Thrills and chills
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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The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez
Released November 7
The Manor House by Gilly Macmillan
Released November 7
The Future by Naomi Alderman
Released November 7
Class by Stephanie Land
Released November 7
The New Naturals by Gabriel Bump
Released November 14
So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan
Released November 14
Day by Michael Cunningham
Released November 14
The Lost Cause by Cory Doctorow
Released November 14
A True Account by Katherine Howe
Released November 21
Inheritance by Nora Roberts
Released November 21
There Should Have Been Eight by Nalini Singh
Released November 21
Tom Clancy Command and Control by Marc Cameron
Released November 21
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
"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
Death Valley by Melissa Broder
"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
West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman
"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
You, Again by Kate Goldbeck
"An enemies-to-friends-to-lovers romcom that's perfect for when you've already watched When Harry Met Sally this year." —Emily
Dark Ride by Lou Berney
"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
The Antiquity Affair by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Marie Thorne
"Two sisters must overcome their differences to stop a shadowy organization from solving an ancient Egyptian mystery." —Laura
Earthdivers, Vol. 1 by Stephen Graham Jones
"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
The Wake-Up Call by Beth O'Leary
"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
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
"A survival tale of a young girl who escapes her colonial settlement to survive in the American wilderness alone." —Gina
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
"Excellent addition to the Thursday Murder Club series, with a twisty plot and some bittersweet moments fitting for the characters we love." —Mary
White Horse by Erika T. Wurth
"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
Wellness by Nathan Hill
"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
The Tumbling Girl by Bridget Walsh
"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
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
"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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