Tag Archives: Thrillers/General

Spirit House

by Christopher G. Moore

“Moore has the sharpest eyes and most discerning mind on these shores, his being an expat notwithstanding. Indeed, a good many locals are unaware…

Splinter the Silence

by Val McDermid

The next novel in internationally bestselling crime writer Val McDermid’s hugely successful Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series, centered on a series of high-profile…

The Skeleton Road

by Val McDermid

A thrilling standalone from world-class crime writer Val McDermid—a skeleton found in Edinburgh’s historic center leads cold-case detectives back to war crimes committed during…

Skin

by Mo Hayder

Pitting tough female police diver Flea Marley and hardboiled detective Jack Caffery against their most twisted foe yet, Skin is one of the most…

Sleepyhead

by Mark Billingham

“Who would have thought a stand-up comedian could write a British police procedural as good as those produced by crime queens Elizabeth George and…

The Shut Eye

by Belinda Bauer

A chilling thriller from award-winning writer Belinda Bauer, centered on a mother who refuses to believe her missing son is dead—and who gets more…

The Shanghai Factor

by Charles McCarry

“McCarry has been compared to John le Carré—but maybe le Carré should be compared to McCarry. The Shanghai Factor is certainly the best-written spy…

Seven Days

by Deon Meyer

“Superior prose and characterization . . . Meyer balances the personal and professional adroitly, with a solution reminiscent of Peter Lovesey at his twistiest.”…

Seven Mile Beach

by Tom Gilling

“Unusual, fast, light, short, suspenseful, meaningful, and filled with an immigrant’s pointed observations about identity and the possibility of changing it. . . ….

See What I Have Done

by Sarah Schmidt

Praised by Paula Hawkins as the “next great thriller” (Town & Country), Sarah Schmidt’s debut is a masterful reimagining of the infamous Lizzie Borden…