The Book Review: A thriller bonanza
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August 8, 2026

Dear readers,

Hopefully by now you’ve seen our list of the 50 Best Thrillers of the 21st Century. (Spend some time with it if you have the chance this weekend — you won’t be sorry.) But why should the pleasures stop there? Today’s letter is dedicated to even more thrillers we’ve loved lately.

WHY DON’T YOU …

The book cover of “Furious Violet,” by Sarai Walker.

Ride shotgun with a true-crime writer as she tries to outrun her creepy stalker?

An illustration shows a woman from behind, holding a cocktail glass. She is surrounded by oversized vines with flowers, and two other figures can be viewed from the waist down.

Doeun Choi

Plunge into a toxic psychosexual relationship?

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Luxuriate in a great, Golden Age mystery (or four)?

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Pick up one of these novels we recommend for Tana French fans?

In this illustration there is a figure lying face-down in a pool of blood, a golf club next to them.

Illustration by Doeun Choi

Peruse three great new thrillers published this summer?

The illustration shows rectangular portions of eight book covers and one round, black-and-white author photo on a blue background.

Author photo by Dan Kennedy

Cheer on some vastly fed-up women?

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