Most Anticipated Fiction Book Releases of 2026 & 2027
Upcoming new novels by month
Looking for the most anticipated fiction book releases of 2026 and 2027? You’re in the right place. I’m rounding up the most exciting upcoming fiction books, from highly anticipated new releases by bestselling authors to buzzy debuts and hidden gems worth adding to your TBR.
Browse upcoming fiction releases by month to discover what’s coming next in literary fiction, thrillers, romance, fantasy, historical fiction, mysteries, and more. I update this guide regularly throughout the year with the books readers are most excited about, including new novels, long-awaited sequels, and major releases from favourite authors.
Whether you’re planning your reading list months in advance or searching for your next great read, this monthly guide makes it easy to discover the best new fiction books coming in 2026 and beyond.
Explore upcoming fiction releases by month
2026 book releases
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2027 book releases
August 2026 fiction releases
August’s upcoming fiction includes a highly anticipated thriller from Riley Sager
From the bestselling author of eight novels
In 1926, five women disappeared from a remote island in Vermont. Now, one hundred years later, it’s happening again.
From the bestselling author of The Wife Between Us
In 1964, four women vanished during secret psychic experiments. Decades later, Riley enters a house untouched by time and steps straight into the aftermath.
From the author of The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife
A retired chef, a hidden kitchen, and a family divided. Griff must cook, lie, and risk it all for love, laughter, and a second chance.
Re-release from the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic
Society calls Nina a witch for her uncontrollable telekinesis, but Hector calls her gifted, and for one dazzling season she almost believes she could finally belong somewhere.
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AUGUST 18, 2026
From the bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish
A romance with a bestselling horror writer turns dangerous when Savannah moves into his secluded home and realizes she may be stepping into the same fate as his missing first wives.
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AUGUST 25, 2026
The highly anticipated sequel to Big Little Lies
Ten years after Big Little Lies, Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata, and Bonnie are back and this time, the secrets threatening them involve their teenage children.
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AUGUST 25, 2026
From multi-bestselling author Linwood Barclay
After discovering his father murdered beside another woman, Reece learns the real nightmare isn’t the crime scene—it’s the lies his family buried for decades.
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AUGUST 25, 2026
One of the most anticipated books of 2026!
A serial killer recants his long-ago confession regarding a small-town high school girl―and her then-best friends are forced to confront what really happened that night.
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AUGUST 25, 2026
From the bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond
Ruby and Erin were sisters with a comfortable Boston life—until Milo enters the picture. One devastating day sends them down separate paths forever.
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September 2026 fiction releases
Fall publishing season arrives with ambitious, highly anticipated novels from major authors, setting the tone for the biggest releases of the year
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
Thirteen stories starring your favourite characters and their dragons
The next book in the blockbuster Empyrean series. The deluxe first edition includes sixteen beautiful original full-color illustrations by artist Joe Requeza.
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
From the bestselling sensation The Knight and the Moth
Sybil is trapped as the king’s bride, plotting his downfall. But a mysterious tournament champion with no memories may be the only person who can help her.
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
✨ Deluxe Limited Edition available in the first print run
The thrilling continuation to a thrilling upper YA romantasy where Divergent meets The Cruel Prince in a glittering, storm-wrecked Manhattan where the elite rule through legacy―and one forbidden romance could tear it all apart.
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SEPTEMBER 8, 2026
From the bestselling author of Practical Magic
At an elite women’s college in the 1950s, two students uncover a centuries-old sisterhood of witches. But someone is targeting its members, and history is repeating itself.
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SEPTEMBER 8, 2026
From the bestselling author of Katabasis and Yellowface
✨ Deluxe Limited Edition featuring gorgeous stenciled edges available in the first printing only
Lily Chen thought learning Mandarin might unlock her family’s past. But in Taipei, every answer leads to another silence.
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SEPTEMBER 8, 2026
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Frozen River
Inspired by the life of Grace O'Malley: Grace O'Malley defies noble expectations to become a fierce pirate queen, battling rivals and invaders to forge her legacy on Ireland’s tumultuous seas.
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
From the bestselling author of First-Time Caller
✨ First-print Deluxe Edition features stenciled edges and special cover effects
Darcy Moore is a Grim Reaper who refuses to do her job, and when she tries to save the life she’s been sent to collect, she collides with Gabriel Aetos, a Guardian Angel who’s determined to stop her.
Part of the Ghosted series.
