Thrillers (Fiction)

  • How to sell a haunted house

    Creator

    Hendrix, Grady

    Abstract

    An instant New York Times Bestseller. "Wildly entertaining." - The New York Times. "Ingenious." - The Washington Post. New York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a thrilling new novel that explores the way your past—and your family—can haunt you like nothing else. When Louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home. She doesn't want to leave her daughter with her ex and fly to Charleston.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Audio

    Not specified
  • City under one roof

    Creator

    Yamashita, Iris

    Abstract

    A stranded detective tries to solve a murder in a tiny Alaskan town where everyone lives in a single high-rise building, in this gripping debut by an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter. When a local teenager discovers a severed hand and foot washed up on the shore of the small town of Point Mettier, Alaska, Cara Kennedy is on the case. A detective from Anchorage, she has her own motives for investigating the possible murder in this isolated place, which can be accessed only by a tunnel.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Audio

    Not specified
  • Silver nitrate

    Creator

    Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

    Abstract

    National Bestseller. From the author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film—and awakens one woman's hidden powers. "No one punctures the skin of reality to reveal the lurking, sinister magic beneath better than Silvia Moreno-Garcia." - Kiersten White, author of Hide. A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Tordotcom, Polygon, CrimeReads, BookPage, Book Riot.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Books on Tape

    Not specified
  • I have some questions for you

    Creator

    Makkai, Rebecca

    Abstract

    A New York Times Bestseller. Named a Best Book of 2023 by The Washington Post, People, USA Today, NPR, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Real Simple, The Boston Globe, CrimeReads, and more. "A twisty, immersive whodunit perfect for fans of Donna Tartt's The Secret History." - People. "Spellbinding." - The New York Times Book Review. "[An] irresistible literary page-turner." - The Boston Globe.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Books on Tape

    Not specified
  • The guest

    Creator

    Cline, Emma

    Abstract

    National Bestseller. A young woman pretends to be someone she isn't in this "spellbinding" (Vogue), "smoldering" (The Washington Post) novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Girls. "Under Cline's command, every sentence as sharp as a scalpel, a woman toeing the line between welcome and unwelcome guest becomes a fully destabilizing force." - The New York Times.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Books on Tape

    Not specified
  • Beware the woman

    Creator

    Abbott, Megan

    Abstract

    An NPR Best Book of the Year. By the "master of thinly veiled secrets often kept by women who rage underneath their delicate exteriors" (Kirkus Reviews), Beware the Woman is Megan Abbott at the height of her game. "Honey, I just want you to have everything you ever wanted." That's what Jacy's mom always told her. And Jacy felt like she finally did. Newly married and with a baby on the way, Jacy and her new husband, Jed, embark on their first road trip together to visit his father, Dr. Ash, in Michigan's far-flung Upper Peninsula.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Books on Tape

    Not specified
  • Small mercies

    Creator

    Lehane, Dennis

    Abstract

    Instant New York Times Bestseller. "Small Mercies is thought provoking, engaging, enraging, and can't-put-it-down entertainment." - Stephen King. The acclaimed New York Times bestselling writer returns with a masterpiece to rival Mystic River—an all-consuming tale of revenge, family love, festering hate, and insidious power, set against one of the most tumultuous episodes in Boston's history. In the summer of 1974, a heatwave blankets Boston and Mary Pat Fennessy is trying to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • Prom mom

    Creator

    Lippman, Laura

    Abstract

    New York Times bestseller Laura Lippman tells the story of Amber Glass, desperately trying to get away from her tabloid past but compulsively drawn back to the city of her youth and the prom date who destroyed everything she was reaching for. Amber Glass has spent her entire adult life putting as much distance as possible between her and her hometown of Baltimore, where she fears she will forever be known as "Prom Mom" - the girl who allegedly killed her baby on the night of the prom after her date, Joe Simpson, abandoned her to pursue the girl he really liked.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • The manor house

    Creator

    Macmillan, Gilly

    Abstract

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny and What She Knew comes the terrifying story of what can happen after all your dreams come true. Be careful what you wish for... Childhood sweethearts Nicole and Tom are a normal, loving couple—until a massive lottery win changes their lives overnight. Soon they've moved into a custom-built state-of-the-art Glass Barn on the stunning grounds of Lancaut Manor in Gloucestershire. They have fancy cars, expensive hobbies, and an exclusive lifestyle they never could have imagined.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • The leftover woman

    Creator

    Kwok, Jean

    Abstract

    Recommended by The New York Times, Elle, Good Morning America, TIME, People, New York Post, Real Simple, Goodreads, LibraryReads, and many more! An evocative family drama and a riveting mystery about the ferocious pull of motherhood for two very different women—from the New York Times bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee and Girl in Translation. "Intriguing... Kwok is a skilled writer of suspenseful family drama....

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAudio

    Not specified