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Thrillers and Suspense May 2019
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| Confessions of an Innocent Man by David R. DowStarring: Rafael Zhettah, an Austin-based chef and son of immigrant parents who is wrongfully convicted of his wealthy wife's murder.
Life behind bars: Rafael spends six years on death row, until he is exonerated by DNA evidence and freed. But his time in prison has changed him, and now all Rafael wants is vengeance.
About the author: David R. Dow is the founder of the Texas Innocence Network, an organization that investigates wrongful conviction claims and represents death row inmates through the appeals process. |
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| The Elephant of Surprise by Joe R. LansdaleWhat it's about: When they see a bloodied young woman run out into the road, odd couple detective duo Hap and Leonard stop to help her without hesitation. But no good deed goes unpunished, and soon all three of them are running for their lives.
Who it's for: thriller fans who appreciate dark humor and violent, fast-paced action.
Series alert: The Elephant of Surprise is the 14th entry in Joe Lansdale's series of novels about white, working class conscientious objector Hap Collins and black, gay, heat-packing Vietnam veteran Leonard Pine. |
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| Save Me From Dangerous Men by S.A. LelchukFeaturing: Nikki Griffin, a bookstore owner and part-time private investigator who isn't afraid to confront the violent men who have mistreated her female clients.
What goes wrong: Nikki agrees to take a well-paying and seemingly straightforward corporate espionage case, only to find out that the target is a woman who needs protection. Luckily, Nikki has experience with dangerous men.
Read it for: the exploration of serious issues like domestic violence, income inequality, and addiction; Nikki's complex relationship with her violent impulses. |
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| Saving Meghan by D.J. PalmerWhat it's about: Meghan Gerard is a star high school athlete who begins to develop odd symptoms of an illness her doctors can't diagnose, and despite her seemingly adoring parents and their considerable financial resources of, her condition only gets worse.
Is it for you? This medical thriller features a deteriorating marriage, toxic family dynamics, difficult characters, and frank discussions of childhood trauma.
Did you know? Munchausen syndrome is a disorder in which a person or their caregiver fabricates or inflicts symptoms of an illness for attention and sympathy (not a spoiler!). |
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Science Fiction Thrillers
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The Lightning Stones : A Novel
by Jack B Du Brul
When his mentor is killed while conducting vital underground research into climate change, Philip Mercer launches an effort to find answers and exact vengeance. By the best-selling co-author of the Oregon series. 60,000 first printing.
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The Rising
by Heather Graham
When a college-bound football star is targeted by the same forces that kill his family and land him in the hospital, he flees at the side of the school valedictorian he loves to investigate the dangerous truth about his real identity. By the best-selling author of the Krewe of Hunters series and the best-selling author of the Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong series.
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The Dead Lands : A Novel
by Benjamin Percy
A post-apocalyptic reimagining of Lewis and Clark's epic journey is set in a world decimated by a superflu and nuclear fallout, where two explorers investigate rumors of an area of growing crops, plentiful rain and a dangerous rising army. 50,000 first printing.
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Invasion of Privacy : A Novel by Christopher ReichRefusing to believe the official story behind her FBI agent husband's death, Mary Grant is pitted against a new generation of cutting-edge surveillance technology and the most deadly conspiracy in America. By the New York Times best-selling author of Rules of Deception.
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