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Thrillers and Suspense August 2019
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Beyond all reasonable doubt
by Malin Persson Giolito
Dedicating herself to exonerating a man who was wrongly convicted of murder 13 years earlier, lawyer Sophia Weber is targeted with public disapproval while harboring private doubts about her client's true nature.
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| The Body Lies by Jo BakerWhat it's about: An unnamed narrator takes a job teaching writing at a rural university to escape from the city where she suffered a horrific assault. But when a student's novel takes a turn that hits close to home, she starts to wonder if she'll ever be safe again.
Read it for: the exploration of timely topics such as sexual assault and other kinds of violence against women.
About the author: Best known for her bestselling historical novel Longbourn, Jo Baker's eclectic bibliography also includes the supernatural thriller The Telling and the literary fantasy novel The Mermaid's Child. |
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The chain
by Adrian McKinty
A parent receives a panicked phone call from a stranger who reveals that both of their children have been kidnapped by someone who demands that they abduct another child to prevent the murders of their own.
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Dark storm
by Karen Harper
"When her sister goes missing from a butterfly conservatory, forensic psychologist Claire Markwood and her criminal lawyer husband, Nick, uncover shattering family secrets, in a conclusion to the series that began with ""Chasing Shadows".
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The daughters of Temperance Hobbs : a novel
by Katherine Howe
A follow-up to The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane follows the experiences of a New England history professor and Salem witch descendant who races against time to free her fiancé from a curse.
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Final shadows
by Kay Hooper
A Guardian, John Brodie must keep Tasha Solomon, who has psychic abilities not even she is aware of that could save the very world around her, safe from those who would give virtually all they possess to destroy her.
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| Girl in the Rearview Mirror by Kelsey Rae DimbergWhat it is: the intricately plotted story of a young woman who unknowingly steps into a complex web of political power and shifting allegiances after taking a job that seems too good to be true.
Starring: protagonist Finn Hunt, new nanny to four-year-old Amabel Martin; Philip and Marina Martin, Amabel's glamorous and politically connected parents; and Iris, a mysterious woman who approaches Finn one day with shocking information about the Martin family.
Reviewers say: "Dimberg is one to watch" (Booklist). |
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Girls like us
by Cristina Alger
Investigating a string of grisly murders on Long Island, an FBI agent is horrified to discover that the primary suspect is her own late father, a former homicide detective. By the best-selling author of The Banker's Wife.
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Labyrinth
by Catherine Coulter
The #1 New York Times bestselling FBI Thriller series returns with another tour de force in which Agent Sherlock risks losing her career--and her sanity--over a case that is more complicated and twisted than any she's ever encountered.
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Layover
by David Bell
Joshua Fields takes the same flights every week for work. His life is a series of departures, arrivals, and airports. But during yet another layover, Joshua meets Morgan, a beautiful stranger with whom he feels an immediate connection. When it's time for their flights, Morgan kisses him, leaves, and laments that she'll never see him again. Joshua makes the impulsive decision to follow her, and buys a ticket for her flight. He's surprised to discover that she has been reported as missing. On the plane, Morgan is a completely different person, their connection seemingly gone. Once they're back on the ground, she slips away. Joshua makes a second impulsive decision and sets out to find her himself. What follows is a whirlwind, fast-paced journey, filled with lies, deceit, and secrets, to discover the truth about why Morgan is on the run. But with every mystery solved, another rears its head, and Joshua's worst enemy may be his own assumptions about those around him..
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The lies we told
by Camilla Way
When her boyfriend mysteriously disappears, Clara, desperate to find the truth, digs into the past and discovers that his seemingly perfect family is anything but and that his long-lost sister is capable of the unimaginable.
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Lock every door : a novel
by Riley Sager
Taking an apartment-sitting job in a Manhattan apartment building housing the rich and famous, a young woman is drawn to a fellow apartment sitter who reveals that the build hides a dark history. By the best-selling author of Final Girls.
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The Mask Collectors
by Ruvanee Pietersz Vilhauer
The alumni of an international boarding school have gathered at a campground in rural New Jersey when a scream breaks the silence of the woods. Classmates are shocked to find journalist Angie Osborne suddenly dead. The medical examiner's report isn't what anyone expects. Oddly, the death scene reminds anthropologist Duncan McCloud of a thovile, a Sri Lankan ritual he's spent years studying. When Duncan's new employer, a pharmaceutical giant, sends him overseas under shadowy pretenses, and his wife, Dr. Grace McCloud, starts to receive anonymous warnings to doubt everyone and everything, the threads of a sweeping conspiracy begin to unravel
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The new girl : a novel
by Daniel Silva
The kidnapping of a mysterious girl from her Swiss boarding school ignites a secret war between Israeli intelligence chief Gabriel Allon and an old enemy who would transform the future of the Middle East.
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One good deed
by David Baldacci
The best-selling author of The Fallen and The Fix presents a latest thriller introducing straight-talking World War II veteran and recent prison inmate, Aloysius Archer.
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The other Mrs. Miller
by Allison M. Dickson
A lonely suburban housewife finds her life entangled with that of her picture-perfect new neighbors across the street at the same time she becomes convinced that someone is watching her. A first novel.
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| The Perfect Fraud by Ellen LaCorteWhat happens: Claire, who works as a psychic (just like the mother she's avoiding) and single mom Rena (whose sick daughter is plagued by an undiagnosable illness) meet by chance on a flight to Arizona. Neither woman's life will ever be the same.
Who it's for: parents with difficult children, the adult children of difficult parents, and anyone who likes a touch of the supernatural in their suspense.
For fans of: Brandon Massey, Alexandra Sokoloff, and Yrsa Sigurdardottir. |
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The rabbit hunter : a novel
by Lars Kepler
A stranger wearing a mask stands in the shadow of a garden. He's watching his first victim through the window. He will kill him slowly, make it last -- play him a nursery rhyme -- make him pay. A killer in your house. There's only one person the police can turn to -- ex-Detective Joona Linna -- but he's serving time in a high-security prison. So they offer him a chance to secure his freedom: help superintendent Saga Bauer track down the vicious killer known as The Rabbit Hunter, before he strikes again. Only one man can stop him. Soon another three victims have been murdered and Stockholm is in the grip of terror. Joona Linna must catch a disturbed predator, whose trail of destruction leads back to one horrific night of violence -- with consequences more terrifying than anyone could have imagined.
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The seekers
by Heather Graham
Discovering her ability to see ghosts while investigating the site of a historic axe murder, reality show writer, Kerri, teams up with FBI Krew of Hunters member, Joe, when a body is discovered on the property.
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Someone we know
by Shari Lapeña
In a quiet suburb in upstate New York, a teenager has been sneaking into houses—and into the owners’ computers—and causing a stir by learning and sharing the residents secrets.
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Tell me everything : a novel
by Cambria Brockman
A college senior on the cusp of graduation uses her extraordinary insights to uncover her friends' closest-held secrets before a devastating chain of events culminates in a murder that tests the limits of her capabilities. A first novel.
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Under currents
by Nora Roberts
Discovering unexpected allies when his successful father's rages spiral out of control, Zane draws strength and insights from the darkness of the past to create a healthier family in adulthood. By the best-selling author of the In Death series.
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Whisper network
by Chandler Baker
An adult debut by the author of the High School Horror series follows four women who speak out when their ill-reputed boss is slated to become CEO, a decision that triggers catastrophic shifts throughout every department of their company.
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