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Thrillers and Suspense September 2016
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| Cold Silence by James AbelBio-Thriller. In this gripping 3rd novel to star retired Marine colonel and bio-terror expert Joe Rush, he's in south Sudan helping to provide food to starving refugees, but he's also looking into rumors of a bio-weapon being developed in the area. A crisis in Somalia involving a former colleague has Rush and his partner Eddie Nakamura hurrying to the aid of hostages showing signs of a disfiguring malady. The disease, it turns out, spreads fast -- and is also underway in the U.S. -- and Rush's desperate efforts to find a cure are hampered by local warlords. A fast-paced race for survival with a no-nonsense but very human protagonist, this is a must-read for fans of Daniel Kalla's Pandemic. |
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Breaking cover
by Stella Rimington
While working for the MI5's counter-espionage division, Liz Carlyle must hunt down a Russian spy whose unknown intentions are likely a threat to national security, in the latest installment of the series following Close Call.
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Bounty : a novel
by Michael Byrnes
Outraged citizens, fed up with overwhelming and all-encompassing corruption, bid up bounties on an untraceable website to get revenge on their wrongdoers. By the internationally best-selling novel The Sacred Bones.
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The black widow
by Daniel Silva
A latest entry in the series starring the inimitable art restorer, assassin and spy Gabriel Allon is set in the aftermath of a shocking event in Paris. By the award-winning author of The English Spy.
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The bitter season
by Tami Hoag
While Nikki spends time with her family and misses more satisfying work with her former partner, Sam struggles with a rookie new partner and investigates a double homicide before unexpectedly teaming up with Nikki to stop a threat against a former foster child. By the best-selling author of Cold Cold Heart.
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The big fear
by Andrew Case
After investigating veteran policeman Ralph Mulino for shooting an armed man who turned out to be a cop, Leonard Mitchell discovers that corruption goes farther than just his investigation and he needs Mulino's help to uncover truths which could cost them their lives
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Betrayals
by Kelley Armstrong
When someone starts killing street kids in Cainsville, Illinois, and the police tie her biker boyfriend, Ricky, to the crime, Olivia and criminal lawyer Gabriel Walsh must clear his name while trying to stay true to their real bonds as forces conspire to tear them all apart. From the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail best-selling author.
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Angels burning
by Tawni O'Dell
Embarking on the worst case of her long career when a girl is beaten to death, rural Pennsylvania police chief Dove Carnahan is approached by a man who was imprisoned for killing her mother years earlier and who forces her to confront her own shadowy past. By the best-selling author of Back Roads.
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The American girl : a novel
by Kate Horsley
A Boston journalist uncovers disturbing secrets after a teenaged American girl emerges from the woods outside an idyllic French town, bloodied, barefoot and unable to speak and with no idea what happened to her host family. Original. 75,000 first printing.
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Everything I don't remember
by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
After a young man named Samuel dies in a horrible car crash, an unnamed writer with an agenda of his own wonders if it was an accident or suicide and, to answer this question, sets out to map Samuel's last day alive, piecing together a gripping—and shocking—narrative of Samuel's life.
