Caution: The best new thriller books are so addicting you’ll find yourself glued to the page. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
A new year brings new books, and the list of new thrillers in 2022 is particularly long.
Of course, my 2022 reading list is full of all the best new thriller books I could find.
If you are a fan of page-turning mysteries, you’ll love this list of all the best new thrillers of 2022. On my search for the best thrillers books of the year, I’ve included all the best thriller books coming out soon.
Even better, I update this post every season, so you’ll always be on top of the best new thrillers books out there!
Whether you are looking for the best new psychological thriller books or prefer a good domestic mystery, there’s something for everyone!
New Psychological Thriller Books
The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley
Looking for a fresh start, Jess moves into her half-brother’s Paris apartment only to find him missing. The longer Ben stays gone, the more Jess begins to question his living situation. Jess can tell the neighbor’s know more than they are telling, making each one a viable suspect in this new thriller from the author of The Guest List.
A Flicker in the Dark
Stacy Willingham
When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls disappeared from her small Louisiana town and she was the crucial witness that convicted her father as a serial killer. As her wedding approaches, Chloe fears the past is repeating when teen girls start vanishing. Is she imagining the parallels to her past or is the past truly coming back to haunt her?
Reckless Girls
Rachel Hawkins
It seems like a chance of a lifetime when Lux McCallister and her boyfriend Nico are hired to sail two women to a remote Pacific island. Yet, when they arrive, another boat is already anchored there, piloted by a golden couple. The party of six gets along great until another stranger arrives and the perfect vacation turns deadly.
Insomnia
Sarah Pinborough
Emma Averell loves her life as a high-powered lawyer with two beautiful children and a wonderful husband. As her fortieth birthday approaches, Emma worries her crippling insomnia is making her lose her mind, just like her own mother did when she turned forty. Are Emma’s symptoms the precursor to her mother’s illness, and, more importantly, will she also end up hurting her family just like her mother did?
An Honest Lie
Tarryn Fisher
Secluded Tiger Mountain is the perfect place for Rainy to make a new start. During a girls’ trip to Vegas, Rainy’s best friend doesn’t come back to the hotel one night. Quickly, Rainy discovers that her best friend has been abducted but Rainy is who they are really after because of a secret from her past.
Nine Lives
Peter Swanson
Nine strangers receive a mysterious list in the mail with nine names, including their own. All are strangers with different occupations living in different parts of the country. When they begin dying under suspicious circumstances, FBI Agent Jessica Winslow begins to investigate if there is a connection or if it’s the work of a madman, because she, too, is on the list.
ICYMI: Psychological Thrillers From Fall 2021
New Mystery Thriller Novels
The Maid
Nita Prose
Although she struggles to interact with people, her love of order and cleanliness makes Molly Gray is an excellent maid at the Regency Grand Hotel. When Molly discovers a wealthy guest dead in his hotel bed, the police peg her as the prime suspect due to her unusual behaviors. With the help of her friends, Molly must investigate the murder to prove her own innocence in this cozy locked-room mystery.
The Book of Cold Cases
Simone St. James
In 1977, two men were murdered with the same gun but the prime suspect, the eccentric Beth Greer, was acquitted at trial. Searching for a story for her true-crime blog, Shea Collins decides to interview Beth, in a mansion that feels haunted. The deeper Shea dives into the truth, the more she worries she is being manipulated by a cold-blooded murderer.
The Fields
Erin Young
A young woman is found dead in an Iowa cornfield, the daughter of one of the few farmers still able to compete with Big Agriculture. As Sergeant Riley Fisher begins to investigate the death of her former childhood friend, she worries it will bring up buried secrets from their past. As more people are found dead, Fisher suspects the motive is much larger than her small town.
The Night Shift
Alex Finlay
On New Year’s Eve 1999, four teenagers working the night shift at a Blockbuster in New Jersey are attacked, with only one survivor. Police quickly identify the boyfriend of one of the victims as a suspect, but he disappears before they can arrest him. Fifteen years later, it happens again at an ice cream store. Now FBI Agent Sarah Keller must investigate both incidents, looking for a connection, while stirring up memories for the first survivor and the brother of the accused, who has always proclaimed his brother was innocent.
One Step Too Far
Lisa Gardner
After debuting in last year’s Before She Disappeared, missing persons investigator Frankie Elkin returns with a case of a young man missing in a national forest. Sensing the father’s desperation, Frankie agrees to take on the case. Quickly, she realizes something dark is going on when more people disappear.
ICYMI: Mystery Thrillers From Fall 2021
New Domestic Thriller Books
The Golden Couple
Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Rogue therapist Avery Chambers promises that she can fix any problem in 10 sessions with her unconventional methods that have stripped her of her license. After cheating on her husband, Marissa Bishop is willing to do anything to save her marriage to Matthew. As Avery looks deeper into the seemingly perfect couple, she finds that there is much more going on than any of them suspect. With a compelling story and plenty of twists to keep you guessing, fans of the thriller duo will love their new psychological thriller.
The Younger Wife
Sally Hepworth
Tully and Rachel find themselves thrown for a loop when their father announces he is divorcing their mother with dementia and marrying a woman younger than both of them. As they dig deeper into Heather’s secrets and confront their own issues, comments from their mother make them suspect that their parents’ marriage may not have been as idyllic as they thought. Knowing the wedding will end in blood, The Younger Wife is an addictive domestic thriller that keeps you engaged as you play amateur detective, judging the reliability of the narrators and deciding who you think is guilty.
Greenwich Park
Katherine Faulkner
With a baby on the way, Helen is thrown for a loop when she befriends a reckless single mother-to-be at a prenatal class. Rachel is the opposite of maternal but at least she makes Helen laugh. When Rachel’s erratic behavior becomes unsettling, Helen realizes Rachel holds a secret that will threaten Helen’s idyllic life.
