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Getting Away with Murder
By: Shari Lapena Narrator: January LaVoy Penguin Audio ISBN: 9780593832479 Publisher: Pamela Dorman Books Publication Date: 07/28/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The tenth thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door “Shari Lapena is far and away one of the best psychological thriller writers in the world. . . She is intensely bingeable.” —Lisa Jewell Jill and Ted adore their New York brownstone the way others ador
Judith D Collins
Jul 17 min read
Brain Damage
By: Freida McFadden Narrator: Megan Tusing ISBN: 978-1464290817 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 08/18/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) AUG 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Intruder! How can you survive when you can't remember who wants you dead? Dr. Charly McKenna had the perfect life: a thriving dermatology practice, a luxury apartment overlooking Central Park, and a handsome husband who adored her. Until th
Judith D Collins
Jul 12 min read
Keep Them Close
By: David Ellis Narrators: Robin McAlpine, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Kelli Tager Penguin Audio ISBN: 9798217045877 Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Publication Date: 06/30/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the bestselling author of Look Closer comes a new domestic thriller about betrayal and murder inside one twisted family. “David Ellis is a master of layered, complex thrillers. A fast-paced, twisty, wild ride.” —Mary Kubica, New York Times b
Judith D Collins
Jun 295 min read
This Changes Everything
By: Lisa Scottoline Narrators: Maria Marquis, Kate Burton, Soneela Nankani, Stacy Carolan, Max Meyers ISBN: 9781538770030 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication Date: 07/14/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this “riveting, deeply felt and empowering thriller that is also a touching ode to female friendship” (Laura Dave) from #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, a woman risks her life to help her closest friend find justice fo
Judith D Collins
Jun 256 min read
Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Hide a Body
By: Jennifer Holdich Narrator: Fenella Fudge ISBN: 9781464229817 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 07/21/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the author of Julie Tudor is Not a Psychopath ("wickedly funny and darkly compelling") comes a twisted new thriller following one couple who will do anything to get away with murder, even frame each other. Daisy Dixon lives in a stately home, but the grandeur on the outside hides
Judith D Collins
Jun 256 min read
He Had it Coming
A Novella By: Darby Kane ISBN: 978-0063488298 Publisher: William Morrow Paperback Publiction Date: 10/06/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: TBR OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS It’s been eight years since “the incident” that stole the future Jerek Hayes had planned. Accusations. Negative press attention. Rabid anger from people he’s never met. Some say he avoided responsibility for his crime. That his family’s money saved him. But he’s ready to put those years behind him. He’s moved acro
Judith D Collins
Jun 241 min read
It Could Have Been Her
By: Lisa Jewell Narrators: James Norton, Lesley Sharp, Joanna David, Emilia Fox, Freddie Fox, Tim McInnerny, Harriet Fisher, Ella Rae Smith, Elsa Lepecki Bean Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668033906 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 06/23/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell brings her signature dark, atmospheric suspense and sharp acuity to this new psychological thriller about a l
Judith D Collins
Jun 235 min read
Nine Lives
By: Catherine Steadman Narrator: Catherine Steadman ISBN: 9780593725771 Publisher: Ballantine Publication Date: 06/23/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS When she begins to peer into the lives of her glamorous neighbors, one woman discovers a terrifying secret in this riveting psychological thriller with nine lives worth of twists, from the New York Times bestselling author of Something in the Water, a Reese’s Book Club pick. These are your ne
Judith D Collins
Jun 226 min read
Don't Blame the Wife
By: Darby Kane ISBN: 9780063476059 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: 01/05/2027 Format: Paperback My Rating: TBR (ARC) JAN 2027 MUST-READ BOOKS Succession meets The Guest List in Darby Kane’s newest novel where rich people are doing terrible things, including murder. There’s no telling how far these weekend guests will go to be the next heir of the Benedict estate… For the second time in ten years a body drifted in the water at Waverly... Ten years ago, someone who
Judith D Collins
Jun 212 min read
The Armchair Detectives On Holiday
The Armchair Detective Mysteries #2 By: Matt Dunn ISBN: 978-1805505747 Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: 06/22/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Martin and Albie are jetting off for some sun and sangria. But they didn’t bank on finding a body on the beach… Fresh from their last case at Twilight Lodge, Martin and Albie reward themselves with a relaxing trip to the sun-soaked island of Menorca, joined by Martin’s daughter Dionne and belo
Judith D Collins
Jun 175 min read
Liberty Street
By: Heather Marshall Narrators: Alison Deon, Hailey Gillis, Heather Marshall Random House Audio ISBN: 9780593975527 Publisher: Ballatntine Publication Date: 06/16/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the #1 internationally bestselling author of Looking for Jane comes a riveting novel about one journalist’s harrowing journey into an infamous real-life 1960s women’s prison—and the detective who uncovers her story decades later. “Heather Mar
Judith D Collins
Jun 157 min read
Our Perfect Holiday
By: Daniel Hurst Narrator: Melanie Crawley, Matthew Biddulph Hachette UK ISBN: 9781807221560 Publisher: Bookouture Publication Date: 06/16/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS (Previously titled I Shouldn't Have Come Here.) It was the perfect trip, until it ended in murder… I stand on the balcony with my gorgeous husband, Reuben, by my side. My family have returned to this beautiful French hotel to celebrate my mother’s seventieth birthday. Th
Judith D Collins
Jun 134 min read
Killer Vibes
