Best Thriller and Mystery Books of 2023
86 New Mystery Books That'll Have You on the Edge of Your Seat
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"Don't Fear the Reaper" is Stephen Graham Jones's equally grim and bloody followup to his horror novel "My Heart Is a Chainsaw." Slasher film buff Jade Daniels may have survived the Independence Day Massacre, but horror follows her everywhere she goes. Upon returning to her hometown, a hook-handed serial killer with an extensive list of victims called Dark Mill South escapes during a prison transfer and selects her town as the site for his next bloodbath. Once again, Jade must rely on her catalogueue-like knowledge of horror films to keep herself alive, but will it be enough to protect herself and her friends from being added to the bloody pileup? Jones's propensity for gore and sweat-inducing suspense elevates Jade Daniels's final-girl tale.
Release date: Feb. 7