Fiction - Thrillers - Suspense

A collection of the year's best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by #1 New York Times bestselling author and guest editor Jess Walter and series editor Steph Cha. New York Times bestselling author and superb storyteller (Boston Globe), Jess Walter flexes his genre...

A double agent. A double cross. This time, Ingrid is in double trouble.When Special Agent Ingrid Skyberg discovers an undeveloped roll of film left behind by her predecessor in the FBI, she isn't sure what to make of the strange photos he took. A...

A double agent. A double cross. This time, Ingrid is in double trouble.When Special Agent Ingrid Skyberg discovers an undeveloped roll of film left behind by her predecessor in the FBI, she isn't sure what to make of the strange photos he took. A...

They say she killed him. She doesn't remember.Special Agent Ingrid Skyberg is ready to walk away from her life in London. She's at rock bottom and even wants to leave the FBI. But when Ingrid attempts to board a flight at Heathrow and sneak...

They say she killed him. She doesn't remember.Special Agent Ingrid Skyberg is ready to walk away from her life in London. She's at rock bottom and even wants to leave the FBI. But when Ingrid attempts to board a flight at Heathrow and sneak...

One man wants to buy the presidency. One woman stands in his way.A shadowy UK-based group has been trying to hack the US elections. When Special Agent Ingrid Skyberg is assigned to find out who's funding the hackers, she finds herself up against an...

"Everything I want in a thriller. Sexy, shocking, and tense with an ending I never saw coming. Jeneva Rose is the queen of twists."--Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times bestselling authorThe highly anticipated new thriller from the USA Today and #1 bestselling author of...

"Everything I want in a thriller. Sexy, shocking, and tense with an ending I never saw coming. Jeneva Rose is the queen of twists."--Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times bestselling authorThe highly anticipated new thriller from the USA Today and #1 bestselling author of...

"A seesaw of rising tension that ultimately delivers a raw, crashing conclusion... An intensely emotional psychological roller coaster." --Library Journal on Nanny Dearest A young woman's life is torn apart when her wealthy ex-lover is found dead--along with his wife. Vera is ruthlessly ambitious,...

The new book in Alex Segura's Pete Fernandez series, in which a cold case brings Pete back home, where he ends up in the crosshairs of a fanatical and dangerous cult leader, threatening his newfound sobriety and his life as well.Startling new evidence in...

Barr None is a story of corruption, secrets, alliances, betrayal, and an unsolved murder case, all set against the backdrop of New York City Big Law, written by former Big Law insider, Amy Impellizzeri.Carly Jenner is a rising star attorney at one of the...

Barr None is a story of corruption, secrets, alliances, betrayal, and an unsolved murder case, all set against the backdrop of New York City Big Law, written by former Big Law insider, Amy Impellizzeri.Carly Jenner is a rising star attorney at one of the...

"Absolutely splendid storytelling, a book to entertain, to immerse, and to challenge." --A. J. Finn, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the WindowShe saved his life. Now he'll never let her go.Detective Elise Sutton is drawn to cold cases. Each crime...

"Absolutely splendid storytelling, a book to entertain, to immerse, and to challenge." --A. J. Finn, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the WindowShe saved his life. Now he'll never let her go.Detective Elise Sutton is drawn to cold cases. Each crime...

"Absolutely splendid storytelling, a book to entertain, to immerse, and to challenge." --A. J. Finn, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the WindowShe saved his life. Now he'll never let her go.Detective Elise Sutton is drawn to cold cases. Each crime...

St. Nicholas Salvage & Wrecking, a largely illegal bounty hunting operation, tracks down the worst of the worst criminals for the presiding judge of the International Criminal Court. In this action-packed international thriller, will the hunters become the hunted?Michael Finnegan might be off the...

30th Anniversary Edition with a new introduction by the authorFrom domestic war to barroom brawls, grad-student-turned-PI Neal Carey's got more than studying on his plate.Neal Carey's three-year confinement in a Chinese monastery is finally over, but his troubles are just beginning. The elusive financial...

