Intrigued? Read on to discover the synopsis and an excerpt from Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden, which releases on January 27th 2026.

Sometimes, enough is enough…

Debbie Mullen is losing it. For years, she has compiled all of her best advice into her column, Dear Debbie, where the wives of New England come for sympathy and neighborly advice. Through her work, Debbie has heard from countless women who are ignored, belittled, or even abused by their husbands. And Debbie does her best to guide them in the right direction.

Or at least, she did.

These days, Debbie’s life seems to be spiraling out of control. She just lost her job. Something strange is happening with her teenage daughters. And her husband is keeping secrets, according to the tracking app she installed on his phone. Now, Debbie’s done being the bigger person. She’s done being reasonable and practical. It’s time to take her own advice.

And now it’s time for payback against all the people in her life who deserve it the most.

Dear Debbie,

You always tell us in your fabulous column that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and I believe you! But is my family ever willing to sit down and eat it? Not a chance.

Every morning it’s the same circus. My kids are searching for missing shoes or homework assignments that vanished overnight, and my husband can’t find his keys or reading glasses. Nobody is interested in taking five minutes to sit down at the kitchen table to enjoy the perfectly good breakfast that I just spent the last fifteen minutes cooking up.

I’ve tried everything! Quick meals, grab-and-go options, bribery (don’t ask!), but no matter what I do, my family always leaves the house with empty bellies!

How on earth am I supposed to get my family to take a few minutes to eat a nutritious breakfast before they dash out the door without so much as a goodbye? Help me, Debbie!

Hungry in Hingham

Dear Hungry in Hingham,

Indeed, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It boosts your energy levels and alertness, and if you don’t get a healthy breakfast, you can feel sluggish all day long. In children and adolescents, a nutritious breakfast can improve recall and focus for school.

If your family isn’t interested in having breakfast, try to probe to see what sorts of foods might tempt them to take those crucial extra 15 minutes in the morning. Some people prefer a bowl of cereal, others might want pancakes, and others might want a full breakfast with eggs and bacon and whole grain toast. Find out what your family likes best, and cater to those desires!

And if that doesn’t work, I would recommend installing a padlock on the front and back door of your house. First thing in the morning, lock both doors from the inside, and keep the key in your pocket. Let everyone know that they will not be leaving the house until they have consumed a healthy breakfast. If they seem hesitant, a simple threat to swallow the key unless they sit down and eat will surely move things along.

I have no doubt you will soon be enjoying a wonderful daily breakfast with your family!

Debbie

Chapter 2
Debbie

I have been forbidden to speak to my daughter Lexi in the morning.

Lexi imposed this rule around when she started high school, and now that she is a senior, it remains rigidly in place. The rule was implemented when Lexi decided she didn’t like it when I dared to ask her “How are you?” first thing in the morning, and she simply didn’t “feel like talking right now, my God, Mom.”

So midway through freshman year, Lexi officially announced that I was no longer permitted to speak to her during early morning hours. And if I attempt any form of communication—verbal or nonverbal—she will snap at me and say, “What did I tell you?” Or possibly worse, glare at me with that look.

You know what look I mean. At least if you have teenagers, you know.

So when Lexi marches into our kitchen on this Wednesday morning, I don’t say a word. I just keep eating my bowl of cornflakes—the kind with extra fiber. (Now that I’m in my forties, anything that has a lot of fiber is an auto buy.) It’s easy to remember not to talk to Lexi, because she has a pair of giant headphones covering her ears. She’s always wearing those headphones. It’s possible they have fused with the temporal bones of her skull.

Lexi has her hair in a messy ponytail that looks as though she tied it last night or perhaps even several days ago and hasn’t gotten around to adjusting it. She’s wearing an oversize hoodie, which looks like something one might sleep in, and that impression is not helped by the fact that she’s wearing plaid pajama pants. It’s not pajama day at school or anything. This is what kids wear now. I find it distasteful, but on the other hand, I’m also jealous. I wish I could wear pajama pants every day.

Between my two kids, Lexi is the one who looks like me—a fact I’m sure is terribly embarrassing to her. She has the same delicate bone structure in her face and a similar dark shade to her slightly wavy hair. Like me, schoolwork comes easy to her, which is why she’s taking four AP classes this year and a number theory class because she already took AP Calculus BC last year.

Like me, she might be a little too smart for her own good.

Lexi doesn’t so much as glance at me as she makes a beeline for the refrigerator, although she casts a derisive look at the cans I have stacked on the kitchen counter for the canned food drive. Everything I do is a combination of embarrassing and aggravating. However, my most unforgivable crime of all was naming her Alexa. In my defense, how was I supposed to know Alexa would become a thing?

Lexi casts a look over her shoulder and does a double take when she sees me. She’s itching to comment, but that would break her eternal vow of silence. The internal struggle is real.

Finally, I break her. It’s the lipstick—I never wear lipstick.

