{"id":33868,"date":"2025-07-30T08:19:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T08:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/33868\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T08:19:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T08:19:10","slug":"karin-slaughters-bone-chilling-reads-for-a-hot-summer-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/33868\/","title":{"rendered":"Karin Slaughter’s Bone-Chilling Reads for a Hot Summer (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pretty Girls<\/a> is a book that #BookTokkers and #Bookstagramers have called \u201cbone-chilling.\u201d It\u2019s about three sisters, one who goes missing, and the impact it has on the family and the fallout that happens 20 years later. It\u2019s twisty and full of anxiety-inducing thrills.\n<\/p>\n

‘Pretty Girls’ by Karin Slaughter.<\/p>\n

William Morrow<\/p>\n

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In honor of the deluxe sprayed-edges collector\u2019s edition that was just released, I\u2019m putting together a list of some of my favorite chilling summer thrillers. You\u2019ll want to devour these books while you are at the beach, otherwise they\u2019ll keep you up all night. Happy reading!\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

‘The Better Sister’ by Alafair Burke <\/p>\n

‘The Better Sister’ by Alafair Burke.<\/p>\n

Harper<\/p>\n

Like Pretty Girls, this is a sister story (IFKYK) about one sister who steals the other sister\u2019s life. But when a dead body turns up, so do all of the secrets. It was just turned into a limited series on Amazon, starring Jessica Biel<\/a> and Elizabeth Banks<\/a>, so read it before you watch it. It\u2019s so good!\n<\/p>\n

‘El Dorado Drive’ by Megan Abbott <\/p>\n

‘El Dorado Drive’ by Megan Abbott.<\/p>\n

G.P. Putnam’s Sons<\/p>\n

Layer by magnetic layer, Abbott reveals the story of a family coming undone beneath the paralyzing weight of material pressures. Abbott is a skilled storyteller and El Dorado Drive is a smart, twisty and riveting family drama. But don\u2019t take my word for it. This one is on many \u201cBest of Summer\u201d lists this year.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

‘Close Your Eyes And Count To 10’ by Lisa Unger <\/p>\n

‘Close Your Eyes and Count to 10’ by Lisa Unger.<\/p>\n

Park Row<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a story about a single mom who travels to a remote island in the Atlantic to participate in an extreme game of hide-and-seek to try to win a million-dollar prize. But things go insanely wrong insanely fast \u2014 and it\u2019s impossible to put down.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

‘The Perfect Couple’ by Elin Hilderbrand <\/p>\n

‘The Perfect Couple’ by Elin Hilderbrand.<\/p>\n

Back Bay Books<\/p>\n

In this murder mystery set in opulent Nantucket, when a body washes ashore during a family\u2019s wedding, everyone is a suspect. And as the mystery unfolds, the fa\u00e7ade of this seemingly perfect family begins to crack, revealing much darker truths. This was adapted as a limited series on Netflix and stars the transcendent Meghann Fahy<\/a> and the equally stunning Nicole Kidman<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

‘The Last Time She Saw Him’ by Kate White <\/p>\n

‘The Last Time She Sawn Him’ by Kate White.<\/p>\n

Harper<\/p>\n

This one’s an exciting whodunit that has interesting, layered suspects, an intense plot and complex drama. The gripping, fast-paced murder mystery will keep you turning the pages.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

‘The Unraveling Of Julia’ by Lisa Scottoline <\/p>\n

‘The Unraveling of Julia’ by Lisa Scottoline.<\/p>\n

Grand Central Publishing<\/p>\n

The main character of this book loses her husband and parents at the same time \u2014 then finds out she has inherited a Tuscan Villa. When she goes to Tuscany to figure out who her benefactor is, things start to come undone. This is like the dark, demented, twisted little sister of Under The Tuscan Sun.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

‘Chloe’ by Connie Briscoe <\/p>\n

‘Chloe: A Novel of Secrets and Lies’ by Connie Briscoe.<\/p>\n

Amistad<\/p>\n

Angel is swept off of her feet by the charming, handsome and extremely wealthy Everett, and the two marry quickly. But as soon as Angel moves to his estate, Riverwild, she realizes that she may have jumped into the marriage too soon. It isn\u2019t long before he becomes cold towards her, and then she learns that his ex-wife committed suicide. Now Riverwild feels more like a golden cage. Chloe is a fresh and thrilling take on Daphne Du Maurier\u2019s Rebecca. If you loved the original you will love this version, too.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

‘Jar Of Hearts’ by Jennifer Hillier <\/p>\n

‘Jar of Hearts’ by Jennifer Hillier.<\/p>\n

Minotaur Books<\/p>\n

One of my go-to recommendations in the \u201cbone-chilling\u201d category, this is the story of three high school friends: one who was murdered, one who went to prison and one who\u2019s been searching for the truth all of these years.\u00a0 When the remains of the missing friend turn up 14 years later, the long-buried truth comes along with it. This book has huge twists and turns and is all kinds of messed up. You\u2019ll love it.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

‘Ask For Andrea’ by Noelle W. Ihli <\/p>\n

‘Ask for Andrea’ by Noelle W. Ihli.<\/p>\n

Kensington<\/p>\n

Another #BookTok sensation that I\u2019ve only recently discovered. Three women who are all murdered by the same man and a plot for revenge. That\u2019s all I can say without spoiling too much. This was a very fast-paced and exciting read.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

‘The Hunting Wives’ by May Cobb <\/p>\n

‘The Hunting Wives’ by May Cobb.<\/p>\n

Berkley<\/p>\n

The main character of this book has just left Chicago and moved her husband and son back to her small hometown in Texas. Lonely and bored, she quickly gets drawn into a wealthy, cliquey, toxic group of women who call themselves the Hunting Wives. As Sophie gets pulled deeper into the clique, things get more and more dangerous. Then a body shows up and Sophie finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation. This is like a deranged Mean Girls set in the deep South \u2014 with guns. This also just came out on Netflix starring Malin Akerman<\/a> and Brittany Snow<\/a>, so read it before you watch it.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pretty Girls is a book that #BookTokkers and #Bookstagramers have called \u201cbone-chilling.\u201d It\u2019s about three sisters, one who…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33869,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[353,49,48,75],"class_list":{"0":"post-33868","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"tag-books","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}