Tag Archives

Showing posts matching tag: Thriller

Murder Road

I’m not sure how I’ve managed to go this long without reading anything by Simone St. James, but it’s something I’ve been wanting to rectify for a while. I’ve always heard good things about her mysteries, and Murder Road was released earlier this month, so this seemed like a good time to finally dive in. …

The Housemaid’s Secret

The Housemaid’s Secret is Freida McFadden’s follow-up to her bestselling mystery-thriller, The Housemaid which came out in January 2022. The third novel in this series, The Housemaid is Watching, will be released later this year, in June 2024. I’ll start by saying that I would definitely recommend reading The Housemaid before reading The Housemaid’s Secret, …

Listen for the Lie

Listen for the Lie is set in a small town in Texas where everyone thinks that Lucy, our protagonist who may or may not also be a murderer, once killed her best friend. There wasn’t enough evidence though, and she was never charged. Five years later, Ben, a charming true crime podcaster, comes into town …

One Perfect Couple

One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware is a quick, addictive little read. The first thing to know about this book is that unlike most of Ware’s books, this is part survival thriller and part psychological thriller. It’s got a couple twists in store, but fans of hers who are expecting a straight up psychological thriller …

The Housemaid

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden is a page-turner that I’ve seen around for a while now, but I didn’t take much of an interest in at the time. I wasn’t particularly drawn in by the cover and wasn’t familiar with the author. But, I read her newly released psychological thriller, The Teacher, recently, and I …