Book Reviews & Recommendations
Alex Michaelides returns to the dark-psych terrain that made The Silent Patient a smash, this time transplanting us to Cambridge University where grief, mythology, and a cultish study group collide. The ingredients are irresistible on paper: an enigmatic professor adored by a […]
Lucy Foley has a knack for crafting mysteries that trap readers in confined spaces, both literal and psychological. With The Paris Apartment, she takes her signature “locked-room” formula from The Guest List and transplants it into a dim, luxurious apartment building in […]
Stacy Willingham’s A Flicker in the Dark is a debut that instantly announced her as a new voice to watch in psychological thrillers. Set in the humid, haunting backdrop of Louisiana, the novel explores trauma, memory, and the long shadows cast by […]
Ivy Pochoda’s Eerie Basin is a short but spine-tingling story that proves you don’t need a full-length novel to deliver atmospheric horror. Known for her gritty noir fiction like These Women and Visitation Street, Pochoda dives into the supernatural this time, crafting […]
When Elin Hilderbrand, the undisputed “Queen of the Beach Read,” joins forces with her daughter Shelby Cunningham, the result is The Academy, a vibrant, drama-filled novel that takes us far from the shores of Nantucket and deep into the hallowed halls of […]
Wally Lamb’s The River Is Waiting is an emotional masterpiece that delves deep into the human capacity for guilt, forgiveness, and redemption. It is both haunting and healing, filled with raw honesty and quiet grace. Few novels manage to be so devastating […]
Lisa Unger’s Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 takes readers to the edge of a storm-battered island and into the dark corners of human ambition. Part survival thriller, part psychological drama, this novel asks one crucial question: how far will people […]
Kiersten Modglin, often crowned the queen of domestic suspense, takes a bold step into new territory with Hemlock, a chilling romantic thriller that merges psychological tension with raw emotion. Equal parts haunting and heartfelt, this novel pulls readers into a web of […]
Rumaan Alam’s Leave the World Behind is a haunting, slow-burning novel that examines what happens when ordinary people are thrust into extraordinary circumstances. Beneath its surface-level suspense lies a sharp and unsettling exploration of race, privilege, class, and human fragility when the […]
Kate Alice Marshall has once again proven her knack for crafting edge-of-your-seat suspense with We Won’t All Survive, a fast-paced YA thriller that blends the tension of a locked-room mystery with the deadly stakes of a survival reality show. Known for I […]