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Thrillers and Suspense September 2017
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| Vector by James AbelBio-Thriller. Joe Rush is a former Marine medical officer with a particular expertise in bioterrorism. Right now, he and his friend Eddie Nakamura are in Brazil with two goals: to study resistant forms of malaria, and to look for signs of bioterrorist activity. When Eddie gets sick and is then kidnapped, Joe discovers just how closely linked those two goals are. All too soon, a global pandemic threatens. A blistering pace, plausible medical concerns, advanced technologies, and plenty of twists and turns make this series an excellent choice for fans of Michael Crichton.
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| Lovemurder by Saul BlackSuspense Fiction. Katherine Glass has been in prison for six years. So why are her grisly murders being replicated now? Turns out, the beautiful serial killer had a partner, who's demanding that Katherine be released -- or more will die. San Francisco Homicide detective Valerie Hart risks being toyed with, but she turns to Katherine for help in identifying the next victim before it's too late. With complex personalities on both sides of the good/evil divide, plenty of tension, and a pace that doesn't let up, this raw, intricately plotted serial killer thriller is a good choice for fans of Chelsea Cain's Heartsick. |
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| Every Day Above Ground by Glen Erik HamiltonCrime Fiction. A former Army Ranger who was raised by a professional thief, Van Shaw is trying to stay on the right side of the law while taking whatever odd jobs he can to make ends meet and restore the Seattle home he recently inherited. But the promise of a big score proves too tempting, and soon Shaw is in the middle of a heist gone bad, scrambling to figure out who set him up and why. Every Day Above Ground is the 3rd in a gritty, atmospheric series, the 1st of which, Past Crimes, won both an Anthony and a Macavity Award. |
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| The Driver: A Novel by Hart HansonThriller. In this debut by the creator of the TV series Bones, violence should be expected -- as well as memorable dialogue and a sensitive portrayal of the trials faced by returning veterans. Former Army Special Forces officer Michael Skellig has been chauffeuring reality TV star/skateboard mogul Bismarck Avila for 28 hours straight when he saves him from a shooting at a hotel. Promoted to full-time bodyguard/driver, Skellig now needs to find out who's targeting his client. To complicate matters a bit, Skellig's also hearing the voice of a terrorist he killed in Yemen...and he's in love with the foul-mouthed cop who thinks Skellig might have been involved in the hotel shooting. |
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| Emma in the Night by Wendy WalkerPsychological Suspense. Three years after teenage sisters Cassandra and Emma disappeared, Cass has returned alone. Though she spins a tale of a couple who had held them captive in order to get their hands on the baby that no one knew Emma was carrying, the FBI psychiatrist assigned to the case has her doubts -- from the very beginning, Abby Winter had thought the girls' narcissistic mother had something to do with their disappearance. As she listens to Cass tell her story, Abby is determined to find out what actually happened. With a twisty plot, unreliable narrators, and a compelling family dynamic, this book "aims for the heart and never lets go" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| The Objects of Her Affection by Sonya CobbCrime Fiction. Sophie Porter's family finances are carefully balanced, but a new mortgage rate threatens to send everything into free fall. To cover the bills, Sophie starts lifting small but precious artifacts from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where her husband works as a curator. Hooked both on the money that selling them brings and the rush she gets from a successful heist, Sophie's not sure she can stop. So when the FBI starts nosing around, she might be in serious trouble. A realistic picture of an ordinary woman pushed to extremes, this debut novel also provides great details of the museum world. |
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The forgers
by Bradford Morrow
When reclusive rare-book collector Adam Diehl is found dead in his home, Adam's sister Meghan and her lover Will, a convicted literary forger, begin receiving threatening letters from someone who knows secrets about Adam's death and Will's past
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The Red Room
by Ridley Pearson
Pressured into brokering an art deal in Istanbul, surveillance expert John Knox and his partner, the fearless Grace Chu, orchestrate a brief meeting with a mysterious man only to be thwarted by an unexpected number of adversaries.
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Unbecoming: A Novel
by Rebecca Scherm
Psychological Suspense. Working as an antiques and jewelry restorer in Paris, 23-year-old Grace from Tennessee is hiding from her past with a new identify as Julie from California. She's also keeping an eye on the news from her hometown, where her husband and his best friend are incarcerated for art theft. Told in flashbacks that fill the novel with double-crosses, this leisurely paced tale combines both character study and suspense -- and plenty of details from the art and antiques world. If you enjoyed Bradford Morrow's The Forgers for those reasons, give Unbecoming a try.
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The heist : a novel
by Daniel Silva
In the New York Times best-selling author's latest thriller, art restorer and occasional spy for Israel, Gabriel Allon, must play a dangerous game of high stakes international intrigue as he searches for a stolen masterpiece by Caravaggio. 500,000 first printing.
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