Read These If You Miss Gone Girl: 6 New Thrillers to Obsess Over

11 Apr 2025

Read These If You Miss Gone Girl: 6 New Thrillers to Obsess Over

Craving the twists, mind games, and morally messy characters that made Gone Girl a genre-defining hit? You’re in luck. This week’s newest mystery and thriller releases deliver the same dark energy—think unreliable narrators, shocking reveals, and plots that refuse to let you sleep. If you love your fiction sharp, smart, and just a little sinister, these six picks belong at the top of your TBR.

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Recruited (The Frequency Book 2)

by Amy Quick Parrish

Release Date: March 1 2025

They gave him access. They gave him power. Now, they want him silenced. Perfect for fans of high-tech thrillers, government conspiracies, and fast-paced espionage, this is one book you won’t want to miss.

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The Cartagena Cartel (The Misadventures of a Modern-Day Nomad Book 2)

by T.C. Roberts

Release Date: April 8 2025

Nursing a broken heart, Archie Flynn embarks as a wannabe digital nomad to Cartagena, Colombia. His adventure is off to a rocky start when he is drugged, kidnapped, and robbed. Desperate for money, Archie finds himself in a dangerous game with the local cartel and corrupt cops with no easy way out, if it were not for the enigmatic, Julianna Reyes.

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Mirage (Rachel Hatch Book 13)

by L.T. Ryan

Release Date: April 8 2025

With the clock ticking and the town unraveling into chaos, Hatch must expose the truth and stop the experiment before Riverton becomes a battlefield. But in a world of shadows and deception, not everything is as it seems—and survival may demand sacrifices Hatch never anticipated.

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Violets Are Blue

by Miranda Rijks

Release Date: April 6 2025

As she investigates Jackie’s disappearance, Laila discovers that this quiet street hides deadly secrets, and someone is watching her every move. Anonymous threats pull her ever deeper into a twisted web of deception.

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I Remember You

by Theo Baxter

Release Date: March 30 2025

As his behavior grows increasingly erratic, Aria becomes convinced her husband is hiding something sinister. To feel safe in the future, she knows she has to uncover the truth about the past—But getting her memory back won’t be easy. Especially when someone will do anything to stop that from happening…

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Foul Play (Rachel Ryder Book 10)

by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

Release Date: April 8 2025

As the investigation deepens and the body count escalates, Rachel and Rob must race against time to unearth a betrayal so profound it threatens to unravel everything they hold dear. With stakes higher than ever, they must sift through lies and danger to bring a killer to justice before another victim falls.

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