The River
Peter Heller
Two college friends on a canoe trip in the far north race a wildfire — and stumble into something worse. Tense and gorgeous.
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We Spread
Iain Reid
An elderly woman in a care facility starts to doubt what's real. Reid does dread better than almost anyone. Unsettling.
★ 5Disappearing Earth
Julia Phillips
It's always a little nerve-wracking to read a book that's gotten overwhelmingly positive critical acclaim—most readers have been let down by glowing reviews before. Disappearing Earth deserves the hype. The first chapter did nothing to ease my anxiety; the language was evocative and beautiful (a constant throughout) but the plot had undertones of Gone Girl. Fortunately, the airport thriller vibes
The Strange Case of Jane O.
Karen Thompson Walker
A new mother starts having blackouts, premonitions, and visions of a man who died twenty years ago. Part literary mystery, part something stranger — Walker is so good at that eerie in-between space.