Read an excerpt from buzzy 2018 thrillerThe Woman in the Window

Move overGirl on the Train theres a new day-drinking voyeur in town. The view outside her window gets exponentially more interesting when a seemingly perfect family moves in across the street. But when Anna sees something one night thats not meant for her eyes, everything changes. Credit: William Morrow Excerpt fromThe Woman in the Windowby A.J. Finn SUNDAY, October 24 1 HER HUSBANDS ALMOST HOME. Hell catch her this time....

May 1, 2025 · 10 min · 1953 words · Thomas Torres

Read an excerpt from domestic thrillerThe Perfect Mother

Do you notice that your formerly fearless little guy is suddenly afraid of everything when youre out of sight? The neighbors adorable dog is now a terrifying predator. The shadow on the ceiling has become an armless ghoul. Credit: Harper How fast the time goes. How itll all be over in a blink of an eye. How before we know it, theyll be walking, talking, leaving us. Its been four hundred and eleven days, and time hasnt gone fast at all....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 591 words · Nathan Evans

Read an excerpt from horror novelist Robert McCammon'sThe Listener

The cover for Robert McCammons new bookThe Listeneris subtle, but the words within carry the force. Thats part of what the story is about, after all. The new book from the author of such horror novels asBoys LifeandSwan Songcomes out onFeb. Credit: Cemetery Dance Pubns 27 from Cemetery Dance Publications, and as part of the cover reveal EW presents an exclusive new excerpt. He may be the only one who can stop them....

May 1, 2025 · 10 min · 2025 words · Madison Ruiz

Read an excerpt from Jessica Knoll's next book,The Favorite Sister

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. Below, EW can exclusively reveal the books cover, along with a pulse-pounding sneak peek inside. The Favorite Sisterisavailable for pre-order now. Credit: Richard Perry/The New York Times/Redux The room is cozy as a Christmas cardfire going, overstuffed chairs. Kel, you mind? the sound guy asks, his hand already groping around inside my new blouse. Simon & Schuster Brett didnt get all the funny genes....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Donald Mckay

Read an excerpt from Lauren Weisberger's nextDevil Wears Pradanovel

If you press links we provide, we may receive compensation. There had to be something to complain about. So why couldnt she think of a thing? Simon & Schuster Night was the only time Los Angeles really shined. She worked her way down his back and began a rather aggressive handling of his glutes. An unfamiliar 917 number flashed on her phone. Simon & Schuster Im not sure if you remember, but we met a couple years ago at the Met Ball....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 680 words · Daisy Turner

Read an excerpt from the North Korea kidnapping taleStar of the North

Excerpt fromStar of the North, by D.B. John Prologue Baengnyeong IslandSouth KoreaJune 1998 The sea was calm the day Soo-min disappeared. She was watching the boy make a fire out of driftwood. Credit: Courtesy Crown Publishing Group The tide was rumbling in, bringing towering clouds that were turning an ashy pink. She hadnt seen a single boat all day and the beach was deserted. They had the world to themselves....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 457 words · Sabrina Cummings

Read an excerpt fromAll These Beautiful Strangers, the debut novel that could be the nextGone Girl

You getAll These Beautiful Strangers. In other words: This is going to be big. No, the house on Langely Lake wasnt a house at all. Credit: William Morrow When I was a little girl, we spent our summers in that fortress. They were in a shoebox, hidden under a loose floorboard in my parents bedroom. They were taken that summer, 2007, a few weeks before my mother disappeared. I saw the photographs and I realized I had been wrong about everything....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 572 words · Ashley Bryant

Read an excerpt fromMost Wanted, the Han and Qi'ra YA prequel toSolo

I was obsessed with everything Star Wars. That year, all I wanted in the whole world was to seeReturn of the Jedi. But we couldnt even afford a Christmas tree, much less a trip to the movies. Credit: Disney I had to settle for going to my local library and checking out the media tie-in novel. I cried the whole way through it, she says. Below is the chase from Chapter 4 ofMost Wanted:...

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 939 words · Caroline Dixon

Read an excerpt fromStar Warsvoice actress Ashley Eckstein'sIt's Your Universe

And were alsofeaturing a gallery of Ecksteins latestBlack Pantherand Disney Princessclothing for kids. Youhave to take action. You have to work hard to actually be it, and to do it. Credit: Disney Electronic Content Those dreams and those wishes arent just going to fall in your lap. It gives kids … hope. Like, literally be a Togruta alien,' Eckstein says. Lucasfilm/Disney XD But I could be areal-lifeversion of Ahsoka. And actually it was Ahsoka who inspired me to create Her Universe....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Emily Perez

Read an excerpt fromThe Good Liar, Catherine McKenzie's riveting thriller

She was supposed to be in the building that day. As the book unfolds, it becomes clear that all three women are guarding important secrets. But just how far will they go to keep them? Credit: Simon & Schuster Read an exclusive excerpt below for your first taste, and pre-orderThe Good Liarhereahead of its April 3 release. Excerpt from The Good Liar, by Catherine McKenzie Cecily I was late. Thats why I wasnt there when it happened....

May 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1396 words · Joshua Johnson

Read an excerpt of Bill Clinton and James Patterson's thrillerThe President Is Missing

Everything I did was to protect my country. Id do it again. The problem is, I cant say any of that. Credit: David Burnett; Little, Brown and Company All I can tell you is that I have always acted with the security of my country in mind. And I always will. I see Carolyn in the corner, reading something on her phone, responding. Little, Brown and Company I keep eye contact in case I need to drop everything and act on it....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 878 words · Breanna Nguyen

Read an excerpt of the mystery book featuring Barack Obama and Joe Biden as action heroes

Yes, this is a real thing, and we’ve got exclusive proof! Barack Obama and Joe Biden as action heroes? Essentially, it delivers exactly as its retro cover (above) promises. Credit: Penguin Hope Never Dieswill publish on July 10. And that wasbeforeI learned my friend was dead. I was sitting at my computer, and Id stumbled across one of those so-called paparazzi videos. It opened with a wide shot of Cape Towns fabled Table Mountain....

May 1, 2025 · 9 min · 1867 words · Amy Simpson

Read an excerpt ofThe Silent Patient, an unforgettable — and Hollywood-bound — new thriller

in the face, and her twisted relationship with psychotherapist Theo. Everyone from Lee Child to David Baldacci to last years big thriller breakout A.J. Finn (The Woman in the Window) has offered pre-publication raves. Credit: Wolf Marloh; Celadon Books The novel publishes Feb. 5 and isavailable for pre-order. Excerpt fromThe Silent Patientby Alex Michaelides Alicia Berenson was thirty-three years old when she killed her husband. They had been married for seven years....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 695 words · Gregory Allison