Don’t Blink: 6 Mystery & Thriller Books Full of Twists

16 May 2025

Don’t Blink: 6 Mystery & Thriller Books Full of Twists

These six page-turners will leave your pulse racing and your trust shattered. From missing persons to deadly conspiracies, each story is packed with shocking twists, high-stakes suspense, and characters you’ll love to doubt. Craving your next late-night obsession? Start here—if you dare.


States of Matter

by Lisa Loop

Release Date: May 13, 2025

Thea Sun lives in the moment, a widow with a mysterious past she is fine to forget. But, when a speedboat crashes into her, Thea’s identity, of an unsung tech genius with vast personal power and a wealth of carefully guarded secrets, returns. Now, she will stop at nothing in her search for the truth, even facing the sorrow of what she has lost.

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A Black Saturday Afternoon

by R.D. Valentine

Release Date: March 31, 2025

David hears the thudding of Red Doc Marten boots coming towards him on Mercy Way. Quivering with terror, he screams, “Ray, run,” deciding to leave him at the mercy of the universe and protect Angela and Elaine instead. It’s too late, there’s a bloody murder on a sunny afternoon, and now he must find the killer before the killer finds him.

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Under His Skin (Trapped Book 2)

by Livia Huntingdon-Jones

Release Date: April 23, 2025

Can a strained marriage survive a deviant male fantasy?

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Misery’s Wings

by Jaig Saul

Release Date: March 30, 2025

Kidnapped by the sadistic Shaun, Anissa survives by surrendering pieces of herself—until a chilling truth sparks a plan for escape. As she transforms herself into the perfect captive, she prepares for a brutal fight for freedom. Misery’s Wings is a chilling tale of survival, power, and resilience.

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Brief Tenure (Louis Vila Series Book 2)

by Miles Ballard

Release Date: April 25, 2025

When a janitor and former professor finds her rival dead on campus, Detectives Vila and Destry uncover a web of grudges, scandal, and academic backstabbing. Darkly funny, razor-sharp, and full of twists, Brief Tenure explores the price of ambition, the long reach of revenge, and what happens when smart people do very bad things.

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Such Quiet Girls

by Noelle West Ihli

Release Date: April 29, 2025

Sage and her sister won’t make it home from school today. Neither will the other children on Bus 315. But that’s only the beginning of the nightmare. New bus driver Jessa blames herself for what happened. She couldn’t protect the kids she was supposed to deliver to daycare, just like she couldn’t protect her own daughter three years ago. But this time, everything will be different. It has to be.

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