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Thrillers and SuspenseMarch 2015
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"The first lie Grace had told Hanna was her name." ~ from Rebecca Scherm's Unbecoming
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New and Recently Released!
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| Twelve Days by Alex BerensonSpy Fiction. In this 9th novel featuring freelance spy John Wells, he and his CIA contacts are working feverishly to prevent a full-fledged war between Iran and the U.S. Despite the suspicious death of a CIA station chief, the explosion of a United Airlines flight shortly after taking off from Mumbai, and the discovery of weapons-grade uranium in Turkey, Wells believes that someone is tricking both nations into war. Since this action-packed, terrifyingly plausible story picks up where the previous book left off, it's important to read The Counterfeit Agent first. |
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Reykjavik nights : an Inspector Erlendur novel
by Arnaldur Indriðason
A prequel to an internationally acclaimed series profiles Erlendur as a young, budding detective who while investigating the death of a homeless man is introduced to Reykjavik's dark underworld. By the award-winning author ofSilence of the Grave
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Game of mirrors
by Andrea Camilleri
"In Game of Mirrors, Inspector Montalbano and his colleagues are stumped when two bombs explode outside empty warehouses-one of which is connected to a big-time drug dealer. Meanwhile, the alluring Liliana Lombardo is trying to seduce the Inspector over red wine and arancini. Between pesky reporters, amorous trysts, and cocaine kingpins, Montalbano feels as if he's being manipulated on all fronts. That is, until the inspector himself becomes the prime suspect in an unspeakably brutal crime"
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The Blondes
by Emily Schultz
Discovering that she is pregnant by her married professor, grad student Hazel struggles through a pregnancy against a backdrop of an apocalyptic illness that is transforming blondes from all walks of life into rabid killers. By the award-winning author of Heaven Is Small
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Every Fifteen Minutes
by Lisa Scottoline
A single father and head of a successful Philadelphia psychiatric care unit sees his life begin to crumble when a teen patient is implicated in a murder and the doctor himself is wrongly accused of sexual harassment. By the best-selling author ofKeep Quiet
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Your next breath
by Iris Johansen
Resolving to devote her life to the son who was returned to her after being kidnapped nine years earlier, CIA operative Catherine uses her skills to confront an enemy from her past who is killing everyone she loves. By the best-selling author ofSight Unseen
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Life or death
by Michael Robotham
Brutalized in prison for a decade for his alleged knowledge about where a fortune in stolen money is hidden, Audie mysteriously escapes the day before his scheduled release in a determined effort to save someone else's life. 25,000 first printing.
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One mile under : a Ty Hauck novel
by Andrew Gross
Protecting a friend's daughter who has fallen into danger over her suspicions that two deaths are not accidental, Ty Hauck uncovers a Colorado town's sinister scheme involving giant energy companies, beaten-down ranchers and scarce water resources. 250,000 first printing.
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The life I left behind
by Colette McBeth
Turning distrustful and reclusive after a violent act that nearly ended her life, Melody is pulled from her solitary existence years later when a woman is murdered shortly after Melody's attacker is released from prison. By the author of Precious Thing.
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The outsiders
by Gerald Seymour
Learning that a Russian gangster responsible for a teammate's death is in Costa del Sol, MI5 officer Winnie Monks and her surveillance unit interrupt a young British couple's vacation, with dramatic results. By the acclaimed international best-selling author of Harry's Game.
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World gone by : a novel
by Dennis Lehane
Working as a consigliere to the Bartolo crime family, traveling between Tampa and Cuba, former crime kingpin Joe Coughlin, who has everything—money, power, anonymity and a beautiful mistress, is forced to pay for his lifetime of sin when the dark truth of his past emerges. 300,000 first printing.
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The stolen ones
by Owen Laukkanen
Investigating the murder of a Cass County sheriff's deputy, Stevens and Windermere uncover a large-scale international kidnapping and prostitution ring run by the most violent adversary they have ever encountered. By the author of The Professionals.
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Pleasantville
by Attica Locke
Struggling with personal challenges and the disintegration of his environmental law practice 15 years after the events ofBlack Water Rising, Jay Porter is embroiled in dangerous shadow politics involving the disappearance of a young girl. 30,000 first printing
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The tapestry : a novel
by Nancy Bilyeau
Resolving to live a quiet, conspiracy-free life after Henry VIII closes her priory, Joanna Stafford is ordered to serve the king in Whitehall Palace, where after escaping an assassination attempt she is tangled in dangerous court politics. By the award-winning author of The Crown and The Chalice.
