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The silhouette girl
by V. C. Andrews
What it's about: Pru Dunning has everything she ever wanted: a successful boyfriend, a thriving nursing career, and a truly comfortable life. But then the strange voicemails start. Scarletta, the woman calls herself. She seems to know Pru, although Pru certainly doesn't know that name, nor does she recognize the glamorous voice leaving her poisonous messages. Is this the work of jealous revenge from someone at work? An old enemy she has forgotten about? Pru begins to investigate, but carefully—if anyone found out about these lewd, threatening messages, filled with details that no stranger could possibly know, they might suspect that she is something other than an innocent victim. But when she suddenly becomes a person of interest in a murder case, it feels like Scarletta’s toxic voice, lashing out from the shadows, will silence all beauty in Pru’s perfect life, once and for all.
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Cari Mora
by Thomas Harris
What it's about: Twenty-five million dollars in cartel gold lies hidden beneath a mansion on the Miami Beach waterfront. Ruthless men have tracked it for years. Leading the pack is Hans-Peter Schneider. Driven by unspeakable appetites, he makes a living fleshing out the violent fantasies of other, richer men. Cari Mora, caretaker of the house, has escaped from the violence in her native country. She stays in Miami on a wobbly Temporary Protected Status, subject to the iron whim of ICE. She works at many jobs to survive. Beautiful, marked by war, Cari catches the eye of Hans-Peter as he closes in on the treasure. But Cari Mora has surprising skills, and her will to survive has been tested before.
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| The Whisper Man by Alex NorthWhat happens: After the death of his wife, Tom Kennedy moves with his young son to a new town, hoping for a fresh start. But Featherbank has a dark past: 20 years previously, a serial killer known as "the Whisper Man" lured away young boys. And now it's happening again.
Why you might like it: Dark and haunting, this intricately plotted thriller has supernatural overtones, well-depicted characters, and a menacing atmosphere.
For fans of: Sharon Bolton's The Craftsman, another eerie tale of history repeating itself. |
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Redemption
by David Baldacci
What it's about: Amos Decker and his FBI partner Alex Jamison are visiting his hometown of Burlington, Ohio, when he's approached by an unfamiliar man. But he instantly recognizes the man's name: Meryl Hawkins. He's the first person Decker ever arrested for murder back when he was a young detective. Though a dozen years in prison have left Hawkins unrecognisably aged and terminally ill, one thing hasn't changed: He maintains he never committed the murders. Could it be possible that Decker made a mistake all those years ago? As he starts digging into the old case, Decker finds a startling connection to a new crime that he may be able to prevent, if only he can put the pieces together quickly enough.
Series alert: Redemption is the fifth book in the Amos Decker series.
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| The Alphabet House by Jussi Adler-Olsen; translated by Steve ScheinWhat it's about: Shot down behind Nazi lines, two British pilots escape by impersonating SS officers on a hospital train heading to a mental facility, where they are subjected to horrendous "treatments."
What happens next...has long-term consequences for the two men.
Why you might like it: While author Jussi Adler-Olsen is better known for his Department Q series, you'll find the same detailed characterization here, just in a bleaker setting. His historical settings are well-researched and atmospheric. |
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| The Truth and Other Lies by Sascha Arango; translated by Imogen TaylorThe deception: Henry Hayden is a bestselling author...but only he and his wife know that she actually wrote the books that made him famous.
What happens: When his mistress gets pregnant and his instinct for self-preservation kicks in, Henry makes a deadly mistake that attracts the attention of the police, and his carefully built world begins to crumble.
Want a taste? "Keeping silent goes against human nature." |
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| Kill the Next One by Federico Axat; translated by David FryeWhat happens: Terminally ill Boston businessman Ted McKay has decided to commit suicide. But right at the critical moment, a stranger appears with an offer: in return for killing two men "deserving" of death, someone will kill him, sparing his family the shame of his suicide.
The twist: There are strange connections between McKay's life and those of his victims, and when he ends up in a mental hospital, he truly can't tell if he's a killer or the victim of a conspiracy.
Why you might like it: With an unreliable narrator in McKay, this English-language debut is complex and intriguing. |
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| Cult X by Fuminori Nakamura; translated by Kalau AlmonyWhat it’s about: After his girlfriend Ryoko goes missing, Toru becomes embroiled in a sinister cult that may be responsible for her disappearance.
Read it for: a provocative storyline inspired by the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack; a big-picture exploration of politics, science, and religion.
Is it for you? The book’s explicit sex scenes and violence may be off-putting for some readers. |
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The good son
by Yu-jng Chng
What it's about: Who can you trust if you can't trust yourself? Early one morning, twenty-six-year-old Yu-jin wakes up to a strange metallic smell, and a phone call from his brother asking if everything's all right at home - he missed a call from their mother in the middle of the night. Yu-jin soon discovers her murdered body, lying in a pool of blood at the bottom of the stairs of their stylish Seoul duplex. He can't remember much about the night before; having suffered from seizures for most of his life, Yu-jin often has trouble with his memory. All he has is a faint impression of his mother calling his name. But was she calling for help? Or begging for her life? Thus begins Yu-jin's frantic three-day search to uncover what happened that night, and to finally learn the truth about himself and his family.
For fans of: Jo Nesbo and Patricia Highsmith.
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