30th Anniversary Edition with a new introduction by the authorRobert Pendleton is a chemical genius with a fertilizer worth a fortune to whoever controls the formula. Not surprisingly, the Bank, his notoriously exclusive backer, wants to keep an eye on its investment. But so...

30th Anniversary Edition with a new introduction by the author"One of America's greatest storytellers."―Stephen KingNeal Carey is not your usual private eye. A graduate student at Columbia University, he grew up on the streets of New York, usually on the wrong side of the...

The New York Times bestselling saga: In nineteenth-century Ireland, a titled English family keeps an estate in an era of famine and violent conflict. When Edward de Salis travels to America after the death of his first wife, he is astonished to find himself...

The electrifying prequel and perfect introduction to the bestselling and fan-favorite Thomas Prescott series, with over 1.3 million downloads and 10,000+ five-star ratings on Amazon and Goodreads!After getting canned from the Seattle PD, brilliant, wisecracking Thomas Prescott follows his sister Lacy to Philadelphia, where...

A young musician receives an unusual offer from a wealthy stranger in this haunting story of psychological horror. Bent is a jazz pianist living gig-to-gig in a dark city of dead-ends. With no family, and no friends, he has resigned himself to a life...

The Garden is dying. Once an Edenic orchid farm, it has been decimated by the worst hurricane in Florida's living memory. Its glasshouses are shattered, the surrounding mangroves encroach, and its men are dangerously idle. When Romeo - an expert breeder of the endangered...

What price would you pay to become a member of a vibrant society where poverty and crime have been eradicated? Medical advancements render cancer no deadlier than the common cold. You can teleport to your next destination. Art flourishes and intellectual accomplishments are celebrated...

Teagan Stone has walked a fine line between life and death. This time, she's come across an enemy that doesn't care if she's the most trained killer or not. They only want one thing, and that's to see Agent Red brought to her knees....

Jessica did her part to solve her friend's murder but knows that's only the beginning. Somewhere out there is a copycat killer who is actively searching for their next victim. As an analyst, she's the perfect person for local police to have on their...

He writes gunfights and ticking time bombs. But when he's kidnapped and forced to plan a real-world crime, every plot twist will be explosive...Dylan Taggart channels his demons through the keyboard. Knocked around by a father who believed weakness was failure, the bestselling suspense...

Second thoughts . . . or something more sinister?Agent Victoria attends a lavish wedding as a guest of the best man. Everything is perfect and in place ...except the groom.Family and friends aren't sure if they should be angry or deeply concerned, until mounting...

Second thoughts . . . or something more sinister?Everything is perfect and in place at the lavish wedding, except the groom. But ER doctor Scott Redmond would never leave his bride at the altar, unless the unthinkable occurred.Special Agent Victoria Heslin was hoping to...

Father Jonah Barlow is dead. The respected Jesuit scholar of apocalyptic studies might have died from a fall in his apartment . . . or was he pushed? All that is known for sure is that the provocative manuscript he was working on-a book...

In 1982, Italian financier Roberto Calvi, known as "God's Banker," was discovered hanging under London's Blackfriars Bridge. What wasn't found was the briefcase he was known to have had with him the night before, reportedly stuffed with incriminating documents, a special key, and a...

During the election of a new Pope in the mid-18th century, famed violinist Antonio Vivaldi learns of a ring of art forgers who are replacing the Vatican's priceless treasures with expertly-painted fakes. Desperate, the composer hides a message in a special melody, hoping someone,...

An old World War II diary filled with cryptic clues launches two friends on an adventture around the world... but their path is fraught with danger and deception... and the treasure they seek can change everything for good-or evil.Father Michael Dominic and his journalist...

A curious priest uncovers a mystifying secret... One that leads to a long-buried relic some will do anything to possess. Can he outwit adversaries who will stop at nothing to keep him from revealing an object that challenges history as we know it? Father...

