Top new thriller books out this week: 24 Aug - 30 Aug 2025
Last updated:
August 30, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Stacy Willingham, Helen Sarah Fields, Katherine Faulkner, Darcy Coates, Leigh Stein, Fern Michaels, Monique Asher, Jodie King, Peter Rosch, Penny Zang and many more.
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Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham
A pulse-pounding new Southern thriller from the author of the runaway bestseller A Flicker in the Dark.Twenty-two years ago, Claire Campbell’s older sister, Natalie, disappeared on her eighteenth birthday. Days later, her blood was found in a car, a man was arrested, and the case was swiftly closed... -
![Watching You by Helen Sarah Fields]()
Watching You by Helen Sarah Fields
THE MILLION-COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER RETURNS WITH A GRIPPING, EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT SERIAL KILLER THRILLER. AVAILABLE NOW!A face in the crowd. A killer in the shadows…________On the dark streets of Edinburgh, a killer is waiting. When a body is found, it is only the beginning. Soon there will be seven more.In the city’s hospital, renowned surgeon Beth Waterfall is grieving...crime · mystery · fiction · audiobook · psychological · law-enforcement · serial-killers · thriller · suspense · dark -
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The Break-In by Katherine Faulkner
After killing an intruder in self-defense, a wealthy London mother must unravel a terrifying mystery filled with twists and turns, from the author of the “deliciously twisted thriller” (People) The Other Mothers. Alice, a professional mother of one, is hosting a playdate with friends at her upscale London home when a disturbed man breaks in...mystery · suspense · crime · fiction · thriller · family · female-mc · psychological · murder · friendship -
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How Bad Things Can Get by Darcy Coates
It was supposed to be the party of the century: miles of idyllic white sand beaches, lush jungle foliage...and a dark legend nobody dreamed might be all too true.When an online influencer and several hundred of his most loyal fans land on Prosperity Island, the plan is simple: five days of elaborate games, drinking, and suntanned fun.A week in paradise should have been a welcome respite...horror · mystery · season-summer · suspense · thriller · psychological · fiction · action-adventure · supernatural · book -
![If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You by Leigh Stein]()
If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You by Leigh Stein
Fates collide after a tarot influencer disappears from a decaying Hollywood mansion in this unnerving gothic mystery and audacious social comedy from the acclaimed author of Self Care...fiction · gothic · mystery · horror · contemporary · literary-fiction · audiobook · spooky · thriller · satire -
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![Smuggler's Cove by Fern Michaels]()
Smuggler's Cove by Fern Michaels
Book 1 in the brand-new Twin Lights series from the beloved author of The Sisterhood!In a fresh, new series for fans of Nora Roberts, Danielle Steel, and Janet Evanovich, #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels introduces siblings Madison and Lincoln Taylor, whose Jersey Shore inheritance plunges them into a world of mystery and mayhem . . -
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The Red Knot by Monique Asher
Gripping, atmospheric, and off-putting, The Red Knot is the perfect blend of occult mystery and small-town horror.On a tiny, isolated island off the southern Alaskan coast, three girls have vanished without a trace, and Audra’s close friend—the island’s therapist—has been found murdered...horror · mystery · audiobook · cults · fundamentalism · fiction · spooky · thriller · psychological · paranormal -
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Hollow Wrath by Jodie King
This is a pitch-black circus romance/horror erotica with a morally PITCH-black MMC.This is book two of The Hollow’s Trilogy where we follow the story to Hollow Wrath.Official blurb, cover and release date coming soon. This date is only a set date and not the official release. It will be pushed forward to early 2025... -
![What the Dead Can Do by Peter Rosch]()
What the Dead Can Do by Peter Rosch
A young child’s fate is at stake in a deadly battle between his deceased parents in this gripping and profoundly original psychological thriller, perfect for fans of What Have You Done and Middle of the Night...horror · mystery · paranormal · audiobook · fiction · psychological · suspense · supernatural · spooky · murder -
![Doll Parts by Penny Zang]()
Doll Parts by Penny Zang
The Virgin Suicides meets I Have Some Questions For You in a dual timeline suspense following one woman as she begins to uncover the truth of the death of her estranged best friend and the Sylvia Plath adoring sad girls they attended college with decades ago, all while holding a secret that will slowly unravel her new, suburban dream life. Some stories refuse to stay buried...mystery · dark-academia · fiction · suspense · friendship · coming-of-age · crime · female-mc · psychological · thriller -
![Not Who You Think by Arbor Sloane]()
Not Who You Think by Arbor Sloane
The copycat of a killer made famous by a true crime author kidnaps a classmate of the author’s daughter in this twisty thriller, perfect for fans of Paula Hawkins.Amelia Child has devoted her life to researching Gerald Shapiro, the Catfish Killer, a man who pretended to be other people online to gain women’s trust before meeting and killing them...