A Peter Key Novel #1 By: Jack Friday Narrator: Max Meyers ISBN: 9781250428615 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 07/14/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) JUL 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A wild and wickedly funny series debut, introducing readers to the irresistible and irrepressible private investigator, Peter Key. "Everything you want in a great mystery."—Steven Rowley "Peter Key is my new favorite amateur sleuth."—Elle Cosimano Meet Peter Key: self-proclaim
Judith D Collins
Jun 126 min read
This Is A Lie
By: Cleo Ballard Narrator: Stephanie Németh-Parker Spotify Audiobooks ISBN: 979-8892425865 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: 06/09/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Penn, once a brilliant PhD candidate in Applied Language Studies, traded her dissertation for a “perfect” life as a suburban wife and social media-savvy mother. But after a brutal betrayal by her husband, friends, and even her own teenage daughter, Penn is left with nothi
Judith D Collins
Jun 86 min read
Heather
By: Caitlin Mullen Narrators: Bailey Carr, Christine Lakin, Mia Wurgaft Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250400574 Publisher: Celadon Books Publication Date: 06/09/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A small-town detective reopens an unsolved case, sending shock waves across generations of women in this gripping new mystery from the Edgar Award–winning author of Please See Us. 1990. In the myth-riddled woods of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, sixteen-
Judith D Collins
Jun 75 min read
The Secret Attic
By: Chelsea Conradt Narrator: Brittany Pressley Sourcebooks ISBN: 978-1464229190 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 06/02/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "Haunting and atmospheric." ―Nalini Singh, New York Times bestselling author, for The Farmhouse The past isn't just haunting her―it's hunting her. Addison Lowe knew her mother-in-law despised her, but inheriting Barb's massive estate after her death feels less like closure an
Judith D Collins
Jun 27 min read
The Other Kind of Lion
By: Catherine Ryan Hyde ISBN: 9781662522352 Publisher: Lake Union Publication Date: 11/03/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) NOV 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A war widow and a neglected boy form a chosen family in a profoundly moving multigenerational saga about the transformative power of kindness by New York Times bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde. It’s 1970 in rural California where Shirley Bennett, a forty-year-old Vietnam War widow, lives with her two sons. It’s a rou
Judith D Collins
Jun 12 min read
The Paris Files
By: Eva Jurczyk ISBN: 9798217060641 Publisher: Viking | Panela Dorman Publication Date: 10/06/2026 Format: Other My Rating: TBR (ARC) OCT 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “Staggeringly good . . . Eva Jurczyk is a dazzling talent, and her dark and beguiling Paris is unforgettable.” —Rosie Walsh A sophisticated, character-driven thriller in which a romantic rendezvous in Paris turns disastrous after the disappearance of a new lover Genie St. Onge’s heart is broken more often than it’s not—
Judith D Collins
Jun 13 min read
You First
A Joe Goldberg Prequel Book #5 YOU By: Caroline Kepnes Narrator: Santino Fontana ISBN: 9780399591464 Publisher: Random House Publication Date: 06/09/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) JUN 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “The most distinctive voice in thrillers is back.”—Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List and The Midnight Feast How did Joe Goldberg become Joe Goldberg? What led to his first love . . . first obsession . . . first kill? Find out in
Judith D Collins
May 316 min read
Beneath a Broken Sky
Ben Packard #4 By: Joshua Moehling Narrator: Linda Jones Sourcebooks ISBN: 978-1728279053 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 05/26/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From USA Today bestselling author Joshua Moehling comes a tense, atmospheric thriller about one detective's search for a mysterious killer in the chaos following a deadly storm… It's a hot, miserable summer in the small town of Sandy Lake. Detective Ben Packard has
Judith D Collins
May 286 min read
We Already Dug the Grave
By: Emma C. Wells ISBN: 9781464218651 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 09/08/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: TBR (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "This is the kind of book readers love to devour: family secrets, people trying to escape their predetermined roles, and a good dash of the supernatural all blended together in a story that's ultimately about love and loyalty." — Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestseller From the USA Today bestselling author of T
Judith D Collins
May 243 min read
The French Illusion
By: John Grisham ISBN: 978-0385550543 Publisher: Doubleday Publication Date: 09/29/2026 Format: Other My Rating: Currrently Reading (ARC) SEP 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS #1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham delivers a gripping, suspenseful page-turner about a Paris honeymoon gone horribly wrong—and the nightmare that follows. After Paul and Chelsea Tanner’s fairytale wedding, their future is full of promise. But their honeymoon to Paris takes a dark, shocking turn when
Judith D Collins
May 201 min read
Ironwood
Catalina #2 By: Michael Connelly Narrator: Will Damron ISBN: 978-0316595384 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Publication Date: 05/19/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Best Crime Procedural Series of 2026 Sworn to protect a scenic island meant to be far from the evils of the mainland, Detective Sergeant Stilwell can feel danger closing in. Detective Sergeant Stilwell knows that his posting on Catalina Island is no paradise, but to most res
Judith D Collins
May 196 min read
The Wolf At The Door
Margot Phalen FBI Series By: Kate Wiley Narrator: Lauryn Allman Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9781837001637 Publisher: Storm Publishing Publication Date: 05/19/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) MAY 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS When seven skeletons are unearthed along the Appalachian Trail, FBI Special Agent Margot Phalen thinks she already knows who put them there. Margot knows how predators hunt. As the daughter of one of America’s most notorious serial killers, she’s turned
Judith D Collins
May 185 min read
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