“What are you so dressed up for, Mom?” she wants to know.

I take another bite of my fiber cereal, then dab my lips with a napkin. I’m more of a T-shirt-and-yoga-pants kind of mom, so it surprises her to see me in a dress and full makeup. I even blow-dried my hair instead of leaving it damp in a ponytail.

“The photographers from Home Gardening are coming today,” I remind her. “They’re taking pictures of the yard.”

It was an honor to be chosen by the magazine for this particular spread. As a stay-at-home mother to two girls, there have been times when my life has felt a bit…well, empty. I’m proud of my daughters, but I wanted to be proud of something that was all my own. This photo shoot gave me a nice boost to my confidence. I work hard on my garden.

There have been times when I felt that if I didn’t have my flowers, I wouldn’t even be able to get out of bed in the morning.

“I didn’t know that,” Lexi says, even though I mentioned it dozens of times. I don’t point out the irony that if I had forgotten something she told me only yesterday, she would be lambasting me at this very moment. “Well, good luck.”

That was a nice thing to say. And another miracle has occurred: my seventeen-year-old is now speaking to me in the morning. It feels like some sort of wacky, wonderful dream. Dare I hope the difficult teenage years might be coming to a close?

“Thank you,” I say cautiously, not wanting to do anything to disturb the peace.

Then Lexi wrinkles her nose. “You’re not really going to bring all these cans to our school today, are you? You’re going to look like a garbage woman.”

Okay, maybe the difficult years aren’t behind us quite yet.

Before I can come up with a suitable response to my daughter’s criticism of me collecting food for those who need it, my other daughter, Isabel, pops into the kitchen. It’s probably for the best, because she wouldn’t have liked whatever I said.

Izzy is a sophomore at Hingham Prep, two years below her sister. While Lexi reminds me disturbingly of myself, Izzy is much more like her father. She has his lighter brown hair, earnest grin, and solid build. And like him, she’s happy-go-lucky.

Unlike me and Lexi, Izzy has always been very athletic. I have hypothesized the endorphins might make her more pleasant than her sister. That’s my running theory anyway. If I didn’t force myself to go to the gym several times a week, I would murder everyone on my block.

“Hey, Mom.” Izzy grabs an apple from the bowl on the kitchen counter. “Gotta run. The bus will be here in a minute.”

“That’s all you’re eating for breakfast?” I protest.

“Mom, I gotta go.”

In life and motherhood, especially motherhood of teenagers, you have to pick your battles. “Okay, I love you,” I call out. “I’ll pick you up after soccer.”

Izzy hesitates, her high ponytail swinging slightly behind her head as she stands there, seeming to debate her next words. She stuffs the apple into the pocket of her hoodie. “That’s okay,” she finally says. “I’ll take the bus home.”

“But wait.” As I rise quickly to my feet, my bowl of cereal tips over enough that some milk splashes on the kitchen table. It doesn’t spill on my dress at least. “The school bus won’t be around after soccer is over. I can get you.”

Izzy doesn’t reply.

“It’s no problem at all!” I assure her, trying not to think of the days when I’d pick Izzy up at day care and she’d run to me so fast and hard that she’d nearly knock me off my feet.

I’m not sure how long Izzy would have stood there staring at me with her hands shoved into her pockets if Lexi hadn’t blurted out, “For God’s sake, just tell her, Iz.”

I look between both girls. I hate it when they share secrets, although it’s better than when they’re fighting. “Tell me what?”

Izzy still doesn’t say anything.

Lexi lets out an exaggerated sigh and says, “She got kicked off the soccer team.”

“Lexi!” Izzy hisses, her face turning pink.

“What?”

Okay, this is flat out ridiculous. Izzy has been playing soccer since she was in kindergarten. She could dribble that soccer ball in her sleep. How could she have gotten kicked off the team? She’s one of the best sophomores they have. Hell, she’s one of the best players they have.

“I don’t understand,” I say. “Why were you kicked off the team?”

Izzy won’t meet my eyes. “Mom…”

This has got to be some sort of mistake. There’s no other explanation. “I’m going to give Coach Pike a call.”

“Mom, no.” Her eyes widen in panic. “I have to go now. Don’t call Coach Pike.”

“Izzy…”

“Please don’t call him.” Her eyes are full of desperation. “Promise me you won’t call him, Mom.”

I don’t want her to miss the bus. I can’t afford to drive her right now, since I need to be here for the photo shoot. But she’s not going to budge until I agree, so I finally spit out, “I promise.”

I promise I won’t call him. But I didn’t promise I won’t go to his office and ask him what the hell he was thinking when he cut my daughter from the team.

Izzy gives me one last look, and then she dashes out the door. That girl is always running. She’s an amazing soccer player. I don’t know what happened to get her kicked off the team, but I’m determined to get to the bottom of it.

I turn my attention to my older daughter, who has picked up a can of creamed corn and is reading the label with a sour expression on her face, like the ingredients have personally offended her.

