Readworthy by BookBub This Month’s Best New Thrillers ---------------------------------- Cloudthief by Nathaniel Rich This timely thriller will stay with you long after the last page - “The rare book that could instantly be made into a film though rich in knowledge, ideas, and questions — and that gives me hope for literature” (Pico Iyer) - A large data center sits outside Tulsa, Oklahoma, and an unlikely duo is determined to steal its secrets in the heist of a century - Jeff VanderMeer calls this read “a propulsive page-turner” that’s “extremely satisfying and very funny” Media Praise: NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8205?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/cloudthief-by-nathaniel-rich?grante... The Women in White by Sarah Pekkanen Four brilliant women become the subjects of a scientist’s experiment — then mysteriously disappear - Decades later, Riley becomes the caretaker for an elderly widow who seems to have never left the past - A “devilishly entertaining” read (Dean Koontz) from the #1 <I>New York Times</I> bestselling coauthor of <I>The Wife Between Us</I> - On <i>The New York Times</i>’s list of novels everyone will be reading this summer Media Praise: TODAY Show, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8204?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-women-in-white-by-sarah-pekkane... Time to Burn by Ellery Lloyd A Reese’s Book Club alum is back with a mind-bending read - Pack this for your next trip — <I>Library Journal</I> calls it “perfect beach or vacation reading” - Now that commercial time travel has been perfected, groups of privileged adventurers can experience a route back in time to the London Blitz. But one journey will go terribly wrong… - Rave reviews from Clare Leslie Hall and Kate Quinn, who praises it as “a true delight to the last page!” Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Locus, Vulture, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8295?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/time-to-burn-by-ellery-lloyd-2025-1... Buyer Beware by Catherine Ryan Howard A new home harbors dark secrets in this novel Liz Nugent calls ‘brutally terrifying’ - Her move is supposed to be a fresh start, but Ellie is being watched by someone determined to keep her from discovering what happened at 1 Delaney Row… - From the author of <I>56 Days</I>, which was adapted into a TV series on Prime Video! - “Catherine Ryan Howard has done it again — her best novel yet” (Andrea Mara) Media Praise: Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8194?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/buyer-beware-by-catherine-ryan-howa... Getting Away with Murder by Shari Lapena Freida McFadden calls this a ‘deviously delicious thriller that kept me turning pages’ - When one poor decision threatens to cost Jill and Ted their beloved New York City brownstone, they hatch a desperate, murderous plan - Nita Prose, author of <I>The Maid</I>, predicts this is the “must-read thriller of 2026” - An instant <I>New York Times</I> bestseller from an author who counts Chris Whitaker, Lisa Jewell, and Mary Kubica among her fans Media Praise: People, The Boston Globe, Library Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8040?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/getting-away-with-murder-by-shari-l... The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian The #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Flight Attendant</i> pens ‘a perfect novel’ (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>) - A golf ball struck by 18-year-old Mira Winston has devastating consequences far beyond the young bystander it kills… - You won’t be able to stop reading until the “big, juicy 11th-hour plot twist” (<i>The Boston Globe</i>) - One of the novels everyone will be talking about in 2026, according to <I>The New York Times Book Review</i> Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, Parade, The Boston Globe, New York Post, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8136?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-amateur-by-chris-bohjalian?gran... This Changes Everything by Lisa Scottoline Laura Dave says this ‘riveting’ read is ‘Scottoline at her best’ - Julia is on the phone with her friend Courtney — when Courtney walks into her grandmother’s house and finds the woman murdered… Was it truly a botched robbery? - In this “tense, fast-paced thriller” (Jeneva Rose), two friends must unravel the truth behind a brutal killing - “When you open a book by Lisa Scottoline, you know the pacing will be brisk, the characters will be easy to love, and the twists will come fast and furious” (Jason Rekulak) Media Praise: People, Kirkus Reviews Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8169?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/this-changes-everything-by-lisa-sco... The Secrets We Hide by Karin Slaughter A shocking domestic crime scene dredges up a small town’s dark secrets - From the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Pretty Girls</i>, whose “books grip you from the first page and refuse to let go” (Freida McFadden) - On a quiet street, a woman has been killed, her teenage daughter is left fighting for her life, and her husband is missing. Sheriff Emmy Clifton has her work cut out for her if she wants to uncover the truth… - This twisty thriller is the latest installment in the <i>North Falls</i> series, which began with <I>We Are All Guilty Here</I> Media Praise: Oprah Daily, People, Financial Times, USA Today, Elle, Cosmopolitan, The Times, New York Post, Library Reads Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8234?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-secrets-we-hide-by-karin-slaugh... The Talking Bone by Rene Denfeld ‘Fans of Attica Locke and Laura Lippman will find a lot to like’ (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>) - Investigator Ruby Spencer takes on a death row case to save the life of a man set to be executed in two weeks — and discovers startling revelations about her own past - From the author of <I>The Child Finder</I>, this engrossing read is drawn from her own experience working to exonerate innocent people - Features an ending that “is not only unexpected, but truly shocking” (<i>BookPage</i>) Media Praise: People, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, BookPage Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8294?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-talking-bone-by-rene-denfeld?gr... The Blue Flame by George Pelecanos Don’t miss this compelling mystery from ‘a modern storytelling master’ (NPR) - “Every time I read one of George Pelecanos’s novels, I’m left a little awed… The guy’s a national treasure” (Dennis Lehane) - When PI Derek Strange is hired to prove an alibi for an accused murderer, the police department is unhappy with his interference — and he’s drawn into the criminal underworld of Washington, DC - Penned by an Emmy–nominated writer of HBO’s <i>The Wire</i> Media Praise: Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/8303?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-blue-flame-by-george-pelecanos?... The Mortons by Scott Westerfeld and Justine Larbalestier ‘Witty, thrilling, and deliciously cruel. Enjoy it with a stiff cocktail’ (Lev Grossman) - “What you would get if you put the Corleones, the Addamses, the Targaryens, and the Borgias together” (<I>The New York Times Book Review</I>) - The old-money Mortons have a unique lineage — but when the most promising member of the new generation takes on the mantle, her first kill may lead to their downfall - With a dash of dark academia, this novel is “a master class in moral ambiguity and shocking twists” (Sarah Pekkanen) Media Praise: 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/8039?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... 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