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Chilling Summer Reads

CHILLING SUMMER READS

For readers who need a little adrenaline with their books, these twisty tales will have you on the edge of your pool floatie! Check out our Chilling Reads recommendations!

STILL SEE YOU EVERYWHER by Lisa Gardner

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner comes a harrowing locked-room style thriller set on a remote island. Frankie Elkin is an expert at finding missing people, but not even she could have anticipated this latest request—to locate the long-lost sister of a female serial killer facing execution in three weeks’ time.

Read if you like: remote islands, serial killers, locked-room mysteries

THE UNWEDDING by Ally Condie

The White Lotus meets Agatha Christie in this bold novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling author: a recent divorcee’s exclusive Big Sur resort vacation unravels when she discovers a dead body on the day of a wedding.

Read if you like: The White Lotus, disastrous vacations, luxury resorts

THE LAST THING SHE SAW by Nina Lauren

Long-buried secrets are about to come to light in this intense new psychological thriller from the author of Girl Last Seen.

Read if you like: conspiracies, cold cases, true crime podcasts, small-town thrillers

THE HATERS by Robyn Harding

The bestselling author of The Party and The Drowning Woman returns with a twisted tale of fame, obsession, and the dark recesses of social media.

Read if you like: obsession, psychological suspense, the dark side of social media

THINK TWICE by Harlan Coben

A man presumed dead is suddenly wanted for murder in this thriller of secrets, lies, and dangerous conspiracies that threaten to cover up the truth.

Read if you like: intense suspense, page-turning thrills, unexpected twists

THERE IS NO ETHAN by Anna Akbari

Part memoir, part explosive window into the mind of a catfisher, a thrilling personal account of three women coming face-to-face with an internet predator and teaming up to expose them.

Read if you like: nonfiction, deception, dating horror stories

A ROUGH WAY TO GO by Sam Garonzik

In this all-consuming, suspenseful story, a stay-at-home father with something to prove finds a wealthy Wall Street investor’s body washed up on the shore—and decides to take the investigation into his own hands: “smart, clever, and has something to say” (Michael Connelly​).

Read if you like: ametuer detectives, dangerous truths, clever storytelling

THE DROWNING WOMAN by Robyn Harding

From the bestselling author of The Party comes a “dark and wild ride of redemption, betrayal, and friendship” (Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The Push) following a homeless woman fleeing a dangerous past—and the wealthy society wife she saves from drowning.

Read if you like: dual POVs, complex female characters, plot twists you never see coming

THE FAMILY ACROSS THE STREET by Nicole Trope

In this gripping psychological thriller, a new family moves onto Hogarth Street and shows their neighbors that sometimes the most perfect families are hiding the most terrible secrets.

Read if you like: domestic thrillers, multiple POVs, heart-pounding plots