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Thrillers and Suspense November 2020
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| Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli WeidenWhat it's about: After his sister's death, half-Lakota Virgil Wounded Horse takes in his teenage nephew Nathan. But when Nathan gets pulled into the heroin epidemic engulfing their reservation, Virgil decides it's time to dust off his vigilante past and take on the drug pushers outside the bounds of the shady tribal police force.
Reviewers say: "A worthy addition to the burgeoning canon of indigenous literature" (Library Journal). |
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Three Hours in Paris
by Cara Black
Inspired by: A real-life historical mystery: why did Hitler suddenly and quietly leave Paris in 1940, right after the Nazis occupied the city?
Starring: Kate Rees, who becomes an unlikely assassin after a German bombing kills her husband and daughter. Kate developed expert rifle skills hunting in her childhood, and she's glad to lend her talents to killing the German chancellor. Or she was glad, until the operation went south and she's betrayed, stranded in Paris and running for her life.
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The Nemesis Manifesto
by Eric Lustbader
What it's about: Dedicating her life to protecting her country after surviving an unspeakable tragedy, DOD black-ops field agent Evan Ryder investigates a hostile cabal behind the assassinations of her fellow agents.
For fans of: Fans of the Jason Bourne series will enjoy this first book in a new series starring agent Evan Ryder.
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Please See Us
by Caitlin Mullen
What it is: Set in financially declining Atlantic City and told from multiple perspectives, this is a haunting missing persons thriller whose well-developed female characters form an unlikely bond after one of them -- a fake psychic -- begins having real visions.
You might also like: The Perfect Fraud by Ellen LaCorte; The Perfect Mother by Amy Molloy; The Mausoleum by David John Mark.
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Darling Rose Gold
by Stephanie Wrobel
What it's about: Enduring decades of serious illness as a victim of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy before exposing her mother’s behavior, Rose Gold invites her unrepentant mother back into her life to secretly settle the score.
What critics say: “Ingenious...a maelstrom of a suspense story.”— Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post
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The President is Missing
by Bill Clinton & James Patterson
What it's about: A collaboration between the 42nd President and a #1 best-selling novelist traces the baffling disappearance of the leader of the free world, in a thriller that also explores the pressures, choices and threats facing the modern presidency.
Read it for: The extra details that only a former President of the United States could provide.
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House of Cards
by Michael Dobbs
What it's about: Political mover and shaker Frank Urquhart, willing to do whatever he must to become prime minister, butts heads with Mattie Storin, a tenacious young reporter who has a knack for uncovering the real stories behind the headlines.
Afterward: Catch the hit Netflix show adapted from the book, starring Robin Wright.
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The Manchurian Candidate
by Richard Condon
What it's about: Sgt. Raymond Shaw is a hero of the first order. He's an ex-prisoner of war who saved the life of his entire outfit, a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the stepson of an influential senator...and the perfect assassin. Brainwashed during his time as a P.O.W., he is a "sleeper" -- a living weapon to be triggered by a secret signal. He will act without question, no matter what order he is made to carry out. To stop Shaw and those who now control him, his former commanding officer, Bennett Marco, must uncover the truth behind a twisted conspiracy of torture, betrayal, and power that will lead him to the highest levels of the government -- and into the darkest recesses of his own mind
Double Adaptations: The book as been adapted for film twice: a 1962 version starring Angela Lansbury & Frank Sinatra and a more recent version from 2004 starring Meryl Streep & Denzel Washington.
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The Pelican Brief
by John Grisham
What it's about: When the Supreme Court's most liberal and most conservative justices are gunned down, law student Darby Shaw builds a case against a powerful suspect, whose threats send her underground.
What critics say: "Gripping... a genuine page-turner. Grisham is a skillful craftsman." -- The New York Times Book Review
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Read to Right Wrongs "Food Disparities in Forsyth County" is the fourth program of the Read To Right Wrongs (RTRW) series. Read To Right Wrongs is an initiative of the Forsyth County Public Library that will provide information around the many topics that the community is facing, 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 November 12 at 7 p.m.
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Art Exhibit at Central Library
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New Art Exhibit at Central LibraryBe sure to come by the second floor of the Central Library to see two art exhibits: landscape paintings by Sandra Cieszewski and photographs by Will Willner. The two exhibits will be on display until Dec. 31.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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