Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Five new thrillers for "White Lotus" fans

Molly Odintz is the managing editor for CrimeReads and the editor of Austin Noir. She grew up in Austin and worked as a bookseller before becoming a Very Professional Internet Person. She lives in central Texas with her cat, Fritz Lang.

At CrimeReads Odintz tagged five "new thrillers (and one classic Noir) to read when you're done with White Lotus," including:
Andrea Bartz, The Last Ferry Out

Andrea Bartz is at the top of her game in this moody thriller set on a remote Mexican island full of secretive vacationers. Bartz’s narrator isn’t on vacation, though—she’s there to find out more about her fiancee’s last days, and learn if there’s a wider story behind her partner’s shocking death from food allergens.
Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue