These Mysteries and Thrillers Set at the Beach take summer beach reading to a new (meta) level. How can the beach be sinister? These beachy thrillers will give you the chills even when it’s hot outside!
Mysteries and Thrillers Set at the Beach
From Fire Island to North Carolina, from Dorset to Tasmania, these thrillers set at the beach will make you look over your shoulder!
Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum (Fire Island)
A gossipy read about the families who regularly gather to enjoy summers at an exclusive Fire Island community!
Check out my review of Bad Summer People!
Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds by Allison Brennan (St Claire Island Caribbean)
A Type A accountant can’t help but stick her nose into the case of a missing person when she’s on vacation in the Caribbean.
She might also find a sexy romance too…
Check out my Goodreads review of Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds!
The Perfect Couple by Elin Hildernbrand (Nantucket)
A lavish wedding at a beautiful Nantucket compound. But when one member of the wedding party ends up dead, secrets and lies will be exposed!
Here’s my review of The Perfect Couple!
The Survivors by Jane Harper (Evelyn Bay, Tasmania)
A young man returns to his hometown and has to face a terrible tragedy he was involved in (and blamed for) twelve years ago.
Check out my Spoiler Discussion of The Survivors, now a streaming series on Netflix!
Night Swim by Megan Goldin (Neopolis NC)
A podcaster arrives at a beach town to cover a sexual assault trial and is drawn into the case of a young woman whose other things ate he accidental death was murder.
Here’s my Spoiler Discussion for Night Swim.
The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley (UK, Dorset Coast)
A luxury wellness resort opening on the Dorset coast draws beautiful people, but it also stirs up conflicts between the town and the newcomers, and dredges up old secrets.
Check out my Spoiler Discussion for The Midnight Feast!
Their Double Lives by Jaime Lynn Hendricks (Jersey Shore)
A waitress on the Jersey Shore agrees to take on a deadly assignment: slip something into the food of a customer. But she’s shocked when she learns who her target is. Can she go through with it?
Check out my Readers Guide to Their Double Lives!
Salt Water by Katy Hays (Capri)
A wealthy family gathers at their stunning house in Capri, Italy. But the shadow of the death of one of their own hangs over the group. Her daughter vows to get to the bottom of her mother’s mysterious death.
Check out my Readers Guide to Salt Water!
Count My Lies by Sophie Stava (Block Island)
Moving from Brooklyn to beautiful Block Island, this twisty thriller will have you wonder who is conning whom.
Check out my Readers Guide to Count My Lies!
The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins (Scotland)
Set in a house on a small spit of land in Scotland that gets cut off by the tide, an art expert tries to coax information out of the executor of the estate of a famous artist. Now dead, she left behind a work of art that contained a human bone. And what happened to her husband?
Here’s my Readers Guide to The Blue Hour!
Lost to Dune Road by Kara Thomas (Long Island)
Based on the real true crime case of the Long Island Serial Killer, this tragic story is about a reporter who went too far in pursuit of the truth and now is trying to pick up the pieces.
Can she stop a killer? Check out my review of Lost to Dune Road.
The Only Survivors by Megan Miranda (Outer Banks)
Every year, a group of survivors of a tragic accident gathers on the Outer Banks. But someone seems to be picking them off one by one. Who is it and what is their vengeance mission?
Here’s my Spoiler Discussion on The Only Survivors!
Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner (Cape Cod)
A plus sized influencer is shocked to be invited to the fancy Cape Cod wedding of her old high school frenemy.
She goes, and there’s a murder!
Check out my Spoiler Discussion Post for Big Summer!
Did I miss any beachy thrillers that are a favorite of yours? Please leave your recommendations in the comments!