“Do you know what happened?” I ask Lexi.

“Oh my God, Mom, no, I don’t.” Lexi grunts. “Can you please stop asking, like, a million times?”

This is the first time I asked her, but whatever. “You haven’t heard anything at all?”

“No.” Lexi gives me a seething look but then adds, “She’s better off ditching the team anyway. Coach Pike is such a perv.”

“A perv?”

She rolls her eyes, irritated that she has to take the time to explain every little thing to me. “My friend Mira was on the soccer team, and she said he was always, like, ‘accidentally’ walking into the locker room when the girls were changing. He’d say sorry and leave right away, but…well, that doesn’t sound like an accident to me.”

He did what?

The cereal sticks in my throat as I contemplate this new revelation. Izzy never said anything like that, but I know Lexi’s friend Mira, and she’s not the type of girl who makes up stories. Is it possible that it’s true? And if it is, do I even want Izzy on the soccer team?

“Ugh, could you quit it, Mom?” Lexi says irritably.

I force myself to swallow the mouthful of cereal. “Quit what?”

“Chewing,” she says.

“Chewing?” I repeat incredulously.

“The way you chew…it’s so loud. Like, nobody else in the world chews that loudly. Trust me—it’s super weird. They can probably hear it next door.”

Nobody has ever criticized the volume of my mastication before. For a moment, I’m at a loss. “Sorry. I’ll try to chew more quietly.”

“It’s so loud,” she reiterates. “You’re always chewing, and it’s, like, so annoying.”

I am momentarily distracted from my thoughts of Coach Pike by the more immediate issue of what on earth happened to my relationship with my firstborn. I remember a time when I used to make pancakes for Lexi in the morning. I would go all out. I formed a smiley face on each individual one using blueberries or, if it was a special day, chocolate chips. When Lexi saw those smiley face pancakes (especially the chocolate chip ones), her eyes would light up. She would eat all the blueberries or chocolate chips first, and then she would smother the stack in maple syrup. After a few bites, she would look up at me with a sticky, happy smile. You make the bestest pancakes in the world, Mommy!

I take another bite of my cereal, wondering if there’s any activity I could suggest we do together. Maybe a shopping trip. Lexi has always loved to go shopping, even when she was little, and now she still loves clothes. Finding the clothes she likes might be a challenge though.

Maybe I could offer to take her to a pajama store. Is there such a thing? If there isn’t, they should make one. It’s a million-dollar idea.

A car horn blasts from outside the house, loud enough that both of us startle. I can’t make my daughter smile anymore, but that horn does the job. It’s her boyfriend, Zane, who recently turned eighteen and got his full license and now can drive her to school every single day.

He never comes inside the house though. He only blasts that damn horn loud enough to let everybody in the neighboring towns know that he has arrived. It might even be a little louder than my chewing.

“Gotta go,” Lexi chirps.

My daughter grabs her backpack off the floor, which is heavy enough that when she’s wearing it, she walks with a slight backward tilt. She opens her mouth as if to tell me goodbye, but then she remembers her rule about not speaking to me in the morning, so she instead darts out the door without another word.

I’ve only finished about half my cereal, but I don’t have much of an appetite anyway. I follow the path through the living room that Lexi took to the front door, knowing she didn’t bother to lock it on her way out. Why should she, since I always lock it behind her.

I am always here for my family. Always.

I peek out the window at the broken-down red Kia that is pulling out of my driveway. Whenever I see that car, I think to myself that he should just drive it straight to the town dump and leave it there. I’m not thrilled about the fact that my oldest child is being transported to high school in that piece of junk, but I recognize that I don’t have much of a say in the matter.

My thoughts about the boy driving the piece of junk are even less charitable.

I catch a glimpse of Zane as he pulls onto the road in front of my house. He has long, shaggy hair and is skinny as a rail, even though the times he has been in my house, he has devoured a small truckload of food. If half of my refrigerator has been emptied, it means Zane has been by for a visit. Especially if the refrigerator has been left slightly ajar and the toilet seat is up. Not to mention the fact that I’m pretty sure he vapes. I don’t even entirely know what vaping is, but I know I don’t want my daughter dating a boy who does it. Not that I have a choice.

But most of all, I don’t like the way he looks at Lexi. There’s something in his expression that makes me uneasy. It’s something I’ve seen before—a memory that I can’t ever block out.

Lexi and Zane have been dating for about four months, and I was ready for it to be over three and a half months ago.

But I can’t forbid her to date him. She is seventeen years old, and that won’t go well. If I tell her not to see him, she’ll only see him…harder. No, the smart thing to do is to wait this out. She’s a smart girl, and she’ll wise up. Eventually, Zane will be gone.

And if not, well, I intend to protect my daughter. Both of them. Whether they like it or not.

I am about to return to the kitchen but stop when I notice another flash of movement out the window. It’s my neighbor Brett Carlson, walking down the driveway that separates our houses. Actually, he’s not so much walking as stomping. He’s making his way toward our front door. In another minute, he’s going to be pounding on it.