A forbidden secret... The Church's fate in the balance... Will a pair of amateur sleuths expose a truth that could upend the Christian world? The Resurrection is a cornerstone of Christian faith. But when a clue surfaces that hints at an alternate account, the...

"Ghost-touched teen Jack Kelly returns in this polished urban fantasy/horror sequel to Moore's The Book of Souls. At times an intriguing mystery, at others a chilling thriller, The Book of Demons offers a sensational stroll through the hustle and bustle of an inventively paranormal...

To catch a leopard wear diamonds.A year after THE BAIT, Ania Throne is on the prowl. Gone into hiding, she's planned her next move to perfection, intent on winning her dangerous game of cat-against-cat with the Leopard. But Ania doesn't know that even the...

Tragedy has found Cassiopeia Vitt. The woman she admires most, Esmerelda Fontana, has been brutally murdered. Then Cassiopeia's castle rebuilding project is viciously attacked and people are hurt. Are the two incidents related? The answer comes when her old friend, Nicod鑪e L'Etoile, is threatened...

Amy Prowers hadn't planned on jetting off to the Balkans. She hadn't planned on having her life turned upside down or being held hostage.No, Amy Prowers hadn't planned on abandoning her career... and becoming a seeker of fulfilling her father's last request. The request...

Plummet was chosen as a runner-up in the 2018 Whodunit mystery writing competition, but the editors liked it so well they decided to publish it too. "Books like this don't come along every day," says AAeB editorial director Hollis George. "I'm pleased to have...

A nurse who may be a murderer-and she's the love of his life. Despite their twelve-year age difference, and all his efforts to forget her, green-eyed Lily Beller has imprisoned Dr. Darren Mansfield's heart for the last five years. He left his father's medical...

Vonny Kwan wakes up in a Nevada hospital, the victim of a hit-and-run accident she doesn't remember. As she struggles to recover from her injuries, she learns that she also has no memory of the past nine years, including her marriage and what she...

OBSESSED is book two of the TANGLED WEB trilogy that began with TWISTED and will conclude with BOUND. Have you been Aleatha'd?Author: Aleatha RomigISBN-10: 1947189379ISBN-13: 9781947189379Publisher: Romig Works LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/02/2019Pages: 342Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.01lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d

This engaging, heart wrenching story of a young woman lost in a society that's not built for her family nor her life, Christine's story will keep you at the edge of your seat and leave you with feelings of hope, relief, and awe. Author:...

"A great new entry into the pantheon of Florida sleuths ..." - George "Harley" Davidson, Zoo in a Book "Sam Sawyer may become my favorite crime fighter. I can't wait for the next book in this new Florida Keys mystery series ..." - Maryjane...

"This is the tenth Quilters Club Mystery. I couldn't resist reading it in one non-stop Sunday sitting. Maddy and her quilting bee friends solve small-town puzzles, usually involving a historic quilt. Her grandchildren help crack each case. I'm glad Mrs. Rockwell writes fairly fast....

"Shaken, not stirred takes on new meaning it this second installment in the modern-day western mystery series by Carl and Jane Bock. Their writing reflects solid knowledge of Arizona and its denizen. And their storytelling is as sharp as a serpent's tooth." - Nicolas...

"A fusion of two of my favorite genres -- Westerns and mysteries -- what more could a reader ask for. I can't wait for the next adventure of Deputy Sheriff Calvin Creede. Tell me there are more coming ..." - H.L. Osterman, editor Zane...

Attorney Merit Bridges finds herself in danger again in Music Notes: Texas Lady Lawyer vs L.A. Baron. When client Liam Nolan is slain with his own guitar, Davey Ray Bell shows up claiming to be the celebrity musician's illegitimate son. L.A. Baron, Nolan's former...

The first novel in the new unputdownable crime thriller series from Best Selling Author Diane Capri! "Clever premise, unusual story, great new characters. Couldn't put it down. Don't hesitate - you want this book!!" Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars. Michael Flint promises he can find...