These Mystery and Thriller books center on betrayal, the kind that reshapes families, partnerships, and entire communities. As trust erodes, survival becomes a personal calculation. A gripping choice for readers who prefer tension over spectacle.
Death in Driftless Hollow
by Ben Tor
Release Date: February 17, 2026
Stranded in a blizzard deep in the Wisconsin woods, six strangers fight to survive the cold, the darkness, and each other. What begins as a desperate struggle for shelter becomes a chilling descent into betrayal, violence, and psychological unraveling.
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Don't Stop the Presses
by Mike Stetz
Release Date: January 14, 2026
In the new novel “Don’t Stop the Presses,” San Diego author Mike Stetz puts a new spin on the tragic job losses facing today’s journalists. Ben Roberts doesn’t take his layoff sitting down. He fights back. Canned from the fictional San Diego Sun, Roberts hatches a plan to take over the newsroom, hold editors hostage, and produce his own newspaper.
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Jack London and Murder on Nob Hill
by Ray M. Schultze
Release Date: December 1, 2025
San Francisco, 1898: a city of fortunes won and lives discarded. When struggling writer Jack London witnesses the execution-style murder of a young girl on patrician Nob Hill, his hunt for answers draws him into a conspiracy stretching from the back alleys of Chinatown to the highest levels of society.
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Burt vs Them
by P. A. Fielding
Release Date: January 13, 2026
Fee, plagued by mental health issues and recovering from a failed suicide attempt, finds comfort in his new West Highland Terrier puppy, Burt. But even with Burt at his side and his therapist, Sandra, doing her best to pull him out of the depths of depression, he still hears voices—voices he is certain are not his own thoughts. Paranoia sets in…
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Untouchable (Special Agent Constant Marlowe)
by Jeffery Deaver
Release Date: February 17, 2026
Special Agent Constant Marlowe is passing through the charming college town of Prescott, Illinois, when a chance encounter with a terrified student stops her in her tracks. Kathleen Delaine thought she was doing the right thing when she demanded an inquiry into traumatic brain injuries among the university’s football team.
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The Crossroads (A Joe Pickett Novel Book 26)
by C.J. Box
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Marybeth Pickett gets the call she has always dreaded: her husband Joe is in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head. Joe was found in his pickup at Antler Creek Junction, a crossroads connecting three ranches. Each road leads to a dangerous family. Each family has a different bone to pick with the local game warden.
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