Thrillers For Every Type: A Holiday Gift Guide

For the Twisty Reader

When No One Is Watching was an instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller, and it was also a Marie Claire Book Club Pick, so you know it’s going to be good! 

Sydney Green’s neighborhood is changing. To hold onto her community’s past and present, she channels her frustration into a walking tour and finds an unlikely and unwanted assistant in one of the new arrivals to the block, her neighbor Theo.

Sydney and Theo’s deep dive into history quickly becomes a dizzying descent into paranoia and fear. Their neighbors may not have moved to the suburbs after all… Smart, anxiety-inducing and thought-provoking.

For the Revenge Reader

Just jaw-dropping! The Revenge Plot is a twisty, drama-filled and suspenseful revenge thriller that well and truly hits the spot. Over the course of the book, we follow three different women with very different life experiences, but they’re all linked together as a brutal revenge plot unravels. It’s so brilliantly layered and I couldn’t get enough.

It’s one of those books that effortlessly keeps you reading and surprises you at every turn. Perfectly paced, brilliantly twisty and as satisfying as they come.

For the 'Feels Like a Movie' Reader

Imagine this. You're on board the first non-stop flight from London to Sydney. Shortly after take-off, you receive a chilling anonymous note. There are people on this plane intent on bringing it down, and you're the key to their plan. And they have your daughter…

If you need something you can watch play out in your mind like a movie, Hostage is a no-brainer. Intense, emotional and a much more thrilling version of a locked room mystery!

For the Pacy Reader

Strangers in the Car is a fast-paced, addictive read that left me breathless. I was so desperate to read every other book this author had written after I read this one! C.M. Ewan is known for taking a seemingly innocent situation and flipping it on its head, and I just devoured this novel.

Abi and Ben stop on their journey after spotting a broken-down car with a mother and baby. They narrowly miss a man standing in the middle of the road and agree to give the family a lift. But things quickly turn messy; lies are told, people aren’t who they say they are, the danger ramps up, and the twists just keep on coming!

For the Festive Reader

This one is a gripping, festive detective crime thriller novel, with a twist that will chill you to your core. It’s been described as an anti-cosy Christmas novel which just grabbed me straight away!

DI Tom Stonem is dreaming of a quiet Christmas alone, but it isn’t meant to be. The body of a man lies in the shadow of the Angel of the North, with a child’s Christmas list in his pocket. 1. No angel is crossed off. When a second body is found, Stonem is convinced there’s a grim connection between the crime scenes and the seemingly innocent list.

For the Slow-burn Reader

If You Didn’t Kill Her combines gripping dual timelines, a brilliant cast of characters and plot that is instantly intriguing to create an intense, memorable thriller. A perfect slow-burn! 

After Chelsea is released from prison for the murder of her friend and roommate Izzy, a crime she did not commit, we explore the lengths people will go to hide their secret, and also to clear their name. It’s such an absorbing read, the dual timelines so beautifully organised and the ending as satisfying as they come. A must read and an author to watch out for!