Category Archives: suspense
The Sisters – Claire Douglas
Abi sees Lucy everywhere. She forgets for a second that she’s gone and then is devastated again when the memory returns and she knows that she will never see her again. That’s what started it all, for Bea looked so … Continue reading
Whisper to Me – Nick Lake
Withdrawn, awkward, and lonely Cassie’s life rapidly tumbles into darkness. She hears a voice punishing her, criticizing her, controlling her. She thinks finding a human foot on the beach triggered the voice. The small beach community has suffered a series … Continue reading
Alive – Scott Sigler
She awakes to pain and panic. Shackled inside a coffin pitch dark. Sketchy memories fly through her mind. She must escape and fight through the pain to break free, only to find she is trapped in a room with other … Continue reading
Daughter of Deep Silence – Carrie Ryan
Frances meets Libby on a cruise ship and they become fast friends. Frances also meets her first love, Greyson, the son of a US Senator. The vacation with her parents quickly turns into a nightmare when armed terrorists board the … Continue reading
Hold Me Like A Breath – Tiffany Schmidt
Legal organ transplants are reserved for only the healthiest people. Those that do not make the long government wait lists turn to the underground organ transplant “families”. Penelope is the daughter of one of the mafia type families who obtain … Continue reading
Rook – Sharon Cameron
History is doomed to repeat and the setting in Paris, France. This dystopia features a society that has shunned all things related to old technology. The ruthless leader of the revolution created a blood bath in killing the former ruling … Continue reading
Dead to Me – Mary McCoy
Annie and Alice are daughters of a movie studio publicist who caters to the stars by providing perks and cleaning up their image. This duty also includes rounding up pretty young ladies to decorate star parties and perhaps more. This is … Continue reading
The Fifth Gospel – Ian Caldwell
When Alex and Mona had a son, Mona refused to name him after Simon, because Simon was so unpredictable, totally unreliable. As a compromise he was named Peter, and naturally Peter worships his uncle Simon. Alex and Simon Andreou are … Continue reading
The Darkest Part of the Forest – Holly Black
Hazel and her brother, Ben, live in the odd town of Fairfold where the adjoining woods are filled with fae. Hazel has grown up acting the part of knight, fighting the evil in the forest. In the heart of the … Continue reading
When – Victoria Laurie
Maddie sees each person’s death date hovering above their head, either in person or in a photograph. The numbers have been there for as long as she can remember, back to when she was a few years old, learning her … Continue reading
The Body in the Woods – April Henry
A teen unit within a search and rescue group receives the alert for their first assignment to find a missing man in the woods. Instead, they stumble upon the body of a teen recently murdered and realize they must have … Continue reading
Sleep No More – Aprilynne Pike
Charlotte is an Oracle and is a descendent of the Oracles consulted by the ancient Greeks. Only now the Oracles stay hidden and try to fight the visions of the future that interfere with their lives. Charlotte’s aunt, also an … Continue reading
Half Bad – Sally Green
Nathan is the product of a Black Witch father and a White Witch mother. His father, Marcus, killed his mother’s husband then left his mother with 3 full blooded White Witch children and baby Nathan, the Half Blood, to raise. … Continue reading
Dangerous – Shannon Hale
Maisie Brown enters a contest for a week at space camp. Teams at camp train for missions with the top team earning a trip up the space elevator to an asteroid. While in space the five teens are exposed to … Continue reading
Vitro – Jessica Khoury
Sophie Crue travels all the way to Skin Island on the outskirts of Guam to get to her mother after receiving a cryptic email from her. In Sophie’s eyes, her mother is a hero, performing miracles and medical breakthroughs on … Continue reading
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