Mayberry by the Sea”? Sonny’s first case: find Figgy, a missing goldendoodle last seen sporting a Versace collar. At least scouting out a dognapper gives Sonny a chance to get to know her new neighbors.Forty-eight hours in town and Figgy’s disappearance entangles Sonny in an ...
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