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Thrillers and Suspense October 2020
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New waves
by Kevin Nguyen
Fed up with discriminating bosses, an Asian-American customer service representative and a talented African-American programmer conspire to steal their employer’s user database before an unexpected setback exposes a secret double life. A first novel.
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The sea of lost girls : a novel
by Carol Goodman
A teacher with a secret past endures attacks on her family when her son is implicated in the death of his girlfriend just before she discovers her husband’s involvement. By the award-winning author of The Widow’s House. 25,000 first printing.
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The coldest warrior : a novel
by Paul Vidich
When the release of the Rockefeller Commission report implicates the CIA in the death of a bioweapons scientist decades earlier, agent Jack Gabriel confronts a life-threatening cover-up at the highest levels of government. By the author of The Good Assassin.
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Disappearing Earth
by Julia Phillips
The shattering disappearance of two young girls from Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula compounds the isolation and fears of a tight-woven community, connecting the lives of neighbors, witnesses, family members and a detective throughout an ensuing year of tension. A first novel. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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The bramble and the rose : a Henry Farrell novel
by Tom Bouman
Investigating the suspicious death of another detective, Officer Henry Farrell finds himself set up for a nephew’s disappearance and an ex’s murder. By the Edgar Award-winning author of Dry Bones in the Valley.
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Are snakes necessary?
by Brian De Palma
From the director of Scarface and Dressed to Kill comes a female revenge story. When the beautiful young videographer offered to join his campaign, Senator Lee Rogers should’ve known better. But saying no would have taken a stronger man than Rogers, with his ailing wife and his robust libido. Enter Barton Brock, the senator’s fixer. He’s already gotten rid of one troublesome young woman—how hard could this new one turn out to be?
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| Under Occupation by Alan FurstWhat it's about: French author Paul Ricard is known for his spy novels, but that doesn't mean he's working for the Resistance. At least he wasn't until a man running from the Gestapo slipped him an important stolen document shortly before being shot dead.
You might also like: Martin Cruz Smith's The Girl from Venice, which also features a protagonist living in Nazi-occupied territory who gets pulled into resistance activities after a chance encounter with a stranger. |
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| The Saboteur by Andrew GrossWhat it's about: Based on real events, this story follows Norwegian engineer Kurt Nordstrum, a member of the resistance, and his dangerous mission to prevent the Nazis from developing nuclear weapons.
The mission: sneak into the impenetrable and secretive Norsk Hydro factory to destroy the means of producing "heavy water", a critical part of the bomb-making process.
You might also like: the 1965 Kirk Douglas film The Heroes of Telemark, which also tells this remarkable tale. |
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Devil darling spy
by Matt Killeen
"Sarah Goldstein--Jewish orphan turned secret weapon in the resistance against the Nazis--is hunting down a rogue German doctor whose germ warfare experiment could kill thousands with a single syringe. But her journey through Central Africa reveals the ravages of colonialism and exposes darker truths about her own allies than Sarah could've ever imagined"
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Code name Hélène : a novel
by Ariel Lawhon
A novel based on the life of spy Nancy Wake follows a woman who kills a Nazi and becomes one of the most decorated women in World War II. By the New York Times best-selling author of I Was Anastasia. Maps.
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