Happy August! I hope you’re having a great summer. I’ve been hard at work on my new thriller, and it’s going on sale soon - check it out below.
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Here are my upcoming sales, freebies and exclusives for the month of August. More soon. Happy reading, Alice
FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2026
Genre: Psychological Thriller, Murder Mystery
Format: Kindle Ebook
Sale: Amazon for FREE on August 14, 2026. Sale lasts one day.
A psychological thriller from the award-winning author of “Trace of Evil.” People rarely lock their doors in Frozen Falls, Vermont. When a young librarian is found murdered in the basement of a reclusive novelist’s house, it’s up to Detective Ellie Hornsby to solve the gruesome homicide.
What people are saying:
★★★★★ “I loved the unique characters and the mystery kept me turning pages. An absorbing read with good twists! Highly recommended.” ― verified Amazon reviewer
“Ms. Blanchard writes uncommonly well.” — Wall Street Journal
“Blanchard may have literary roots, but she proves she can hold her own with the plot-wielding, bestselling big boys.” ― Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“A veteran storyteller at the peak of her powers.” ― New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard
Genre: Thriller, Technothriller, Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
Format: Kindle Ebook
Sale: Amazon for $0.99 on August 29, 2026. Sale lasts one day.
A nano-plague breaks out after a scientist smuggles the technology onto an airplane full of passengers, never suspecting that this flight will be his last.
A billionaire has built an impenetrable bunker to protect his family from the end of the world, only to discover that he can’t keep them safe from human nature.
And two gifted children who communicate telepathically share a secret that can save the world.
In this darkly glittering thriller, the epidemic will either tear the world apart or bring it together, but with society collapsing, most will to anything to protect the ones they love—even the most unimaginably twisted things.
What people are saying:
★★★★★ “The character development is superb. I felt like I knew each and every character in this story. Enough thrills to get the heart racing, and a plot that kept zigging when you think it's going to zag. Great read. Exciting heart-wrenchng thriller.” ― verified Amazon reviewer
★★★★★ “Alice Blanchard is a terrific writer.” — Bookaholic
“Blanchard may have literary roots, but she proves she can hold her own with the plot-wielding, bestselling big boys.” ― Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“A veteran storyteller at the peak of her powers.” ― New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Mitchard