French Thrillers

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2026 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Oprah Daily, Today, BookPage, Goodreads, and more From the iconic crime writer who “inspires cultic devotion in readers” (The New Yorker) and has been called “incandescent” by Stephen King, comes the...

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham delivers a gripping, suspenseful page-turner about a Paris honeymoon gone horribly wrong—and the nightmare that follows. After Paul and Chelsea Tanner’s fairytale wedding, their future is full of promise. But their honeymoon to Paris takes a...

The bestselling debut, with over a million copies sold, that launched Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Hunter and “the most important crime novelist to emerge in the past 10 years” (The Washington Post). “Required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching...

Alec de Payns is an undercover operative in the ultra-elusive French Y Division of the DGSE, a foreign intelligence service. Codenamed Aguilar, de Payns is one of the division’s most accomplished agents working to neutralize international threats on a daily basis while simultaneously trying to balance his home life as a husband and father. When a routine mission to infiltrate a dangerous terrorist group unexpectedly goes belly up, Alec is faced with the unthinkable: that he may have been betrayed by someone in his team—and they may be trying to pin the blame on Alec himself.

The New York Times bestselling novel by Tana French, author of the forthcoming novel The Hunter, is “required reading for anyone who appreciates tough, unflinching intelligence and ingenious plotting” (The New York Times). She “inspires cultic devotion in readers” (The New Yorker) and is...

There’s a voodoo woman in New Orleans who knows your darkest secrets French Quarter paranormal investigator Wyatt Thomas learns he’s permanently linked to the spirit of a man with whom he’d fought a duel during another lifetime. The only person who can free Wyatt from his curse is long-dead voodoo queen Marie Laveaux. To seek her help, he must travel back to Antebellum New Orleans, succeed in his endeavor, or be trapped in the past forever. When Wyatt meets his former lover at the Mulatto Ball, he doesn’t know if he wants to return. While Wyatt is time traveling, detective Tony ...

A New York Times bestseller and a Best Book of 2018 by NPR, The New York Times Book Review, Amazon, The Boston Globe, LitHub, Vulture, Slate, Elle, Vox, and Electric Literature “Tana French’s best and most intricately nuanced novel yet.” —The New York Times An “extraordinary”...

From international bestselling master of suspense Nicci French comes a hair-raising locked-room thriller about a group of old university friends with a killer in their midst. Old friends, new secrets, one deadly reunion. Tyler Green, convicted of murdering his friend Leo at a student house party...

***SELECTED AS A 2026 BOOK TO WATCH IN THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, IRISH TIMES, SUNDAY INDEPENDENT, RTE*** 'An electrifying debut' Economist 'One of the debuts of the year' Irish Times 'A stylish, adroit and gritty debut' Anne Enright 'A book you inhale, devour, grapple with, and reel from more...

When inexplicable human rabies cases appear in Tennessee, disease ecologist Letty Duquesne jumps at the chance to trace the virus back to its source. But the closer Letty gets to finding the outbreak's origin, the further someone will go to stop her. With an unwanted promotion threatening to take Letty far from the fieldwork she loves, this outbreak feels like her last chance to make a difference. It's not something she can ignore, especially now. The spillover of zoonotic diseases to the human population is on the rise and violent animal attacks are becoming all too common.

French Quarter P.I. Wyatt Thomas deals with murder and illusion at the Louisiana Hospital of the Insane Secrets fester, and danger lurks in the shadowed depths of Louisiana's bayous. Private investigator Wyatt Thomas is summoned to the sleepy town of Pinebridge by notorious mob boss Frankie Castellano. His mission is to find Frankie’s missing half-sister, Bella Donna Castellano, who vanished from the Louisiana Mental Hospital under suspicious circumstances. On his first night in town, Wyatt stumbles upon a gruesome murder, drawing him into a web of corruption and cruelty. Partnering with ...

