The most popular thriller & suspense books of 2026

Thrillers keep you reading with danger, tension and a clock that is always running. Where a mystery asks who did it, a thriller asks what happens next and whether anyone gets out in time. Expect conspiracies, chases, double lives and twists, in courtrooms, spy networks and quiet suburbs alike. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.

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Hope Rises
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Hope Rises

David Baldacci

Published 2026

417 pages

Five
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Five

Ilona Bannister

Published 2026

304 pages

Heart of Glass
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Heart of Glass

Jennifer Hillier

Published 2026

368 pages

Beneath
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Beneath

Ariel Sullivan

Published 2026

464 pages

No One Knew
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No One Knew

Kendra Elliot

Published 2026

307 pages

26 Beauties
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26 Beauties

James Patterson

Published 2026

352 pages

In Her Defense
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In Her Defense

Philippa Malicka

Published 2026

352 pages

The Children
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The Children

Melissa Albert

Published 2026

416 pages

Paper Cut
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Paper Cut

Rachel Taff

Published 2026

304 pages

Inside Man
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Inside Man

John McMahon

Published 2026

390 pages

Missing Sister
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Missing Sister

Joshilyn Jackson, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Sweeney

Published 2026

264 pages