Page Turning Thrills: Gripping Thriller Books To Add To Your Bookshelf

There’s something exciting about diving into a thriller and not knowing where it will take you. The clever twists, nerve wracking suspense and murky characters, keeps us on the edge of our seat right up until the very last page. If you’re looking for a thrill with your next read, then check out some our recommended thriller books that will keep you guessing until the very end. Also check out our complete collection of thriller books here.

Deena Wood returns to her hometown of Brunswick, Georgia, hoping to heal from the losses of her mother, marriage, and career. But when she stumbles onto an oceanfront property dispute involving a mysterious widower, she’s drawn into a dark, high-stakes battle over land rights in her community. As Deena digs into the man’s sudden disappearance, she uncovers a sinister scheme targeting poor and rural areas. With danger closing in, she must join forces with an unexpected ally to protect her family and community before she becomes the next victim.

When six-year-old Gabriel vanishes from Central Park, his mother, news anchor Corina Corado, is desperate for answers. Who would take her son—and why?
Detectives suspect there’s a connection to the barrage of hate mail Corina’s received over the years. In her line of work, it’s not unusual for agitated conspiracy theorists to send messages that threaten violence…or worse. But as the investigation deepens, the secrets that Corina, her husband, Robert, and her stepdaughter, Charlotte, have kept start to unravel.
As the truth behind Gabriel’s disappearance emerges, Corina must race the clock to track down her missing child…before paying the ultimate price.

Margot, exhausted from her demanding job and struggling with personal setbacks, heads to the luxurious Stars Harbor Astrological Retreat with her friends and brother, seeking rest and renewal. Her brother, Adam, sees it as a chance to revive his marriage and spark his writing, while their friend Farah hides her own fears of losing control. However, their enigmatic astrologer host, Rini, has her own agenda—and one guest may not survive the retreat.

It’s 2019 and Stella Parker has the idyllic life she’s always wanted as a wife and mother. However, when her neighbour Gwen shows up at her door claiming to know things about her, Stella’s life is thrown into turmoil and she’s forced to reckon with the dark secret upon which she’s built her life.
It’s 1987 and Julie Waits yearns to be a cheerleader as a gateway to a world of normalcy and an escape hatch from life with her widowed mother, the terrible men she attracts, and the upheaval caused by their abrupt and constant moves. But when her mother decides those relationships are over, the past becomes a forbidden subject that Julie can never revisit.
As Stella probes deeper into what brought Gwen to her door, the answer—and who Julie is to her—become increasingly, terrifyingly, clear.

As children, Amelia and Kylee were asleep upstairs the night their cousin Grace vanished from their farmhouse, leaving a bloodstained kitchen and a shattered family. Now, as their high school graduation approaches, they yearn to escape their small Missouri town—just as Grace had dreamed of doing before her disappearance. When human remains are found, the sisters begin to investigate, uncovering dark secrets and dangerous suspects connected to Grace's past. Their quest for answers reveals just how far someone would go to cover up a crime, and soon, Amelia and Kylee find themselves fighting not only for justice but for their own lives.

Years ago, Alex Marks escaped to New York City for a fresh start. She lives a quiet life which is upended when her childhood hero, Francis Keen, is brutally murdered. Francis was the woman behind the famous advice column, Dear Constance, and her words helped Alex through some of her darkest times. Alex applies for Francis’s job and receives the position. However, soon after starting, she begins to receive strange and potentially threatening letters at the office. Since Francis’s murderer was never identified, everyone is suspect. As Alex is drawn into the details surrounding her predecessor’s murder, her own dark secrets begin to rise to the surface and she suddenly finds herself trapped in a dangerous game of cat and mouse that takes her all the way from the power centers of Manhattan to Francis Keen’s summer house.

Molly Wynters returns to her small hometown with her son to care for her ailing father, hoping to rebuild her life after a divorce. Haunted by memories of witnessing her mother’s murder as a child—a tragedy her testimony helped resolve—Molly begins to question if she truly knew what happened that night. When she starts receiving threats after volunteering at a local helpline, she realizes someone in town holds her accountable for the past and won’t stop until she pays. As hidden connections emerge, Molly faces a dark web of secrets and danger closer to home than she ever imagined.