Mystery and Thriller Books to Read This Summer 

History Professor Daphne Ouverture would rather focus on her research than solve a murder. But when Sam Taylor is murdered and the killer believes she has something they want, Daphne must uncover deadly secrets lurking on campus before she becomes the next victim. 

In 1975, two Taylor siblings were found murdered, leaving Vincent Taylor as the only survivor, and the prime suspect. Decades later, the bestselling horror author is finally ready to reveal the truth. 

His estranged daughter, ghostwriter Olivia Dumont, reluctantly agrees to write his final book, only to discover it’s a confession rather than a novel. 

Meg Gregory never wanted to return to the small Georgia town she left behind. But when her teenage granddaughter Lucy is accused of murdering her boyfriend, Meg is forced to confront the painful past she's spent years trying to bury. 

As she fights to prove Lucy’s innocence, memories of another dead boy and a sweltering Georgia summer begin to resurface. 

After surviving a serial killer’s attack, Gabrielle Adams leaves behind her career and former life for the promise of a fresh start in a quiet Cornish village. 

But as strange events begin to unfold and someone seems to know exactly who she is, Gabrielle realizes she may have escaped one nightmare only to walk into another. 

When his billionaire father threatens to cut off his inheritance, Mikey Hartford IV is forced to spend the summer working at a struggling camp to prove he can do some good. 

But when his campers uncover clues to a long-buried murder, Mikey finds himself caught ina mystery that’s far more dangerous than he bargained for. 

John Edward Rossi returns to Hawaii after his best friend is murdered, determined to prove the wrong man has been arrested. As his investigation draws him deeper into the islands, he finds himself caught between dangerous enemies and a growing connection to the place he was born. 

Ex-undercover cop Tom Killgannon is hiding in a quiet Cornish village under witness protection, hoping to leave his violent past behind. But when he crosses paths with a teenage runway fleeing a dangerous commune, Tom is drawn into a deadly search that could expose his identity, and put them both in the crosshairs. 

After spotting ghostly animals in her boss’s pet cemetery, Deidre “Foxtrot” Lancaster discovers she can communicate with the spirits of deceased pets, including her own cat and a ghostly detective dog with a nose for clues.

When a coworker is found dead, Foxtrot and her unusual companions must unravel the mystery before the killer claims another victim.