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
The highly anticipated conclusion to the Ninth House trilogy
Alex Stern has been to hell and back—but this time, she may have brought something back with her. As demons spread through Yale, she and her allies face a war they may not survive.
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
From the bestselling author of Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility
In 2031, after the collapse of the United States, a Los Angeles party turns strange when a man vanishes—and a search begins that moves through shadow worlds, doubles, and fractured timelines.
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
From the bestselling author of By Any Other Name
Molly Fitzgerald lost her mother on 9/11. Now she plans for disasters for a living—until a crisis inside her marriage forces Molly and Jesse to confront truths no emergency plan can contain.
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
The epic second installment of the Silvercloak Saga, from the bestselling author of Our Infinite Fates
The Bloodmoon empire hides danger at every turn. Saffron’s secrets, her magic, and her heart are on the line, and every choice could reshape the world.
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
From the bestselling author of The Academy
College decisions loom, parties get wilder, and hidden messages appear. Senior year at Tiffin is anything but ordinary, and nothing will stay buried.
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
From the bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage
✨ Deluxe hardcover with tarot-card sprayed edges and haunting illustrated endpapers
Three stories. Three places where terror waits. And one author who proves nightmares don’t need sleep to find you.
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SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
A brand-new Miss Marple mystery from Lucy Foley, the bestselling author of The Guest List and The Midnight Feast
Guests arrive for skiing and indulgence, but someone arrived to kill. As a blizzard isolates the hotel, Miss Marple must untangle dark secrets before another body falls.
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
From the bestselling author of Pachinko
After a betrayal and a financial collapse upend their lives in Seoul, John and Helen Koh move their family across continents in search of stability, sacrificing everything to give their children opportunities they never had.
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
From the bestselling author of Better Than the Movies
When Julia inherits a mysterious fortune, she’s thrown into New York high society and a complicated connection with a boy who may not be who he says he is.
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
From the bestselling legal thriller author of The Firm and The Pelican Brief
A fairytale wedding. A Paris honeymoon. Then a kidnapping no one can explain. As agencies scramble, one question lingers—why were Paul and Chelsea chosen?
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2026
Count down to Christmas with twelve sealed holiday love stories by beloved romance authors
The Twelve Loves of Christmas is a swoon-worthy short story collection about finding love during the most magical time of the year.
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October 2026 fiction releases
Fall publishing reaches its peak with October book releases, featuring some of the year’s biggest novels from bestselling authors and rising literary stars
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OCTOBER 6, 2026
From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Demon Copperhead & The Poisonwood Bible
When the man who changed everything reaches out after decades apart, Livia is pulled back toward the music, heartbreak, and ambition she thought she'd left behind forever.
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OCTOBER 6, 2026
From the bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
Victor Vale and Eli Ever have spent years destroying each other. Now the final game begins—and only one of them will walk away.
Part of the Villains series
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OCTOBER 6, 2026
The final novel from the master storyteller
Born on the day the Great War ends, Eve and Adam forge an unlikely bond that will one day shape the fate of Britain itself.
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OCTOBER 6, 2026
From the bestselling author of The Time Traveler's Wife
✨ Exclusive Edition available while supplies last
Alba inherited her father's uncontrollable time travel, but knowing pieces of the future comes at a cost—especially when the people she loves are still living in the present.
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OCTOBER 6, 2026
From the bestselling author of the We Were Liars
Everyone thinks the hot springs are harmless now. Then five people go for a swim, and nothing in Lexie's new life is ever the same.
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OCTOBER 6, 2026
The final book in the Talisman Trilogy
A deadly plague, collapsing worlds, and one final journey into the Territories make Jack Sawyer's last adventure his most dangerous yet.
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OCTOBER 6, 2026
Step into a bold new Divergent series from bestselling author Veronica Roth
In a world divided into five factions, Beatrice must hide what makes her different while surviving brutal training and falling for a boy with secrets of his own.
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OCTOBER 6, 2026
From the bestselling author of The Housemaid
✨ Beautiful Deluxe Edition available for collectors
Julia returns to her family's crumbling estate for a fresh start and discovers a house haunted by a woman executed during the Salem witch trials.
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OCTOBER 6, 2026
Frombestselling author Tessa Bailey
Magnolia is a time traveler trapped in the past with no way home. Then she falls for the militia commander whose job is to hunt people exactly like her.
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OCTOBER 6, 2026
From the bestselling author of Crazy Spooky Love
Melody can see ghosts, but the spirit haunting Libertines may be easier to handle than the infuriating ex she's suddenly working beside again.
