Top new thriller books out this week: 7 Sep - 13 Sep 2025
Last updated:
September 13, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Dan Brown, Robert Galbraith, M.L. Rio, Hannah Mary McKinnon, Rachel Harrison, Lacey N. Dunham, K.J. Whittle, Aimee Floridis and many more.
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The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown
The world’s most celebrated thriller writer returns with his most stunning novel yet—a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do. Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon—a prominent noetic scientist with whom he has recently begun a relationship...europe · western-central-europe · czechia · urban · fiction · mystery · audiobook · suspense · crime · action-adventure -
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The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith
The gripping eighth instalment in the internationally bestselling series...europe · british-isles · united-kingdom · england · mystery · fiction · crime · law-enforcement · contemporary · audiobook -
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Hot Wax by M.L. Rio
The highly anticipated new novel from M. L. Rio, bestselling author of If We Were Villains and Graveyard ShiftA nostalgic love-letter to the 90s rock and roll scene, Hot Wax follows a band of rocker misfits, rivals and trailblazers on the tour that could have catapulted them to super-stardom, if it all hadn't come crashing down... -
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A Killer Motive by Hannah Mary McKinnon
You never know who’s listening. To Stella Dixon, sneaking her teenage brother out of their parents’ house for a beach party was harmless fun—until Max disappeared without a trace. Six years later, Stella’s family is still broken, and she can’t let go of her guilt. The only thing that keeps her going is helping other families find closure through A Killer Motive, her true crime podcast...north-america · usa · maine · mystery · audiobook · suspense · fiction · crime · psychological · thriller -
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Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
A woman must confront the demons of her past when she attempts to fix up her childhood home in this devilishly clever take on the haunted house novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Black Sheep and So Thirsty.Clio Louise Barnes leads a picture-perfect life as a stylist and influencer, but beneath the glossy veneer she harbors a not-so glamorous she grew up in a haunted house...horror · gothic · fiction · paranormal · contemporary · mystery · spooky · season-autumn · thriller · haunted-places -
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The Belles by Lacey N. Dunham
In this richly atmospheric, dark academia debut novel, a young woman with a secretive past will risk everything—including her life—to fit in. Belles never tell… It’s 1951 at the secluded Bellerton College, and Deena Williams is an outsider doing her best to blend in with her wealthy and perfectly groomed peers...north-america · usa · virginia · dark-academia · historical-fiction · fiction · mystery · gothic · historical · suspense -
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Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests by K.J. Whittle
Three courses. Seven guests. One card. It's a deadly evening they'll never forget. Seven strangers meet for an anonymously hosted dinner party. As the evening winds down, seven cards appear, one in front of each of the guests. On each card is a number - the age at which the guest will die...fiction · contemporary · psychological · thriller · crime · law-enforcement · amateur-sleuth · book · adult -
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Mindmatch by Aimee Floridis
She can see the killer. The killer can feel her.Deep in the heart of New Orleans’ fabled French Quarter, psychologist Gabrielle Rousseau grapples with an unwanted gift - psychic visions that thrust her into the mind of a brutal serial killer. Gabrielle has always known that protecting her freedom means keeping her psychic abilities secret...
