One of my recent faves that I couldn’t put down was Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanon.

I just read Going Zero and liked it a lot.

Anonymous wrote:The Only One Left by Riley Sagar is my current favorite!

Just finished this in an afternoon and enjoyed it.

The best serial killer books are a trilogy by JD Barker - The Fourth Monkey Killer.

They are SO good!

I love Frieda! I’ve read almost all of her books - I even enjoyed the Coworker (and everyone seems to hate it…). I can’t find another author quite like her but I’ve read lots of thrillers.

I wouldn’t rate any of these that I’ve listed below 5⭐️ (I’m a harsh critic with a short attention span!) but these are recent reads of mine, I finished them and they entertained me:

The Arrangement
What Have You Done - Shari Lapena
Kill for me, Kill for You
What Lies in the Woods
the Prediction - Faith Gardner
The Next Mrs Wimberly
A Familiar Stranger - AR Torre


Currently reading The Drowning Woman and am enjoying it so far!

Anonymous wrote:Lisa Jewell is great! I liked None of this is True and Then she was gone

I was going to recommend None of this is True as well, particularly in audiobook format.

Lisa Jewell is great! I liked None of this is True and Then she was gone

Anonymous wrote:Have you read Michael Crichton? Some of his stuff is kind of dated now, but he is the king of the sci fi/tech thriller.

“Andromeda Strain,” “Timeline,” “Congo,” “Sphere,” and of course both “Jurassic Park” novels.

His plots are so fantastic!

Anonymous wrote:Stephen King has a ton of recent books that are more thriller than horror. It started with Mr. Mercedes (which is a trilogy) and the The Outsider and plenty of short stories and most recently, Holly.

+1 to this!
He is a master.

Stephen King has a ton of recent books that are more thriller than horror. It started with Mr. Mercedes (which is a trilogy) and the The Outsider and plenty of short stories and most recently, Holly.

Check out Jonathan Kellerman

He has a zillion books and while they're a bit formulaic, they're always entertaining

Another one is Michael Connelly - he has books both from the detective side (he wrote the books Bosch is based on) as well as from the lawyer side (Lincoln Lawyer)

And if you're looking for classic legal thrillers, look no farther than Scott Turow!

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Anonymous wrote:Too bad the author of @Gone Girl has not released anything new in the past few years.
Does anyone read Meghan Miranda?

She turned to publishing independent authors instead. https://www.today.com/popculture/books/gillian-flynn-new-book-imprint-rcna71798

Sharp Object and Dark Places are better than Gone Girl.

I just read (and liked) The Grownup, by Gillian Flynn. Found it on Libby. It’s shorter than her others - either a novella or a short story. I’d describe it as part thriller, part Gothic horror.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26025580

Anonymous wrote:Too bad the author of @Gone Girl has not released anything new in the past few years.
Does anyone read Meghan Miranda?

She turned to publishing independent authors instead. https://www.today.com/popculture/books/gillian-flynn-new-book-imprint-rcna71798

Sharp Object and Dark Places are better than Gone Girl.

Anonymous wrote:Thank you everyone for the suggestions - I plan on checking each one out!


I actually have “The House Across The Lake” by Riley Sager that I received recently as a gift.

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That's a good one too! Lock Every Door by him is great too.

Too bad the author of @Gone Girl has not released anything new in the past few years.
Does anyone read Meghan Miranda?