Welcome to pool and beach read season! Sure, you’re eyeing those TBR stacks (good for you!), but you may also want something fresh as you sip your daiquiri and apply another layer of SPF. We’ve asked the Thursday Thrillers group to share which of their very own books is best read by a body of water (and some may have bodies in water!). From the comic book industry to scheming friends and family to the Nashville music scene, and even the 80s, babies, we’ve got your hot summer days booked with some page turning reads.
Get in on the intrigue as siblings Hazel and Kagan Bailey track their con artist stepfather to sunny Boca Raton in a scheme to retrieve their stolen inheritance. Poolside hijinks ensue.
If you want a thriller that pulls you in fast and keeps the pages turning while you ignore your drink melting beside you, Tell Me What You Did is built for exactly that kind of poolside binge. It’s dark, twisty, creepy, and chapters so short that “just one more chapter” turns into fifty pages.
Set at an island inn and summer street festival teeming with tourists, this serial killer thriller turns up the heat for a female state police detective whose dark past won’t stay hidden.
Because the safest place to read about a body in the water is when you’re already in it. Stranger in the Lake will have you scanning the water’s edge the whole time you’re supposed to be relaxing.
A thriller set in the modern comic book industry packed with Hollywood intrigue, New York nightlife, and a dash of Miami - plus actual comic book pages, Alter Ego gives you a crash course in comics while keeping you guessing.
What’s summer without music? Starting on a sunny day in June, Indie Darling takes readers on a scavenger hunt through Nashville’s music scene. Best enjoyed poolside with Dolly Parton playing in the background!
Old friends, high stakes, and a ticking clock make for a fun poolside read.
Take your poolside reading to the 80s, baby, and pick up Young Rich Widows, which we call "First Wives Club with murder set in 1980s Providence" -- it's a campy wild ride that continues this August when we launch the third in the series.
What are you reading this summer?
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