6 Road Trip Thrillers for the Wandering Reader

Jolene nearly killed her friend in a gruesome accident ten years ago, and not even the friend herself has any idea. After running into Elizabeth, whom she’s been trying to avoid, Jolene sees that she still has scars from the night… but after Elizabeth’s behavior turns increasingly disturbing, Jolene starts to wonder if she remembers more than she’ll admit.

Three months after her twin sister’s death, Lena Nguyen is determined to debunk the official story of her suicide. With a cassette recorder of Cambry’s last moments, just before she allegedly drove seventy miles and jumped off a 200-foot bridge to her death, Lena retraces her sister’s last moments. And one thing stands out: Corporal Raymond Raycevic. He seems straight-up, but Cambry tried to call 911 sixteen times from her cell phone, Raycevic stopped Cambry for speeding just an hour before her death, and he’s mentioned by name in the tape itself…

After a fire warning in Oregon canceled her train home to California, Lily’s former best friend Natasha offered to pick her up on her way… even though Natasha is furious with Lily. When she arrives, Lily sees that Natasha is also giving Elke Azizi a ride, the girl whom Lily got expelled from school four years earlier. As the roadtrip literally heats up, staying on the road becomes too risky, and they end up in a survival situation. Lily has to depend on Natasha and Elke to make it out of the burning woods, even if she thinks the fire isn’t what will keep her from leaving alive.