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Thrillers and Suspense August 2018
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The Banker's Wife
by Cristina Alger
On an early morning in November, a couple boards a private plane bound for Geneva, flying into a storm. Soon after, it simply drops off the radar, and its wreckage is later uncovered in the Alps. Among the disappeared is Matthew Werner, a banking insider at Swiss United, a powerful offshore bank. His young widow, Annabel, is left grappling with the secrets he left behind, including an encrypted laptop and a shady client list. As she begins a desperate search for answers, she determines that Matthew's death was no accident, and that she is now in the crosshairs of his powerful enemies. Meanwhile, ambitious society journalist Marina Tourneau has finally landed at the top. Now that she's engaged to Grant Ellis, she will stop writing about powerful families and finally be a part of one. Her entry into the upper echelons of New York's social scene is more appealing than any article could ever be, but, after the death of her mentor, she agrees to dig into one more story. While looking into Swiss United, Marina uncovers information that implicates some of the most powerful men in the financial world, including a few who are too close to home. The story could also be the answer to Annabel's heartbreaking search--if Marina chooses to publish it.
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| Three Days Missing by Kimberly BelleStarring: Kat, the recently divorced mother of eight-year-old Ethan, who can't really afford his private school tuition and is terrified of her vindictive ex; and wealthy Stef, mother of Ethan's classmate Sammy, who seems to have it all.
What brings them together: the kidnapping of one of the boys, and a ransom demand delivered for the other.
Reviewers say: "Satisfying twists and turns abound, and the resolution is sharp and unexpected" (Booklist). |
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Gunmetal gray
by Mark Greaney
Investigating an attempt on his life after his return to the CIA, Court Gentry follows clues to an old friend, who has been taken hostage by the Chinese for his role in tracking down an insider from a Chinese covert computer warfare unit. By the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Back Blast.
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One last breath
by Lisa Jackson
After surviving a wedding-party bloodbath—and subsequently leaving her husband, Liam Bastian, and his wealthy family for the remote sanctuary of Point Roberts, Washington—Rory Abernathy and her daughter are tracked down by Liam, who is surprised to discover they had a child, and soon they wonder if the wedding killer, who was never caught, is hunting them.
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It All Falls Down
by Sheena Kamal
Nora Watts finds deadly trouble as she searches for the truth about her late father in this immersive thriller that moves from the hazy Canadian Pacific Northwest to the gritty, hollowed streets of Detroit.
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| Dead Woman Walking by S.J. BoltonWhat it's about: An exhilarating hot air balloon ride over England's Northumberland Park turns deadly when the vacationers aboard witness a cold-blooded murder and the killer shoots down their balloon -- and then comes after the survivors.
Why you might like it: The only one to walk away from the crash, Jessica Lane is a resourceful young woman who sets a trap to catch the killer. Meanwhile, flashbacks explore her complex personal history -- and explain just how she became so resourceful. |
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| The River at Night by Erica FerencikFeaturing: Four middle-aged women on their annual get-together, this time a whitewater rafting trip in rural Maine.
What happens: When an accident leaves them without their guide, their boat, or their supplies, they must navigate to safety -- and nothing proves to be more dangerous than the other humans on the river.
For fans of: James Dickey's Deliverance, of course. |
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| Twisted River by Siobhán MacDonaldThe setup: On page one of this atmospheric debut, a man closes the trunk of his car, obstructing his children's view of the dead woman enclosed there. But who's the woman?
What happened: It all started when two families (one Irish, one American) agreed to swap homes to get away from their troubles. But they only manage to exacerbate them -- and then create new ones.
Read it for: the richly detailed character motivations; the economic pressures in both New York and Ireland; the locations themselves. |
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| Haunted by James Patterson and James O. BornWhat it's about: New York detective Michael Bennett needs a vacation, so off he and his family go. But their idyllic Maine holiday ends abruptly when the bodies of several small children are found in the woods.
Why you might like it: Bennett runs up against the narcotic addiction taking over their corner of rural Maine at work...and at home.
Series alert: Haunted is 10th in the Michael Bennett series; the 11th, Ambush, will be available in October. |
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| Cold Barrel Zero by Matthew QuirkWhat it's about: Former Marine Thomas Byrne is on vacation when he's arrested and "encouraged" to help find highly skilled Black Ops soldier John Hayes, who's accused of massacring civilians. But when Hayes kidnaps Byrne, the story he tells is very different.
Read it for: hair-raising battle scenes, a high-stakes plot, military tech, and conspiracies within conspiracies.
Series alert: This 1st in the series to star John Hayes is followed by Dead Man Switch. |
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