Daphne Woolsoncroft, host of the true crime podcast Going West, makes her thriller debut with Night Watch. The story follows Nola, who witnessed her babysitter’s murder at age eight by a serial killer known as “The Hiding Man”—and twenty years later, he’s back with unfinished business. Creepy, twisty, and perfectly suspenseful, this one will keep you flipping pages and double-checking your locks.
Few things outrank a killer opening line. These five didn’t just grab readers—they helped crown their books as timeless classics. Lesson learned: nail the first sentence, and history might just do the rest.
Joseph Finder never misses, and The Oligarch’s Daughter is proof. Wall Street hotshot Paul Brightman thinks he’s found love with a glamorous Russian beauty, only to discover her dad is a full-blown oligarch with more skeletons than a Halloween store. Twisty, sleek, and impossible to put down, this spy thriller will keep you up way past your bedtime.
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