Thriller

The Sequel

Jean Hanff Korelitz pings back and forth between buzzy thrillers like her 2021 bestseller, The Plot, and more measured but no less thoughtful novels like The Latecomer and Admission. Her practice with both genres pays off: All her books are as much compulsive page-turners as they are richly realized compositions. The Sequel continues that tradition, being a hilariously snippy and deliciously mean satire of the publishing world in addition to a nail-biting suspense novel that follows Anna, the wife of The Plot’s Jacob, as she embarks on her own literary endeavor.

Jean Hanff Korelitz pings back and forth between buzzy thrillers like her 2021 bestseller, The Plot, and more measured but no less thoughtful novels like The Latecomer and Admission. Her practice with both genres pays off: All her books are as much compulsive page-turners as they are richly realized compositions. The Sequel continues that tradition, […]

Karla’s Choice

By Nick Harkaway

Taking up the mantle of the great John le Carré seems like an impossible task. The iconic espionage novel author’s style was unmistakable: seemingly simple sentences that were somehow stained with nicotine, le Carré’s gimlet-eyed cynicism seeping through on every page. Nick Harkaway, author of tech thrillers and essays on digital culture, might seem like a somewhat out-of-left-field choice. But Harkaway has another credential: He’s actually le Carré’s son. He might be the only writer in the world capable of not only continuing his father’s legacy, but taking it somewhere entirely new.

Creation Lake

By Rachel Kushner

Rachel Kushner’s novels never fail to thrill, and Creation Lake has a particular intrigue. “Sadie Smith,” an American secret agent, narrates her mission to infiltrate a group of environmentalist anarchists in rural France. As she ruthlessly puppeteers the people around her, she is drawn to Bruno Lacombe, the faceless leader of the subversives who communicates only by email—and just might be playing her.

Rachel Kushner’s novels never fail to thrill, and Creation Lake has a particular intrigue. “Sadie Smith,” an American secret agent, narrates her mission to infiltrate a group of environmentalist anarchists in rural France. As she ruthlessly puppeteers the people around her, she is drawn to Bruno Lacombe, the faceless leader of the subversives who communicates […]

No Road Home

By John Fram

Set at a televangelist’s compound as floodwaters rise, John Fram’s No Road Home is a darkly dramatic murder mystery-thriller hybrid.

Set at a televangelist’s compound as floodwaters rise, John Fram’s No Road Home is a darkly dramatic murder mystery-thriller hybrid.

Things Don’t Break on Their Own

By Sarah Easter Collins

Sarah Easter Collins’ literary thriller, Things Don’t Break on Their Own, is a rare treasure, bursting with emotion and built to last.

Sarah Easter Collins’ literary thriller, Things Don’t Break on Their Own, is a rare treasure, bursting with emotion and built to last.

Like Mother, Like Daughter

By Kimberly McCreight

Kimberly McCreight’s Like Mother, Like Daughter is intense, thought-provoking and completely unputdownable.

Kimberly McCreight’s Like Mother, Like Daughter is intense, thought-provoking and completely unputdownable.

Middle of the Night

By Riley Sager

Riley Sager’s Middle of the Night dances tantalizingly on the edge of horror without ever totally crossing the line.

Riley Sager’s Middle of the Night dances tantalizingly on the edge of horror without ever totally crossing the line.

The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby

By Ellery Lloyd

The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby is a twisty and compelling exploration of power and obsession, secrecy and surrealism, artifice and art.

The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby is a twisty and compelling exploration of power and obsession, secrecy and surrealism, artifice and art.

Camino Ghosts

By John Grisham

John Grisham returns to Camino Island, this time to
tell the tale of a developing company, its opposition
and a curse.

John Grisham returns to Camino Island, this time to tell the tale of a developing company, its opposition and a curse.

One Perfect Couple

By Ruth Ware

Fans of “Love Island” and “Too Hot to Handle” will
enjoy this dark spin on reality TV, where five couples
find themselves trapped on an island with a killer.

Fans of “Love Island” and “Too Hot to Handle” will enjoy this dark spin on reality TV, where five couples find themselves trapped on an island with a killer.