This day is about to get interesting.

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Intrigued? Well read on to discover the synopsis and an excerpt from Freida McFadden’s The Crash, which is out

The nightmare she’s running from is nothing compared to where she’s headed.

Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move. But she doesn’t realize she’s heading straight into a blizzard.

She never arrives at her destination.

Stranded in rural Maine with a dead car and broken ankle, Tegan worries she’s made a terrible mistake. Then a miracle occurs: she is rescued by a couple who offers her a room in their warm cabin until the snow clears.

But something isn’t right. Tegan believed she was waiting out the storm, but as time ticks by, she comes to realize she is in grave danger. This safe haven isn’t what she thought it was, and staying here may have been her most deadly mistake yet.

And now she must do whatever it takes to save herself―and her unborn child.

Prologue
After the Crash

I’ve never killed anyone before.

I’m not a murderer. I’m a good person. I don’t lie. I don’t cheat. I don’t steal. I hardly ever even raise my voice. There are very few things I’ve done in my life that I’m ashamed of.

Yet here I am.

I expected a struggle from the person beneath me. But I didn’t expect this much of a struggle. I didn’t expect this much thrashing.

Or the muffled screams.

I could stop. It’s not too late. I have fifteen seconds left to decide if I want to be a murderer—­thirty seconds, on the outside.

But I don’t stop. I can’t.

Then finally—­finally—­the struggle ends. Now I’ve got a limp, motionless body lying before me. I don’t need to be a doctor to recognize a dead body.

What have I done?

I bury my face in my palms, choking back a sob. I’m not a crier—­never have been—­but in this moment, it feels appropriate. If I don’t cry, who will? After a moment, I force myself to straighten up and compose myself. I did this for a good reason after all.

It was the only way.

PART 1
One Week before the Crash

Chapter 1

Tegan

I’m not sure I’ll make it to my front door.

It is approximately fifty feet from my little Ford Fusion to the entrance of the apartment complex where I live. Fifty feet isn’t far. Under the best circumstances, I could run it in seconds.

But not tonight.

I live in a studio apartment on the second floor of a small apartment complex in Lewiston, Maine. It’s a terrible neighborhood, but right now, I can’t afford better. My shift at the grocery store ends after dark, which means that it’s pitch-black outside right now. There used to be a streetlight illuminating the path from the parking area to the complex, but the bulb blew out a month after I moved in, and nobody has bothered to fix it. Once I kill the headlights, I won’t be able to see two feet in front of my face.

I turned off the engine in the car soon after parking because I can’t waste any gas right now. It’s cold enough that even within the car, I can see the puff of air from my own breath. In Maine, the temperature in December is always well below freezing. I peer through the windshield, and I can just barely make out the entrance to the building. There’s no streetlight, but there’s a tiny light just above the doorway that will make it possible for me to see the keyhole to unlock the door.

It’s also just enough light to see the man lingering in the shadows near the doorway.

Waiting.

I’m shivering as I shift in the driver’s seat, which isn’t easy to do these days. A sharp, electric pain shoots down my right leg, which has been happening to me more and more lately. The doctor told me it was something called sciatica, caused by an irritated nerve in my spine. I thought my life was about as bad as it could get, and then I went and irritated a nerve in my spine on top of everything else.

I squint into the darkness at the man by the entrance, wondering what his business is here. It’s too dark to make out any of his features, but he’s relatively tall and lean. He’s wearing a long, dark trench coat, which doesn’t make me feel any better. His face appears menacing, but to be fair, everyone looks menacing when cloaked in shadows.

His intentions could be entirely innocent. Maybe he’s visiting a friend in the building. Maybe he’s an undercover cop. (Not likely.) Maybe he’s… Well, I can’t think of what else someone might be doing here at nine thirty in the evening. My point is he isn’t necessarily here to mug me.

Anyway, I can’t sit in my car all night.

I reach into my purse and remove the bottle of pepper spray I’ve taken to carrying around, and I relocate it to my coat pocket. If this guy wants the meager contents of my wallet, I’ll make sure to give him a run for his money. I move my house keys to my other pocket for easy access, and then I grab the bag of groceries on the passenger’s seat and heave it into my arms. Mr. Zakir always gives me a massive discount on soon-­to-­expire groceries, and I refuse to leave them behind just because of some creepy man outside my building.

That lightning bolt shoots down my right leg again as I climb out of my Ford. My coat hangs open, but there’s not much I can do about it, because it doesn’t zip closed anymore and hasn’t for several months now. There’s nothing functionally wrong with the zipper, although a broken zipper would be fairly consistent with the state of my life these days. No, the reason my coat doesn’t close anymore is that it no longer fits over my distended belly.

I am nearly eight months pregnant.

