The Most Anticipated February 2026
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If thrillers are your comfort genre or your guilty pleasure, consider your shelf control officially under threat with these new releases.
Every new month brings a fresh wave of suspense, and February 2026 features a strong selection of upcoming thrillers with chilling premises and high-stakes twists.
New releases pile up fast, and it’s easy to miss the books that truly deserve your attention. This list is here to narrow things down.
Each month, I focus specifically on upcoming thrillers worth reading—titles with strong hooks, compelling setups, and that unmistakable “I need to read this immediately” energy. If a book makes it onto this list, it’s because it feels like a conversation starter, a late-night read, or a story you’ll want to discuss the moment you finish.
If suspense is what keeps you turning pages, you’ll want to keep these releases on your radar.
Happy Reading!
New and Upcoming Thrillers of February 2026
How To Kill a Guy in Ten Dates
by Shailee Thompson
Publication Date: February 3, 2026
A blackout at a packed Manhattan speed-dating event leaves a man dead at twenty-six-year-old Jamie Prescott’s table—and the exits chained shut. As a masked killer begins slaughtering singles to crown a twisted real-life “Final Girl,” Jamie realizes she’s trapped in a deadly competition where romance is just another weapon and the body count is rising fast.
Warning Signs
by Tracy Sierra
Publication Date: February 10, 2026
On a remote backcountry ski trip, twelve-year-old Zach realizes he’s the only one taking the worsening weather—and the isolation—seriously. As conditions turn dangerous, he begins to suspect the real threat isn’t the wilderness but the men entrusted with his survival.
Our Beautiful Mess
by Adele Parks
Publication Date: February 10, 2026
Christmas turns dangerous when Connie’s pregnant daughter brings home a charming new boyfriend who resurrects a decades-old mistake she’s buried to protect her family. As long-hidden secrets strain against exposure inside the house, Connie realizes shielding her daughter may require destroying the lie that has kept them safe for years.
When I Kill You
by B.A. Paris
Publication Date: February 17, 2026
Fourteen years after reinventing herself to escape a dangerous obsession with an unsolved murder, Nell Masters begins receiving silent calls and anonymous flowers that suggest someone knows exactly who she used to be. As the past she buried claws back into her carefully constructed life, Nell must confront whether she’s being hunted for what she uncovered—or for what she did.
The New Neighbors
by Claire Douglas
Publication Date: February 17, 2026
After overhearing her elderly new neighbors discuss what sounds chillingly like a crime, Lena becomes convinced something sinister is unfolding behind the walls of her quiet Bristol street. But as her suspicion spirals into obsession and the Morgans insist she’s mistaken, Lena risks exposing the guilt-ridden secret she’s fought to keep buried—and proving she may not be the reliable witness she claims to be.
The Girls Before
by Kate Alice Marshall
Publication Date: February 24, 2026
In a pitch-dark basement etched with the final messages of vanished girls, a captive known only as Stranger prepares a desperate escape before she becomes the next name on the wall. As search-and-rescue expert Audrey reopens her best friend’s cold case and uncovers ties to the town’s most powerful family, she realizes the missing girls were never lost in the woods—they were taken.
Save for Later
Her Last Breath
by Taylor Adams
Publication Date: February 17, 2026
Hundreds of feet underground, claustrophobic law-school Tess survives a brutal attack during a caving trip with her influencer best friend—but only by crawling out alone. From her hospital bed, as secrets about Allie’s past surface and the assault begins to look anything but random, Tess realizes the real danger may have followed her back to the surface.
What Happened That Night
by Nicci French
Publication Date: February 24, 2026
Nearly thirty years after a student party ended in murder, newly released Tyler Green reunites the friends who testified against him in a London townhouse, still claiming he never killed Leo. When one of them is found dead in a replica of the original crime, the night spirals into a deadly reckoning that forces Detective Inspector Maud O’Connor to confront decades of lies and shared guilt.
She Thought She Was Safe
by Terri Parlato
Publication Date: January 20, 2026
Reeling from her mother’s death and a brutal divorce, writer Emma Shrader accepts an invitation to her estranged father’s secluded Victorian estate on Cheshire Lake, hoping for closure and a fresh start. But when a neighbor is found dead and whispers of past disappearances surface, Emma realizes the house isn’t offering reconciliation—it’s sealing her inside a legacy that may not let her leave alive.
Nowhere Burning
by Catriona Ward
Publication Date: February 24, 2026
Fleeing their violent home in the dead of night, siblings Riley and Oliver find refuge at a remote desert ranch called Nowhere, a sanctuary for runaways built on silence and strict rules. But as Riley uncovers the truth behind the fire-scarred land and the charismatic leader who controls it, she realizes safety here comes at a price far more dangerous than the home they escaped.
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Have one of these thrillers on your radar already, or did you discover a new must-read for your list?
