Simply Lies by David Baldacci is classic Baldacci—smooth, fast, and ridiculously easy to fall into, even if you’re having a vague “wait… have I read this already?” moment. Strong characters, a steady mystery, and zero mental gymnastics make this a perfect rainy-day read worth grabbing if you’re a fan of his work.
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A quiet fishing vacation, a corrupt college town, and one retired NYPD detective who is wildly underqualified for relaxation. No Safe Place is ridiculous, fast, and unapologetically fun once it finds its footing—and yes, I stayed up late to finish it.
A Murder in Paris by Matthew Blake leans hard into psychological suspense, using memory, trauma, and history as its sharpest weapons. Following London-based psychotherapist Olivia Flynn as she investigates her grandmother’s shocking confession—and subsequent murder—the novel moves between 1945 and the present, threading Holocaust aftermath through a modern crime. Ambitious, moody, and sometimes indulgent, A Murder in Paris ultimately rewards readers who enjoy complex timelines, literary thrillers, and mysteries that linger after the final page.
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David Baldacci is basically a one-man literary factory, but with Strangers in Time he somehow outdoes himself. He drops you into the Blitz with all the grace of a V-2 rocket, and the story detonates from page one. Charlie, Molly, and the mysterious Ignatius Oliver make an unlikely trio, yet Baldacci threads them together so seamlessly you forget they shouldn’t even know each other. The devastation of wartime London is brutal, but the moments of kindness and humanity sneak up on you in the best way. It’s gripping, emotional, and absolutely worth the read.
Lisa Jewell’s Don’t Let Him In is for anyone who’s ever side-eyed a man who seems just a little too smooth. The book follows Nick Radcliffe (or whatever name he’s using today), a serial husband who collects wives the way other people collect frequent flyer miles. Enter Ash, whose mom has fallen for him, and who immediately clocks him as a walking red flag with a bank-draining hobby. As Ash digs into his past, the story flips between her detective work and Nick’s own delusional internal monologue where he’s somehow the hero. It’s gripping, twisty, and just messy enough to feel real. Take the book’s advice: if you meet a man who seems perfect? Don’t let him in.
It’s officially spooky season, and nothing pairs with a chill in the air like a book that might ruin your sleep.
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.
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