Horror, Mystery & Thriller

Steeped in secrets, guilt and other ghosts of the past, The Key in the Lock is a mesmerising Gothic mystery revolving around a tragic fire in an old country house, perfect for fans of Daphne du Maurier and Elizabeth Macneal. I still dream,...

Based on a true story, Orpheus Builds a Girl is a novel of sisterly love, sinister obsession, and the battle for control of the story. A dark, chilling debut novel from award-winning writer Heather Parry.German doctor Wilhelm Von Tore shares with the...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR“[A] skillfully crafted gothic mystery . . . Johnson pulls off a great feat in this book.” —Financial Times“It reminded me, in its general refusal to play nice, of early Ian McEwan.” —The New York Times Book...

Hailed as “a masterful excursion into terror” by the Sunday Times—the eerie, suspenseful debut novel from the author of Devil’s Day and Starve Acre.Winner of the Costa First Novel AwardA Best Book of the Year, London Times and Daily Mail“The terrors of...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSBORO BOOKS GLASS BELL AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION DEBUT CROWN   ‘A gothic gem of intrigue and atmosphere’ -- HWA Debut Crown Judges England, 1917 Reeling from the death of her fiancé, Stella Marcham...

One of Vanity Fair's 21 Best Books of 2020 (So Far)A Vulture, LitHub, and PureWow Most Anticipated Book of 2020"As precise as any scientific observation and far more tantalizing." —Vogue"A sophisticated, surprising take on the campus novel (with a...

Spiralling from Jazz Age New York to the wilds of the Yorkshire moors, Askwith's richly imaginative thriller revolves around a deadly family curse and a secret society who could either take a life or save it. Once I had four brothers. Three of them...

The author of the TikTok sensation Last One to Die delivers another spine-chilling, unputdownable YA thriller, as six strangers who meet online decide to continue a dangerous game in real life. Rules of The Midnight Game: Do not turn on the lights. Do...

The hotly anticipated sequel to the gripping Indian-inspired YA fantasy THE IVORY KEY.Four siblings. Two enemy territories. One long buried secret.Without magic to protect Ashoka's borders, time is running out. The whole country is at risk from enemy...

The Haunting of Hill House meets Sadie in this evocative and mind-bending psychological thriller following two teen girls navigating the treacherous past of a mysterious mansion ten years apart.Daisy sees dead people—something impossible to forget in...

(Available after 3-20 days)It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune will be gruesomely murdered at the ball.Mina’s excited to attend the annual Argleton Jane Austen Experience at the stately Baddesley Hall...

A teenage girl must save her town from a memory-devouring monster in this piercing exploration of grief, trauma, and memory, from the author of The Valley and the Flood.For generations, a monster called the Memory Eater has lived in the caves of Whistler...

Fragile is a modern Gothic psychological thriller with a contemporary twist on the classic novel Rebecca, from award-winning and critically acclaimed writer Sarah Hilary.Everything she touches breaks . . .Nell Ballard is a runaway. A former foster child...

Bilston’s terrific debut is that rare find: a genuinely funny – not to mention bittersweet and clever - comic novel. Interspersed with the hilarious, parodic poems that have made his name on Twitter, Diary of a Somebody follows the misadventures of the...

(Available after July 30th, 2023)From beloved internet icon Chuck Tingle, Camp Damascus is a searing and earnest horror debut about the demons the queer community faces in America, the price of keeping secrets, and finding the courage to burn it all down...

(Available after March 30th, 2023)A haunting, epic novel about betrayal, revenge, and redemption that follows three generations of Russian women, from the 1917 revolution to the last days of the Soviet Union, and the enduring love story at the center.In...

From the author of the New York Times bestselling My Dearest Darkest comes another incredible sapphic horror. When four best friends with a hunger for human flesh attend a music festival in the desert they discover a murderous plot to expose and vilify...

The #1 New York Times bestseller from “the queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory is a rich, compelling novel of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue surrounding the Tudor court of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the infamous Boleyn family.When...

"Gripping." – Alex Michaelides, New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The Maidens   "Another compelling read from the utterly brilliant Harriet Tyce." – Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was...

Honeymooners at a posh resort receive an ominous warning with deadly consequences in the latest gripping, twisty psychological thriller from New York Times bestselling author Sophie Hannah.Jane and William are enjoying their honeymoon at an exclusive...