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Thrillers and Suspense October 2020
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| Watching You Without Me by Lynn CoadyStarring: Karen Petrie, a Toronto lawyer who returns to her hometown in Nova Scotia after her estranged mother Irene's death; Kelli, the disabled sister whose care Karen needs to arrange for; Kelli’s home care aide Trevor, whose overly familiar behavior makes Karen uneasy.
Read it for: the sensitive portrayal of the sisters' grief and its effect on their better judgement; the surprising moments of sardonic humor that pop up in Karen's sympathetic narration. |
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Hurry home : a novel
by Roz Nay
When her carefully built home and career in child protection in the Rocky Mountains are upended by the reappearance of her troublemaker sister, Alex is forced to reckon with the past in order to save a young neighbor.
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Playing nice : a novel
by JP Delaney
Informed by a stranger that his son was switched at birth with another baby, Pete struggles to adjust to the needs of two families before an investigation unearths disturbing questions about the hospital and the night the exchange occurred. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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| The Vacation by T. M. LoganPicture it: A lavish villa in the south of France, where college friends Kate, Rowan, Izzy, and Jennifer have all gathered (families in tow) for a long overdue reunion.
The problem? Between the financial disparities between the gathered families to the constant bickering of their children, things quickly grow tense. Then Kate discovers evidence that there might be a romantic connection between her husband and one of her friends. |
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| Little Disasters by Sarah VaughanWhat it's about: Emergency room doctor Liz Trenchard is on duty one night when her friend Jess arrives with her ten-month-old daughter. The baby's injuries are consistent with child abuse, but Liz cannot believe her friend is capable of that and resolves to look for the truth, only to discover more than either woman bargained for.
Reviewers say: "The brisk plot gracefully touches on postpartum depression, female friendships, and the difficulties of parenting" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| Under Occupation by Alan FurstWhat it's about: French author Paul Ricard is known for his spy novels, but that doesn't mean he's working for the Resistance. At least he wasn't until a man running from the Gestapo slipped him an important stolen document shortly before being shot dead.
You might also like: Martin Cruz Smith's The Girl from Venice, which also features a protagonist living in Nazi-occupied territory who gets pulled into resistance activities after a chance encounter with a stranger. |
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| The Saboteur by Andrew GrossWhat it's about: Based on real events, this story follows Norwegian engineer Kurt Nordstrum, a member of the resistance, and his dangerous mission to prevent the Nazis from developing nuclear weapons.
The mission: sneak into the impenetrable and secretive Norsk Hydro factory to destroy the means of producing "heavy water", a critical part of the bomb-making process.
You might also like: the 1965 Kirk Douglas film The Heroes of Telemark, which also tells this remarkable tale. |
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| City of Secrets by Stewart O'NanWhat it is: the thought-provoking, compelling story of Yossi Brand, a Holocaust survivor who illegally immigrates to postwar Jerusalem and joins the Jewish underground movement against British occupation.
Read it for: the complex motives of the characters; the author's spare and elegant writing style.
Reviewers say: "imaginative and nimble" (Booklist); "a probing, keening thriller" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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The huntress : a novel
by Kate Quinn
Stranded behind enemy lines, brave bomber pilot Nina Markova becomes the prey of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress and joins forces with a Nazi hunter and British war correspondent to find her before she finds them.
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