The 28 Most Anticipated Mysteries & Thrillers of 2020

The new year is guaranteed to bring plenty of suspense, chills, thrills, and occasional horrors—and we're just talking about the new mysteries and thrillers that await readers.
From the return of favorite suspense masters including Harlan Coben, C.J. Tudor, and Riley Sager to buzzy debuts Saint X, Darling Rose Gold, and Take Me Apart, there's little doubt that your TBR pile will be suspiciously large this year.
To create our list of the year's must-read mysteries and thrillers, we focused on what Goodreads members can't wait to read. How do we measure that anticipation? By taking a look at how many times a book has been added to Want to Read shelves. Then we factored in the ratings from the book's early readers.
Which of these upcoming releases are making their way onto your Want to Read shelf? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!
Which of these upcoming mysteries and thrillers are you most looking forward to? Tell us in the comments!
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If you'll read the intro it says it's based on the number of people who marked it "want to read."




lmao I think male authors will be fine

lmao I think male authors will be fine"
Lol! Exactly what I was thinking Tanja!

Lion's Head Revisited: A Dan Sharp Mystery by Jeffrey Round - ETA Feb 1 2020
River of Lies by R.M. Greenaway - ETA Mar 14 2020
River of Lies by R.M. Greenaway - ETA Mar 14 2020


If you'll read the intro it says it's based on the number of people who marked it "want to r..."
I honestly can't understand what difference sex or sexual orientation of an author makes in whether a book is a good book. I guess I'm getting old, but all this stress on "diversifying reading" irritates me. I base a book on how interesting it sounds to ME, not whether the author is blue or sleeps with mailboxes. It makes NO difference to me. Some men write great books. Some women write great books. Both can write really BAD books. Who cares? Read what you WANT to read and leave the preaching in places where it might do some good: the voting lines. Not wanting to offend, but seriously. I'm all for sexual rights for everyone, but anymore when a book is simply pushed as LGBTQIA+ as it's focal selling point, I take a big pass. I'd vote a llama into office if I thought it would make a good President. Ditto if it wrote an amazing thriller.




Perfectly said Beth! Especially the part about mailboxes and llamas 😆

Would you mind sharing which one you thought was terrifying? I work in a high school and have a few kids who can't get enough out of being scared, and it's getting hard to keep them in books!



I am right to suspect it is very US-biased compilation that ignores the excellent writing being done elsewhere in the world?

If you'll read the intro it says it's based on the number of people who marked ..."
Wholly agree. Who cares if the author is male or female or a monkey hitting keys on a typewriter!


I have noticed the same thing, each month the books promoted lean heavily in favor of female authors