Suspense Books to Read on Vacation

What better way to spend your summer vacation than with a good book?

There are plenty of books that would make for great beach reads, but if you want something more exciting this year, try one of these books from the list below.

These new suspense novels will keep you on your toes through every page!

New Suspense Novels to Take with You on Vacation

Insomnia

Sarah Pinborough

In this twisty, mind-bending thriller from the bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes, Emma Averell worries that her crippling insomnia is a sign that she’s slowly going insane—like the mother she’s worked so hard to leave in her past.

Publication Date: 4/12/22

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The Paris Apartment

Lucy Foley

The socialite—The nice guy—The alcoholic—The girl on the verge—The concierge

Everyone's a neighbor. Everyone's a suspect. And everyone knows something they’re not telling.

Publication Date: 2/22/22

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Reckless Girls

Rachel Hawkins

From the New York Times, bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs comes Reckless Girls, a deliciously wicked gothic suspense set on an isolated Pacific island with a dark history for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.

Publication Date: 1/4/22

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My Darling Husband

Kimberly Belle

Bestselling author of DEAR WIFE and THE MARRIAGE LIE, Kimberly Belle, returns with her most heart-pounding thriller to date, as a masked home invader reveals the cracks in a marriage.

Publication Date: 3/8/22

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Greenwich Park

Katherine Faulkner

A debut thriller about impending motherhood, unreliable friendship, and the high price of keeping secrets: Helen’s idyllic life—handsome architect husband, gorgeous Victorian house, and a cherished baby on the way—begins to change the day she meets Rachel, an unpredictable single mother-to-be who doesn’t seem very maternal. Helen is drawn to her, but Rachel may threaten to reveal secrets that can destroy their lives.

Publication date: 1/25/22

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The Ex-Husband

Karen Hamilton

From internationally bestselling author Karen Hamilton comes to another pulse-pounding domestic thriller set against a lush, tropical backdrop as a woman fleeing her past as a con artist finds herself trapped aboard a cruise ship with someone who not only knows about that past but will stop at nothing to get revenge.

Publication Date: 1/18/22

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This Might Hurt

Stephanie Wrobel

From the USA Today bestselling and Edgar-nominated author of Darling Rose Gold comes a dark, thrilling novel about two sisters—one trapped in the clutches of a cult, the other in a web of her lies—and the lengths they will go to save each other.

Publication Date: 2/22/22

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Run Rose Run

Dolly Parton and James Patterson

From America’s most beloved superstar and its greatest storyteller—a thriller about a young singer-songwriter on the rise and on the run and determined to do whatever it takes to survive.

Publication Date: 3/7/22