Avez-vous un plan pour l'apocalypse? Rhys, lui, n’en a pas. Mais alors qu'il voit le chaos se déverser de la tour Alpha, il sait une chose avec certitude ... Il doit retrouver son fils avant que le virus ne le fasse. Si vous aimez les enjeux élevés et l’action à couper le souffle dans un monde post-apocalyptique, alors The Alpha Plague est fait pour vous. Procurez-vous-le maintenant et rejoignez Rhys à l'épicentre de la catastrophe, alors qu'il tente de sauver ses proches et de survivre à un désastre qui changera le monde à jamais. Ce coffret comprend : The Alpha Plague (...

Kit Darling est une fouineuse invétérée. Elle ne peut s'empêcher de fouiller dans les affaires de ses riches clients. Mais ce passe-temps qu'elle pensait inoffensif vire au cauchemar le jour où elle découvre un secret troublant chez un couple fortuné qui attend son premier enfant. Un secret si sombre qu'il menace de détruire leur réputation. L'inspectrice Mallory Van Alst est appelée sur une scène de crime atypique : la Maison de Verre montre toutes les traces d'une agression d'une violence inouïe, mais il n'y a ni victime ni suspects.

Entre son incapacité chronique à garder un emploi plus de six mois et ses relations amoureuses catastrophiques, Emma, 30 ans, semble plus proche de l'adolescente rebelle que de l'adulte responsable. Tout dérape le jour où deux d'entre eux sont retrouvés morts dans de mystérieuses circonstances. Pour la police de ce petit coin de Normandie, le doute n'est pas permis, Emma est la suspecte numéro un. Déterminée à prouver son innocence, la jeune femme se transforme en détective amateur.

À l'entrée du périph, un vieux monsieur, peignoir en velours et chaussons en peluche effilochés, se répète inlassablement cette question. Échappé de son Ehpad, Mariole, tueur à gages, ne se souvient plus de rien, sauf d'une chose : il lui reste une mission à accomplir. Seul problème, il ne sait plus laquelle. Mathilde, elle, se bourre d'anxiolytiques pour oublier.

Lorsque tante Janis lui annonce l'affreuse nouvelle, Perséphone Murier s'empresse de rejoindre le QG familial à Padern, petit village du sud-ouest de la France, au cœur des sauvages Corbières, dans l'Aude. Mais où est donc passé sa sulfureuse sœur aînée, introuvable depuis le jour de son quarantième anniversaire ? Entre ses fantasques parents à rassurer et la gestion de l'entreprise d'évènementiel dont elle doit reprendre les rênes, Perséphone tente d'y voir clair.

JULY 4, 2026 IS THE 250TH BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED STATES. Before the United States becomes a nation, one orphaned frontier boy discovers what freedom will cost. It is 1756 on the Pennsylvania frontier. At sixteen, orphaned Connor Hode possesses all the skills of a seasoned woodsman, but no amount of wilderness training can prepare him for what's coming. As tensions between France and England erupt into bloody conflict, and whispers of colonial rebellion begin to spread, Connor finds himself caught between impossible choices. Morality or obedience. Sedition or justice. In a land where the ...

The old salt farmers have always said that the violet scent of the Fleur de Sel at harvest time on the salt marshes of the Guerande Peninsula has been known to cause hallucinations. Commissaire Dupin also starts to believe this when he's attacked out of the blue in the salt works. He had actually been looking forward to escaping his endless paperwork and taking a trip to the "white country" between the raging Atlantic Ocean and idyllic rivers.

The inspiration for the major new BBC drama series DUBLIN MURDERS. A stunningly accomplished psychological mystery which will take you on a thrilling journey through a tangled web of evil and beyond - to the inexplicable. When he was twelve years old, Adam Ryan went playing in the woods one day...

This is not how she imagined it, any of it. Taylor Quinn arrives at her honeymoon suite in the City of Love alone, sans suitcase, but with wads of stolen cash. When she catches a glimpse of newlyweds Cassie and Olivier enjoying their happily ever, she can't tear her eyes away. And Cassie makes their antics easy to follow as she reveals every detail of their picture-perfect trip on social media. Taylor's obsession builds as she tracks their every move. This was the kind of life she was supposed to be living, this was the marriage she should have had, this was the honeymoon she dreamed of.