Suspense Thriller Books

The best suspense thriller book reviews. While all thrillers contain elements of anticipation, suspense thrillers spend ample time building a state of mental uncertainty and anxiety in the story’s core characters, often delaying acts of violence over long periods of time to maximize the effect of the ensuing climactic scene.

Colony of the Lost, a Paranormal Thriller by Derik Cavignano

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A DEMON’S REVENGE … AN ADDICT’S STRUGGLE … THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF A TOWN [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1502991098″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/511tP4xJteL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”333″]Nestled in the heart of the Berkshires, among the sprawling expanse of wooded hills and scenic vistas, lies Glenwood, Massachusetts—the perfect picture of suburbia. But when the children of this affluent town begin vanishing one by one, […]

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One Last Lie by Rob Kaufman

Book Review: One Last Lie, a Psychological Thriller by Rob Kaufman

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The Bottom Line: One of the year’s most original thrillers, One Last Lie is a harrowing tale of love and murder that will make you think twice about reconnecting with old friends. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”098562311X” cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] Jonathan Beckett and his partner, Philip Stone, once dreamed of starting a family. From the beginning they had decided

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The Whites by Richard Price

The Whites, a new Crime Thriller by Richard Price

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Back in the run-and-gun days of the mid-1990s, when a young Billy Graves worked in the South Bronx as part of an aggressive anti-crime unit known as the Wild Geese, he made headlines by accidentally shooting a ten-year-old boy while struggling with an angel-dusted berserker on a crowded street. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”0805093990″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516jrl16HsL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”331″]Branded as a loose

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The Dead Key by DM Pulley

The Dead Key, a new Crime Thriller by D.M. Pulley

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It’s 1998, and for years the old First Bank of Cleveland has sat abandoned, perfectly preserved, its secrets only speculated on by the outside world. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1477820876″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51KwuGIMAPL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”334″]Twenty years before, amid strange staff disappearances and allegations of fraud, panicked investors sold Cleveland’s largest bank in the middle of the night, locking out customers and employees,

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Look Closer by Rachel Amphlett

Book Review: Look Closer, a Political Thriller by Rachel Amphlett

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The Bottom Line: A first-rate political thriller that moves at a blistering pace. Talented novelist Rachel Amphlett keeps the outcome in doubt until the very last page. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00T1K7JRC” cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] ‘Will, if you’re listening to this, I’m either in danger, or I’m dead. I need you to do something for me. They’ll be looking

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Rebecca Cantrell Tesla Legacy

The Tesla Legacy, a new Thriller by Rebecca Cantrell

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In New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Cantrell‘s sequel to the award-winning The World Beneath, software genius, Joe Tesla, confronts an equally brilliant and far more powerful foe. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1507676670″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51mEV0XBu-L.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”324″]Still crippled by agoraphobia and confined to the tunnels under New York City, Joe is haunted by the fact that he cannot even attend his

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The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away, a new Mystery by Simon Wood

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Graduate students Zoë and Holli only mean to blow off some steam on their road trip to Las Vegas. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”1612184081″ cloaking=”default” height=”500″ localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”//ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ek6blDlmL.jpg” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”334″]But something goes terribly wrong on their way home, and the last time Zoë sees her, Holli is in the clutches of a sadistic killer. Zoë flees with her life, changed forever. A year

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Black Sands by Carl Goodman

Book Review: Black Sands, a Suspense Thriller by Carl Goodman

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The Bottom Line:  A provocative cat-and-mouse thriller about cybercrime, hacking culture and the terrifying implications of artificial intelligence. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00Q8U5VOQ” cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] Can machines think? And if they can, what would happen if they started to lie? Those are the central questions in Carl Goodman’s new thriller, Black Sands. [easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00Q8U5VOQ” cloaking=”default” height=”500″

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Shattered by John A. Karr

Book Review: Shattered, a Medical Thriller by John A. Karr

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The Bottom Line: John A. Karr has reinvented the revenge fantasy with this riveting, relentless and cinematic medical thriller. [easyazon_cta add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”B00OMNRDIS” cloaking=”default” height=”42″ key=”tall-orange” localization=”default” locale=”US” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” tag=”bestthricom-20″ width=”120″] [hr] Have you ever been marginalized, jilted or just plain out rejected? If so, it’s only natural that your thoughts might briefly drift to the dark side before coming to your senses and

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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Books like Gone Girl: Five Irresistable Thrillers

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A phenomenon like Gone Girl comes along rarely in the book world. Just two years after becoming a massive literary sensation, the film – which ended up being quite good – was catapulted into theaters with a screenplay penned by original author Gillian Flynn. And the film, in turn, has since reignited interest in the book. If you’re just now getting around to finishing it, then you’re no doubt looking for other

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