21 Fiction Reads to Check Out This Fall

The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter

This emotionally charged thriller will leave you up at night, turning each dramatically delicious page until the unnerving conclusion. Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is given the case of a lifetime — the brutal murder of an ex-cop — and Will's troubled past is eventually linked to the bloody crime. So suspenseful our Fitbits couldn't even deal, The Kept Woman is the unforgettable literary roller coaster to ride this Fall.

Release date: Sept. 20