New fiction book releases this week

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This Week’s New Fiction Book Releases

Week of April 28, 2026

Explore the newest novels released this week, sorted by genre:

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Thriller and mystery

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The Girl Upstairs by Jessica R. Patch

The Girl Upstairs by Jessica R. Patch

Cold Harbor was supposed to fix everything. Instead, Gwen hears things, sees things and finds proof in the attic that something in this house never left.

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Countdown by Sara Driscoll

Countdown by Sara Driscoll

On New Year’s Eve, Gemma negotiates a hostage crisis on a billionaire’s yacht while Logan races across icy waters. The clock is ticking, and nothing about this ransom adds up.
Part of the NYPD Negociators series

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Redbelly Crossing by Candice Fox

Redbelly Crossing by Candice Fox

In Redbelly Crossing, a journalist is dead and two estranged brothers are forced to work together. One is hunting a killer. The other is protecting one.

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Literary & contemporary

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Boring Asian Female by Canwen Xu

Boring Asian Female by Canwen Xu

Rejected for being “too average,” Elizabeth fixates on the girl who took her place and how to become her, beat her, or erase her entirely.

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Ghost Town by Tom Perrotta

Ghost Town by Tom Perrotta

From the bestselling author of The Leftovers

Jimmy was thirteen when everything broke. A reckless friend, a magnetic girl, and a Ouija board blur grief and danger, until one summer changes him forever.

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Break Room by Miye Lee

Break Room by Miye Lee

From one of the biggest stars in Korean fiction

Chosen by their coworkers as the “villain,” eight players enter a twisted reality show where every alliance is fragile and one hidden player is pulling the strings.

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Consequences of Normal by Elle Baade

Consequences of Normal by Elle Baade

When six-year-old Charles insists she’s a girl, Jane stands firm but in Matt’s hometown, protecting her child could cost her marriage, her community, and everything she thought was safe.

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Historical fiction

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Wildwood by Elinor Florence

Wildwood by Elinor Florence

From the bestselling author of Finding Flora

Molly’s inheritance comes with a deadly condition: survive a year in an isolated Alberta farmhouse with her daughter, where the land and its keeper test her limits.

Liar's Dice by Juliet Faithfull

Liar's Dice by Juliet Faithfull

When her disabled twin Mita is taken to London without warning, Dolores is left behind in Rio, unable to read or write, and desperate to bring her back.

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The Island Club by Nicola Harrison

The Island Club by Nicola Harrison

Beneath Balboa Island’s polished 1950s charm, Milly, Sylvia, and Adele are pulled into a web of secrets where friendship at the tennis courts becomes survival.

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Mrs. Benedict Arnold by Emma Parry

Mrs. Benedict Arnold by Emma Parry

A reimagining of the young woman who almost ended the American Revolution

Peggy moves effortlessly between Loyalists and Patriots but loving André and marrying Arnold puts her in a dangerous position to change the war itself.

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Romance

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King of Gluttony by Ana Huang

King of Gluttony by Ana Huang

He’s her greatest rival. She’s his only weakness. When Sebastian Laurent and Maya Singh are forced together, hate starts looking a lot like desire.
Part of the Kings of Sin series

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The Alias Agenda by Holly James

The Alias Agenda by Holly James

Undercover operative Erin Daniels enters a mommy smuggling ring with Cal Bray, but between growing chemistry and a deadly enemy, this mission may be her last.

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Fantasy & Sci-Fi

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An Arcane Study of Stars by Sydney J. Shields

An Arcane Study of Stars by Sydney J. Shields

A soul-bargain with a stranger named Dorian sends Claudia into Cygnus University, where secrets, lies, and Cassius MacLeod threaten to ruin everything.

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Blood Bound by Ellis Hunter

Blood Bound by Ellis Hunter

You duel or you die, and Astrid has always known her fate, until Prince Zryan makes survival feel like a dangerous possibility.

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The Radiant Dark by Alexandra Oliva

The Radiant Dark by Alexandra Oliva

When a signal from alien life reaches Earth, Carol Girard’s ordinary life fractures, setting her family on a decades-long journey shaped by wonder, doubt, and what it means to belong.

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The Café of Infinite Doors by Zara Marielle

The Café of Infinite Doors by Zara Marielle

A mysterious café offers Marceline refuge from her controlling husband, until its magic starts failing and a rising darkness threatens to take everything from her.

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The Sea Spinner by Julie Johnson

The Sea Spinner by Julie Johnson

After a devastating battle, a young woman with unstable magic is drawn to the Water Court, where a powerful king and a coming war threaten everything she has left.
Part of the Reign of Remnants series

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We Burned So Bright by T.J. Klune

We Burned So Bright by T.J. Klune

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Cerulean Sea

Husbands Don and Rodney embark on a final cross-country sprint to complete unfinished business before a black hole consumes Earth.
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Cozy mystery

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How to Cheat Your Own Death by Kristen Perrin

How to Cheat Your Own Death by Kristen Perrin

Two women. Two timelines. One signature kill. As Annie investigates, she realizes Frances’s past isn’t history—it’s a warning.
Part of the Castle Knoll Murder Mystery series

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Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q. Sutanto

From the bestselling author of Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers & Read Between the Lies

At sixty-three, Mebel just wanted her husband back. Instead, she finds secrets simmering in a village kitchen and a missing girl no one wants to talk about.

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A Murder in Marylebone by Emily Sullivan

A Murder in Marylebone by Emily Sullivan

Back from Corfu, Minnie wants peace. Instead, she gets a corpse, a reckless sister, and a past that refuses to stay buried.

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Horror

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Dark Is When the Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce

Dark Is When the Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce

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No one goes into the woods. Hazel did. Now she’s gone—and Cathy is running out of time to find out what followed her back.

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