When you're looking to get lost in a book, sometimes you need your reading material to match your mood. With Marie Claire's series "Buy the Book," we do the heavy lifting for you. We're offering curated, highly specific recommendations for whatever you're looking for—whether you're in your feels or hooked on a subgenre trending on #BookTok.
In this author-curated rendition, Andrea Bartz, the New York Times bestselling author of We Were Never Here and the Substack Get It Write, shares her favorite queer thrillers. Bartz's newest must-read novel, The Last Ferry Out, is out in paperback June 16, 2026.
