With limited suitcase space for your spring break vacation, these eBook thrillers will be perfect for you: they pack all the murder, suspense, and jaw-dropping twists you crave—without taking up an inch of space. Plus, they're on sale from March 31 to April 6 ..read more

March 25. This week’s new releases are pulsing with gripping suspense, spine-tingling thrills, and uncovering unsettling truths that’ll change lives.  Explore the golden, coastal shores of Italy's Capri as the secrets of an old-money family's connection to a mother’s death thirty years ago are uncovered in Saltwater. Follow along the suspenseful journey of woman and her family when they move into a small idyllic town in Georgia that feels just a little…off in Gothictown, and so much more.  Read Allison Gunn's Author Feature: The Fear of Disappearing ..read more

Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros. Guy Ritchie’s action-movie take on Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Jr., was a massive box-office hit that offered a fresh perspective on the most-adapted character in literary history. In 2009, Guy Ritchie seemed to be an unlikely choice to direct a Sherlock Holmes movie. His previous films, including his early breakthroughs Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, feature plenty of crime, but they’re more about fighting and carousing than mystery-solving, and are told from the perspective of the criminals. The cerebral and refined Holmes doesn’t ..read more

I still remember my mom absolutely fascinated by the sixteenth century ‘inexplicable’ disappearance of the settlers at the Roanoke Colony off the coast of North Carolina. Growing up in Norfolk, Virginia and the descendant of coastal North Carolinians, the mass disappearance lived in her imagination more vividly than the fairy tales later settlers brought with them. She knew each and every detail the books left out, the theories about why the ‘doomed’ settlers left the tiny island when their lifeline to Europe sailed away for supplies, and perhaps most impactful on my burgeoning creative mind ..read more

Explore Ireland's crime fiction scene's dark secrets, atmospheric settings, and unforgettable characters. From the psychological chills of The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe to the gripping suspense of The Island by Adrian McKinty, these stories keep readers on edge. With slow-burn tension and unearthing haunting pasts, dive into these thrilling reads and discover the best of Irish crime fiction ..read more

Nowadays, we have a whole host of mysteries and thrillers at our fingertips—and authors keep upping the ante! Still, sometimes, the classics are classics for a reason: they just hit so hard that nothing seems to measure up, no matter how far we advance. If you’re looking for a classic thriller, consider one of these ten that just get better with age. Mary Kay McBrayer is the author of Madame Queen: The Life and Crimes of Harlem’s Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair and America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster. You can find her s ..read more

The Assessment, Photo Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures I’m the person who actually has “the list.” You know, the list of films that I want to watch when I actually have a couple uninterrupted hours to myself. If you’re already stacking up your own list for springtime releases, make sure you give these some consideration! Last Breath Photo Courtesy of Focus Films Release Date: 2/28 When I was a kid, my dad and I played this game where we’d try to hold our breath as long as the characters on Baywatch stayed underwater. For this film, that’s impossible. The story follows a team of underwater welder ..read more

Courtesy of Netflix Netflix’s latest Harlan Coben adaptation brings his novel Just One Look to Poland for a story with the twists, cliffhangers and complex character dynamics that viewers have come to expect. The works of Harlan Coben are in such high demand for TV adaptations that they’re already starting to double up. The new Netflix series Just One Look marks the second TV version of Coben’s 2004 novel, following the 2017 French series that predated Coben’s massive, multi-year Netflix deal. While the original Just One Look may not be currently available in the U.S., it’s a key part of the i ..read more

If you’re up for selecting your book club’s next read, give this list of spring thrillers a look ..read more

The rise of technology and the idea of machines taking over the world have long been a rich mine of storytelling gold for authors, especially now with the rise of AI. What aspects of life and work are we willing to delegate to machines, and at one point does it become too much? At the heart of this is the fear of a creation overpowering its creator; what happens when something that is human-made no longer responds to human commands?  Mary Shelley tapped into this fear with FRANKENSTEIN, which could be considered a very early science fiction novel; the monster rebels against Victor, and ..read more