Gripping Mystery & Thriller Books Full of Suspense and Intrigue

07 Feb 2026

Gripping Mystery & Thriller Books Full of Suspense and Intrigue

Dive into seven gripping Mystery & Thriller stories packed with suspense, deception, and high stakes. From weaponized technology and POW escapes to psychological tension and unsolved mysteries, these books will keep you guessing until the last page. Perfect for fans of fast-paced thrillers, cunning plots, and edge-of-your-seat storytelling.


The Umbrella Protocol

by C. Chase Harwood

Release Date: February 3, 2026

From the bestselling author of Bastion Saturn comes a relentless technothriller about weaponized climate tech, corrupted faith, love, betrayal, and how easily one system can end the world.

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To Thine Own Self Be True (War of the Submarine Book 8)

by R.G. Roberts

Release Date: January 31, 2026

Captain Alex Coleman has faced impossible odds before, but now he must endure the unthinkable. Imprisoned in a top-secret POW camp, Alex has no resources, no weapons, and only his guts to depend on. Between a Navy captain with a cozy relationship with their captors and a warden intent on discovering national secrets, can Alex Coleman survive again?

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In His Wake

by Chad Zunker

Release Date: February 1, 2026

The death of reporter Dean Dawson’s estranged father in a boating accident leaves Dean and his brothers with mixed emotions. After all, the man abandoned his family and lived a life of inexplicable lies and broken promises. But four months after that fatal night cruise, their father is becoming a greater mystery than they imagined.

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Read Between the Lies

by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Release Date: February 1, 2026

In this claustrophobic psychological suspense from USA Today bestselling author Jesse Q. Sutanto, the line between victim and villain blurs with every chapter. Because in the end, everyone has their own version of the truth—but only one will make it onto the page.

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Dead in the Water

by John Marrs

Release Date: January 20, 2026

When Damon survives a near-drowning, his life flashes before his eyes. Every memory is crystal clear—except one. A dead boy. A face he can’t place. A moment he doesn’t remember living. At first, he tells himself it’s a trick of the mind. But everything else he saw was real. So why not this?

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A Gentleman Far From Home (The Lord Julian Mysteries Book 11)

by Grace Burrowes

Release Date: January 23, 2026

When one of Wellington’s best sharpshooters is threatened with dire consequences if he returns to his family seat, Lord Julian Caldicott is called in to unmask the blackmailer. Julian is willing to take on the investigation for the sake of a former soldier’s wellbeing, and also to relieve the grinding monotony of deepest mid-winter endured alone in rural Surrey.

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