As soon as I step out of the car, my swollen feet scream in protest. Over the course of a double shift at the supermarket, they have expanded to nearly twice their original size and barely fit in my sneakers anymore. I straighten up as best I can, and the cold air smacks me in the face. I’ve become increasingly fatigued over the course of my pregnancy, especially later in the day, but that ice-­cold wind wakes me right up.

I slam the car door behind me, and the man leaning against the front of the building jerks his head up. I still can’t make out much more than a silhouette, but he’s now staring directly at me. My arm holding the bag of groceries trembles, and I reach with my other hand into my pocket for the pepper spray.

Don’t even try to take my expired bread, you asshole.

I suck in a mouthful of chilly air and walk purposefully toward the entrance of the building. I avoid looking at him, like I’ve learned to do over the years with dozens of other creepy men, but I can feel his eyes following me. My fingers encircle the pepper spray, and I am close to whipping it out when a familiar voice breaks into my terrified thoughts:

“Tegan?”

I pivot my gaze in the direction of the voice. The light from the doorway is bright enough now to make out the man’s features, and all the tension instantly drains out of me.

“Jackson!” I cry. “Oh my God, you scared the crap out of me!”

The man in front of me, who I now recognize as Jackson Bruckner, is wearing a trench coat over his usual rumpled white dress shirt, gray tie, and gray dress pants underneath. He’s not local, and I’m assuming he’s driven at least two hours to get here, but he always looks bright-­eyed when he shows up at my door.

Without my having to ask him, Jackson heaves the bag of groceries into his arms, which makes my aching feet hurt a tiny bit less. “I’m so sorry,” he says. “I was going to go to the supermarket, but my GPS said it was closed, so I came here instead. I figured you’d be home any minute, so I was waiting.”

“You could have texted me,” I mumble, now slightly embarrassed by how frightened I was of this man wearing coke-­bottle glasses, with big ears that stick out on either side of his head. Now that he’s not cloaked in shadows, he’s pretty much the least threatening man I’ve ever seen. He’s cute, but in a dorky sort of way.

He is not, by the way, the father of my unborn child. He’s not my boyfriend either.

“I did text you,” he says.

I reach into my purse for my phone, and sure enough, there are a bunch of text messages from Jackson that I hadn’t seen. Of course he texted me. Jackson is responsible. He works as an attorney and graduated summa cum laude at his Ivy League law school. He didn’t tell me that, but I googled him.

“I guess you did text me,” I admit.

He glances at his watch. “I also ordered Chinese food, which will be here in a few minutes.”

My stomach growls at the mention of food. I’m supposed to be eating for two, but I’m barely eating for one. “Chicken lo mein?” I ask hopefully.

“Of course.” He grins at me. “Let me carry these groceries up for you, then I’ll come back down to get the delivery.”

I want to protest, but carrying groceries up the stairs has gotten progressively harder as my belly has grown larger. If he’s willing to do it for me, I’m nothing but grateful.

“Thank you,” I say.

His eyes meet mine under the dim light over the entryway. “Of course.”

Jackson waits patiently while I fumble to get my key in the lock. It always sticks in cold weather, and around here, that’s ten months of the year. When I finally get the door unlocked, he holds it open for me like a gentleman. I really like Jackson. I like it when he comes over with an offering of dinner, which has been happening with increasing frequency lately.

But in actuality, this is not a social call. Jackson and I have important business to discuss.

Soon, I’m going to be rich beyond my wildest dreams.

And it’s all because of the baby growing inside me.

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An empowering, uplifting tale of two women from opposite sides of society, and their extraordinary journey of sisterhood, betrayal, love and triumph.

The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha

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A billionaire is primed to announce the succession plan for his company to his family at a lavish reunion, but at least one person won’t make it through the week alive. . . Most family reunions end in tears. This one will end in murder.

The Girls of the Glimmer Factory by Jennifer Coburn

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From the author of Cradles of the Reich comes a poignant and inspiring tale for fans of The Forest of Vanishing Stars and The German Wife about resistance, friendship, and the dangers of propaganda, based on the real story of the Nazi “show camp” Theresienstadt.

The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis

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From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back.

Presumed Guilty by Scott Turow

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New from the author of Presumed Innocent, the #1 bestseller that redefined the legal thriller and is the basis for Apple TV+’s most-watched drama series ever.

Tartufo by Kira Jane Buxton

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Written in the same enchanting style and raucous humor that defines Hollow Kingdom and Feral Creatures, Tartufo is a reflection on the interconnectedness of life in all its manifestations—and how holding on to harmony in the face of hardship can grow something beautiful and rare beneath the surface.

The Kennedy Girl by Julia Bryan Thomas

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From esteemed author Julia Bryan Thomas comes a novel for readers who loved the fashion and glamour of The Second Life of Mirielle West and the clandestine intrigue of The Secrets We Kept, showcasing a journey to France through the eyes of a wide-eyed American orphan who becomes embroiled in an international espionage scheme.