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OCTOBER 13, 2026
From the bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry
A young poet joins an eccentric magazine that believes poetry can save humanity, and the job changes everything he thought he knew about art, family, and himself.
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OCTOBER 20, 2026
Book 3 of the How My Neighbor Stole Christmas series
He wants to avoid Christmas. She wants to win Kringletown's biggest holiday contest. Their solution? Pretend to be in love… and accidentally mean it.
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OCTOBER 20, 2026
A collection of feel-good novellas from bestselling author Abby Jimenez
✨ A beautiful collector’s edition with special design details, bonus recipes, and illustrations by Abby’s daughter Maya
From awkward family dinners to accidental Christmas sweater matches, three couples discover that holiday disasters might be the beginning of something magical.
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OCTOBER 20, 2026
Part of the bestselling Three Pines crime series
The new mystery in Louise Penny's number one New York Times-bestselling Three Pines crime series featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache.
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OCTOBER 27, 2026
Book 6 of A Court of Thorns and Roses
Romance, danger, and intrigue await in the stunning new installment.
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OCTOBER 27, 2026
Book 3 in the Gods of the Game series
Noah doesn't believe in love. Carina is saving for Antarctica. But living under the same roof turns their impossible arrangement into something far more dangerous: feelings.
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November 2026 fiction releases
With the holidays just around the corner, November book releases offer the perfect mix of page-turners, book club picks, and bestselling fiction to curl up with.
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NOVEMBER 3, 2026
Book 3 of the SCYTHE Mystery series
Possessing someone else's body wasn't part of the afterlife plan, but neither was falling back in with the gang Jack left behind.
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NOVEMBER 10, 2026
Based on the true story of an all-female aviation bombing unit called the Night Witches, from the author of the bestselling Daughters of the Occupation
Four fearless women take to the skies in the Soviet Union's only all-female bomber regiment, risking everything to prove they belong in one of WWII's deadliest battles.
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NOVEMBER 10, 2026
By the bestselling author of The Christie Affair
Trapped in a gilded marriage, Mariah finds an unlikely ally in her maid as the two women dare to imagine lives beyond the roles men have chosen for them.
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NOVEMBER 10, 2026
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lucy Score
Lucy Score brings a psychic twist to Christmas in this hilarious all-new Riley Thorn adventure, the fifth in the romantic mystery series.
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NOVEMBER 17, 2026
The third book in the Starlight Grove series
A heart-stopping small town romance
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NOVEMBER 17, 2026
From the bestselling author of The Lost Bride Trilogy
A girl receives an antique pendant on her thirteenth birthday and discovers she's the latest reincarnation of a witch executed three hundred years ago.
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December 2026 fiction releases
December book releases deliver cozy winter reads, buzzy holiday books, and some of the year’s most anticipated new novels from bestselling authors
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DECEMBER 15, 2026
Book 2 of the bestselling Fallen City duology
✨ Gorgeous deluxe edition with stunning printed edges available!
Maris dons enemy armor to reach Luca, but as war rages, both must decide if love is worth defying everything they were taught to believe.
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DECEMBER 8, 2026
From the author of Adelaide
A spontaneous night in New York brings Lina and June together. But when life pulls them apart, they must decide whether their friendship is worth fighting for.
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DECEMBER 8, 2026
From bestselling author of Laurie L. Dove
When an oil worker is found dead without his heart, Tribal Marshal Starr uncovers a connection to missing women, a suspicious company, and a danger threatening Saliquaw Nation.
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DECEMBER 8, 2026
Gwen can fix any mistake by traveling back in time. Ian uses time travel to protect his family. When they meet, their perfect pasts threaten their future.
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January 2027 fiction releases
January 2027 book releases are filled with new stories to discover, including highly anticipated novels, bestselling authors, and exciting additions to your reading list.
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JANUARY 5, 2027
From the bestselling author of People Watching
Nadia comes home to help her brother open a brewery and unexpectedly reconnects with Aleks, the childhood friend and first love who still knows her better than anyone.
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JANUARY 12, 2027
From the bestselling author of The Push
When Fiona dies, she expects to disappear. Instead, she watches her family unravel as they uncover the secrets she left behind—and the ones she kept.
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JANUARY 12, 2027
From the bestselling author of The House in the Cerulean Sea and Under the Whispering Door
When Burke learns dogs don't live forever, he embarks on an unforgettable journey to find the man he's meant to be with and the place he truly belongs.
