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Thrillers and Suspense August 2018
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| Something in the Water by Catherine SteadmanWhat it's about: On a Tahitian honeymoon they can ill afford, Erin and Mark find the ruins of a plane -- and a canvas bag full of diamonds and cash. Smuggling it back into England, they face increasingly lethal consequences for their rash decision.
Read it for: The opening scene, in which Erin digs a grave.
For fans of: tales of ordinary folks finding untold riches (and making poor choices), like Marcus Sakey's Good People or Andrew Gross' Everything to Lose. |
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Bloody Sunday
by Ben Coes
Dewey Andreas, still reeling from recent revelations about his own past, is ready to retire from the CIA. But he's the only available agent with the skills to carry out the CIA's plan to stop North Korea. The plan is to inject a singular designer poison into the head of the North Korean military and in exchange for the nuclear plans, provide him with the one existing dose of the antidote. But it goes awry when Dewey manages to inject a small amount of the poison into himself. Now, to survive, Dewey must get into North Korea and access the antidote and, while there, thwart the nuclear ambitions of both North Korea and Iran. And he has less than 24 hours to do so--in the latest thriller from Ben Coes.
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A Tale of Two Murders
by Heather Redmond
With the help of his boss' attractive, vivacious daughter, young journalist Charles Dickens investigates the death of a young woman that bears unsettling similarities to a murder that occurred a year ago to the day.
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| Baby Teeth by Zoje StageStarring: Seven-year-old Hanna, who loves her daddy; and Hanna's mother Suzette, who is in Hanna's way.
Is it for you? If you love bad seed/creepy kid books and movies, yes. Hanna acts and thinks in disturbing ways, targeting her mother in her constant attempts to rid herself of competition for her father's attention.
Reviewers say: "deviously fun" (Publishers Weekly); "deliciously creepy" (New York Post). |
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She Was the Quiet One
by Michele Campbell
When twin sisters Rose and Bel Enright enroll in The Odell School, a prestigious New Hampshire boarding school, it seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. But the sisters could not be more different. The school brings out a rivalry between them that few ever knew existed. And the school itself has a dark underbelly: of privileged kids running unchecked and uninhibited; of rituals and traditions that are more sinister than they seem; of wealth and entitlement that can only lead to disaster. For Sarah Donovan, wife of an ambitious teacher who is determined to rise through the ranks, Odell also seems like the best thing that could happen to their small family. But how well does she really know her husband? What lengths will he go to to achieve his goals? And when one dark night ends in murder, who is guilty, who knows the truth, and who has been in on it all along? She Was the Quiet One. Because murderers are almost never who you expect. In a novel full of twists, turns, and dark secrets, Michele Campbell once again proves her skill at crafting intricately spun and completely compelling plots.
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| Dead Woman Walking by S.J. BoltonWhat it's about: An exhilarating hot air balloon ride over England's Northumberland Park turns deadly when the vacationers aboard witness a cold-blooded murder and the killer shoots down their balloon -- and then comes after the survivors.
Why you might like it: The only one to walk away from the crash, Jessica Lane is a resourceful young woman who sets a trap to catch the killer. Meanwhile, flashbacks explore her complex personal history -- and explain just how she became so resourceful. |
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| The River at Night by Erica FerencikFeaturing: Four middle-aged women on their annual get-together, this time a whitewater rafting trip in rural Maine.
What happens: When an accident leaves them without their guide, their boat, or their supplies, they must navigate to safety -- and nothing proves to be more dangerous than the other humans on the river.
For fans of: James Dickey's Deliverance, of course. |
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| Twisted River by Siobhán MacDonaldThe setup: On page one of this atmospheric debut, a man closes the trunk of his car, obstructing his children's view of the dead woman enclosed there. But who's the woman?
What happened: It all started when two families (one Irish, one American) agreed to swap homes to get away from their troubles. But they only manage to exacerbate them -- and then create new ones.
Read it for: the richly detailed character motivations; the economic pressures in both New York and Ireland; the locations themselves. |
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| Haunted by James Patterson and James O. BornWhat it's about: New York detective Michael Bennett needs a vacation, so off he and his family go. But their idyllic Maine holiday ends abruptly when the bodies of several small children are found in the woods.
Why you might like it: Bennett runs up against the narcotic addiction taking over their corner of rural Maine at work...and at home.
Series alert: Haunted is 10th in the Michael Bennett series; the 11th, Ambush, will be available in October. |
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| Cold Barrel Zero by Matthew QuirkWhat it's about: Former Marine Thomas Byrne is on vacation when he's arrested and "encouraged" to help find highly skilled Black Ops soldier John Hayes, who's accused of massacring civilians. But when Hayes kidnaps Byrne, the story he tells is very different.
Read it for: hair-raising battle scenes, a high-stakes plot, military tech, and conspiracies within conspiracies.
Series alert: This 1st in the series to star John Hayes is followed by Dead Man Switch. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Forsyth County Public Library 660 West Fifth Street Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 336-703-2665www.forsythlibrary.org |
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