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Thrillers and Suspense September 2020
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The Wicked Sister
by Karen Dionne
The setup: For the last 15 years, Rachel Cunningham has lived in the mental institution where she voluntarily committed herself after her parents' violent deaths, for which she blames herself.
Read it for: The menacing tone, which is reminiscent of gothic horror films; the shifting perspectives, which include entries from Rachel's mother's diary that ratchet up the tension as the inevitable approaches.
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| The Night Swim by Megan GoldinStarring: Rachel Krall, a popular true-crime podcaster whose insatiable curiosity makes her great at her job but also puts her in danger after a listener begins leaving her a series of mysterious notes.
The case: The notes beg her to investigate the suspicious drowning death of a teenage girl that took place 25 years ago in a small North Carolina town -- the same town where Rachel is covering the trial of a disturbing more recent crime that may have some shocking connections to the older case, and to her own life. |
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| The Boys' Club by Erica KatzThe premise: This compelling debut follows the complex and flawed young Harvard grad Alex Vogel as she begins her career as an associate at a prestigious law firm, where the clients are as high-profile as the off-the-clock antics are debauched.
The problem: Alex finds the glamour and high stakes captivating, but after she's drawn into the firm's most lucrative department she soon discovers (and runs afoul of) a deep well of corruption and misogyny that's out of control, even by high-powered law firm standards. |
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| Final Cut by S.J. WatsonWhat it's about: Set in the small English town of Blackwood Bay, this atmospheric thriller stars Alex Young, an award-winning documentarian who follows an anonymous invitation to tell the town's story. Once she arrives however, Alex is sidetracked by the unresolved disappearances of three teenage girls, one of whom just might have been her.
Read it for: The unreliable narrator, which is doubly compelling given Alex's documentarian career and alleged commitment to truth in storytelling; the story's intricate plotting, which unfolds at a breakneck pace. |
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Author Spotlight: Jane Harper |
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The Lost Man
by Jane Harper
What it's about: Meeting at the remote fence line separating their cattle ranches on an isolated belt of the Australian outback, two brothers navigate the haunting realities of the isolation that ended their third brother's life.
What critics say: “All at once enthralling...Book by book, [Harper is] creating her own vivid and complex account of the outback.” ―New York Times Book Review
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Force of Nature
by Jane Harper
What it's about: When one member of a five-woman team of co-workers goes missing during a corporate retreat, federal police agent Aaron Falk uncovers dark secrets in his search for the woman, a whistleblower and major contributor to his latest case.
Sequel Alert: Agent Aaron Falk returns in Harper's follow-up to her best-selling debut, "The Dry."
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The Dry
by Jane Harper
What it's about: Receiving a sinister anonymous note after his best friend's suspicious death, federal agent Aaron Falk is forced to confront the fallout of a 20-year-old false alibi against a backdrop of the worst drought Melbourne has seen in a century.
What critics say: “Devastating debut…a suspenseful tale of sound and fury as riveting as it is horrific.” ―Publishers Weekly.
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National Library Card Sign-Up Month
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September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month! If you don't have a library card yet, stop by one of our 10 library locations and sign-up for one. It's free, easy, and opens up a wide array of physical and digital resources.
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Read to Right Wrongs: Policing MattersPolicing Matters is the second program of the Read To Right Wrongs (RTRW) series. Read to Right Wrongs is an effort to provide information around the many topics that the community is wrestling with, through programs, reading recommendations, outreach efforts and more. For more information about the Read to Right Wrongs series call 336-703-BOOK. Join us for this virtual program on September 23 at 7 p.m.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Forsyth County Public Library 660 W 5th Street Winston Salem, North Carolina 27101 336-703-3030www.forsythlibrary.org |
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