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Where they found her : a novel
by Kimberly McCreight
Struggling with memories over the loss of her own baby while investigating the discovery of an anonymous infant in the woods, journalist Molly Anderson traces a string of unreported assaults spanning 20 years. By the Edgar Award-nominated author ofReconstructing Amelia. 200,000 first printing
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Never coming back : a novel
by Tim Weaver
After her sister, her brother-in-law and two nieces vanish with dinner on the table and the front door unlocked, Emily Kane seeks help from her former boyfriend, a private investigator, who discovers a sinister plot, years in the making.
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| Unbecoming: A Novel by Rebecca SchermPsychological Suspense. Working as an antiques and jewelry restorer in Paris, 23-year-old Grace from Tennessee is hiding from her past with a new identify as Julie from California. She's also keeping an eye on the news from her hometown, where her husband and his best friend are incarcerated for art theft. Told in flashbacks that fill the novel with double-crosses, this leisurely paced tale combines both character study and suspense -- and plenty of details from the art and antiques world. If you enjoyed Bradford Morrow's The Forgers for those reasons, give Unbecoming a try. |
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The carrier
by Sophie Hannah
Sharing a hotel room with a terrified stranger who claims Tim Breary, the only man Gaby has ever loved, is being wrongly imprisoned for murdering his wife, Gaby Struthers investigates why Tim has confessed to a crime he did not commit. By the author of Kind of Cruel.
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| One Step Too Far by Tina SeskisPsychological Suspense. For a reason not revealed until nearly the end of the book, Emily Coleman -- a successful lawyer and happy wife and mother -- flees her suburban Manchester home for London's gritty streets. There, she befriends a coke addict, takes a job as a receptionist, and drinks excessively in the squalid flat she shares with too many roommates. Though the book is told mostly from her perspective, other characters also narrate, including her disturbed twin sister and their mother, all moving Emily closer to facing the secret that forced her to run away from that all she loves. |
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| Ice Cold: A Rizzoli & Isles novel by Tess GerritsenMedical Thriller. In this 8th in the series starring Boston medical examiner Maura Isles and homicide detective Jane Rizzoli, Maura and four companions are stranded by a blizzard in a seemingly just-deserted Wyoming village. When local cops find charred bodies at the scene, Jane refuses to accept that they belong to Maura and her friends, and heads to Wyoming to begin her own investigation. Fans who appreciate the taut suspense and the chilling premise of a strangely deserted town may also like P.J. Tracy's Dead Run, the 3rd in her Monkeewrench series. |
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| Fireproof: A Maggie O'Dell Novel by Alex KavaThriller. In this 10th thriller starring FBI agent Maggie O'Dell, Washington D.C. is beset by a serial arsonist who prefers to torch warehouses where the city's homeless seek shelter. When a fire uncovers the body of a badly beaten woman, Maggie takes on both the murder and the arson cases. Her quest to discover the perpetrators (or perpetrator), however, is made more difficult by a host of problems both personal and professional... It's been over a year since the last Maggie O'Dell tale (number 11, Stranded) was published, but author Alex Kava's most recent book, Breaking Creed, begins a new series in which Maggie also appears. |
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| Line of Fire by Stephen WhiteSuspense Fiction. When author Stephen White originally published Line of Fire in 2012, he announced that this 19th in the series starring Boulder psychologist Alan Gregory would also be its second to last (and explained his decision in an author's note). But Gregory hasn't put his feet up just yet: in Line of Fire he runs the risk of being linked to an old crime, a new patient brings him a disturbing story that may be a little too close to home, wildfires threaten his office, and his work partner's emotional state disintegrates further. Ending the series "with a bang rather than a whimper" (Kirkus Reviews), this tale sets up the finale (Compound Fractures) nicely while still offering thrills of its own. |
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| White Fire by Douglas J. Preston and Lincoln ChildThriller. When Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast's protégé, aspiring criminologist Corrie Swanson, examines the recently exhumed victims of a series of fatal grizzly bear attacks in 1867 Roaring Fork, Colorado, she makes a shocking discovery. But the bear-mauled prospectors aren't the only suspicious deaths in Roaring Fork, now a posh ski resort: a modern-day serial killer is at work, slaughtering the area's wealthiest residents and burning down their homes. White Fire is the 13th book in a series, now numbering 14, starring the FBI's Pendergast, whose expertise with respect to serial killers has stood him in good stead since his first outing in The Relic. |
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