7 New Thrillers to Keep You Chilled All Summer Long
Summer: an already thrilling, curiosity filled time for us all. An amazing season filled with abundances of free-time, warm weather, and—this year, at least—amazing new books hitting shelves and e-readers near you!
Here’s a list of seven of our most anticipated thrillers coming out this summer:
More Than You’ll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez
A novel that explores marriage, infidelity, motherhood, female friendships, and true crime’s new and shocking appeal. In 1985, when one of her husbands murders the other, Dolores “Lore” Rivera’s life—both of them, really—is turned upside down. In 2017, when Cassie Bowman, an up and coming true crime writer, finds an article about the murder, her’s is changed as well. Unanswered questions flow into shocking revelations in this debut of Gutierrez’s, and it’s one you won’t want to miss.
Publish date: June 7, 2022
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The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill
Four writers, one scream. In this thriller, the Boston Public Library meets murder, the often complex nature of friendships, and Inception. A truly twisty-turny story within a story that starts with a woman screaming at what’s supposed to be one of the quietest places on earth and in which every chapter ends with an E-Mail. Shockingly peculiar, unputdownable, intriguing, and intellectually stimulating, this is the perfect read for a summer—and book—you don’t want to forget.
Publish date: June 7, 2022
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The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
Recently widowed Casey Fletcher, currently residing in her parent’s lake house in Vermont when our story begins, has decided to pass her time relaxing, drinking, and oh, of course, spying on the rich, beautiful, married couple across the lake. After an unexpected run in with the wife, Katherine, our narrator and the former model become quick friends. And then, Katherine disappears. Reminiscent of Taylor Swift’s ‘no body no crime’ and a perfect look at the saying “curiosity killed the cat…” this should be on all thriller lovers’ radars this summer.
Publish date: June 21, 2022
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The Pink Hotel by Liska Jacobs
A claustrophobic, nail-biter of a social satire based in a pink, lily-scented hotel in a city that’s slowly burning to the ground. Exploring what a couple does for their love, what greed does to people, and what people will do for their beloved, and yet burning, city, this social class commentary focuses on a married couple, Keith and Kit Collins, but also focuses on the major budding tensions between wealthy hotel guests and the staff of said hotel.
Jacobs said in a “review” of her book on goodreads: “One night in Los Angeles, after the national guard declared curfew, and while flash bangs ricocheted in the distance, I looked at my partner, who has been by my side for twenty years, and I thought that’s it. We endure for love. It’s a choice, it’s a hope. It’s really the only thing that matters.” And if that doesn’t make you want to read this beautifully thrilling book, I truly don’t know what else will.
Publish date: July 19, 2022
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An Honest Living by Dwyer Murphy
Editor-in-chief of CrimeReads Dwyer Murphy’s debut novel follows an attorney turned private investigator in mid-2000s Brooklyn. When our narrator is approached by a woman, a so-called Anna Reddick, who has $10,000 for him and is claiming that her older husband, a rare book dealer named Newton, has sold valuable titles from their family collection to pay for their divorce is when our story really starts. It’s only when the real Anna Reddick finds our narrator and accuses him of slandering her husband, when he realizes he’s been set up—but by who? This is the perfect mystery thriller for book lovers and noir lovers alike, and at under 300 pages, it makes the perfect quick read for the already all too quick summertime.
Publish date: July 26, 2022
(Pre)order here: An Honest Living by Dwyer Murphy
The Lies We Tell by Katie Zhao
For readers who love a touch of romance and social justice with their thrillers, this thriller mystery is perfect for you with its hint of enemies to lovers-esque romance and a ton of social activism. This story follows two young adults, Anna Xu and Chris Lu, former middle school rivals, both of which are from Asian American families that now own rivaling bakeries on the same street, that are now tracking a stalker through their city together. Touching on new beginnings, belonging, and the importance of small, family run businesses, this book is the perfect way to flirt your way into thriller mysteries this summer.
Publish date: August 9, 2022
(Pre)order here: The Lies We Tell by Katie Zhao
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
Daisy and her estranged family—the Darker family—that has dark secrets abound and a horrible record of getting along, have a family reunion and it, so very surprisingly, does not go well, but probably not in the way you think. Instead of the run-of-the-mill arguments that come with some family gatherings, this one ends up with a family member being murdered at the stroke of midnight. This book is a modern day “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie with the Darker family slowly getting picked off one by one, hour by hour, on a suffocatingly tiny and reserved island, so if you’re a lover of thrillers and Christie, this should automatically make its way to your summer TBR.
Publish date: August 30, 2022
(Pre)order here: Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
Happy summer and happy reading to you all!
