Spring may be a good sign of warmer weather to come, but there’s still a chill in the air with these thrillers in 2026! From 60s housewives searching for a serial killer to female stalkers, you won’t want to miss a single book on  this list of the best spring thrillers for your TBR!

Missing Sister by Joshilyn Jackson (3/3)

Penny and Nix were as close as twins could be. When Nix dies in an accident soon after college, she leaves behind a mysterious voicemail that makes Penny want to seek justice. Five years later, Penny is a rookie cop and has just been called to her first murder scene. The victim is none other than Danny Bowery, one of the three men she’s believed was involved in Nix’s death. At the crime scene is a blonde woman with a bloody box cutter who reveals to Penny that Danny’s death is part of a bigger story that involves sisters.

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Strangers in the Villa by Robyn Harding (3/3)

Sydney Lowe’s life is shattered when her husband, Curtis, admits to an affair. To prove that he still wants their marriage to work, he suggests they go to a couples retreat in Spain. Shortly after arriving on the remote hilltop house, a pair of Australian travelers knock at their door looking for help. Inviting the couple in, Sydney and Curtis put themselves in a position they might not survive.

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The Secret Lives of Murderers’ Wives by Elizabeth Arnott (3/3)

Beverley, Elsie, and Margot have one thing in common: they are all wives of convicted murderers. Forming an unlikely friendship in the summer of 1966, they all find themselves on a new path after their husbands are either dead or behind bars. Beverley tries to keep control of her life, Elsie wants to make a name for herself in the newsroom, and Margot refuses to let what happened take away from her glamorous looking lifestyle. When a string of local killings hits the news, the three women are determined to solve the case. Who better than to solve a string of murders than women who lived with a killer?

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The Plans I Have for You by Lai Sanders (3/17)

After a viral video costs Shelley Hu her spot at Columbia Law and an internship at a prestigious Manhattan law firm, she is back in Kissimmee, Florida working the same job she had in high school – a night clerk at a motel near Disney World. When the beautiful and mysterious Sophia Moon checks in one night with her husband and son, she helps Shelley come up with a plan to get back what she deserves and extract revenge on the three people who took everything from her.

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Where the Truth Lies by Katherine Greene (3/24)

Lucinda and Rhett were childhood sweethearts with the perfect marriage but things are about to take a turn when a crime from fifteen years ago is brought back to light. Fifteen years ago, Jennifer Moore arrived in their town and after a brief affair with Rhett, the situation ended with a dead body and a mystery. Now, an eyewitness has come forward placing Rhett at the scene of the crime and everything they’ve worked hard to bury could destroy them.

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Sorry for Your Loss by Georgia McVeigh (3/31)

Iris is a dark soul drawn to obsession who relies on her grief group to keep her out of trouble. When she meets Jack, a widow, Iris feels that fate brought them together. As Iris finds herself being drawn to Jack even more, she realizes with all the secrets he’s been keeping, they may just be the perfect couple after all.

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Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth (4/21)

No one suspects little girls or old ladies to be murderers, especially someone like eighty-one-year-old Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick. Elsie used to be a little girl and now as an old lady, she finds that there is a history of people in her life coming to an untimely end. When a new little girl moves into the neighborhood, she will stop at nothing to befriend Elsie, making her past come back to life. Who was “Mad Mabel” and what has Elsie been hiding all these years?

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Her First Lie by Lucinda Berry (4/21)

Becky Watson is used to doing what it takes to survive. From foster homes to staying true to her childhood confidant, Orion, while the two buried more than just memories. As a college freshman, Becky is hiding her newborn daughter, Janie. Desperate for help, Janie reaches out to her estranged grandmother, Lillian. While Lillian seems like an angel in disguise, behind her caring façade lies generational secrets that make Becky question if she will have to sacrifice herself or her daughter.

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Boring Asian Female by Canwen Xu (4/28)

Elizabeth Zhang has never been the most beautiful or most popular girl but she knows she has ambition and brains to achieve her biggest goal of getting into Harvard Law School. When she is rejected for not standing out enough, not only is her life plan over but she’s dismayed to hear that Laura Kim got in. What makes Laura so interesting compared to Elizabeth? Out of curiosity, Elizabeth begins to follow Laura to see what her interests are but the more time goes on, the more Elizabeth knows that she deserves that spot and she just has to do one thing: get it back.

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Beneath a Broken Sky by Joshua Moehling (5/26)

After a tornado passes through the small town of Sandy Lake, Detective Ben Packard has to help the community deal with the damages and now, a mother who has caused controversies in the past has been killed in her home. This case is personal to Ben as the woman was fighting for justice for her son who was bullied for being gay prior to her death.

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