Goodreads Release date: October 3, 2023 Publisher: MIRA Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: Sunny, Arianna and Molly are three women having three very different but equally terrible Christmases. Sunny is a newlywed with two new stepkids who want nothing to do with her; Arianna is newly divorced, living with her mom again and hates sending her … Continue reading The Twelve Months of Christmas by Shelia Roberts

Goodreads Release date: October 24, 2023 Publisher: Lake Union Genre: Mystery/Thriller Synopsis: Audrey Singer revels in her position as the admissions director of an exclusive Manhattan private school. Parents cater to her whims and desires, desperate to give their children an edge. Audrey’s power is undeniable; privilege comes with the territory. Her perfect marriage completes … Continue reading Review: The Last Applicant by Rebecca Hanover

Goodreads Release date: October 10, 2023 Publisher: Lake Union Genre: Mystery Synopsis: Astrid Johansen swore she would never return to Heron Bay, Washington. In that idyllic coastal town, her little sister, Nina, drowned in a reflecting pool under Astrid’s watch seventeen years ago. Though guilt has kept her away, Astrid can’t ignore her aunt Maude’s … Continue reading Review: Dreaming of Water by A. J. Banner

Goodreads Release date: October 3, 2023 Publisher: Sourcebooks Genre: Mystery/Thriller Synopsis: For fans of Verity and A Flicker in the Dark, this is a twisted tale of murder, obsessive love, and the beastly urges that lie dormant within us all...even the God-fearing folk of Bottom Springs, Louisiana. In her small hometown, librarian Ruth Cornier has always felt like … Continue reading Review: Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead

Goodreads Release date: October 3, 2023 Publisher: St. Martins Genre: Mystery/Thriller Synopsis: A young Harvard law student falls under the spell of a charismatic judge in this timely and thrilling novel about class, ambition, family and murder. Madison Rivera lands the internship of a lifetime working for Judge Kathryn Conroy. But Madison has a secret … Continue reading Review: The Intern by Michele Campbell

Goodreads Release date: October 31, 2023 Publisher: Wednesday Genre: Mystery/Thriller, YA Synopsis: Ten teen influencers come to a remote island to star in a reality show, but when one of them winds up dead, they realize that this time, the price of being “cancelled” could be their lives. A reality show on a remote Caribbean … Continue reading Review: People to Follow by Olivia Worley

Goodreads Release date: September 26, 2023 Publisher: Bantam Genre: Mystery/Thriller Synopsis: A social media influencer with a secret past buys a murder house to renovate, but finds more than she bargained for behind the peeling wallpaper in this gothic psychological debut.  Sarah Slade is starting over. As the new owner of the infamous Black Wood … Continue reading Review: The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin

Goodreads Release date: August 31, 2023 Genre: Mystery/Thriller Synopsis: She thought she’d escaped her poisonous past… Thirteen years ago, Maggie Ellis left her small town and vowed to never return. In her rearview mirror were two men she loved and an ominous secret that would forever haunt her. Now, tragedy has brought her back, and … Continue reading Review: Hemlock by Kiersten Modglin

Goodreads Release date: August 29, 2023 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Genre: Mystery/Thriller Synopsis: Two women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone thinks so at Vixed, the nutritional supplement company where Dawn works as an accountant. She never says the right thing. … Continue reading Review: The Coworker by Freida McFadden

Goodreads Release date: August 29, 2023 Publisher: Atria Genre: Contemporary Fiction Synopsis: Thirty-three-year-old Abby Stern has made it to a happy place. True, she still has gig jobs instead of a career, and the apartment where she’s lived since college still looks like she’s just moved in. But she’s got good friends, her bike, and … Continue reading Review: The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner