Looking for a new book that will make your heart race? The twentieth edition of The Minotaur Sampler compiles the beginnings of 4 can't-miss novels publishing Spring/Summer 2026 for free and easy sampling.

L.M. Kemp’s I, Spy follows an ex-spy turned mother, hiding far away from her previous life. But when her family is put at risk, she’s forced to turn to old contacts who promise to keep her safe—so long as she returns to the dangerous world of espionage.

The Anniversary by Alex Finlay is a twisty thriller following two people over the span of a decade whose lives are intertwined after their yearly run in with a serial killer that always strikes on May 1st.

In Olivia Worley’s Man of My Dreams, a romance author meets the love interest from the book she’s currently working on in real life; although it seems like love at first sight, the truth is stranger than fiction.

The Neighbors Are Watching by Aggie Blum Thompson follows two neighbors who team up to uncover the truth about their seemingly perfect neighborhood as scandals and secrets come to the surface.