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Thrillers and Suspense May 2023 |
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A Beautiful Crime
by Christopher Bollen
Starring: Nicholas Brink, who trades New York for Venice when his new boyfriend is called back to the Floating City to claim an inheritance; Clay Guillory, Nick's grounded boyfriend who has a long history with the city; Venice itself, which is portrayed in all of its lush (but decaying) glory.
The scheme: Nick gets greedy upon seeing the beautiful but decrepit palazzo Clay has inherited a share in, and soon talks a reluctant Clay into a risky but lucrative antiques hustle that quickly goes awry.
Read it for: the compelling relationship between Nick and Clay, which has more depth than it initially seems to; the tone, which manages to evoke both Patricia Highsmith and André Aciman.
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A Flicker in the Dark
by Stacy Willingham
What it's about: Twenty years after her father was arrested as a serial killer, Louisiana psychologist Chloe Davis becomes alarmed when local teenage girls once again go missing and she begins seeing parallels that may or may not be there.
Why read it: From debut author Stacy Willingham comes a masterfully done, lyrical thriller, certain to be the launch of an amazing career. A Flicker in the Dark is eerily compelling to the very last page.
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| How I'll Kill You by Ren DeStefanoWhat it's about: Twisted sisters Iris, Sissy, and Moody, who have made a family business out of seduction-based serial murder.
Read if you liked: My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.
Reviewers say: How I'll Kill You is "a novel that will stun readers" with its "cleverly crafted plot that delivers ingenious twists" (Library Journal). |
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A game of ghosts : a Charlie Parker thriller
by John Connolly
Tapped by the FBI to search for a missing private detective who had been tracking a series of murders linked to reports of hauntings, Charlie Parker infiltrates a paranormal criminal empire that makes pawns out of both innocent and guilty people.
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2034 (also available on ebook and Audiobook)
by Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis
What it is: a sobering, near-future political thriller about a possible military clash between the U.S. and China.
What creates the spark? A seemingly disconnected series of events including the hijacking of a plane by hackers and a "fishing boat" that wanders into contested international waters.
About the authors: Former military officers Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis served in the U.S. Marines and Navy respectively, and each has written bestsellers such as Ackerman's novel Waiting for Eden and the memoir The Accidental Admiral by Stavridis.
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| Moscow Exile by John LawtonSeries alert: Moscow Exile is the 4th entry in the series of Cold War spy novels starring flawed Brit Joe Wilderness.
This time: Joe has been captured by the KGB, and his release in a prisoner exchange has surprising ties to the actions of two unlikely, seemingly unrelated British spies based in Washington D.C.
Read it for: the atmospheric tone, witty writing, and examination of what draws people into the espionage business. |
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| The Housemate by Sarah BaileyWhat it's about: A decade after covering the "Housemate Homicide" story in-depth, Australian journalist Olive Groves is once again assigned to the case when a body is discovered, dredging up unpleasant truths for both the reporter and her subjects.
Reviewers say: Author Sarah Bailey's "sophisticated, multilayered plot will have readers longing for more books about this intriguing new leading lady" (Booklist). |
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| Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick MedinaWhat it is: a richly detailed and atmospheric horror-thriller that grapples with the real-life issue of missing indigenous women in the U.S. and Canada.
Starring: high schooler Anna Horn, who has a hunch that the disappearances of young women on the reservation are tied to the VIP suites at her tribe's casino, where she works part time as a cleaner.
For fans of: Cherie Dimaline, Stephen Graham Jones, and Erika T. Wurth. |
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