Top new thriller books in August 2023
Last updated:
August 31, 2023
August 2023 featuring new releases by Karin Slaughter, Alice Feeney, Sarah Pekkanen, Angie Kim, Sandie Jones, Freida McFadden, Megan Goldin, Peter Heller, Catherine Ryan Howard, Will Dean and many more.
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After That Night by Karin Slaughter
Will Trent and Sara Linton are back! This is the 11th electrifying thriller featuring GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton from New York Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter.After that night, nothing was ever the same again …Fifteen years ago, Sara Linton's life changed forever when a celebratory night out ended in a violent attack that tore her world apart...mystery · crime · fiction · suspense · contemporary · thriller · audiobook · medical · law-enforcement · police-procedural -
![Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney]()
Good Bad Girl by Alice Feeney
Sometimes bad things happen to good people, so good people have to do bad things.Twenty years after a baby is stolen from her push-chair, a woman is murdered in a care home. The two crimes are somehow linked, and a good bad girl may be the key to discovering the truth.Edith may have been tricked into a nursing home, but at eighty-years-young, she’s planning her escape... -
![Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen]()
Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen
Catherine Sterling thinks she knows her mother. Ruth Sterling is quiet, hardworking, and lives for her daughter. All her life, it's been just the two of them against the world. But now, Catherine is ready to spread her wings, move from home, and begin a new career. And Ruth Sterling will do anything to prevent that from happening.Ruth Sterling thinks she knows her daughter... -
![Happiness Falls by Angie Kim]()
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
When a father goes missing, his family's desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and one another--both a riveting page-turner and a deeply moving portrait of a family in crisis from the award-winning author of Miracle Creek."We didn't call the police right away...mystery · fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · family · suspense · thriller · disability · audiobook · amateur-sleuth -
![The Trade Off by Sandie Jones]()
The Trade Off by Sandie Jones
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese's Book Club Pick The Other Woman comes The Trade Off , an electrifying new novel of suspense that begs the Would you tell a story, if you knew it was a lie? Or tell the truth and sleep at night?For Stella, deputy editor of The Globe , the choice has always been clear... -
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![The Coworker by Freida McFadden]()
The Coworker by Freida McFadden
Two women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken backDawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone thinks so at Vixed, the nutritional supplement company where Dawn works as an accountant. She never says the right thing. She has no friends. And she is always at her desk at precisely 8:45 a.m...fiction · suspense · audiobook · thriller · psychological · workplace · friendship · crime · book · adult -
![Dark Corners by Megan Goldin]()
Dark Corners by Megan Goldin
Terence Bailey is about to be released from prison for breaking and entering, though investigators have long suspected him in the murders of six women. As his freedom approaches, Bailey gets a surprise visit from Maddison Logan, a hot, young influencer with a huge social media following. Hours later, Maddison disappears, and police suspect she’s been kidnapped—or worse...mystery · fiction · suspense · crime · contemporary · audiobook · psychological · serial-killers · book · adult -
![The Last Ranger by Peter Heller]()
The Last Ranger by Peter Heller
The best-selling author of The River returns with a lush and vivid mystery set in Yellowstone National Park where a skirmish between a local hunter and a wolf biologist turns violent, and a park ranger, facing his own personal demons, sets out to determine what really happened...fiction · mystery · outdoors · audiobook · literary-fiction · animals · suspense · contemporary · crime · action-adventure -
![The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard]()
The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard
From award-winning, internationally bestselling crime writer Catherine Ryan Howard comes The Trap: an unsettling mystery inspired by a series of still-unsolved disappearances in Ireland in the 90s, wherein one young woman risks everything to catch a faceless killer.One year ago, Lucy’s sister, Nicki, left to meet friends at a pub in Dublin and never came home...mystery · fiction · suspense · crime · audiobook · psychological · thriller · contemporary · horror · serial-killers -
![The Last One by Will Dean]()
The Last One by Will Dean