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JANUARY 12, 2027
Sarah J. Maas, the #1 bestselling author of the Court of Thorns and Roses series, returns to the courts of Prythian
The magic continues in the next exciting installment!
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JANUARY 19, 2027
From the bestselling author of If You Could See the Sun
A parallel universe gives Sylvia one impossible second chance with the man she lost—but she can only choose one life, and one future.
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JANUARY 19, 2027
The fourth magical standalone adventure in the series that started with The Spellshop
Burned-out librarian Eloren would rather read than make magical cheese, but losing her family's shop isn't an option, especially with Garyn by her side.
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JANUARY 26, 2026
Bestselling author of the Reese’s Book Club Pick The Three Lives of Cate Kay
A forgotten basketball legend, a determined filmmaker, and a rising WNBA star collide in an inspiring novel about reclaiming the stories history left behind.
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JANUARY 26, 2027
From the bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue and The Stolen Queen
A haunted Manhattan mansion binds an ambitious social climber in the 1800s to a disgraced architect uncovering deadly family secrets in the present day.
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February 2027 fiction releases
Whether you're curled up indoors or dreaming of spring, February 2027 book releases offer unforgettable historical fiction, epic fantasy, and compelling contemporary stories.
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FEBRUARY 2, 2027
Inspired by true events
A young newspaper employee helps desperate wives search for their missing husbands in this historical mystery inspired by extraordinary true events.
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FEBRUARY 9, 2027
From the bestselling author of A Map to Paradise
As the world watches the moon landing, Gwen's carefully controlled life begins to unravel when her fearless eighty-year-old mother refuses to play by anyone's rules.
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FEBRUARY 9, 2027
From the national bestselling author of The Lotus Shoes
A servant in 1806 and a modern midwife in 1906 find their lives intertwined by the mysteries and curses surrounding Cloud Mountain.
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FEBRUARY 23, 2027
Book 3 of the bestselling Heartstrings series
A small-town radio station manager clashes with the executive trying to buy it, unaware they're already falling for each other as anonymous online friends.
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FEBRUARY 25, 2027
The epic and heartbreaking penultimate novel in the million-copy bestselling Bone Season series
As gods walk openly among humanity, Paige Mahoney must uncover the truth behind clairvoyance before the revolution is lost forever.
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March 2027 fiction releases
Spring starts with an incredible lineup of fiction, as March 2027 book releases feature new novels from Taylor Jenkins Reid, Percival Everett, Alice Feeney, Lisa Unger, and more.
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MARCH 2, 2027
The first in a duology by bestselling author Hafsah Faizal
Yasmine enters a deadly bridal competition to kill King Altair—but falling for the man she's sworn to destroy could cost her everything.
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MARCH 2, 2027
Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of James
A Black music student’s future is upended when a feud at Oberlin Conservatory leads to his enlistment, changing the course of his life forever.
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MARCH 2, 2027
From the bestselling author of Atmosphere, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Two women who have spent years hustling pool halls across America face their most dangerous gamble yet—trusting each other.
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MARCH 2, 2027
From the bestselling author of The Henna Artist
In colonial India, sixteen-year-old Deepa risks everything to pursue her passion for dance and unravel the mystery of her mother's past.
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MARCH 9, 2027
From the bestselling author of The Personal Librarian
Inspired by the remarkable true story of Hetty Green, this historical novel follows the brilliant investor who challenged Wall Street's most powerful men.
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MARCH 9, 2027
From the bestselling author of My Husband’s Wife and His & Hers
A flight attendant's double life begins to unravel when a murder forces everyone to question how well they really know their spouse.
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MARCH 9, 2027
From Nobel Prize in Literature and Booker Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro
On the eve of World War II, an ordinary man uncovers hidden plots and dangerous secrets after following a mysterious stranger across England.
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MARCH 9, 2027
From the bestselling author of Served Him Right and Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
After losing her job, a young nanny accepts a position at an isolated estate, where a missing nanny and haunting family secrets put her life at risk.
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MARCH 16, 2027
The next installment in the bestselling Finlay Donovan series
When her meddling neighbor disappears, Finlay Donovan must solve the case before she and the detective she's dating are charged with murder.
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This list of the most anticipated fiction releases of 2026 is updated regularly as new books are announced. I track buzzy debuts, bestselling authors, and upcoming novels readers are most excited about—so bookmark this page and check back often for new 2026 fiction release updates.
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