New Mystery & Thriller Books Coming This October
There’s no better time to read suspense novels and mystery books than October. With its spooky vibes and witchy holiday, it’s a month tailor-made for horror fans. It’s also a great month for new releases in horror and suspense books. Whether you’re looking for a social thriller or an atmospheric mystery with dark and eerie vibes, there’s a book coming out this month that’s perfect for you. Check out the list below for seven scary, twisty, and suspenseful books for your October TBR.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield transports readers to the high tension space race and the height of the Cold War with this debut thriller. The Apollo Murders takes place in 1973; NASA has just launched Apollo 18. Flight controller Kaz Zemeckis is one of the few people who knows the mission's true, top-secret objective. The U.S. has discovered a secret Soviet space station, and Apollo 18 might be the only way to stop it. But when a terrible accident befalls the mission, Kaz realizes that the situation is direr than he imagined, and he can't trust anyone. Full of explosive tension and scientific detail, this is mystery suspense like only someone who's been in space could write.
Attorney Rhonda Bird returns home after a long estrangement when she learns her father has died. There she makes two important discoveries: her father stopped being an accountant and had opened up a private detective agency, and she has a teenage half sister named Baby. Baby brings in a client to the detective agency, a young man who claims he was abducted. During the course of the investigation, Rhonda and Baby become entangled in a dangerous case involving a group of overprivileged young adults who break laws for fun, their psychopath ringleader, and an ex-assassin victim who decides to hunt them down for revenge.
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