Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Five top new thrillers for "White Lotus" fans

Molly Odintz is the managing editor for CrimeReads and the editor of Austin Noir. She grew up in Austin and worked as a bookseller before becoming a Very Professional Internet Person. She lives in central Texas with her cat, Fritz Lang.

At CrimeReads Odintz tagged five "new thrillers (and one classic Noir) to read when you're done with White Lotus," including:
Krysten Ritter, Retreat

Krysten Ritter writes the kind of books she likes to read—thrilling, complex takes on compromised heroines facing terrifying obstacles. In Retreat, a con artist heads to an insular community off the coast of Mexico to hide out and take stock. Upon arrival, she finds her host missing, and her identity easy to assume, but Ritter’s heroine soon encounters more danger under her new name than she ever faced before.
Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue