I am excited to share the best thriller books to read right now! If you follow along on Instagram, you know I read a lot, like A LOT! I am 15 books away from hitting 200 books read this year! I wanted to create a spot on my blog to share books I have read. I will always be a thriller/suspense lover but this year I have been really into rom-coms with a few romance books thrown in there. I also always have a spot for some thriller YA books because solving a high school murder sounds…fun? Maybe intriguing is a better way to describe it. I want to share 6 of my top thrillers to read NOW! There are definitely more than 6 I could recommend but you would be here all day!
Local Woman Missing
Summary: 11 years ago a woman goes missing then a mom and her daughter disappear. The small community is shocked and concerned there maybe be someone out there ready to strike next. Now, Delilah (the 6-year-old who went missing), is back! Everyone wants to know what happened, but the truth is something no one is expecting.
Review: There are so many twists in this book that you will not want to put it down. Just when you think you have it all figured out, the ending will surprise you! The story is told from multiple viewpoints and bounces from past to present.
Then She Was Gone
Summary: 15 years ago Laurel Mack’s “golden girl”, Ellie, disappeared. She hasn’t stopped trying to find her. Her marriage has since ended and a new man has walked into her life, Floyd. Floyd’s daughter, Poppy, has also walked straight into Laurel’s heart because the moment she met her she saw her Ellie. Who is this Floyd? Does he know more than he is letting on?
Review: I couldn’t put this one down until I knew what happened. I expected but didn’t fully expect the way it ended. It’s sad, it’s happy, it has so many twists, and the book has an end that feels complete. Some books I need to know more or something feels like it’s missing, but not this one!
The Golden Couple
Summary: Marissa and Matthew Bishop seem to have it all―until Marissa is unfaithful. Marissa wants to work on their marriage for their 8-year-old son. They have the help of a therapist, Avery Chambers, who does things a little bit differently than most. Will their marriage survive or is someone in more danger than they think? The secrets that everyone is hiding will surprise you!
Review: Wow! This one was really good! So many twists! You think you have each character figured out and who is out to get who but in the end you will be VERY surprised!
The Last Time I Lied
Summary: Fifteen years ago, summer camper Emma Davis watched as her three cabin mates snuck out of their cabin in the dead of night and disappeared. Now, the camp owner has asked her to become the painting counselor for the summer. Emma decides to go so she can maybe get some closure and move on. However, memories and clues are surfacing about what happened 15 years ago and Emma is ready to uncover the truth. She will need to do it fast because three girls have gone missing in an eerily similar way.
Review: This one switches between the present and 15 years prior. I like how we solve what happened 15 years prior. The book keeps your attention making it a quick read. The ending is so good! We get closure on most things but there’s one big surprise to end the book.
The Perfect Marriage
Summary: Sarah Morgan is a successful defense attorney in Washington D.C. who just made partner with her firm. Her husband Adam is a struggling writer who has had little success. He begins an affair with another woman named Kelly because Sarah is always working. One morning Adam is arrested because Kelly has been found stabbed to death in their second home in a secluded wooded area. Sarah finds herself with the biggest case of all-defending her husband who is accused of murder.
Review: This one seems like an open and shut case HOWEVER there are a lot of different twists! It seems like there are more suspects that we find out about as the story goes on. Wait for the biggest twist at the end, you won’t see what is coming.
The Housemaid
Summary: Millie has a hard time finding work and just got evicted from her apartment, so she jumps at the opportunity to help out the Winchester family with cooking, cleaning, and taking care of their daughter. Although, on the first day on the job she can see that something isn’t right with this family. Specifically, the wife, Nina, messes up the house almost on purpose and tells little lies that effect Millie from doing her job. Millie finds herself drawn to Andrew who seems to be broken over his wife’s manic behavior. Mille gets into some sticky situations and one being that she LOCKED in her own attic room by Nina. Will she get the man of her dreams or will something worse be waiting for her on the other side of her locked door?
Review: The first part of this book and the second part of this book are two totally different stories! You read the first part with clear opinions about some of the characters and once you get to the second part you understand some of the stuff that happened in the first part. The twists are surprising and you will not want to put this book down.
