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Best Boy
By: Deborah Goodrich Royce Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld Blackstone Publishing ISBN: 9798895653340 Publisher: Post Hill Press Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Hardcover & Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A gripping psychological thriller, Best Boy teeters on the knife-edge of memory and identity when the arrival of a shocking letter threatens the carefully constructed life of a woman desperate to outrun her past. Viveca Stevenson has it all: a handsom

Judith D Collins
Apr 209 min read


How To Get Away With Murder
By: Rebecca Philipson Narrators: Michael Geary; Tamsin Kennard Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250434586 Publisher: Minotaur Books Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "If you picked up this book because you truly want to get away with murder, you will not be disappointed. Simply turn the page and we'll get started." This fresh debut thriller finds a Scotland Yard detective trying to find the author of a self-help book that p

Judith D Collins
Apr 176 min read


Finders Keepers
By: Natalie Barelli Narrators: Perry Daniels, Rachel Leblang Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9781464247507 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "Dear Diary. Today I'm going to kill her. Love, Rose." When Rose discovers her troubled past splashed across the pages of a bestselling book, she knows her carefully constructed life is about to unravel. The author, Emily Harper, claims the story is fict

Judith D Collins
Apr 124 min read


Then He Was Gone
By: Isabel Booth Narrators: E.J. Lavery, Ryan Duncan, Ray Conley Spotify Audiobooks ISBN: 9798892424691 Publisher:Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Desperate parents search for their missing son in this tense thriller, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Jennifer Hillier. When attorney Elizabeth English and her husband, Paul, catch up to their energetic sons at the end of their hike, they expe

Judith D Collins
Apr 125 min read


All In Her Hands
By: Audrey Blake Narrator: Susan Lyons Recorded Books ISBN: 9781464220241 Publisher: Soucebooks Landmark Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From USA Today bestselling author Audrey Blake comes a story of love, hope, and perseverance, following one woman's fight against an invisible enemy. One woman physician. A group of talented midwives. A deadly disease spreading. 1849. Dr. Nora Gibson is the only female surgeon

Judith D Collins
Mar 225 min read


Pinky Swear
By: Danielle Girard Narrators: Amanda Dolan, Rebekkah Ross Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668096529 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From Danielle Girard, the USA TODAY bestselling author who “effortlessly ratchets up the tension” (J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author), comes a pulse-pounding thriller about a young woman whose surrogate disappears just days before the baby’s d

Judith D Collins
Mar 85 min read


Dollface
By: Lindy Ryan Narrator: Stephanie Németh-Parker Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250888914 Publisher: St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Barbie meets Scream with a 90s nostalgia twist in this horror romp from Bless Your Heart author Lindy Ryan. Horror author Jill has just moved to suburban New Jersey, hoping to fit in with the new PTA moms and maybe not weird everyone out with her Final Gi

Judith D Collins
Feb 275 min read


She Thought She Was Safe
By: Terri Parlato Narrator: Kelli Tager Recorded Books ISBN: 9781496755704 Publisher: Kensington Books Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A young woman is reunited with the famous father she never knew at a secluded lakeside community hiding nightmarish secrets in this immersive modern-day gothic for readers of psychological suspense by Mary Kubica, Sheri Lapena and Megan Miranda. After the double blow of divorce

Judith D Collins
Feb 268 min read


Her Last Breath
By: Taylor Adams Narrator: Sophie Amoss ISBN: 9780063394131 Publisher: William Morrow Publication Date: 02/17/2026 Format:Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From the critically acclaimed author of No Exit and The Last Word comes a story of two friends who embark on an ill-fated caving expedition—and the dark truth of what happens deep underground. After years of excuses, Tess has finally agreed to go caving with her best friend Allie. Their lives hav

Judith D Collins
Feb 195 min read


Murder at 30,000 Feet
By: Susan Walter Narrator: Scott Brick Blackstone ISBN: 9798228357334 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Publication Date: 02/17/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS Under the cover of turbulence, a killer strikes. With nowhere to land and nowhere to hide, who will save the passengers from this nightmare at 30,000 feet? It’s a ticket to paradise. Flight 868 has nonstop service to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Over a dozen tipsy passengers are off

Judith D Collins
Feb 187 min read


Where the Wildflowers Grow
By: Terah Shelton Harris Narrators: Terah Shelton Harris, Tracie Thoms, Diontae Black ISBN: 978-1464229220 Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark Publication Date: 02/17/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS #CoverReveal TOP BOOKS OF 2026! From acclaimed author Terah Shelton Harris comes a poignant story of survival and redemption that questions what it means to stop existing and start living. Leigh is the last of the Wildes. She knows this becau

Judith D Collins
Feb 188 min read


I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home
By: Fergus Craig Narrator: Joan Walker Penguin Audio IBBN: 9798217189052 Publisher: Berkley Publication Date: 02/17/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS BLOG TOUR Feb 17 SPOTLIGHT After a decades-long stint in prison, former serial killer Carol is looking to kick back and relax in her new retirement home...until a fellow resident drops dead and Carol has to prove she actually didn't do it this time.... Carol is delighted to be leaving her tiny

Judith D Collins
Feb 176 min read


To His New Wife
By: Willow Rose Narrator: Madeline Pell ISBN: 9781805505822 Publisher: Bookouture Hachette UK Publication Date: 02/12/2026 Format: e-book My Rating: 4.5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS His ex sent me a letter. I thought she was dead . Emma’s life has been perfect ever since she met Benjamin. Behind his kind smile he’s not just a successful surgeon, but a devoted father to his daughter Lily. As she wakes up beside him in their king-size bed every morning, Emma can’t belie

