Adult & Contemporary Fiction

NYPL's Best Books of 2024.A groundbreaking, potent novel about the destructive force of romantic love from award-winning writer Vigdis Hjorth.A relatively young woman, aged thirty. She married in her early twenties, had two children. It is winter...

The award-winning literary thriller from one of Italy's most exciting feminist writers, for fans of Sophie Mackintosh, Elena Ferrante and Sarah Moss. One morning, a teacher disappears into the woods. As whispers fill her classroom and relatives scour...

"Joseph Andras writes with the swiftness of lightning."–Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Sympathizer.A biographical historical fiction retelling of Ho Chi Minh's immigration and radical life in underground Paris in the 1920sFleeing persecution...

In this haunting novel about the enduring bonds of womanhood, a young girl weaves together the truth behind her family history and the secrets that resonate through generations.   Eighteen-year-old Alice Ribeiro is constantly fighting—against...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Dark · Addictive · Twisty · Chilling · Domestic Suspense“Lapena is a master of manipulation.” —USA TodayThe new unputdownable novel from the “queen of the...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and Not a Happy Family“A gripping mystery perfect for fans of...

An utterly addictive and relentlessly tense thriller from the bestselling author of Do No Harm, Redemption finds a bitter mother swearing revenge on the man - recently released from prison - who caused the death of her son eleven years...

This story of secrets and lies, murder and mayhem is a gruesome, gritty ride.WATCH WILL TRENT ON ABC! "Expect from a Karin Slaughter crime thriller . . . just the right amount of twists, turns, shocks, surprises and domestic thrill and shrill...

This story of secrets and lies, murder and mayhem is a gruesome, gritty ride. WATCH WILL TRENT ON ABC! "Expect from a Karin Slaughter crime thriller . . . just the right amount of twists, turns, shocks, surprises and domestic thrill and shrill...

Who do we become without the people we love? This is a thriller with secrets and plot twists to keep you guessing.Two women haunted by their sisters’ unsolved disappearances band together in this captivating mystery from the #1 New York...

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese's Book Club Pick The Other Woman and The Guilt Trip comes an electrifying next novel.   California, 2011: Nicole Forbes lives a quiet life in the small seaside...

From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen comes a chilling follow-up to The Spy Coast, plunging the Martini Club into the search for a missing teen—with a startling connection to their own pasts.   When former spy...

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER • AS RECOMMENDED ON THE TODAY SHOW AND CBS SUNDAY MORNING • From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife comes a suspenseful story about a vacation in the...

THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER. From the author of In My Dreams I Hold a Knife and Midnight is the Darkest Hour comes a chilling, compulsive story of five amateur sleuths, whose hunt for an elusive killer catapults them into danger...

From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an emotional novel of suspense about two families at war.   Nina and Simon are the perfect couple. Young, fun and deeply in love. Until they leave for a weekend at his...

In this "flawless" (Lee Child), action-packed thriller that will "keep you guessing until the very end" (Ruth Ware), two parents facing catastrophe must find their lost children before the unthinkable can happen.A Washington Post Best...

The right balance of authentic character and thrilling stakes, One Perfect Couple boasts a breakneck pace and tension that squeezes tighter the longer you read.Harkening to Agatha Christie’s classic And Then There Were None, this...

John Le Carré’s son takes up the mantle on an iconic series and asks: can George Smiley survive his very last mission?The instant international bestseller set in the world of John le Carré's most iconic spy, George Smiley, written by...

A sharp andwarm-hearted debut novel with an unforgettable protagonist you can’t help but root for. Noelle is an efficient, friendly hotel cleaner—a model employee. Or so she’d have you think . . . trouble is, she can’t help but...

A dazzling whodunit and a breathtaking love story that spans generations — The Maid’s Secret has it all.NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A daring art heist on the eve of Molly’s wedding reveals long-buried secrets in this...