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Thrillers and Suspense May 2021
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| The Outside Man by Don BentleySeries alert: The Outside Man is the sequel to Without Sanction, which first introduced readers to traumatized intelligence operative Matt Drake.
What it's about: Former Army Ranger Drake is trying to move on from the dark events of his past, but when he is attacked in broad daylight, he gets pulled back into a world of old enemies and unsettled scores that he just can't resist. |
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| The Future is Yours by Dan FreyWhat it is: An intricately plotted and thought-provoking near-future thriller that explores the individual and society-wide impact of a powerful technology that can no longer be controlled by its creators.
What makes it unique: The novel's frame story, which begins as one of the inventors testifies before Congress about everything that went wrong. |
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The Lies You Told
by Harriet Tyce
Starring: Attorney Sadie Roper, who reluctantly returns to her childhood home in London after the sudden end of her marriage; Robin, Sadie's ten-year-old daughter and the newest student at the elite Asham Girls School.
The problem: Asham alum Sadie hated her own time there, but the stipulations of her controlling mother's will tie possession of the house with enrollment in the school. The environment at Asham has gotten even more toxic over the years, but the mean-girl students have nothing on their catty and competitive parents.
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The Woman Outside My Door
by Rachel Ryan
The premise: After her mother's recent death, Dublin stay-at-home-mom Georgina's own grief is compounded when she finds out that her seven-year-old son Cody is coping with the loss through his new imaginary friend, a kindly old lady he "met" at the park.
The problem: Georgina starts to suspect that Cody's friend isn't so imaginary after all, and when her husband dismisses her concerns she begins to question who she can trust, including her own grief-clouded mind.
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Pretty Little Wife
by Darby Kane
What it's about: The seemingly unrelated and coincidental disappearances of a couple of high school students in the past few years and, most recently, of a popular teacher at their school.
Why you might like it: The oppressive small town atmosphere that's simmering with secrets and the moments of moral ambiguity that pop up as the investigation continues.
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| The Secretary by Renee KnightWhat it is: a menacing and intricately plotted psychological thriller about ruthless ambition, betrayal, and the consequences of codependent self-sacrifice.
Starring: Prominent businesswoman Mina Appleton, who will do anything to expand the supermarket chain started by her father; Christine Butcher, Mina's indispensable personal assistant for almost 20 years whose need to be needed drives her but also ruins her life. |
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Rough Men
by Aric Davis
What it's about: Will Daniels has fought hard to keep his demons at bay; he's exchanged a shady past for the love of a woman he doesn't deserve and the dream of becoming an author, all while trying to save his wayward son, Alex, from the same destructive impulses that nearly doomed him. But the demons come cackling back in the form of a detective on Will's doorstep, bearing the news that Alex has been killed in a botched bank robbery. Simmering with rage over his loss and with Alex's killers at-large, Will decides that it's up to him and a few old friends to enact revenge in a most brutal manner.
Who's it for: Readers who appreciate pulp fiction and those who enjoy protagonists that are ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances.
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The Spite Game
by Anna Snoekstra
The premise: Ava was mercilessly bullied in school, and as an adult she has dedicated her life to revenge. Changing her looks, attitude, and social connections, Ava has infiltrated the exclusive circles of her tormentors and begins to ruin each woman's life, one by one.
The problem: Ava has taken down every member of the clique who made her life hell, except for the group's queen bee Mel, who just might escape Ava's particular brand of justice.
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A Million Drops
by Víctor del Árbol
What it's about: A lawyer with a monotonous existence discovers that his estranged sister killed herself under dramatic circumstances and begins investigating the shocking events that led her down such a dark path, including having murdered a Russian gangster who had kidnapped her son.
Why read it: For an intense literary thriller that tears through the interlocked histories of fascism and communism in Europe without pausing for breath.
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Under the Knife
by Kelly Parsons
What it's about: A socially awkward biotechnology tycoon, obsessed with exacting vengeance against a surgeon after his wife dies from medical complications, uses his resources to try to destroy the doctor's life while she reconnects with an ex to try to survive.
Critics say: “This skillfully wrought debut gets high marks for building tension to a breathtaking climax.” ―Library Journal, starred review
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Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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Asian Pacific American Heritage MonthCelebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with the Forsyth County Public Library. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which is celebrated in May, recognizes the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Click here for associated online resources and suggested reads.
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