Readworthy by BookBub This Month’s Best New Thrillers ---------------------------------- The Caretaker by Marcus Kliewer Grab this smash-hit new release before the screen adaptation starring Sydney Sweeney - An instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller perfect “for those who like their thriller stories bowstring taut and their endings pitch black” (<I>Booklist</I>) - Macy Mullins signs up for three days in the Oregon wilderness when she accepts a caretaker position — but something evil lurks on the property… - Buckle up for “a no-brakes plummet into madness” (Alma Katsu, author of <i>The Hunger</i>) Media Praise: People, Parade, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7155?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-caretaker-by-marcus-kliewer?gra... The Last Mandarin by Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung Alarm bells go off simultaneously around the world — and the clock starts ticking down… - Cowritten by the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of the <i>Armand Gamache</i> series and an award-winning journalist - In this gripping read that <i>Publishers Weekly</i> calls “an eerily plausible nail-biter,” a Chinese American mother-daughter duo race across the world to prevent catastrophe - This political thriller comes to life with a ripped-from-the-headlines premise and its portrayal of nuanced family relationships Media Praise: People, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7162?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-last-mandarin-by-louise-penny-a... Five by Ilona Bannister Don’t miss this unforgettable contender for the thriller of the summer! - Five strangers wait on a train platform. In five minutes, one of them will die. This book will tell you their stories first… - Garnering praise from Chris Whitaker, Alafair Burke, and Shari Lapena, who says it’s “quite unlike anything I’ve ever read” - A wildly inventive page-turner that breaks the fourth wall, allowing readers to engage with “a kind of morality tale, a Rorschach test for all of us” (<I>The New York Times</I>) Media Praise: NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Times, New York Post, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7306?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/five-by-ilona-bannister-2026-04-30?... Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister How far will a desperate mother go for her child? - The latest Read with Jenna pick and instant <I>New York Times</I> bestseller from the author of <I>Wrong Time, Wrong Place</I> - Simone wakes in the Texas desert to find her teenage daughter kidnapped — and a voice on the phone demanding she do the unthinkable… - “Tense, twisty, and an emotional gut punch — <I>Caller Unknown</I> is a one-sitting read” (Karin Slaughter) Media Praise: TODAY Book Club/Read with Jenna, People, The Times, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7427?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/caller-unknown-by-gillian-mcalliste... Honey by Imani Thompson ‘Might be the most-anticipated debut novel of the year’ (<I>Esquire</I>) - PhD student Yrsa is very, very bored — but her ennui comes to an end when she accidentally kills a professor… - Meet an antihero you won’t soon forget in this “novel that will leave you gasping for air” (<i>Glamour</i>) - <I>Publishers Weekly</I> says, “There’s a staggering level of depth to this pitch-perfect satire” Media Praise: The New Yorker, Vogue, Esquire, Elle, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7430?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/honey-by-imani-thompson-2026-04-30?... The Fourth Option by Jack Carr and M.P. Woodward Race through the first entry in a brand-new series! - Lee Child, Brad Thor, and Mark Greaney all recommend this #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling writer - With his loyal Belgian Malinois, jaded CIA operative Chris Walker embarks on a path of justice and retribution when the widow of a fallen teammate begs him for help - A propulsive vigilante thriller cowritten by the author of <I>The Terminal List</I> Media Praise: New York Post Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7304?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-fourth-option-by-jack-carr-and-... The Library After Dark by Ande Pliego Take a trip to ‘a bibliophile’s haunted house, crawling with secrets’ (A. J. Finn) - “Stephen King meets Agatha Christie” (Hank Phillippi Ryan) in this hot new release - When Aria Stokes is taken on a tour of the infamous, haunted Daedalus Library, she’s forced to confront her dark past — and a killer hiding in plain sight… - A dark fairy tale, a locked-room whodunit, and a work of gothic horror all in one Media Praise: Oprah Daily, People, Forbes, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7529?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-library-after-dark-by-ande-plie... A Deadly Episode by Anthony Horowitz Jump right into a clever series ‘in peak form’ (<I>Publishers Weekly</I>) - A delightful, metafictional whodunit that’s perfect for fans of classic British mysteries - Hollywood has finally come knocking… but as the movie adaptation of Hawthorne and Horowitz’s first case begins to film, the star is murdered - Match wits against pugnacious former detective inspector Daniel Hawthorne — but the author will “keep you guessing until the very last page” (<i>Town & Country</i>) Media Praise: NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Times, Publishers Weekly Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7433?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/a-deadly-episode-by-anthony-horowit... A Murder in Hollywood by Michael Crichton A never-before-published work from the legendary author of <I>Jurassic Park</I> - In the gritty decadence of 1970s Hollywood, a high-profile murder sends brilliant investigator Harlow Perkins on a winding investigation - “Crichton clearly had a lot of fun writing this book, and readers will have just as much fun reading it” (<I>Booklist</I>) Media Praise: Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7510?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/a-murder-in-hollywood-by-michael-cr... ---------------------------------- Discover more Readworthy recommendations: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/collections/best-new-thrillers-books?gran... ---------------------------------- You are receiving this Thrillers email because [email protected] is signed up for updates highlighting the best new releases in your categories. 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