Top 5 Thriller Books To Be Released On August 2025

Mark the dates in your calendars, thrill-seekers!  A compelling assortment of thriller books that will have you on the edge of your seat is promised for August 2025.  There is something for every kind of thriller fan among this month's offerings, ranging from fast-paced action to psychological suspense.  As you delve into these engrossing tales of mystery, peril, and deceit, get ready to lose sleep.

The following thriller novels are scheduled for publication in August 2025: 

1. The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen

Only the other sister, whom Georgia Cartwright was unaware she had, can save her when she is imprisoned in a confined ward after being charged with her sister's vicious murder.  THE LOCKED WARD by Sarah Pekkanen is a gripping and brilliant work that delves deeply into the sinister secrets of a wealthy family whose social position and reputation have always been more important than the truth.  In this gripping and evocative thriller, nothing is as it seems, and I thoroughly enjoyed every breath-taking moment of it.  This book is anticipated to be published by St. Martin's Press on August 5, 2025.

2. Too Old for This by Samantha Downing

An unexpected guest disrupts the peaceful life of a retired serial killer.  What's another murder? That's the only way to keep her secret safe.  from Samantha Downing, the best-selling author.  One of the most wickedly funny anti-heroines of all time, this is a super-smart thrill trip that is deliciously dark and completely addicting. It has a lot to say about how women are treated as they age.  This book is anticipated to be published by Berkley on August 12, 2025.

3. High Season by Katie Bishop

Twenty years ago, on a lovely summer night, seventeen-year-old Tamara Drayton was discovered floating face-down in the pool of her family's picturesque southern French home. Her twin brother, golden-boy Blake, was left to pick up the pieces of his broken family.  High Season is a dark, suspenseful examination of the nature of memory, the enduring force of truth, and all the gray spaces in between. It is set during two remarkable summers that are twenty years apart.  This book is anticipated to be published by St. Martin's Press on August 12, 2025.

4. We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter

Karin Slaughter, the New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and the Will Trent Series, presents the first exciting mystery in her new North Falls series.  As layer after layer is unveiled and removed, this gripping book gets off to a fast start and never lets up.  Another thrilling Slaughter winner.  William Morrow is anticipated to publish this book on August 12, 2025.

5. Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham

Natalie, Claire Campbell's older sister, vanished just after turning eighteen twenty-two years ago.  Her blood was discovered in a car a few days later, a guy was taken into custody, and the case was quickly closed.  Since then, Claire has moved to the city and worked her way up the investigative journalism ranks in an effort to escape her horrific past. However, she is forced to return home and confront her past once more after receiving an unexpected call from her father. The author of the best-selling novel A Flicker in the Dark returns with a thrilling new Southern thriller. This book is anticipated to be published by Minotaur Books on August 26, 2025.