Exciting books
Find the best exciting books of 2023 here. If you dare.
Hamley Books specializes in quality suspense books in a variety of genres. For example, we offer detective thrillers, psychological thrillers and crime novels. A whodunnit or whydunnit? With us you will find them!
Exciting books 2023
Hermit
How strong is conscience?
Two people in an otherwise deserted village. He chooses solitude so he can pursue his obscure hobby undisturbed. She hears voices inciting her.
A rock-solid thriller that will stay with you for a long time.

The Duty
A riveting homegrown psychological thriller. Happiness is smiling on Jef Dekker, a lawyer at a small firm. His wife Eva is pregnant with their first child and they are moving into their dream house.
When Jef is put in charge of the criminal case of the ruthless criminal Herman H., his life takes a completely different turn.
Jef's wrong choices result in a deadly cat-and-mouse game that puts the lives of his wife and newborn daughter at risk.

Forbidden Access
After reading this book, you'll never look at a garden shed with the same eyes again - Urbain Decorte is found dead in the garden shed of his allotment after a fire. The fire investigation reveals malicious intent. Lead investigator Stef Michiels and his team search for clues to find the arsonists and want to learn more about the victim. As the investigators dig deeper into his past, they come across extreme events that indicate he was not the innocent man he pretended to be.

Exciting books 2022
October King
Ten million euros Ten assignments Four players One winner; Who will be The October King? A dangerous thriller that reads like a train.
For fans of Squid game.

Blank
A psychological thriller at its best!
When Amanda wakes up from a coma she has no idea what has happened to her. She has lost most of her memory and does not know what has been going on in the last twenty-five years of her life.
She gradually manages to reconstruct her past. During that process, she receives strange messages. But what do they mean?

Cut up
Thriller author Sandra J. Paul brings another blood-curdling story. Looking for a good suspense book? Cut up will put you on the edge of your seat.

The Suitcase
We are very proud to introduce to you the Hamley debut of Belgian actor Steve Beirnaert.
Early one Saturday morning, August Desmedt sneaks out of his home, a suitcase clutched tightly in his hand. August is fleeing from a gray, hopeless life and especially from a suffocating marriage. But August's flight has fatal consequences.

Best thrillers 2021
The Fifth Chamber
Four couples enjoy their annual college reunion at a vacation home. Until one of them is found dead in his room. Claire and her twin sister Margo are convinced that malicious intent is involved. But at the same time, they also suspect each other.
Road trip to nowhere
Michelle is convinced she has lost everything. She gets into her old Volkswagen and sets off for the most dangerous ride of her life. A psychological thriller
Best exciting books 2020
My Truth
Two friends. One bride who dies. One unreliable narrator. Who do you believe? The reader chooses which version to read first.
only
A pregnant woman is kidnapped and held captive in a basement. The clock is ticking.
Will they find her in time?
Will they find her in time?
The Village
A young journalist ends up in Koolbeke, a mysterious village where time stood still and the inhabitants don't want to know anything about the outside world. And then she discovers that they also suffer from a mysterious illness.
Thrillers 2019
Lost
Jim Vermeersch leads the perfect life. Until he wakes up in his childhood home and loses all memories of the past two years. Everything he has ever known is gone, including his wife, son and business.
Winner Thrillers and More, Best Thrilling Books 2019
Nominated for the Hebban Longlist 2019 Best Suspense Books 2019
Winner Thrillers and More, Best Thrilling Books 2019
Nominated for the Hebban Longlist 2019 Best Suspense Books 2019
Azerty
Martijn is kidnapped as a child and carries this with him all his life. Until he and his estranged brother inherit a small castle, and decide to take up residence there.
Fabric
When your whole world dissolves into dust, do you want to be left behind? Simon James is a happy man. Until a toxic dust cloud destroys the world and he loses everything.
Semi-Finalist Coverfly Screenplay Novel & Short Story Competition 2019
Semi-Finalist Coverfly Screenplay Novel & Short Story Competition 2019