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The best recent crime and thrillers
Honey by Imani Thompson; Quite Ugly One Evening by Chris Brookmyre; The Final Chapter by CB Everett; The Hollow Boys by Tariq Ashkanani; Shrink Solves Murder by Philippa Perry
TL;DR
- Honey by Imani Thompson: A campus novel about a sociology PhD student whose accidental first killing escalates into a spree, using her research as a rationale.
- Quite Ugly One Evening by Chris Brookmyre: Journalist Jack Parlabane investigates a 40-year-old MI5 cold case connected to a cult TV show and its creator's family during a fan convention.
- The Final Chapter by CB Everett: A metafictional thriller where a less successful author, CB Everett, edits and annotates a manuscript from a disappeared literary superstar, Jon Durward.
- The Hollow Boys by Tariq Ashkanani: A horror novel set in impoverished Appalachia where a town plagued by disaster experiences the return of a drowned boy who claims to be his friend.
- Shrink Solves Murder by Philippa Perry: Psychotherapist Patricia Phillips investigates the suspicious death of her client, uncovering secrets involving developers, swingers, and a controlling boyfriend.