All posts tagged: thrillers

Mysteries and Thrillers Set at Amusement Parks & Summer Camps

Mysteries and Thrillers Set at Amusement Parks & Summer Camps

Published by Jenni Sidey

Sunscreen is in the air, mosquitoes are annoyingly buzzing, and hopefully your AC is cranked to the max. That’s right, we are in the middle of summer. For many, summer comes with the nostalgia of summer camp—from sleepaways to weeklong art or sports-themed versions—and trips to amusement parks for all the deliciously fried food, lemonade, and dare-you-to-get-on-that-ride memories.  So why not pair that nostalgia of fun summer vibes with a mystery to solve! I mean, we are mystery and thriller fans after all. Depending on your summer mood, there’s a fictional serial killer thriller set at an amusement park, an unsolved missing person case set at a summer camp, and siblings fighting over a family estate, which is the family summer camp. Wonderland (Wonderland #1) by Jennifer Hillier For fans of amusement parks, fictional serial killers, and multiple POV! What starts with an amusement park employee breaking into the grounds in order to free climb the Ferris wheel ends with a dead body being found… It’s a hell of a way for Vanessa— who just …

11 nail-biting thrillers you can watch in under 10 hours

11 nail-biting thrillers you can watch in under 10 hours

Published by Daniella Wilson

Few genres can hook us in quite like a thriller. Of course, they come in all shapes and sizes, be they political, psychological, mysterious or simply pulse-pounding. If you’re looking for a series that you can dive into quickly, that will grip you throughout and deliver those thrills, then we’re here to help, with a list of 11 that you can watch right now. Whether it’s the BBC’s Bodyguard, ITV’s Out There or Netflix’s Harlan Coben shows like Fool Me Once and The Stranger, all of the below shows can be watched in under 10 hours, meaning you don’t need to commit or lock yourself into an ongoing show, with no end in sight. So read on for our selection of thrillers you can watch in under 10 hours. 1. Sharp Objects Amy Adams as Camille Preaker in Sharp Objects. HBO A psychological thriller based on Gillian Flynn’s novel, Sharp Objects stars Amy Adams as Camille Preaker, a troubled journalist returning to her hometown to report on a series of murders. Haunted by her own past …

16 of July’s New Mystery and Thrillers For Summer Reading

16 of July’s New Mystery and Thrillers For Summer Reading

Published by Jenni Sidey

Whether you’re a cozy mystery reader or a thriller fan, July’s new releases have something for you. And if, like me, you enjoy the entire crime genre range, you’re in for a giant treat of new mysteries and thrillers. There’s a conman story set in 1940s Mexico, a one-last-job heist, a murder-for-inheritance thriller, an Australian crime novel, a Havana-set mystery, and more standalone mystery and thrillers. For series readers, there’s the final book in Colson Whitehead’s historical crime trilogy, a mystery set on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, two foodie cozies, a Copenhagen procedural with an excellent adaptation series, and more. Prepare yourself for some criminal entertainment this month! The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno-Garcia For fans of noir, historical fiction, and con men stories! It’s not easy being a conman when your partner in crime has died, you realize the looks you rely on will fade one day, and the economy is not great. This is Ulises’ current problem in 1940s Mexico. So he needs a big fish to con, which he thinks he’s found with …

Summer Thrillers For A Reading Escape

Summer Thrillers For A Reading Escape

Published by Jenni Sidey

We are six months into the year, so I am here to offer some fun reading escape via thrillers. Now I know that the term “summer reading” means something totally different to everyone—I am currently loading up on nonfiction and horror for summer—so I have three different options that still firmly remain in the “thriller” category. There’s the psychopath trope with a twist that they’re the ones being killed, a did-he-or-didn’t-he missing wife thriller, and a domestic thriller with an imprisoned murderer being interviewed… Students being killed off in a secret university program Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian A university has a secret program where they offer therapy and tuition to psychopaths in exchange for being monitored for a study. Currently enrolled are Chloe, Charles, and Andre. Andre is faking being a psychopath after a joke got out of hand, and the scholarship for the program was too good to say no to. Charles is trying to use the program to do well in school, navigate society, and maintain his relationship with his …

YA Thrillers About Friendship

YA Thrillers About Friendship

Published by Jenni Sidey

Underlined Last year, Nan’s three best friends ventured into the canyons near their small town and never returned. Now, one of them is back, and Nan can’t believe it…because she’s the one who killed them. From the New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls comes another dark thriller about friendship, jealousy, desire, and revenge, with a twist ending that needs to be talked about. Teen friendships are intense, and they get even more high-stakes when you throw a murder into the mix. In these young adult thrillers, groups of old and new friends find themselves at the center of death investigations that are complicated by best friends, ex-friends, and enemies that might become friends, and all of them have secrets. In these books, you’ll find two high schoolers who, with the works of Agatha Christie as a guide, band together to find a classmate’s killer. You’ll also read about a friend group being tormented by an online gossip app, a body that turns up at a deserted resort, and a thriller that puts a …

