thriller fiction

Four girls from a defunct thrill-seeking group descend into a dangerous underground cave system in search of a subterranean lake that local legends claim has the power to change things for those who can confront their deepest fears.

After taking an unusual apartment sitting job at the Bartholomew, one of Manhattan's most high-profile and mysterious buildings, Jules Larsen discovers that the building is holding many secrets when a fellow housesitter disappears.

What could be more restful than a weekend getaway with family and friends? An isolated luxury cabin in the woods, spectacular views, a hot tub and a personal chef. Hannah?s generous brother found the listing online. The reviews are stellar. It'll be three couples on this trip with good food, good company and lots of R & R. But the dreamy weekend is about to turn into a nightmare. A deadly storm is brewing. The rental host seems just a little too present. The personal chef reveals that their beautiful house has a spine-tingling history. And the friends have their own complicated past, with secrets that run blood deep. How well does Hannah know her brother, her own husband? Can she trust her best friend? Meanwhile, someone is determined to ruin the weekend, looking to exact a payback for deeds long buried. Who is the stranger among them? - Baker & Taylor.

In 2003, sixteen-year-old Rebecca Winter disappeared. She'd been enjoying her teenage summer break: working at a fast-food restaurant, crushing on an older boy and shoplifting with her best friend. Mysteriously ominous things began to happen-blood in the bed, periods of blackouts, a feeling of being watched-though Bec remained oblivious of what was to come. Eleven years later she is replaced. A young woman, desperate after being arrested, claims to be the decade-missing Bec. Soon the impostor is living Bec's life. Sleeping in her bed. Hugging her mother and father. Learning her best friends' names. Playing with her twin brothers. But Bec's welcoming family and enthusiastic friends are not quite as they seem. As the impostor dodges the detective investigating her case, she begins to delve into the life of the real Bec Winter-and soon realizes that whoever took Bec is still at large, and that she is in imminent danger. As the pretender walks in Rebecca's shoes, she realizes that whoever is responsible for Bec's disappearance is still in her life. In this chilling psychological thriller, one woman's dark past becomes another's deadly future.

Eight years ago, Grace Holloway was kidnapped and narrowly escaped death at the hands of her abductor, so now she spends her days running a small inn in Rock Harbor, Maine. But her past comes back to haunt her when girls start to go missing from Rock Harbor, girls who look a lot like Grace did when she was kidnapped. As much as she wants to stay out of it, Grace knows she can't sit idly by, and she soon realizes she might have the answers to the investigation.

In the quiet neighborhood of Hollow's Edge, Brandon and Fiona Truett are murdered and a neighbor, Ruby Fletcher, is sent to prison on the testimony of her neighbors. While Ruby's in jail, the neighbors cannot sell their homes and are forced to stare at the Truett's empty house. Fourteen months later, Ruby's conviction is overturned and she returns to the house she shared with Harper Nash. Harper is terrified, and to make things worse, she begins receiving threatening notes. She realizes someone didn't tell the truth about the night of the murders and now Harper must learn who the real killer is before he or she strikes again.

When Tom's family moves into a new home, he finds evidence of locks on the outside of his bedroom door and a message hidden under the wallpaper. The previous owners move in across the street and Tom strikes up a friendship with their daughter, Amy, to find out what happened in the house. He slowly begins to piece together the dark secret that Amy and her family are hiding, a secret they will do anything to keep hidden.

The threat of blackmail lures sixteen-year-old aspiring photographer Ava and nine other teens--all with secrets they intend to protect whatever the cost--to an abandoned amusement park on Portgrave Pier, and when bad weather and magic cut them off from the mainland, Ava and the others begin turning on each other, one by one.

When Tom's family moves into a new home, he finds evidence of locks on the outside of his bedroom door and a message hidden under the wallpaper. The previous owners move in across the street and Tom strikes up a friendship with their daughter, Amy, to find out what happened in the house. He slowly begins to piece together the dark secret that Amy and her family are hiding, a secret they will do anything to keep hidden.

Upon waking up in the hospital, seventeen-year-old Hunter Gifford learns that he and his girlfriend Chloe were involved in an accident, and that Chloe is missing. Suffering from a concussion and with no memory of what happened, Hunter quickly becomes a suspect in her disappearance. He joins with his sister Olivia and Olivia's girlfriend Gabriela to fill in the missing pieces of what happened, as the town's suspicion of his guilt grows.