There are some fantastic thrillers still to come in 2019! Consistently best-selling authors like Ruth Ware, Riley Sager, and Jo Nesbo all have new books coming out, and that by itself would be an amazing summer. But in addition, we will be getting new thrillers from Wendy Walker, David Bell, Shari Lapena, Karin Slaughter, and so many others! Mark your calendars, and don’t let these books pass you by.
MAY
Black Mountain by Laird Barron
Laird Barron is continuing the story of ex-mob enforcer, now private investigator, Isaiah Coleridge that began in his book Blood Standard, which came out last May. Laird’s genre-switch to crime fiction was met with positive reviews. Black Mountain will see Coleridge deal with the local mafia boss when a small-time criminal turns up without a heartbeat…or a head … or his hands. A case that starts out looking like pure revenge will drag Coleridge deeper than he would ever have imagined into a case that spans decades!
The Paris Diversion by Chris Pavone
Kate Moore is back! From Pavone’s 2012 best-selling thriller The Expats, Kate Moore is now living in Paris, where a terror attack threatens the city, and involves her family. With glowing reviews from the likes of Harlan Coben, Shari Lapena, Megan Abbott, and Jeffrey Deaver, this is not to be missed.
The Night Before by Wendy Walker
The author of best sellers All Is Not Forgotten and Emma In The Night is back with a new dark and twisted thriller. It includes sisters, relationships, blind dates, buried trauma, and so much more. In advanced reviews, this book has been called fast-paced, addictive, gripping, and a tension-filled wild ride!
Keep You Close by Karen Cleveland
Karen Cleveland, a former CIA analyst herself, is the author of last year’s New York Times best-seller Need To Know, which was her debut novel. Cleveland is back with her sophomore effort, and it is a fast-paced domestic thriller about a mother (who is also the head of a division within the FBI) and how far she will go to protect her son when he is accused of something unimaginable.
JUNE
The First Mistake by Sandie Jones
Sandie Jones is the author of last year’s best-seller The Other Woman, which was also one of Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club picks. The First Mistake is her second book, and it has already been called “addictively readable!” This is a domestic thriller centered around a husband, a wife, and her best friend. Some advanced readers have stated they liked this even more than her first book!
The Perfect Plan by Bryan Reardon
Bryan Reardon’s The Real Michael Swann certainly proved that he could bring the tension, twists and suspense! The Perfect Plan is about two brothers who could not seem more different from each other. But these brothers are both locked in a dangerous game when it comes to keeping the family’s dark secrets hidden.
JULY
Never Look Back by Alison Gaylin
Combining a podcast-type format with a series of brutal murders from the 1970’s, Alison Gaylin brings us a book that will make us all ask how well we know our parents, how well we know our partners, and just how well we know ourselves.
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
In Riley Sager’s newest thriller, we find an apartment sitter at a high-profile building in Manhattan, that is also full of mystery. But are they really just ghost stories? With the disappearance of another apartment sitter, we dig deep into the past and the secrets hidden within the building… before time runs out! Sager’s two previous thrillers, Final Girls and The Last Time I Lied, have been best sellers all over the world. Lock Every Door sounds like it will do the same!
Layover by David Bell
According to David Bell’s website (davidbellnovels.com), “In this high concept psychological suspense novel…a chance meeting with a woman in an airport sends a man on a pulse-pounding quest for the truth.” Full of lies and deceit, this is a high-speed thriller where every time one mystery is solved, another one begins.
Knife by Jo Nesbo
Harry Hole is back again! We find the brilliant police officer in a low point in both his professional and personal life. He is stuck in the cold case office when he wants and NEEDS to be out hunting the murderer who has haunted Harry’s entire career. If you are reading the Harry Hole books in order, this book directly follows the events of The Thirst.
A Stranger on the Beach by Michele Campbell
Best-selling author Michele Campbell’s newest thriller is full of passion, intrigue, and nail-biting drama. It sounds like this is going to be a full-on gender swapped version of Fatal Attraction, but maybe with even more at stake!
Someone We Know by Shari Lapena
In a quiet suburb, there is some teenage mischief going on, houses are being broken into, as well as computers. So who is it that is learning all the secrets of the neighborhood? Suspicion begins to mount, and the tension boils over when a woman down the street is murdered. Has someone gone this far to protect their family’s secrets? I have recommended Shari Lapena’s An Unwanted Guest and The Couple Next Door more times that I can count, so I am very excited about this new thriller!
AUGUST
Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
Ware, the #1 New York Times Best-Selling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, and The Death of Mrs. Westaway is back with a new thriller and I could not be more excited! In this un-put-down-able thriller, our main character takes a position as a live in nanny with a generous salary, but she doesn’t realize taking this job has resulted in her stepping into a nightmare that will soon end in tragedy.
The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter
There is not a lot of information out yet on Slaughter’s upcoming novel, but it will be a continuation of her Will Trent series. Will and Sara are going to find themselves pitted against a mysterious group with plans to cause a deadly epidemic!
Mark your calendar and get ready to spend the summer making trips to the bookstore! Anyone that enjoys thrillers or crime fiction at all should be able to find something to get lost in!
