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Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel, a New Agatha Christie Mystery by Lucy Foley

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The Bottom Line: Readers hoping for a bold exploration of Miss Marple may be disappointed, but the mystery itself is still inspired, ranking among Lucy Foley’s best. Years after the estates of Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn, and Robert Ludlum chose official successors to carry on publishing books featuring their most beloved characters, the Agatha Christie estate entrusted bestselling author Lucy Foley with a new Miss

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Why Hardcover Books Are Having a Very Digital Moment

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As our 2026 BestThrillers.com Book Marketing Trends Report reinforced, book reviews, book awards and tried-and-true channels such as email marketing remain among the most important tools for selling and discovering books. But book discovery is also becoming increasingly social. And somewhat ironically, one of the biggest beneficiaries of increasingly digital book marketing may be the decidedly old-school hardcover book. Spend a few minutes browsing Instagram

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Amazon Just Gave You More eBook Pricing Power. Will You Use It?

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More than two months after Amazon made a significant change to the economics of self-publishing, mystery and thriller eBooks remain remarkably inexpensive. Until July 7 2026, authors and publishers using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) generally had to price an eBook at $9.99 or less to qualify for Amazon’s 70% royalty option (up from 35%). Amazon then raised that ceiling to $12.99. An eligible author can

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Hollywood’s Appetite for Thriller Books Is Running Hot Again

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Hollywood has always looked to books for its next great story. But in 2026, the market for literary adaptations appears particularly energized. Ahead of this year’s London Book Fair, Publishers Weekly identified a “vigorous” book-to-film pipeline. A few months later, United Talent Agency media-rights agent Orly Greenberg described the adaptation market as remarkably healthy following several years of uncertainty, adding that 2026 had been unusually

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It’s Not Going to Happen, a Mind-Bending and Profound Thriller by Henry Cox

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The Bottom Line: A muscular, mind-bending and profound thriller where hidden power bends the rules and unlikely heroes must decide how hard to push back. Five stars.  How much agency do ordinary people really have when powerful people shape not only the choices before them, but the consequences that follow?  It’s Not Going to Happen reads as both defiance and warning. It is what characters

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2026 Book Marketing Strategies Report

Book Marketing Strategies 2026: What Authors and Publishers Say Works Now

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From advertising and reviews to audiobooks and BookTok, our latest survey reveals how book marketing is evolving—and where the biggest opportunities may lie. Key Takeaways Each year, we survey 1000+ authors, publicists, and people working in the publishing industry to get a pulse on the latest trends in book marketing, publication formats and more. We combine this data with context from third party sources to

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The Séance of Murder, a Victorian Murder Mystery With Blockbuster Potential

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The Bottom Line: This Victorian murder mystery has all the ingredients for a blockbuster: a sealed room, an unsolved murder and revelations that make you question everything you think you know. Set in Victorian England, opens with the arrival of retired bookkeeper Dunston Burnett at Crenshaw Hall, a dark, fortress-like estate outside Cambridge. Dunston has been summoned by the dying Sir Hugo Crenshaw, an elderly relative

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Hard Worked Days, a Darkly Funny Alien Contact Thriller by Lawrence P. O’Brien

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The Bottom Line: A bold, darkly funny alien contact thriller where catastrophe is only the beginning and escape may be impossible. Hard Worked Days begins as Fares Khalil, a Lebanese immigrant and Brooklyn building superintendent, tries to fix a tenant’s toilet. Meanwhile across the neighborhood, Ionna Sari is working at Monica’s Bakery, juggling impatient customers, burnt cookies and the kind of ordinary exhaustion that comes

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What Have You Done With My Son?: a Fully Believable Kidnapping Thriller

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The Bottom Line: Fully believable from its first shock to its final reckoning, Rosenberg has created the new standard for a modern kidnapping thriller. American couple Heather and John Ricci are in Hanoi with the baby they have fought years to bring home. After failed attempts at natural conception, multiple rounds of IVF, a miscarriage, and stalled adoption efforts in China and Nepal, the Chicago

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Best Thriller Books of 2024

Thriller Book Awards: The 2026 BestThrillers.com Book Awards Deadline is Approaching

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Updated on September 13, 2026 The deadline for the 2026 edition of the BestThrillers.com Book Awards, the book award series specifically devoted to recognizing amazing mystery and thriller books across 15 popular sub-genres, is nearly here. This year, seventy-six (76) deserving authors will be recognized for their outstanding achievements in the thriller and mystery genres. The 2026 Overall Book of the Year Winner will receive

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