A washed-up tennis pro gives lessons at a fancy hotel in the Canary Islands. But when he meets an elegant woman with an unlikable husband, things take a noirish turn.
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Hunker down with these 13 mysteries and thrillers from 2025
Mysteries and thrillers are enjoyable no matter the season, but there’s something extra satisfying about curling up in the winter with a warm drink and an all-engrossing read. Here’s what we suggest.
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A child disappears from a playdate and it’s ‘All Her Fault’ in this gripping TV series
Sarah Snook plays a mother desperately trying to locate her 5-year-old son in this gripping Peacock miniseries. The psychological thriller is adapted from Andrea Mara’s novel All Her Fault.
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‘Butterfly’ is a frustrating spy thriller with a few too many twists
Daniel Dae Kim stars in a thriller about a spy who comes out of hiding to save his long-lost daughter. But instead of personal revelations, the series gets mired in plot twists and shoot-outs.
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A dogged reporter takes on a mysterious cabal in ‘The Diary of Lies’
Philip Miller’s sinister thriller is set in a Great Britain that’s lost its bearings. But even when she’s terrified, fictional journalist Shona Sandison will always risk everything to get the story.
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Stacey Abrams warns of autocracy and voter suppression, doesn’t rule out another run
Abrams isn’t running for office — but she’s not ruling it out, either. “Politics is a tool … for getting good done, but it’s not the only one.” Her new thriller is Coded Justice.
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Cold case mystery ‘Dept. Q’ focuses more on the characters than crime
An Edinburgh police detective and a team of misfits search for a woman who vanished several years earlier. Critic John Powers says the byplay of characters makes Dept. Q worth watching.
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‘The Stalker’ is one of the most appalling characters in recent American fiction
Paula Bomer’s dizzying book is a fascinating look at an absurdly stupid young man in the early 1990s who manages to sustain himself despite having no evidence of a soul.
