twisty thrillers

The Sequel (to The Plot)

Pretty much any discussion of The Sequel is going to have spoilers for the first book, The Plot, so if…

5 months ago

Influencer Thriller in ‘You Will Never Be Me’

I was thrilled to get a copy of Jesse Q Sutanto's upcoming novel, You Will Never Be Me! You already know…

8 months ago

More Murder, More Secrets, and More Delicious Indonesian Food in ‘The New Girl’

Jesse Q Sutanto is back with more secrets, more murder, and more delicious Indonesian food in The New Girl. Teenage…

11 months ago

Dark Friendship in “I’m Not Done With You Yet”

After the perfectly good YA Well, That Was Unexpected, and the perfectly good cozy mystery Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice For…

1 year ago

Dark Family Secrets in “Gone Tonight”

Gone Tonight, a new thriller by Sarah Pekkanen, is the story of a mother and daughter, and all their secrets.  Catherine…

1 year ago

The Woman In The Library

The Woman in the Library, by Sulari Gentill, is a thriller around a novelist, working on a thriller that might…

1 year ago

White Ivy: What Did I Just Read?!?!?!?!

What did I just read? What even is this?! And I mean that in the best way. White Ivy by…

2 years ago

Shadowy Campus Mystery in “The Sixes”

I love a good school thriller, don't you? And  I love it even more when our protagonist is a professor,…

2 years ago

Unreliable Identity in “My Sweet Girl”

I got My Sweet Girl, by Amanda Jayatissa, because I just loved You're Invited. This is one of the times…

2 years ago

Ruth Ware’s ‘The It Girl’ (Spoiler-Free Reaction) #theitgirlreadalong

I was supposed to read The It Girl, by Ruth Ware as part of the Tandem Collective international readalong, but I…

2 years ago

“First Assignment” by Mary Snyder

In First Assignment, by Mary Snyder, rookie CIA analyst Alex Everett finds himself tapped for a "simple" assignment. He'll return…

2 years ago

Why I Wasn’t Into “The Soulmate” (Warning! Contains Spoilers!)

I absolutely loved The Good Sister and The Mother-in-Law. The reveals in a Sally Hepworth novel have made me literally…

2 years ago

Tandem Readalong: Girl, Forgotten

My latest readalong with Tandem Global was Karin Slaughter's new suspense novel, Girl Forgotten. It's the sequel to Pieces of…

2 years ago

The Kind Worth Killing / Crooked House

I really enjoyed Peter Swanson's mystery thriller All The Beautiful Lies, and one of my favorite parts was when bookseller Bill…

2 years ago

My Best Summer Reading in 2022

I read constantly all year, of course, but here are some of my favorite reads from summer 2022. Most of…

2 years ago

Gossip, Secrets, and Murder at an Upscale Wedding in “You’re Invited”

In You're Invited, by Amanda Jayatissa, Amaya feels strange about receiving her invitation to her ex-bestie Kaavi’s wedding. First, the…

2 years ago

Latin, Classics, and Drowned Secrets in “The Lake of Dead Languages”

In The Lake of Dead Languages, by Carol Goodman, Jane Hudson has returned to her old boarding school as a…

2 years ago

Things We Do In The Dark

Things We Do In The Dark, by Jennifer Hillier, is a twisty story where almost everyone's got a dark secret…

2 years ago

Tandem Readalong: Watch Out For Her

I read Watch Out For Her, by Samantha M. Bailey, as part of a Tandem Collective readalong. This is a…

2 years ago

The Lies I Tell

The Lies I Tell, by Julie Clark, is a social manipulation thriller. This is exactly the kind of suspense novel…

3 years ago

The Golden Couple

I didn't love The Golden Couple quite as much as I loved Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen's previous novels, You Are…

3 years ago

We Were Never Here

I couldn't wait to read We Were Never Here, by Andrea Bartz, because I always love thrillers with a twisted friendship at…

3 years ago

Never Saw Me Coming

Never Saw Me Coming, by Vera Kurian, is a new thriller about a group of known psychopaths at college, and…

3 years ago

The Other Mrs Miller (Spoiler Warning!)

The Other Mrs Miller, by Allison Dickson, is a twisty thriller where every character has dark secrets and twisted motives.…

3 years ago

Kill All Your Darlings

Maybe I would have liked Kill All Your Darlings more if I hadn't read The Plot first. The central conflict…

3 years ago