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Get ready to look forward to some great fiction book releases in 2025! We’ve rounded up just a few fiction books releasing between January and June from thrillers and historical fiction, to stories of friendship and family, and more. With releases from Megan Collins, Scott Turow, Kate Alice Marshall, Jojo Moyes, Elle Cosimano, Stephen Graham Jones, Alex North, Fredrik Backman, Maggie Stiefvater, and many more, plus those making their debut.

Read on to discover new books hitting shelves in the first half of the year and be sure to check out our other 2025 round-ups too, including our Most Anticipated, Romance, Fantasy & Sci-Fi and Young Adult lists.

JANUARY 2025 FICTION BOOK RELEASES

Old Soul by Susan Barker

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The Historian meets Under the Skin in this searingly provocative literary horror novel about one woman’s determination to stay alive at any terrifying cost.

The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis

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From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back.

A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay

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Two former serial killers trying to keep their past buried realize that old habits die hard in this “wildly original, razor-sharp thriller” (Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of All the Colors of the Dark).

Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson

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From the USA Today bestselling author of The Dead Girl in 2A and The New Neighbor comes a chilling new thriller that forces the question: are murderers always the bad guys?

The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha

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A billionaire is primed to announce the succession plan for his company to his family at a lavish reunion, but at least one person won’t make it through the week alive. . . Most family reunions end in tears. This one will end in murder. 

Head Cases by John McMahon

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Head Cases follows an enigmatic group of FBI agents as they hunt down a murderer seeking his own justice in this electrifying―and commercial―series debut.

We Rip the World Apart by Charlene Carr

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Weaving the women’s stories across multiple timelines, We Rip the World Apart reveals the ways that simple choices, made in the heat of the moment and with the best of intentions, can have deep and lasting repercussions―especially when people stay silent.

The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo meets First Lie Wins in this electric, voice-driven debut novel about an elusive bestselling author who decides to finally confess her true identity after years of hiding from her past.

Cross My Heart by Megan Collins

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She has his wife’s heart; the one she wants is his. The author of The Family Plot brings her signature “taut, emotionally charged, and propulsive” (Jeneva Rose, New York Times bestselling author) prose to a twisty novel about a heart transplant patient who becomes romantically obsessed with her donor’s husband.

We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin

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A moving story about two very different sisters, and a love letter to childhood, growing up, and the power of imagination—from the bestselling author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead and Interesting Facts About Space.

Presumed Guilty by Scott Turow

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New from the author of Presumed Innocent, the #1 bestseller that redefined the legal thriller and is the basis for Apple TV+’s most-watched drama series ever.

The Crash by Freida McFadden

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A gut-wrenching story of motherhood, survival, and twisted expectations, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden delivers a snowbound thriller that will chill you to the bone.

FEBRUARY 2025 FICTION BOOK RELEASES

A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall

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A woman invited to her wealthy fiance’s family retreat realizes they are hiding a terrible secret―and that she’s been there before, by the bestselling author of What Lies in the Woods.

Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine

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A young girl must face a life-altering decision after awakening her sister’s ghost, navigating truths about love, friendship, and power as the Civil War looms.

Maya & Natasha by Elyse Durham

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This stunning debut novel set in the fascinating world of Cold War Soviet ballet follows the fates of twin sisters whose bond is competitive, complicated, but never broken.

The Garden by Nick Newman

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An eerie, hypnotic, darkly beautiful novel about two elderly sisters living alone at the edge of the world and how their lives unravel when their sanctum is breached, for fans of Piranesi and The Testaments.

The Lamb by Lucy Rose

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From an incendiary new talent, a contemporary queer folktale about a mother and daughter living in the woods, for fans of Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood, and Julia Armfield.

Last Twilight in Paris by Pam Jenoff

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A Parisian department store, a mysterious necklace and a woman’s quest to unlock a decade-old mystery are at the center of this riveting novel of love and survival, from New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff.

We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes

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The #1 New York Times bestselling author, whose books so many love, brings us a fresh, contemporary story of a woman and her unruly blended family.

Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray

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She found the literary voices that would inspire the world…. The extraordinary story of the woman who ignited the Harlem Renaissance, written by Victoria Christopher Murray, New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Personal Librarian.

You Are Fatally Invited by Ande Pliego

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An exclusive thriller writer’s retreat hosted on a private island turns lethal when one of the authors is found murdered.

The Lost Passenger by Frances Quinn

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An immersive historical drama about a young mother who starts a new life with her son in New York after faking their deaths on the Titanic—the U.S. debut of acclaimed British novelist Frances Quinn.

Three Days in June by Anne Tyler

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A new Anne Tyler novel destined to be an instant classic: a socially awkward mother of the bride navigates the days before and after her daughter’s wedding.