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| Dark Matter: A Novel by Blake CrouchSpeculative Thriller. It was an ordinary night for physics professor Jason Dessen, until he was kidnapped at gunpoint, taken to the outskirts of Chicago, and drugged. He awakens in a lab -- and in a different dimension, where his happy life with his wife and teenage son never happened. It turns out that the many-worlds theory he'd worked on before his life took a different turn in the other world -- well, he'd actually completed it in this one. All Jason wants is to get home to his real life, but finding the right world proves difficult. Twisty and fast-paced, this novel from the author of the Wayward Pines series has already been optioned for the big screen. |
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| The Commodore: A Novel by P.T. DeutermannMilitary Thriller. Set in the Pacific theater during World War II, this richly detailed naval adventure stars a newly promoted captain and his unusual -- and highly effective -- battle techniques. Despite never being considered appropriate leadership material because of both his bullish behavior and his Native American heritage, Captain Harmon Wolf is quick to apply tactics that save the lives of his men and win him battles. His successes lead to promotions, and he's soon commanding an entire squadron. Chock full of historical and tactical details (author P.T. Deutermann was himself a Navy captain), this is a good bet for readers interested in naval battles. |
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| Killfile by Christopher FarnsworthThriller. John Smith is special. He can read minds and influence the choices of others, thanks to his "gift" -- and his training at the CIA. Now he's a freelancer, and he's working for a tech billionaire who wants him to get close to a competitor and steal back some valuable intellectual property. But once his target realizes just how dangerous John Smith could be to his bottom line, the tables are turned, and it's Smith who is being hunted, with only his gift to help him survive. This intriguing, near-SF premise -- and an unusual protagonist -- sets up a "clever, offbeat thriller" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| Behind Closed Doors by B.A. ParisThriller. To outsiders, charismatic Jack -- a lawyer specializing in domestic abuse cases -- and caring Grace seem to have the perfect marriage. But it's on their wedding night that Grace begins to see Jack's true nature, and it's not long before she's kept a virtual prisoner in their posh London home. But it's for her sister, the Down syndrome-afflicted Millie, that Grace is the most scared, as she's soon to move in with them, and is likely to bear the brunt of Jack's terrifying proclivities. Relentless pacing (aided by a narrative that switches between past and present) make for an absorbing if disturbing read. |
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| Coconut Cowboy by Tim DorseyCaper Novel. In this 19th and most recent of the violent, witty novels starring Floridaphile and serial killer Serge A. Storms, he embarks on a plan to finish the journey of his heroes in the movie Easy Rider. Traveling across the Florida panhandle, he and his stoner sidekick Coleman enjoy small-town sights, delivering intriguing bits of Florida trivia and briefly dispensing their unique brand of violent justice, until they encounter a bunch of superlatively corrupt politicians in the town of Wobbly, whose victims clearly need rescuing. If you're new to this long-running, entertaining series, the mayhem on display here is as good a place to start as any. |
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| Real Tigers by Mick HerronSpy Fiction. In Real Tigers -- which is the 3rd in a series that starts with Slow Horses -- the disgraced MI5 operatives assigned to Slough House are finally back in the game when one of their own is kidnapped. With humor that ranges from "bodily functions to double entendres" (Library Journal), this intricately plotted tale (we'll give no spoilers here) offers a great mix of characters and a lyrical writing style. You might, however, want to start at the beginning of the series for a full explanation of the losers and has-beens who populate Slough House, and how sweet their redemption is. |
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| Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All by Jonas JonassonCaper Novel. In this absurdist farce, a hitman, a priest, and a receptionist walk into a bar. Wait, no they don't -- what they actually do is join forces to reap millions in Sweden by reestablishing the hitman's business, with a few rules -- no kids, and no actual murder, just a few broken bones. They earn plenty of happy customers, at least until the hitman finds religion and vows to change his ways, which is not something the priest and the receptionist can accept. Fans of the author's earlier books (including The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared) will enjoy this ludicrous tale, peopled by amoral but rather likable characters. |
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| The Intern's Handbook: A Thriller by Shane KuhnSuspense Fiction. Written in the form of a handbook for new recruits at Human Resources, Inc. (more on that in a minute), this comic, violent debut offers plenty of surprises. For one, HR, Inc. has nothing to do with payrolls or benefits -- rather, it trains society's discarded children to become successful assassins/interns in corporate America. At 24, John Lago is nearing the mandatory retirement age, but he's got one last internship, during which he's supposed to kill a law partner who's been selling the names of people in the witness protection program. His plans, however, may be thwarted by a pretty colleague at the law firm who might also be hiding her true motivation for her employment there. Fans of Duane Swierczynski's Severance Package will likely enjoy this clever, graphic, and fast-paced novel, which has a sequel in Hostile Takeover. |
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| Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by David ShaferCyber-Thriller. In this complex, darkly funny debut, three young adults -- a jaded NGO operative, a fake self-improvement guru, and a paranoid kindergarten teacher, to be specific -- are foot soldiers in an information war. They're up against an international group of industrialists and media moguls who want to privatize and control the world's information, from news to social media. Terrifyingly plausible, this fast-paced novel sets its well-characterized protagonists in locations as disparate as Myanmar, Oregon, and London. |
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