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Hot Mysteries and Thrillers of Summer
Summer reading time has arrived, and for the serious reader that means it’s time to enact a game plan. There are just too many good books, that’s the pleasant problem. If you want to get a lot of reading done, sequencing is critical.
Mystery and thriller fans, this one is for you. Below are the most anticipated mysteries and thrillers of the summer. Lots of delicious creepiness on tap: Jazz Age murder, circa 1924. A killer on the loose at 26,781 feet above sea level. Death by yoga, maybe. Also watch for new books from genre professionals, including Ruth Ware, Riley Sager, and Rachel Howzell Hall.
Scroll over the book covers to learn more about each title, and add the ones that pique your interest to your Want to Read shelf.
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Which mysteries and thrillers will you be reading this summer? Share your bookish plans with us in the comments below!
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May 17, 2022 07:24AM
Take my Breath Away by Linwood Barclay, One Step too Far by Lisa Gardner
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"Die Around Sundown" (Mark Pryor) just went onto my TBR list.
Terror's Sword, Kevin KuhensWhat a scorcher! Perfect for action-packed thriller lovers - so realistic, it reads like non-fiction! The dizzying pace keeps you turning the page!
Surprised not to find The Ink Black Heart on the list of of August releases!
This list should absolutely include "Never Coming Home" by Hannah Mary McKinnon, due out next week May 24.
I just learned Nev March has a sequel to "Murder in Old Bombay" due out in July. I just added "Peril at the Exposition" to my TBR list.
I'm going to re-read the JadeAnne Stone Mexico Adventures, starting with Set Up, The Hydra Effect and later this summer, Nothing Comes after Z. (Aug 17th).
I'm going to read:The Woman in the Library
Botanist's Guide to Parties & Poisons
Last Call at the Nightingale
Things We Do in the Dark
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Die Around Sundown
STOP STOP STOP!! lumping Thrillers and Mysteries together!! There are some of us who live a good mystery but hate "thrillers". They are two separate genres.
I agree with Janet, myteries and thrillers should each have their own category.
I'm currently reading an early release copy of Things We Do in the Dark and it's great so far!
One Step Too Far ~ Lisa Gardner is a fabulous writer.
I agree with Janet. Thrillers don't fit in with mysteries. They're à whole thing.
Do men not write novels anymore? I look at the list and would say it's 90% women authors. What's going on with publishing houses? I agree with Janet as well. ☺
Who cares if Thrillers and Mysteries are together! FFS, that's a pretty trivial thing tho get your panties in a bunch about!I finished ONE STEP TOO FAR a few days ago. Great book. I already had 12 of the books listed here on my Want To Read List here on Goodreads and have so many, many more not listed.
So many of these sound intriguing! I want to read them all, honestly.
Jude Fischer - here's a great new Thriller for you to read - written by Kevin Kuhens - Terror's Sword. It will keep you engaged from the first sentence to the last. Jude Fischer wrote: "Do men not write novels anymore? I look at the list and would say it's 90% women authors. What's going on with publishing houses?
I agree with Janet as well. ☺"
Gene wrote: ""Die Around Sundown" (Mark Pryor) just went onto my TBR list."mine too.
I agree with Janet. I don’t like Thrillers. I love a good “murder domestique,” but I am not interested in thrillers at all. Can’t we just keep mysteries with mysteries? I hate having to weed through all these “psychological thrillers” to get to something I would enjoy.
Jude Fischer wrote: "Do men not write novels anymore? I look at the list and would say it's 90% women authors. What's going on with publishing houses? I agree with Janet as well. ☺"
I have commented on this disparity before on another thread. I read and review about 2 crime/mystery/thriller books a week and women writers dominate the category with around 60-70%. If I exclude action type thrillers that percentage goes up but if I exclude psychological thrillers it goes down. Looking at threads like this one, or the selection of reviews for any given title, women also dominate. Sometime I seem to be the only man.
I wish mysteries and thrillers would stop being lumped together also. And why doesn't anyone hype series books or make more lists of them? We fans wait long enough between releases for them - we should have more lists of upcoming series releases! I like mystery series, but am not such a fan of stand alone mysteries (or thrillers). :)
Very surprised not to see The Second Husband by Kate White on this list. I am reading an early release copy and it is excellent!!!
I am another who wants to see mysteries separated from thrillers. I prefer police procedural and detective stories, preferably written by women - although I love Anthony Horowitz and Charles Todd. I can’t believe you didn’t list the new Sara Paretsky.
Janet wrote: "STOP STOP STOP!! lumping Thrillers and Mysteries together!! There are some of us who live a good mystery but hate "thrillers". They are two separate genres."I wholeheartedly agree!
YES, STOP lumping thrillers with mysteries! It is so time-consuming to weed out all the thrillers-especially psychological thrillers. I LOVE a GOOD MYSTERY & highly recommend both of CHARLES TODD's series.
