Make sure you combat the chill in the air with some thrills in your books! These reads offer a sampling of some of the biggest subcategories of the thriller genre, from survival stories to stalkers to serial killers. Read more...
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"Violet's second year at Basgiath War College challenges her in new ways as she struggles to keep a dangerous secret from her friends." —Jessica
"An honest yet humorous portrayal of grief as a young woman treks through the desert (well, a desert path near her hotel), hoping to find clarity about her dying father and chronically ill husband." —Gina
"Set in a private wealthy hunting lodge during the bicentennial celebration of the 4th of July, this is a uniquely told mystery with a most unique format and presentation including drama, history, and some breaking of the fourth wall." —Mary
"An enemies-to-friends-to-lovers romcom that's perfect for when you've already watched When Harry Met Sally this year." —Emily
"Hardly Reed, a 23-year-old self-admitted slacker, is coasting along in life until he sees two children, who he thinks are being abused. His world changes." —Lillian
"Two sisters must overcome their differences to stop a shadowy organization from solving an ancient Egyptian mystery." —Laura
"This action-packed graphic novel is set in a dystopian future world where a group of Indigenous people have a mission: go back in time and kill Christopher Columbus." —Jessica
"When two hotel receptionists and enemies find a collection of old wedding rings, they compete to return them to their owners as a way to save the hotel and their jobs but find their bitter rivalry turning into something much more complicated. " —Anne
"A survival tale of a young girl who escapes her colonial settlement to survive in the American wilderness alone." —Gina
"Excellent addition to the Thursday Murder Club series, with a twisty plot and some bittersweet moments fitting for the characters we love." —Mary
"Her love of heavy metal and Stephen King novels did not prepare Kari for the ghosts and entities that would be unleashed when a family heirloom is found." —Emily
"A story of the marriage of Jack and Elizabeth, who meet after watching each other through windows, across a Chicago alley. A well-told tale about how people look for meaning in their lives." —Lillian
"A richly detailed historical mystery that transports you to the drama of Victorian music halls, featuring a well-matched duo: a strong-willed scriptwriter and a complicated private investigator." —Laura
"When the body of a wealthy landowner is found floating in the river on Memorial Day in 1958, Sheriff Dern, a highly decorated war hero, struggles to solve this murder that has the Minnesotan town up in arms, while putting to rest the demons from his own past." —Anne
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