Don’t miss the best new thrillers from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! We’ve rounded up this month’s biggest and buzziest thrillers — which include a riveting tale of espionage from John Grisham, a twisty page-turner with a TV adaptation in the works, and more!

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	An atmospheric thriller set at a centuries-old New England estate WHY IT’S READWORTHY: The latest from the #1 New York Times bestselling sensation behind The Housemaid series! Seeking a fresh start, Julia Barlow seeks refuge at her family’s 17th-century estate in Massachusetts, only to face unsettling, sinister events… A dark history comes back to haunt the present in this engrossing read about witchcraft and family secrets Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A dark crime novel to leave you shivering WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “Plot twists… as delicious to follow as a trail of breadcrumbs in a dark, dark wood” (Clémence Michallon, author of The Quiet Tenant) Still haunted by the unsolved case of her best friend’s disappearance, DI Lyla Rondell must investigate a series of murders based on classic fairy tales… Janice Hallett says, “Prepare to be spellbound because Alexandra Benedict is a master of this darkest art” Learn more... MEDIA MENTION: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers This buzzy read is already slated for a TV adaptation! WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Grief-stricken Helen is navigating her strange new existence in her impulsive second marriage when her new husband’s brother shows up — the one who’s supposed to be dead… Helen must confront the possibility of an unraveling reality in this “twisty genre-bender” (People) The Overnight Guest author Helen Gudenkauf calls this “one of the most beautifully told, unsettling novels I’ve encountered” Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers ‘Blistering… You can’t guess the ending’ (New York Magazine) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “Two masters of the craft” (The Independent) have reunited, and The Baltimore Sun speaks for fans everywhere: “To say we are excited is an understatement” Follow weary, middle-aged Jack Sawyer as he faces members of a murderous cult in an apocalyptic battle… “Fans of the earlier Talisman novels will absolutely love this one, and because King is a wizard at providing backstory, new readers can thoroughly enjoy it” (Booklist starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A fairy-tale honeymoon in Paris spirals into a nightmare after a shocking kidnapping WHY IT’S READWORTHY: This New York Times bestseller is the first spy thriller from the author behind classic legal thrillers like The Firm When newlyweds Paul and Chelsea are kidnapped in France, it ignites a major intelligence operation — and uncovers an unthinkable conspiracy “The story unfolds so irresistibly that newcomers may think Grisham’s been writing thrillers like this his whole life” (Kirkus Reviews) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers ‘Garfield meets Rosemary’s Baby’ (Publishers Weekly) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Another supernatural thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Pictures Cartoonist Penny is happy to pet-sit an affectionate cat named Godfrey — but after an increasingly terrifying series of events, she’s forced to reevaluate what Godfrey truly is… A “dramatic, screamworthy climax” (Kirkus Reviews) worthy of a storyteller with “a freakishly fertile imagination” (The New York Times) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers This terrifying thriller arrives just in time for Halloween WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Harlan Coben, Caroline Kepnes, and Stephen King are all fans, with King calling it a “small-town nightmare… with a dark dash of Thomas Harris’s The Silence of the Lambs” A maximum security cell that once housed a notorious murderer is now empty, with only a chilling message on the wall. As the body count rises, it becomes clear something even more sinister is at play… “Richard Chizmar delves deep into our worst fears and touches the darkness that lives there” (S. A. Cosby) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers ‘I always see the twists coming — but not this time’ (Lee Child) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Lisa Jewell is raving about this “madly twisty and super pacy and so, so clever” novel Nadeeka is certain that Jamie is cheating on her — but just when she’s about to confront him at home, she walks into a terrible crime scene This “nail-biter of a thriller” (Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next Door) is sure to stick with you long after the last page Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Stephen Graham Jones’s ‘new favorite slasher novel’ WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Aging scream queen Barbra wants to break free from Hollywood’s typecasting — but then her fans begin dying in gruesomely familiar ways… A “wonderfully campy and self-aware” read that “has a wicked aftertaste” (Publishers Weekly) Fans of Grady Hendrix’s The Final Girl Support Group and Paul Tremblay’s Horror Movie won’t want to miss this spin on the final girl trope Learn more... MEDIA MENTION: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon