From psychological thrillers that keep you on the edge of your seat to gripping police procedurals that keep you guessing till the end, here’s my list of 7 Best Mystery and Thriller releases of July 2022.
#1: Keep Them Close by Sophie Flynn
Sub-Genre: Psychological Thriller
Intensely gripping and compelling psychological thriller.
A mother of twins recovering from a post partum depression revealed her darkest secret to a stranger she met on the internet. The stranger then started to stalk her, making the mother paranoid like never before.
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#2: Old Bones Lie by Marion Todd
Sub-Genre: Police Procedural
Engrossing and completely gripping police procedural.
Two prison officers and a notorious jewelry thief have gone missing from a prison van. The officers’ wives too are nowhere to be seen. It is up to DI Clare Mackay to solve the mystery before it is too late.
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#3: A Poisonous Page by Kitt Crowe
Sub-Genre: Cozy Mystery
Quirky and entertaining cozy mystery.
A real-estate agent dies and hereditary heart-ailment is believed to be the cause. Then, another real estate agent dies – this time, she’s murdered and left on the porch of a man whom she once dated.
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#4: The Waitress by Nina Manning
Sub-Genre: Psychological Thriller
Suspenseful and mind-blowing psychological thriller.
Kit, a waitress, wins 2 million pound worth mansion in a lottery. When she moves, things start to go terribly wrong. It is pretty clear that someone from her past is looking for revenge.
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#5: Murder Spills the Tea by Vicki Delany
Sub-Genre: Cozy Mystery
Entertaining and enjoyable cozy mystery.
America Bakes! is filming in Cape Cod and tearoom owner Lily is one of the participants. One of the judges is found dead in the tearoom kitchen a day after getting into a verbal fight with Lily’s waitress.
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#6: Dead Real y Helen H. Durrant
Sub-Genre: Police Procedural
Gripping and engrossing police procedural with a twist at the end.
Sixteen-year-old Noah is found dead in the alley of Hobfield estate with an X mark on his body. It is the signature of a serial killer who terrorized the estate two decades ago.
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#7: The Roommate by Caroline Macon Fleischer
Sub-Genre: Psychological Thriller
Intense, spine-chilling and suspenseful psychological thriller.
Donna inherits her grandmother’s house in California. She feels lonely staying alone in the house so she puts an advertisement for a roommate in Craigslist. She finds a suitable roommate. When he moves in, his ‘good guy’ mask falls off…
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