Last Updated on December 20, 2023 by BiblioLifestyle
Are you eager to take a wild ride into the unknown? Do you love getting lost in stories so intense and gripping that your heart begins to race and your palms become sweatier as you flip the pages?  Then look no further than our list of the best 2023 thriller books, mystery books and suspense novels.  We’ve picked out some of the most thrilling reads from this year’s lineup – ones guaranteed to keep you glued to their pages late into the night.  From sensational mysteries to spine-tingling psychological thrillers, there is something for everyone on our list.  So settle down with your favorite beverage, prepare plenty of snacks, and buckle up for an unforgettable reading experience!
The Best 2023 Thriller Books, Suspense & Mysteries
- The Blackhouse by Carole Johnstone
- The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
- Blaze Me a Sun by Christoffer Carlsson, Translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles
- What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall
- Exiles by Jane Harper
- The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett
- The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
- How I’ll Kill You by Ren DeStefano
- A Death at the Party by Amy Stuart
- Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
- What Have We Done by Alex Finlay
- I Love It When You Lie by Kristen Bird
- The Last Word by Taylor Adams
- The Eden Test by Adam Sternbergh
- The Stolen Coast by Dwyer Murphy
- Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott
- All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby
- Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum
- Drowning by T.J. Newman
- The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon
- Before She Finds Me by Heather Chavez
- The Bones of the Story by Carol Goodman
- I Did It For You by Amy Engel
- Tell Me What I Am by Una Mannion
- Ashes in the Snow by Oriana Ramunno
- The Interpreter by Brooke Robinson
- Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
- The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson
- The Professor by Lauren Nossett
The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
Two friends reconnect on a girl’s trip to an Italian villa that was the site of a celebrity murder, but as the truth starts to emerge, hidden secrets come spilling out.
The Villa is one of the books in The 2023 Winter Reading Guide.
What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall
Three girls put a dangerous serial killer behind bars, but they lied, and now a secret kept for decades is threatening to emerge.
What Lies in the Woods is one of the books in The 2023 Winter Reading Guide.
The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett
The mysterious connection between a teacher’s disappearance and an unsolved code in a children’s book is explored in this novel – a fiendishly clever, maddeningly original crime novel for lovers of word games, puzzles, and stories of redemption.
Click here to tune in to the podcast to hear Janice Hallett talk about The Twyford Code.
The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
An aspiring novelist attending an exclusive writing retreat with a book deal prize at stake now has to focus on survival when one of the participants disappears.
The Writing Retreat is one of the books in The 2023 Winter Reading Guide.
How I’ll Kill You by Ren DeStefano
Your next stay-up-all-night thriller is about identical triplets who have a nasty habit of killing their boyfriends and what happens when the youngest commits their worst crime yet: falling in love with her mark.
Click here to tune in to the podcast to hear Ren DeStefano talk about How I’ll Kill You.
How I’ll Kill You is one of the books in The 2023 Spring Reading Guide.
The Last Word by Taylor Adams
After posting a negative book review, a woman living in a remote location begins to wonder if the author is a little touchy—or very, very dangerous—in this pulse-pounding novel of psychological suspense and terror from the critically acclaimed author of No Exit and Hairpin Bridge.
The Last Word is one of the books in The 2023 Spring Reading Guide.
The Eden Test by Adam Sternbergh
From Edgar Award-finalist Adam Sternbergh, an electrifying new work of domestic suspense for fans of White Lotus and The Last Thing He Told Me, about a couple who are forced to the ultimate extremes to save their marriage — and themselves.
The Eden Test is one of the books in The 2023 Spring Reading Guide.
The Stolen Coast by Dwyer Murphy
A man who helps fugitives of all kinds disappear and his shady lawyer ex-girlfriend plan a heist to steal diamonds worth millions but their crew runs into a slew of bad luck.
The Stolen Coast is one of the books in The 2023 Summer Reading Guide.
Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum
Set in a fictional exclusive summer haven on Fire Island, a group of upper-class New Yorkers summer is upended when a dead body is discovered face down off the side of the boardwalk.
Bad Summer People is one of the books in The 2023 Summer Reading Guide.
Drowning by T.J. Newman
A plane makes an emergency landing in the Pacific Ocean after an engine explodes, but then it sinks to with passengers trapped inside and it’s up to the rescuers to save them before they sink to the point of no return.Â
Drowning is one of the books in The 2023 Summer Reading Guide.
The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon
A Hudson Valley family man and serial killer has a hostage who convinces him to move her into his new house and when she meets the other women she wonders if they will help or hinder her.
The Quiet Tenant is one of the books in The 2023 Summer Reading Guide.
The Bones of the Story by Carol Goodman
A twisty locked-room mystery about a group of former classmates trapped by a winter storm on their college campus and they discover there is a murderer in their midst.
The Bones of the Story is one of the books in The 2023 Summer Reading Guide.
I Did It For You by Amy Engel
A woman starts her own investigation when two teens are killed under identical circumstances to her sister fourteen years prior even as she fears becoming a target herself.
I Did It For You is one of the books in The 2023 Summer Reading Guide.
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll
The only eyewitness to a horrible crime must confront the past when she receives a mysterious letter thirty years later.
Bright Young Women is one of the books in The 2023 Fall Reading Guide.
The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson
An American art student in London is invited to a seemingly charming English village for the holidays, but soon discovers dark secrets and a sinister history lurking beneath the festive façade.
The Christmas Guest is one of the books in The 2023 Fall Reading Guide.
The Professor by Lauren Nossett
A disgraced former detective is drawn back into investigating a case involving a professor accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.
The Professor is one of the books in The 2023 Fall Reading Guide.
What do you think about these 2023 mysteries, suspense, and thriller books?
Have you read any books from this list? Â What are your favorite 2023 mysteries, suspense, and thriller books? Â What books would you add to the list? Â Let’s talk all about thriller books, suspense, and mysteries in the comments.
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