I’ll Be You
Janelle Brown
As children, identical twins Sam and Elli were inseparable and so alike even their parents couldn’t tell them apart. Discovered by Hollywood, they spent years as B-List tv stars, often sharing the same role. However, their lives have drifted apart since Elli left acting, reinventing herself as a perfect homemaker, and Sam dived into drugs and alcohol after her failed acting career. When Elli disappears, Sam realizes her sister’s life is far from perfect and must dive into her sister’s traumatic secrets.
Run Rose Run
Dolly Parton and James Patterson
James Patterson, one of the bestselling authors of all times, teams up with beloved musician Dolly Parton for a thriller about an up-and-coming singer-songwriter. Singing about the hard life she left behind, her fame is only increasing. When she settles in Nashville looking for her big break, the past she has been running from comes back to haunt her.
This Might Hurt
Stephanie Wrobel
Struggling with her mundane life and grieving her mother, Kit Collins decides to check into Wisewood. At a private island in Maine, Wisewood’s guests commit to a six-month retreat, completely cut off from the outside world so they can find their “Maximized Selves.” After six months, Kit’s sister Natalie receives a threatening message from Wisewood and she sets off, desperate to free her sister from the cultish establishment and to protect her own startling secrets.
ICYMI: Domestic Thrillers From Fall 2021
Spooky Thriller Novels
The Resting Place
Camilla Sten
Born with face blindness, Eleanor witnesses her grandmother’s murder but can’t identify the killer. Terrified the murderer will come for her, Eleanor begins to have severe anxiety and nightmares. When she unexpectedly inherits her grandmother’s vast estate in the Swedish woods, Eleanor also inherits the dark secrets that come with it.
The Children on the Hill
Jennifer McMahon
In 1978, Vi and Eric live with their grandmother, Dr. Helen Hildreth, who runs a psychiatric treatment facility next door to their home. One day, their grandmother brings home a girl from the facility to be their new sister. As Vi and Eric teach her all about monsters, Vi begins to question their grandmother’s methods. Meanwhile, in the present day, a podcaster investigates a child abduction and monster sighting in a small town, thinking it’s connected to her long-lost sister.
The Shadow House
Anna Downes
Ready to leave her troubled past behind, single mother Alex decides to settle her two children in the rural community of Pine Ridge. Surrounded by forests, the town seems idyllic and the townspeople are welcoming, for the most part. When bizarre events begin to happen, Alex worries she has disturbed long-hidden secrets of Pine Ridge and must go to extraordinary lengths to protect her children.
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More Upcoming Thriller Books of 2022
Family of Liars by E. Lockhart
May 3, 2022
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Prequel to We Were Liars telling the story of their parents’ youthful summer of secrets and sorrow on the family’s private island off Massachusetts.
The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
June 21, 2022
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A recently widowed actress retreats to her family’s lake house to escape the press and is suspicious when the wife across the lake disappears.
Reputation by Sarah Vaughan
July 5, 2022
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A politician lobbying to tighten laws against online bullying must do everything to protect her reputation after a dead body is found in her home.
The It Girl by Ruth Ware
July 12, 2022
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A decade after her best friend’s murder, a woman learns that the recently deceased convicted killer may have been innocent, and the murderer is likely still out there.
The Retreat by Sarah Pearse
July 19, 2022
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Sequel to The Sanatorium. Detective Elin Warner investigates a string of deaths at an eco-wellness retreat on an island with a haunted past.
The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda
July 26, 2022
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Even after a decade in her small North Carolina mountain town, Abigail Lovett feels like an outsider as the town closes ranks when a man comes looking for his missing brother.
The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell
August 9, 2022
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When her husband is murdered, his wife discounts the police theories and knows the real killer is his ex-wife and will let nothing stop her from proving it.
Stay Awake by Megan Goldin
August 9, 2022
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A woman wakes up in a New York City that is nothing like she remembers, with her hands covered in blood and the message “Stay Awake.”
Which of the best new thriller books are you most excited to read?
I don’t think I can wait for all of these awesome books to come out this summer. I’m impatient! lol!
I’ve got a fantastic summer read for you that is a psychological thriller with suspense and a truly haunting spiritual twist. It’s called “Deciduous” by Michael Devendorf. This book was really incredible and you could tell the depth of feeling that went into it. The main character, Sienna, suffers an enormous loss in the beginning when she loses both of her children. What follows is a thrilling and sometimes terrifying journey through the characters’ psyche. Was she responsible for the deaths? Is there something more sinister at play? Every chapter is a new dark turn and I loved every minute of it. Definitely check this one out! Happy Summer and Happy Reading!
I am really excited for “Survive the Night” – It’s great to see there are so many awesome thrillers due to come out. I love thrillers, sci fi and horror and I just finished a book that delivered on all fronts. “Shimmers” by author J.P. Strecker is my favorite read so far this summer.
A great list as always Rachel! Thank you!!
I started a Flicker In The Dark, but it just did not grab me. I may pick it up again as it was my BOTM pick.
I have cancelled my BOTM, bc I found I was getting the bulk of my books from the library. Now the library seems to have slowed down getting my wait listed books. Hope I made the right decision.
The Greenwich book looks intriguing. And the one with the broken plate on the cover. Sorry cannot scroll to look as I comment.
Also the Dolly Parton James Patterson collab.
I am currently reading an Anne Tyler book as 1. on the Reading Challenge. By an author I love. I chose A Spool Of Blue Thread, which also fits my local library’s prompt of: a title with a color in it. ❤️