Isola by Allegra Goodman

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A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this breathtaking saga, an epic story of love, faith, and defiance from the bestselling author of Sam

MARCH 2025 FICTION BOOK RELEASES

The King’s Messenger by Susanna Kearsley

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New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling author Susanna Kearsley explores romance, court alliances, and the limits of one’s duty in this rich story of an honorable man in service to a treacherous king, and the mission that brings him to love and his true calling.

Broken Country by Clare Hall

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A sweeping love story with the pace and twists of a thriller, Broken Country is a novel of simmering passion, impossible choices, and explosive consequences that toggles between the past and present to explore the far-reaching legacy of first love.

Jane and Dan at the End of the World by Colleen Oakley

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Date night goes off the rails in this hilariously insightful take on midlife and marriage when one unhappy couple find themselves at the heart of a crime in progress, from the USA Today bestselling author of The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise.

This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead

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From the national bestselling author of In My Dreams I Hold a Knife and Midnight is the Darkest Hour comes a chilling, compulsive story of five amateur sleuths, whose hunt for an elusive killer catapults them into danger as the world watches.

The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry

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Inspired by a true literary mystery, New York Times bestselling author of the mesmerizing The Secret Book of Flora Lea returns with the sweeping story of a legendary book, a lost mother, and a daughter’s search for them both.

Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano

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From New York Times bestseller and Edgar-Award nominee Elle Cosimano, comes Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave―the hugely anticipated next installment in the fan-favorite Finlay Donovan series.

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

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A novel of breathtaking twists, dizzying beauty, and ferocious love, Wild Dark Shore is about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love, even as the world around us disappears.

Count My Lies by Sophie Stava

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A read-in-one-night suspense thriller narrated by a compulsive liar whose little white lies allow her to enter into the life and comfort of a wealthy married couple who are harboring much darker secrets themselves. For the millions of us still chasing those gone girls, this is perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Lucy Foley, and Laura Dave.

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones

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A chilling historical horror novel set in the American west in 1912 following a Lutheran priest who transcribes the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.

Retreat by Krysten Ritter

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A beautiful con artist insinuates herself into a wealthy socialite’s life . . . with deadly consequences, in this serpentine thriller about identity and obsession, from actress, director and bestselling author Krysten Ritter.

Dissolution by Nicholas Binge

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A woman dives into her husband’s memories to uncover a decades-old feud threatening reality itself in this staggering technothriller from the bestselling author of Ascension.

Early Thirties by Josh Duboff

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A hilarious and painfully relatable debut novel about two thirtysomething best friends’ messy search for connection and love in New York, perfect for fans of Rebecca Serle, Gabrielle Zevin, and Dolly Alderton.

APRIL 2025 FICTION BOOK RELEASES

The French Honeymoon by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau

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The Paris Apartment meets A Simple Favor in an unputdownable thriller about a honeymoon gone horribly wrong.

Coram House by Bailey Seybolt

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Sharp Objects meets I Have Some Questions for You in this haunting novel—inspired by a true story—about a crime writer who risks everything as she investigates the mystery of two deaths, decades apart, at a crumbling Vermont orphanage.

Passion Project by London Sperry

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A compassionate and hopeful romantic comedy, Passion Project is a reminder that love is waiting for us to let it in.

Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

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A woman learns the astonishing truth of her family’s ties to a vanished American Kingdom in this riveting new novel from the New York Times bestselling, NAACP Image Award-winning author of Take My Hand.

Bad Nature by Ariel Courage

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Armed with a terminal diagnosis, a grudge, and a rental car, Hester sets out to fulfill her lifelong dream of killing her father in this brilliantly subversive and bleakly funny debut novel.

What If I Never Get Over You by Paige Toon

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One Day meets a contemporary Bridgerton in this high-drama, escapist wonder of a love story, Paige Toon’s best yet.

A Town with Half the Lights On by Page Getz

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For readers of J. Ryan Stradal and The Music of Bees (with a dash of FX’s The Bear) comes a quirky and refreshing epistolary novel about family of culture-shocked Brooklynites transplanted to Goodnight, Kansas and their fight for their unexpected lifeline: the legendary May Day Diner.

The Bright Years by Sarah Damoff

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One family. Four generations. A secret son. A devastating addiction. A Texas family is met with losses and surprises of inheritance, but they’re unable to shake the pull back toward each other in this big-hearted family saga perfect for readers of Mary Beth Keane and Claire Lombardo.

Bearer of Bad News by Elisabeth Dini

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A sharply funny and moving debut in which a young woman accepts a job that takes her though the Italian Dolomites and into an international mystery far greater—and more personal—than she could have ever expected.

The Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson Walker

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In this spellbinding and provocative novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Miracles, a young mother is struck by sudden and puzzling psychological symptoms that illuminate the mysterious dimensions of the human mind—and of love.

The Murder Show by Matt Goldman

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The Murder Show is a pulse-racing novel about secrets, old friends, and how the past never leaves us by New York Times bestselling and Emmy Award winning author Matt Goldman.

