7 Heart-Pounding Thrillers You Can Read in One Sitting
Heart-pounding thrillers you can finish in one sitting are fast-paced, high-stakes stories that pull you in from the first page. These intense narratives make for an exciting, quick read full of unexpected twists and secrets lurking around every corner. Check out this booklist of spine-tingling, edge-of-your-seat thrillers sure to keep you hooked through to the last page.
Their real estate agent, Bethany, texts Lucy to let her know a man named Donovan is coming to view the house. But Lucy, already battling anxiety and PTSD from a past trauma, panics. Being alone with strangers is a terrifying trigger for her—and now, one is standing at her door. As the minutes tick by, she begins to realize something is horribly wrong, and she might have made a terrible mistake.
Is this a decision she might not live to regret?
Kira is hired by wealthy tech mogul Jack Harlan to track down Joseph Taylor, a nearly unstoppable figure responsible for bombing a new art museum in Paris, leaving many civilians dead. Though Kira is in high demand by law enforcement agencies worldwide, she agrees to take on the case, driven by her quest for justice, while Harlan’s involvement is darker and stems from a desire for revenge.
As though things weren’t already messy enough, Kay is urgently called in to investigate the unusual death of someone close to her. The case is both brutal and out of the ordinary, quickly catching the attention of the intelligence community. Soon, Kay’s niece, Lucy, a Secret Service agent, and her FBI husband, Benton, are pulled into the investigation, setting off a trail of mystery, danger, and evil lurking in the shadows.
That is until she receives a harsh one-star review of her new book. Soon, more negative reviews start flooding in, and online harassment starts to seep into her personal life, escalating with each passing day. Camryn begins to question whether the perpetrator is someone she knows or if the vendetta is more dangerous than she first imagined.
Determined to uncover the source, Camryn begins to question whether there is anyone in her circle she can truly trust. Could it be someone close to her, or just a disgruntled reader?
Now, the retired officer, along with a few prison guards and a nurse, must band together to survive the chaos. As they search for a way out, they quickly discover that the real threat isn’t just the system failure—it’s the depravity unleashed when the rules are no longer in place.
When a key witness steps forward with startling information about Caitlin’s fall, everything about the case begins to unravel. It isn’t until she’s already too deep that Meghan realizes how much danger she and her daughter are in—and how close they might be to becoming the next targets.
Then, one day, a mysterious young girl appears at Leyna’s restaurant, where she works as a waitress. After a brief, strange conversation, the girl disappears. Soon after, Leyna learns that the girl has vanished—just like Grace did all those years ago. Determined to get answers, Leyna returns to her old neighborhood, in a search for the truth and secrets are revealed.
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Emina Cekovic is a recent college graduate from The City College of New York with a degree in Communications, specializing in Advertising and Public Relations. As a freelance blog writer, Emina contributes to Novel Suspects and Hachette Book Group, creating engaging content that resonates with readers.