Judith D Collins
Feb 104 min read


Keeper of Lost Children
By: Sadequa Johnson Narrators: Sadeqa Johnson, Ariel Blake, Karen Chilton, Adam Lazarre-White Simon & Schuster Audio ISBN: 9781668069912 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: 02/10/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS In this new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The House of Eve, one American woman’s vision in post WWII Germany will tie together three people in an unexpected way. Lost in the streets and smoldering

Judith D Collins
Feb 86 min read


The Better Mother
By: Jennifer van der Kleut Narrator: Xe Sands Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9798892424028 Publisher: Crooked Lane Books Publication Date: 02/10/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars + (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS FEB Featured #AuthorElevatorSeries QA TOP DEBUT OF 2026 A woman ends up pregnant after a casual fling, but the father's girlfriend has much more sinister intentions in this plot-driven suspense debut. A modern spin on Fatal Attraction meets The Hand that Rocks the C

Judith D Collins
Feb 89 min read


It's Not Her
By: Mary Kubica Narrators: Jennifer Jill Araya, Brittany Pressley, Gary Tiedemann ISBN: 978-0778387992 Publisher: Harlequin Audio | Park Row Publication Date: 02/03/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “A gripping thrill ride with razor sharp tension and a whiplash ending I never saw coming. Kubica is a masterful storyteller!” —Jeneva Rose, #1 New York Times bestselling author Two families vacationing at a secluded lake resort are at the center of a

Judith D Collins
Feb 85 min read


Dirty Metal
By: Allison LaMothe Narrator: Gail Shalan ISBN: 9781250433275 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 02/03/2026 Format: Audiobook My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS An electrifying new voice in crime fiction: Allison LaMothe’s debut is a gritty, fast-paced mystery about a reporter running down two huge stories at once “Allison LaMothe is a wildly talented writer with an exacting eye for detail and her tenacious tabloid reporter, Parker Snow, is gutsy

Judith D Collins
Feb 47 min read


Impostor
An Alexander Gregory Thriller #1 (of 6) By: L. J. Ross Narrator: Hugh Dancy ISBN: 9781464273872 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 02/03/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From internationally bestselling author LJ Ross comes a tense, atmospheric thriller that explores how far we'll go to understand—and survive—the darkness around us. In the remote hills of western Ireland, fear spreads as the locals struggle to make sense o

Judith D Collins
Feb 47 min read


Good Intentions
By: Marisa Walz Narrator: Brittany Pressley Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250433787 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 02/03/2026 Format: Audiobook/e-book My Rating: 5 Stars (ALC) (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "A stunning debut with razor-sharp tension and surprising twists." —Jeneva Rose Even the best intentions can grow into obsession . . . On the surface, Cady has the perfect life. She has a thriving luxury event-planning business, the man she’s loved since she w

Judith D Collins
Feb 36 min read


We Were Never Friends
By: Kaira Rouda Narrators: January LaVoy, Hillary Huber, Tara Sands, Patricia Santomasso Sourcebooks ISBN: 9781464244995 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Publication Date: 02/03/2026 Format: Paperback My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS "As twisty and suspenseful as it gets...instead of looking to the future, these old friends and sorority sisters discover it’s not so easy to bury the past. A haunting page-turner. I loved it!" — Robyn Harding, bestselling author of

Judith D Collins
Feb 37 min read


Blade
By: Wendy Walker Narrator: Julia Whelan ISBN: 9781662531927 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer Publication Date: 02/01/2026 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS From USA Today bestselling author—and former competitive skater—Wendy Walker comes a chilling psychological thriller set in the cutthroat world of elite figure skating. Ana Robbins was an Olympic star in the making—until tragedy forced her to leave that world behind. At the age of sixteen, she g

Judith D Collins
Feb 17 min read


Read Between The Lies
By: Jesse Q. Sutanto Narrator: Eunice Wong ISBN: 978-1662534645 Publisher: Mindy's Book Studio Publication Date: 02/01/2026 Format: audio/e-book My Rating: 4 Stars FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS “Read Between the Lies is a dark, delicious takedown of cancel culture and the publishing industry―I read it in two sittings because I had to stop midway and go google my own name. Highly recommend.” ―Mindy Kaling In this claustrophobic psychological suspense from USA Today bestselling aut

Judith D Collins
Jan 316 min read


When I Kill You
By: B.A. Paris Narrator: Georgia Maguire ISBN: 978-1250289445 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication Date: 02/17/2026 Format: Other My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC) (ALC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS The multimillion-copy and New York Times bestseller B. A. Paris returns with a triumphant, unsettling new suspense novel. Who is watching Nell Masters? Nell Masters is certain someone is following her. The hairs on the back of her neck rise when she travels to and from work, there are si

Judith D Collins
Jan 296 min read


The Girls Before
By: Kate Alice Marshall Narrators: Ina Barrón, Karissa Vacker Macmillan Audio ISBN: 9781250343086 Publisher: Pine and Cedar Publication Date: 02/24/2026 Format: Audio My Rating: 4 Stars (ALC) FEB 2026 MUST-READ BOOKS A search & rescue expert. A kidnapped woman. The lost girls who haunt them both. “A superb mystery. . . Readers will be thinking about this long after they turn the last page.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) There is a girl in a basement. The door has stopp

Judith D Collins
Jan 236 min read












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