When Caz steps onboard the exclusive cruise liner RMS Atlantica, it’s the start of a vacation of a lifetime with her new love, Pete. On their first night they explore the ship, eat, dance, make friends, but when Caz wakes the next morning, Pete is missing.And when she walks out into the corridor, all the cabin doors are open. To her horror, she soon realizes that the ship is completely empty...mystery · fiction · horror · suspense · contemporary · crime · audiobook · thriller · season-summer · psychological -
![Two Dead Wives by Adele Parks]()
Two Dead Wives by Adele Parks
An overprotective father has lived as a recluse until his adult daughter – Stacie Jones – returns from Paris, in need of radical brain surgery. Peculiarly, he appears to almost welcome her illness, it does at least mean she is back under his roof – and his control.In the meantime, the country is rapt with the scandalous case of murdered bigamist Kylie Gillingham...fiction · suspense · thriller · psychological · breakup · domestic-drama · friendship · family · female-mc · book -
![The Continental Affair by Christine Mangan]()
The Continental Affair by Christine Mangan
With gorgeous prose, European glamour, and an expansive wanderlust, Christine Mangan's The Continental Affair is a daring literary caper that is quick on its feet and delightfully surprising.Meet Henri and Louise. Two strangers, traveling alone, on the train from Belgrade to Istanbul. Except this isn't the first time they have met.It's the 1960s and Louise is running...historical-fiction · fiction · mystery · historical · literary-fiction · audiobook · thriller · crime · heist · anti-hero -
![The Handyman Method: A Story of Terror by Nick Cutter, Andrew F. Sullivan]()
The Handyman Method: A Story of Terror by Nick Cutter, Andrew F. Sullivan
A chilling domestic story of terror for fans of Black Mirror and The Amityville Horror.When a young family moves into an unfinished development community, cracks begin to emerge in both their new residence and their lives, as a mysterious online DIY instructor delivers dark subliminal suggestions about how to handle any problem around the house...horror · fiction · mystery · thriller · supernatural · conspiracies · ghosts · political-intrigue · book · adult -
![Bad Things Feel Best by Ivy Smoak]()
Bad Things Feel Best by Ivy Smoak
A young writer searching for inspiration instead finds danger, betrayal, and romance in a spellbinding novel by USA Today bestselling author Ivy Smoak.It’s almost like he wants her to think he is a monster.Hazel Fox arrives at her new job on a private island hoping to get inspiration from a renowned novelist, only to discover she won’t be working with the author after all...psychological · dark · thriller · enemies-to-lovers · secrets · love-triangle · romantic-love · gothic · contemporary · suspense -
![Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks]()
Under the Influence by Noelle Crooks
The Devil Wears Prada meets The Assistants in this compulsively readable debut following a young woman who takes a job working for an enigmatic influencer and quickly discovers there’s a dark side to being a #girlboss.After a series of go-nowhere jobs in the New York publishing world, Harper Cruz is broke, lonely, and desperate for a salary that won’t leave her scrambling to make rent each month...fiction · contemporary · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · audiobook · mystery · thriller · urban · friendship · coming-of-age -
![Someone You Trust by Rachel Ryan]()
Someone You Trust by Rachel Ryan
Amy jumps at the opportunity when she’s offered a nannying job in picturesque West Cork. The assignment is for the friendly and welcoming Carroll family, whose stunning house is situated on a stretch of remote and rugged coastline overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It’s the perfect chance for Amy to escape the suffocating city and the man who made her life hell...fiction · suspense · gothic · thriller · psychological · contemporary · audiobook · journey · book · adult -
![The Inheritance by Samantha Hayes]()
The Inheritance by Samantha Hayes
I thought I had safely buried the past – protecting my family from the secrets I’ve been keeping. But now my lies are exposed in my husband’s will, and one of us will pay for them with their life…My darling husband, Ray , is gone. My three beautiful daughters and I have come to Scotland to walk the trails we once enjoyed together, hold each other, and cry over our loss...suspense · family · audiobook · realistic · thriller · children · psychological · domestic-drama · crime · fiction -
![I'm Not Done with You Yet by Jesse Q. Sutanto]()
I'm Not Done with You Yet by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Some friends--and friendships--are worth killing for in this dark, twisty suspense novel by national bestselling author Jesse Q. Sutanto.Jane is unhappy.A struggling midlist writer whose novels barely command four figures, she feels trapped in an underwhelming marriage, just scraping by to pay a crippling Bay Area mortgage for a house--a life--she's never really wanted...fiction · suspense · thriller · audiobook · female-author · whodunit · poc-author · female-mc · psychological · crime -