Thrillers About Marriage

Thrillers About Marriage

Published by Jenni Sidey

Poisoned Pen Press Naomi was living the quintessential love story. Boy meets girl. They fall in love, start a family. Then―he kicks her out, hires the best divorce lawyers, and takes up with a 20-something. Naomi should accept defeat: move into a dingy apartment, and piece together the shattered remains of her life. But why should she? Instead, Naomi fixates on her husband’s new girlfriend. What begins as cynical curiosity twists into obsession―and then something darker. As Naomi uncovers secrets she never imagined, she realizes her own life may be in danger. But if it keeps her perfect family intact, isn’t it worth it? Marriage, for many, is a happy-ever-after moment. A public and profound statement to the world and to each other that you’ll love, trust, and be true to the other, forever. Intimacy, honesty, and faith are pillars of that promise, which is why marriage is a relationship that’s brimming with thriller potential. When that relationship goes wrong, it can be devastating. Secrets lurking beneath the surface, affairs hidden behind closed doors, and …

June’s New Mystery and Thrillers, From High-Stakes Competition to Psychological Suspense

June’s New Mystery and Thrillers, From High-Stakes Competition to Psychological Suspense

Published by Jenni Sidey

After I saw that “super El Niño” was getting mentioned in the news, I decided to create myself a 2026 summer TBR list for all the armchair reading I’ll be doing to avoid the outside inferno. Thankfully, publishing has gone above and beyond in dropping a ton of new mysteries and thrillers to get your sleuthing on with. From the recent fun podcast format trope to a high-stakes competition, there is plenty of entertainment for a wide range of tropes and moods in the genre. There’s also fictional true crime writers returning home, queer YA, disaster gays in NY, the missing women trope, Indigenous YA mystery, a Hollywood actor who may have killed his Bollywood wife, twisty thrillers, and more mysteries to solve! Names Have Been Changed by Yu-Mei Balasingamchow For fans of fictional podcasts, criminals on the run, crime novels, and literary fiction! Our narrator, Ophir, is finally telling her tale of multiple crimes, life regrets, secrets held, and most importantly, her ten years on the lam—all on a podcast! Follow her across continents …

Can’t-Miss Thrillers for Fans of Black Mirror

Can’t-Miss Thrillers for Fans of Black Mirror

Published by Jenni Sidey

Blackstone Publishing and Marc-Uwe King Sixteen-year-old Lena Palmer has gone missing when a violent video of her assault by masked men goes viral. Yashira, chief inspector at the German FBI and the single mother of a sixteen-year-old girl herself, has been put in charge of the case. Together with her partner Michael they follow all the usual suspects, nut nothing in this case seems to follow any of the usual patterns, and Yashira is running out of time. Views is a compulsive thriller that explores the toxic relationship between technology and humanity, and the fallout after unthinkable lines are crossed. With the news that Black Mirror has been renewed for a season eight, fans of the dystopian science fiction series wait in anticipation for any word on when it’ll be released. In the meantime, why not read a thriller like the iconic, thought-provoking, and often uncomfortable TV show that has us all hooked? Whether you like the anthology aspect of the series or enjoy the way the series tackles modern societal issues head-on, you’re sure …

The Best Mysteries and Thrillers for True Crime Podcast Listeners

The Best Mysteries and Thrillers for True Crime Podcast Listeners

Published by Jenni Sidey

Brought to you by Zando Penguin Audio Step into the dark world of Dr. Wren Muller, a forensic pathologist hunting a brutal serial killer. In The Butcher and the Wren, a killer’s twisted experiments draw her into a deadly chase. In The Butcher Game, the hunt turns personal as he closes in. Told in chilling dual perspectives, this series pulls you deep into a relentless cat-and-mouse chase. True crime podcasts aren’t just a pastime. They’re a lifestyle. Your favorite podcasts keep you company as you go about your daily life and linger in your brain long after the final episode as you consider their unanswered questions. Macabre though they may be, true crime podcasts teach us what dangers lurk in the shadows and — at least sometimes — show how justice and truth can prevail. True crime podcasts are also wildly popular. The Pew Research Center found that a third of U.S. podcast listeners regularly tune in for true crime podcasts. Their massive success has now crossed over into shaping fictional mysteries and crime thrillers. …

New Mysteries and Thrillers May 2026

New Mysteries and Thrillers May 2026

Published by José Betancourt

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. There’s something for a wide range of readers in May’s new mystery and thriller books, whether you like following an older amateur sleuth or the trope of a billionaire’s children being suspected of his murder. A magician tries to prove her innocence in a cozy mystery for cat lovers, and a gay secret society makes for a fun, wild read. Louise Penny’s new standalone spy thriller is out this month, co-written with Canadian journalist Mellissa Fung. There’s YA and middle grade mysteries, the only library in the world you may not want to get locked in, and more! It’s another good month to be a mystery and thriller reader, so pick a book, get in your favorite reading spot, and start solving some mysteries. New Mysteries and Thrillers Out May 2026 The Last Mandarin by Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung For fans of spy thrillers and journalist authors! Canadian journalist and author Mellissa Fung (Between Good and Evil) …