Mystery, thriller, and suspense… novels to check out.
Originally Posted August 14, 2023 Updated May 15, 2024
It all started with a challenge.
My friend invited me back in 2022 to her Facebook group to read basically 50 books on a variety of topics and themes. Like book with a color in its title, a book made in your birth year, and a book read by its author. I learned a lot about myself and my reading preferences. You can see my full list of books read in the year 2022 in my blog post “2022 a Year in the Books part 1 and 2022 a Year in the Books part 2.” I realized when writing part 1. I had read over 50 books in the year, and I should make a part 2 of the list.
During this challenge I discovered my love for mystery, suspense and thriller novels. As a child I did not like Nacy Drew. But I did enjoy Sherlock Holmes. Either way here are my books recommendations on mystery, suspense and thriller. Scroll all the way to the bottom for a cute mystery series recommendation.
Kimberely Belle
My newfound favorite author Kimberely Belle. I mistakenly read her latest novel (at the time) My Darling Husband. Then I was hooked and read everything I could by her. Listed by my preference.
Stranger in the Lake (2020)
My Darling Husband (2021)
The Personal Assistant (2022)
The Marriage Lie (2016)
Dear Wife (2019)
The Ones We Trust (2015)
Three Days Missing (2018)
The Last Breath (2014)
Jeneva Rose
I honestly can't pick one. They are brilliantly written. Some gorier than others but each are thought provoking and were keeping me on the edge of my seat. Being completely honest....you know those book memes of just one more chapter....losing valuable hours of sleep. That was me with each of these novels. Listed in my order of preference.
Home is Where the Bodies Are (2024) It was so good I read it twice because I was not ready for the book to end!!!
The Perfect Marriage (2020)
You Shouldn't Have Come Here (2023)
One of Us is Dead (2022)
The Girl I was (2021)
Other noteworthy thrillers are in order of my preference.
A Cruel Light written by Cyndi MacMillan (2023)
What You Never Knew written by Jessica Hamilton (2023)
The Paris Apartment written by Lucy Foley (2023)
Don't You Dare written by Jessica Hamilton (2023)
Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six written by Lisa Unger (2022)
A Honest Lie written by Tarryn Fisher (2022)
The Woman in the Library written by Sulari Gentil (2022)
The New Neighbor written by Carter Wilson (2022)
Just the Nicest Couple written by Mary Kubica (2023)
Beachfront Bakery Cozy Mystery by Fiona Grace
If you like cute and sweet novels with a little mystery check out Beach Front Bakery by Fiona Grace. A small tourist town gets a new beachfront bakery full of sweets and murders. This series has 6 books in total as of writing this blog post.
1 A Killer Cupcake (2020)
2 A Murderous Macaron (2021)
3 A Perilous Cake Pop (2021)
4 A Deadly Danish (2021)
5 A Treacherous Tart (2021)
6 A Calamitous Cookie (2021)
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2022 a Year in the Books part 1