![The Reunion by Kit Frick]()
The Reunion by Kit Frick
A doomed family reunion at a posh Caribbean resort, where old grudges and dangerous secrets culminate in murder.Eleven Mayweathers went on vacation. Ten came home.It’s been years since the fragmented Mayweather clan was all in one place, but the engagement of Addison and Mason’s mom to the dad of their future stepbrother, Theo, brings the whole family to sunny Cancún, Mexico, for winter break...young-adult · mystery · fiction · contemporary · horror · suspense · family · audiobook · thriller · lgbtq -
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![The Family on Smith Street by Elisabeth Carpenter]()
The Family on Smith Street by Elisabeth Carpenter
A happy family. A picture-perfect street. A secret someone would kill for.My husband James and I love living on Smith Street, with its neat houses and friendly family barbecues. Our daughter Scarlett grew up playing outside with the other local kids – it’s somewhere nothing bad could ever happen... -
![Secrets Never Die by Vincent Ralph]()
Secrets Never Die by Vincent Ralph
We call it the Dark Place. I don’t know who built it or when but, for us, it’s special. Every year Sam Hall and his friends hold funerals for their secrets in an abandoned hut in the woods that they call the Dark Place. But this year, their secrets are coming back from the dead...to terrorize them.Sam is a former child star whose career went up in flames – literally...mystery · young-adult · horror · fiction · contemporary · suspense · audiobook · thriller · secrets · book -
![North of Nowhere by Allison Brennan]()
North of Nowhere by Allison Brennan
New York Times bestseller Allison Brennan’s latest standalone is an unputdownable race to the dramatic finish.After five years in hiding from their murderous father, the day Kristin and Ryan McIntyre have been dreading has arrived: Boyd McIntyre, head of a Los Angeles crime family, has at last tracked his kids to a small Montana town and is minutes away from kidnapping them...north-america · usa · montana · mystery · fiction · suspense · audiobook · crime · contemporary · family -
![One Night by Georgina Cross]()
One Night by Georgina Cross
One night. That's all the time a family has to decide what to do with the man they believe murdered their daughter: Do they forgive him, or take justice into their own hands? An electrifying novel by the author of Nanny Needed. . .The anonymous letters arrive in the mail, one by one: To find out what really happened to Meghan, meet at this location. Don't tell anyone you're coming...mystery · fiction · suspense · family · killer · betrayal · action-adventure · female-mc · psychological · murder -
![The Followers by Bradeigh Godfrey]()
The Followers by Bradeigh Godfrey
The Girl on the Train meets the world of social media in this psychological thriller about influencer culture, parasocial relationships, and the secrets we keep from those we love most.Molly Sullivan is used to sharing intimate details of her life with millions of followers. A thirty-one-year-old single mom, she has built a career out of fearless posts about parenthood and dating...audiobook · fiction · suspense · contemporary · thriller · family · crime · psychological · book · adult -
![Where the Dead Sleep by Joshua Moehling]()
Where the Dead Sleep by Joshua Moehling
A small town's dark secrets turn deadly...When an early morning call brings Deputy Ben Packard to the scene of a home invasion, he finds Bill Sandersen shot in his bed. Bill was a well-liked local who chased easy money his whole life, leaving bad debts and broken hearts in his wake. Everyone Packard talks to has a story about Bill, but no one has a clear motive for wanting him dead...north-america · usa · minnesota · mystery · fiction · suspense · crime · lgbtq · audiobook · psychological -
![The Hurricane Blonde by Halley Sutton]()
The Hurricane Blonde by Halley Sutton
A former child starlet is plunged back into the dangerous glitter of Hollywood after discovering a young actress’s body in this scorching thriller about the deadly sides of both fame and family.Hollywood is a sickness. Few people understand this better than Salma Lowe, progeny of Hollywood royalty and a former child-star turned guide of the Stars Six Feet Under tour bus...mystery · fiction · contemporary · suspense · audiobook · crime · psychological · thriller · season-summer · family -
![The Last Girls Standing by Jennifer Dugan]()
The Last Girls Standing by Jennifer Dugan
In this queer YA psychological thriller from the author of Some Girls Do , perfect for fans of One of Us is Lying and A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder , the sole surviving counselors of a summer camp massacre search to uncover the truth of what happened that fateful night, but what they find out might just get them killed.“Shocking, captivating, and utterly chilling...horror · young-adult · lgbtq · mystery · fiction · wlw · contemporary · thriller · lesbian-mc · psychological -
![Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine]()
Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine
The Push meets The Silent Patient in a gripping thriller that follows a woman convinced a sinister figure is going to great lengths to make sure her pregnancy never happens—while the men in her life refuse to believe a word she says.Anna Alcott is desperate to be pregnant... -
![Seeking Stalker by Alaska Angelini]()
Seeking Stalker by Alaska Angelini
Seeking Stalker… It was supposed to be an ad to feed my fantasy. Maybe to even help heal my traumatic past. What I got instead was more than I bargained for.I thought I found the perfect stalker. Rhett Rivera was what my dreams were made of. But dreams don’t always last. Secrets can destroy, and history doesn’t always stay buried... -
![The Invader by Steli Simeonova]()
The Invader by Steli Simeonova
What would your last wish be?Mine was to get fucked.And fucked I got.Doll is a young woman content with the quality of her life, or at least she thinks so until a dark and mysterious man enters her small apartment with the goal to kill her. But just before taking her life away, 'Doll' whispers a few words that completely change both of their lives forever...dark · death · horror · steamy · sexual-assault · multi-pov · captivity · dangerous-mc · crime · suspense -
![Seventeen Minutes by Eliza Anne]()
Seventeen Minutes by Eliza Anne
"She still believed I saved her, without knowing I was repaying her for rescuing me."AddisonHow could someone possibly love all of my broken pieces?For so long I asked this question, until I met James. Marrying a psychologist was never in my plans, not that I had any. Surviving the first seventeen years of my life was my only goal...thriller · romantic-love · multi-pov · contemporary · psychological · suspense · female-mc · fiction · book · adult -
![The Messenger by Megan Davis]()
The Messenger by Megan Davis
A stylish, mind-racing literary thriller set in the dark heart of Paris, by a break-out new talent in crime fiction.After moving back to Paris to live with his French dad, Alex Giraud is struggling to fit in among the kids of the rich elite at his exclusive school and he feels stifled by the expectations of his overbearing father...mystery · fiction · crime · literary-fiction · politics · thriller · suspense · psychological · murder · heist -
![A Long Time Dead by T.L. Bequette]()
A Long Time Dead by T.L. Bequette
A decade ago, it had been unthinkable when Joe Turner's life-long friend, Owen Prescott, was charged with a grisly murder. Then Owen disappeared, leaving behind a brilliant career and budding romance to live as a fugitive from justice. Now, haunted by the memory and clinging to a belief in Owen's innocence, Joe dives in to solve the cold case as the FBI closes in on his friend... -
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![Love and Pieces: A Supernatural Horror Story by Peter Topside]()
Love and Pieces: A Supernatural Horror Story by Peter Topside
Poor Roger Todger just lost Katie, the love of his life.Brokenhearted and distraught, he isn’t ready to say goodbye quite yet. He decides to kidnap her body and do whatever is necessary to keep it intact— with some help from a diabolically funny mortician named Mr. Whiskey.Along with this newfound ally, they combat a devious ghoul that is hungry for Katie’s corpse, and well . .horror · death · season-spring · fiction · humor · crime · satire · supernatural · dark-humor · psychological -
![An Accidental College Harem Book 7: The camping adventure : A new adult erotic story by Sandy Laine]()
An Accidental College Harem Book 7: The camping adventure : A new adult erotic story by Sandy Laine
Callum and his three girlfriends decide to take advantage of the perfect weather and load up his new-to-him truck for a camping adventure up at the lake.Before they bed down, though, they stop at a country-western bar full of boots and hats and beards and biceps. The girls can’t help themselves. Nothing gets Does aroused more than arousing a pen full of snorting and huffing Bulls... -
![Killer Dreams by Vincent Donovan]()
Killer Dreams by Vincent Donovan
Are the voices in Cassie's head real or just added mayhem? Cassie MacLean has been under siege since that cold January night when her mother, Rose Owens, plowed into a group of pedestrians killing five and critically injuring many others. The town's pent-up fury explodes when Rose begins to emerge from a coma ten years later... -
![Recollection by Jeremiah Beck]()
Recollection by Jeremiah Beck
What if you had a perfect memory?But every mundane or terrible thing you've seen or done was forever seared in your mind?Recollection follows Jeremy Peoples, a DC radio talk show host cursed with uncontrollably precise recall...
