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Thrillers and Suspense May 2019
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| Confessions of an innocent man : a novel by David R DowWhen an Austin billionaire is murdered, her husband, Rafael Zhettah, the son of poor Mexican immigrants, is sent to death row, only to have DNA evidence vindicate him six years later, spurring him to take revenge on the people that ruined his life. |
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The elephant of surprise by Joe R. LansdaleUnlikely partners Hap and Leonard save a woman from a mob hit, only to find themselves confronted by an adversary who challenges their friendship. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Jackrabbit Smile.
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Save me from dangerous men
by Saul Lelchuk
Operating a private-investigator business from an office above her bookstore, bibliophile and part-time vigilante Nikki Griffin becomes the target of dangerous adversaries when she breaks cover to save a woman's life. A first novel.
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The last woman in the forest
by Diane Les Becquets
An endangered wildlife protector on assignment in northern Alberta falls in love with her brilliant mentor before a tragic accident and disturbing inconsistencies trigger her suspicions about his possible role in four murders. By the best-selling author of Breaking Wild
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Black and blue
by David Rosenfelt
Struggling with amnesia after surviving a shooting, Doug Brock reinvestigates a cold case involving the DNA of a man he eliminated as a suspect, but can no longer remember. By the national best-selling author of Blackout
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Science Fiction Thrillers
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| The Rising by Heather Graham and Jon LandFeaturing: Alex Chin, a star high school athlete; Samantha Dixon, his fellow student and science tutor who has an irrepressible curious streak.
What happens: Alex goes to the hospital after a football injury, where tests reveal he's something other than human. He goes on the run with Samantha, and together they discover his origins, government secrets, and a massive threat to the future of humanity.
Science fiction elements: plasma guns, aliens among us, superhuman breeding programs. |
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One way by Simon MordenWhat Happens: Selected with seven other inmates contracted to construct a new Mars base, Frank quickly discovers that the promise of a new life is a lie as a growing number of accidents take out his fellow crew members Series Alert: This is the first novel of the Frank Kitteridge series.
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| Sleeping Giants by Sylvain NeuvelThe premise: When Rose Franklin was a little girl, she stumbled across a massive metal artifact near her South Dakota town. Now an adult, she's working with a team of fellow scientists to figure out what it is, how it got there, and what the markings on it mean. And the clock is ticking.
Science fiction elements: giant robot parts hidden across the earth, inscrutable extraterrestrial contact.
Series alert: Sleeping Giants is book one of three in the Themis Files series, followed by Waking Gods and Only Human. |
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| Invasion of Privacy by Christopher ReichStarring: Mary Grant, a canny and tenacious widow who doesn't quite buy the story of her FBI agent husband's death; Jessie Grant, Mary's equally suspicious teenage daughter whose hacking skills will come in handy for discovering the truth.
Science fiction elements: unbreakable computer code and advanced, untraceable surveillance technology.
Read it for: the amoral, creepy villain(s), strong family ties, and an exploration of privacy concerns that may be just around the corner for us all. |
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