The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner

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Powerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure. Forbidden love on the high seas. Beware the Amalfi Curse…

MAY 2025 FICTION BOOK RELEASES

Austen At Sea by Natalie Jenner

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Two pairs of siblings, devotees of Jane Austen, find their lives transformed by a visit to England and Sir Francis Austen, her last surviving brother and keeper of a long-suppressed, secret legacy.

All the Mothers by Domenica Ruta

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From New York Times bestselling author Domenica Ruta comes a heartfelt, hilarious novel about a single mom reimagining what the perfect family can look like.

Girls of Good Fortune by Kristina McMorris

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A captivating tale of resilience and hope, The Girls of Good Fortune explores the complexity of family and identity, the importance of stories that echo through generations, and the power of strength found beneath the surface.

The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs

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Three middle-aged best friends turn to murder in order to collect on their husbands’ life insurance policies…but are unaware that their husbands have a devious plan of their own, in this darkly funny debut—perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone.

The Manor of Dreams by Christina Li

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Mexican Gothic meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in Christina Li’s haunting novel about the secrets that lie in wait in the crumbling mansion of a former Hollywood starlet, and the intertwined fates of the two Chinese American families fighting to inherit it.

Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle

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What if you could have one last meal with someone you’ve loved, someone you’ve lost? Combining the magic of Under the Whispering Door with the high-stakes culinary world of Sweetbitter, Aftertaste is an epic love story, a dark comedy, and a synesthetic adventure through food and grief.

The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers

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Two women haunted by their sisters’ unsolved disappearances band together in this captivating mystery from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All Good People Here and host of the #1 true crime podcast Crime Junkie.

Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang

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From the author of Natural Beauty, set in the fiercely competitive art world, a novel about an obsessive friendship upended by a cutting-edge technology purported to enhance empathy and connection

My Name Is Emilia del Valle by Isabel Allende

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In this spellbinding historical novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea and The Wind Knows My Name, a young writer journeys to South America to uncover the truth about her father—and herself.

The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North

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With his signature shock and suspense, Alex North brings us The Man Made of Smoke. In turn emotional, introspective, and utterly terrifying, this is a story of fathers and sons, shadows and secrets, and the fight we all face to escape the trauma of the past.

Slaying You by Michelle Gagnon

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A wildly funny thriller about reluctant partners who hit the danger jackpot when they discover that a serial killer is on their heels . . . again.

The Night Birds by Christopher Golden

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The next gripping, atmospheric horror novel from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Golden, set in a deteriorated, half-sunken freighter ship off the coast of Galveston, TX.

JUNE 2025 FICTION BOOK RELEASES

My Friends by Fredrik Backman

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later.

Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell

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From #1 New York Times bestseller Lisa Jewell, an author “at the very top of her game” (Lucy Foley)—three women are connected by one man in this kaleidoscopic thriller.

The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater

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#1 New York Times bestselling novelist Maggie Stiefvater dazzles in this mesmerizing portrait of an irresistible heroine, an unlikely romance, and a hotel—and a world—in peril.

A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle

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A beautifully inventive, tender novel—the author’s first to be published in the U.S.—following two lives as they almost intersect over three heartbreaking yet euphoric decades

The Accidental Favorite by Fran Littlewood

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Amazing Grace Adams comes a wryly resonant and deeply moving family dramedy investigating the question so many of us have asked ourselves: do my parents have a favorite?

The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel

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Kristin Harmel, the New York Times bestselling author who “is the best there is at sweeping historical drama” (Kelly Harms, author of The Seven Day Switch), returns with an electrifying new novel about two jewel thieves, a priceless bracelet that disappears in 1940s Paris, and a quest for answers in a decades-old murder.

The Bachelorette Party by Camilla Sten

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Scream meets The Guest List in this wickedly compelling and compulsively page-turning thriller of friendship and murder from the author of The Lost Village, Camilla Sten.

Confessions of a Grammar Queen by Eliza Knight

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There are no female publishing CEOs in 1960’s New York. And that is exactly what savvy, ambitious Bernadette Swift plans to change.

Tell Me Something Good by Court Stevens

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This is a story of the rich and the very poor. This is a story of an illegal auction with dire consequences. This is a story of murders past and present. This is a story of intertwined relationships and the silent ripples they leave behind, where love becomes a guiding force, revealing the lengths one will go to protect those they cherish.

The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark

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A blistering literary suspense novel about a ghostwriter who is hired to write the last book for her estranged father and finds herself investigating the brutal murder of both his siblings in the summer of 1975.

The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison

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A hilarious and heartfelt novel about how loves and lives are never truly lost, for fans of Rebecca Serle and Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Park Avenue by Renée Ahdieh

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#1 NYT-bestselling YA author Renee Ahdieh’s adult debut novel, about a young lawyer who gets pulled in to manage a crisis with her firm’s biggest client, a family whose Korean beauty brand is worth a billion dollars, pitched as Crazy Rich Asians meets Succession.

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