Suspense

A complex plot and splashes of wit and wisdom make The Nameless Ones a standout entry in the Charlie Parker series.

A complex plot and splashes of wit and wisdom make The Nameless Ones a standout entry in the Charlie Parker series.

How to Kill Your Best Friend is perhaps the ideal escapist thriller, bursting at the seams with drama and set at a gorgeous resort.

How to Kill Your Best Friend is perhaps the ideal escapist thriller, bursting at the seams with drama and set at a gorgeous resort.

Louise Brealey and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith narrate as an investigator and a killer in The Maidens, a thriller with more twists than the Minotaur’s labyrinth.

Louise Brealey and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith narrate as an investigator and a killer in The Maidens, a thriller with more twists than the Minotaur’s labyrinth.

The Turnout is the kind of gripping, unnerving page turner we have come to expect from an author who does noir better than almost anyone.

The Turnout is the kind of gripping, unnerving page turner we have come to expect from an author who does noir better than almost anyone.

The Cover Wife is as realistic as it is absorbing, proving that espionage thrillers don’t have to glamorous to be great.

The Cover Wife is as realistic as it is absorbing, proving that espionage thrillers don’t have to glamorous to be great.

This gorgeous, meticulous nail-biter is a smooth work of narrative criminality.

This gorgeous, meticulous nail-biter is a smooth work of narrative criminality.

A freelance security consultant turns thief-for-hire in Glen Erik Hamilton’s wry sixth installment in the always thrilling Van Shaw series.

A freelance security consultant turns thief-for-hire in Glen Erik Hamilton’s wry sixth installment in the always thrilling Van Shaw series.

Once you reach this thriller’s surprising, poignant ending, you’ll be rethinking everything that was said and done along the way.

Once you reach this thriller’s surprising, poignant ending, you’ll be rethinking everything that was said and done along the way.

The unique documentary format of L.R. Dorn’s crime novel makes for a winning audiobook, compellingly performed by a fine ensemble cast.

The unique documentary format of L.R. Dorn’s crime novel makes for a winning audiobook, compellingly performed by a fine ensemble cast.

Lippman’s sharp prose builds icy suspense as a misogynistic author is lured to his ultimate comeuppance.

Lippman’s sharp prose builds icy suspense as a misogynistic author is lured to his ultimate comeuppance.

This claustrophobic, suspenseful whodunit ponders the eternal question of how well we really know those closest to us.

This claustrophobic, suspenseful whodunit ponders the eternal question of how well we really know those closest to us.

Lansdale nails the storyline, nails the suspense, seriously nails the dialogue and has created yet another character worthy of a series.

Lansdale nails the storyline, nails the suspense, seriously nails the dialogue and has created yet another character worthy of a series.

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