Mystery, Suspense, and Horror Coming This July

Matt Query and Harrison Query’s Old Country is a new horror thriller hitting shelves this month. Former marine Harry and his wife Sasha think they’ve finally found the perfect home in a peaceful, secluded valley. But not everything is as it seems. Shortly after their arrival, their neighbors show up and warn the young couple of a malevolent spirit that lives in the valley. At first, Harry and Sasha brush it off as an old wives’ tale. But as the seasons change, the evil manifestations become harder to deny. And soon the danger is impossible to deny.

Confidence is the second novel in Denise Mina’s Anna and Fin series, but it also reads well as a standalone if you want to immediately jump in with Denise Mina’s newest title. Anna and Fin are the center of an Internet frenzy when Lisa Lee vanishes from a small Scottish town. But the more they investigate the case, the more they realize Lisa is not the innocent victim she first appears to be. Lisa’s YouTube channel includes a video that shows her breaking into an abandoned French Chateau and stealing a Roman silver casket. One day after Lisa’s disappearance, that same casket is listed for auction in Paris. So begins a globe-trotting thriller as Anna and Fin hunt for the truth behind Lisa Lee.

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From bestselling thriller author David Baldacci comes another edge-of-your-seat thriller you won’t want to miss. Every day, Travis Devine boards the 6:20 commuter train to Manhattan where he works as an entry-level analyst at an investment firm. But Devine’s simple routine is violently disrupted when he receives a shocking anonymous email that reads: She is dead. Devine soon discovers that his coworker and former girlfriend Sara has been found dead. And it’s only a matter of time before he becomes the next target.

Shattered is the 14^th book from James Patterson’s Michael Bennett series, Detective Michael Bennett has returned home from his honeymoon only to discover his former partner, FBI agent Emily Parker, is missing. To track her down, Michael will have to follow Parker’s investigation through multiple cities—Los Angeles, New York, and Washington DC—to track down an anarchist group Parker was following. The stakes are high, but Michael will do anything to find her.