Readworthy by BookBub This Month’s Best New Thrillers ---------------------------------- This B Just Won’t Die! by Tanya Pell Stephen Graham Jones’s ‘new favorite slasher novel’ - Aging scream queen Barbra wants to break free from Hollywood’s typecasting — but then her fans begin dying in gruesomely familiar ways… - A “wonderfully campy and self-aware” read that “has a wicked aftertaste” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>) - Fans of Grady Hendrix’s <i>The Final Girl Support Group</i> and Paul Tremblay’s <I>Horror Movie</i> won’t want to miss this spin on the final girl trope Media Praise: Publishers Weekly Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8697?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/this-b-just-won-t-die-by-tanya-pell... Brut by Sam Tallent ‘Comes on like a freight train and never stops’ (Terry Hayes) - This “exceptional thriller” (<i>Publishers Weekly</I>) follows Robert Beaujolais, a hit man who — after a botched job — must take on an impossible mission - Propulsive plotting takes readers from San Francisco to Paris - Comes highly recommended by <i>Booklist</i>, who says readers will be captivated from the opening sentences Media Praise: Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8701?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/brut-by-sam-tallent?granted_at=2026... It’s Not What You Think by Clare Mackintosh ‘I always see the twists coming — but not this time’ (Lee Child) - Lisa Jewell is raving about this “madly twisty and super pacy and so, so clever” novel - Nadeeka is certain that Jamie is cheating on her — but just when she’s about to confront him at home, she walks into a terrible crime scene - This “nail-biter of a thriller” (Shari Lapena, author of <i>The Couple Next Door</i>) is sure to stick with you long after the last page Media Praise: People, The Guardian, The Times Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8802?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/it-s-not-what-you-think-by-clare-ma... Killing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar This terrifying thriller arrives just in time for Halloween - Harlan Coben, Caroline Kepnes, and Stephen King are all fans, with King calling it a “small-town nightmare… with a dark dash of Thomas Harris’s <I>The Silence of the Lambs</I>” - A maximum security cell that once housed a notorious murderer is now empty, with only a chilling message on the wall. As the body count rises, it becomes clear something even more sinister is at play… - “Richard Chizmar delves deep into our worst fears and touches the darkness that lives there” (S. A. Cosby) Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, Publishers Weekly Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8696?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/killing-the-boogeyman-by-richard-ch... Call Off the Dark by Hallie Shepherd This buzzy read is already slated for a TV adaptation! - Grief-stricken Helen is navigating her strange new existence in her impulsive second marriage when her new husband’s brother shows up — the one who’s supposed to be dead… - Helen must confront the possibility of an unraveling reality in this “twisty genre-bender” (<I>People</I>) - <I>The Overnight Guest</I> author Helen Gudenkauf calls this “one of the most beautifully told, unsettling novels I’ve encountered” Media Praise: People, New York Post, Publishers Weekly Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8702?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/call-off-the-dark-by-hallie-shepher... The Witch by Freida McFadden An atmospheric thriller set at a centuries-old New England estate - The latest from the #1 <I>New York Times</I> bestselling sensation behind <I>The Housemaid</I> series! - Seeking a fresh start, Julia Barlow seeks refuge at her family’s 17th-century estate in Massachusetts, only to face unsettling, sinister events… - A dark history comes back to haunt the present in this engrossing read about witchcraft and family secrets Media Praise: Parade, The Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8804?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-witch-by-freida-mcfadden?grante... Little Red Death by Alexandra Benedict A dark crime novel to leave you shivering - “Plot twists… as delicious to follow as a trail of breadcrumbs in a dark, dark wood” (Clémence Michallon, author of <i>The Quiet Tenant</i>) - Still haunted by the unsolved case of her best friend’s disappearance, DI Lyla Rondell must investigate a series of murders based on classic fairy tales… - Janice Hallett says, “Prepare to be spellbound because Alexandra Benedict is a master of this darkest art” Media Praise: People Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8803?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/little-red-death-by-alexandra-bened... The French Illusion by John Grisham A fairy-tale honeymoon in Paris spirals into a nightmare after a shocking kidnapping - This <i>New York Times</i> bestseller is the first spy thriller from the author behind classic legal thrillers like <I>The Firm</I> - When newlyweds Paul and Chelsea are kidnapped in France, it ignites a major intelligence operation — and uncovers an unthinkable conspiracy - “The story unfolds so irresistibly that newcomers may think Grisham’s been writing thrillers like this his whole life” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>) Media Praise: TODAY Show, CBS Mornings, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8694?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-french-illusion-by-john-grisham... Off the Reservation by Stephen Graham Jones <i>BookPage</i> warns this ‘will keep you up all night reading’ - On a road trip alongside three Blackfeet companions, guilt-ridden Nathan Yellow Tail discovers what happens when history refuses to stay buried… - From the <I>New York Times</I> bestselling author of <I>My Heart Is a Chainsaw</I> - A follow-up to the smash breakout hit <I>The Only Good Indians</I> from “one of our most talented and prolific living writers” (Tommy Orange) Media Praise: People, BookPage Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8698?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/off-the-reservation-by-stephen-grah... Other Worlds Than These by Stephen King and Peter Straub ‘Blistering… You can’t guess the ending’ (<i>New York Magazine</i>) - “Two masters of the craft” (<i>The Independent</i>) have reunited, and <I>The Baltimore Sun</I> speaks for fans everywhere: “To say we are excited is an understatement” - Follow weary, middle-aged Jack Sawyer as he faces members of a murderous cult in an apocalyptic battle… - “Fans of the earlier <i>Talisman</i> novels will absolutely love this one, and because King is a wizard at providing backstory, new readers can thoroughly enjoy it” (<i>Booklist</i> starred review) Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, Esquire, Parade, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Reactor, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8695?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/other-worlds-than-these-by-stephen-... Look What the Cat Dragged In by Jason Rekulak ‘<i>Garfield</I> meets <i>Rosemary’s Baby</i>’ (<I>Publishers Weekly</i>) - Another supernatural thriller from the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Hidden Pictures</i> - Cartoonist Penny is happy to pet-sit an affectionate cat named Godfrey — but after an increasingly terrifying series of events, she’s forced to reevaluate what Godfrey truly is… - A “dramatic, screamworthy climax” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>) worthy of a storyteller with “a freakishly fertile imagination” (<i>The New York Times</i>) Media Praise: Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8699?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... 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