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Thrillers and Suspense April 2018
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The echo killing : A Mystery
by Christi Daugherty
What it's about: When a murder that eerily resembles a 15-year-old cold case rocks Savannah, crime reporter Harper McClain risks everything to find the identity of a calculating killer. A first adult novel by the author of the Night School series.
Reviewer's say: A well-drawn cast of characters, and a sizzling romantic subplot. The book ends with a clever plot twist that paves the way for a sequel. Readers will eagerly await Harper’s further adventures. Agent: Madeleine Milburn, Madeleine Milburn Literary (U.K.).
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The gone world
by Tom Sweterlitsch
What it's about: Time-travel secret agent Shannon Moss visits future time periods for clues about a Navy SEAL astronaut's murdered family and the disappearance of his teenage daughter, a case that is complicated by the SEAL's and Shannon's own impact on the timeline.
For fans of: Detective story, science fiction adventure...well-developed characters and a storyline that keeps you on the edge of your seat and keep you guessing throughout.
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| The Innocent Wife by Amy LloydStarring: Dennis Danson, a high-profile death row inmate convicted of killing a teenager in his hometown 20 years ago. And British schoolteacher Samantha, who has fallen in love with Dennis -- and has traveled to the U.S. to meet and ultimately marry him.
What it's about: Released after someone else confesses, Dennis and Sam return to the Danson family home, where they deal with hostile locals, vandals, and an unsympathetic police force. And Sam starts wondering if Dennis really is as innocent as she'd believed. |
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Fade to black : A Doug Brock Thriller
by David Rosenfelt
What it's about: Struggling to recover his memory after being wounded in the line of duty, New Jersey State Police officer Doug Brock is approached by a fellow member of his amnesia support group who has discovered a cold-case murder victim's scrapbook and possible ties to Doug's own past.
Why you might like it: Filled with betrayals, twists, and intuitive leaps, Fade to Black sequel to Blackout, untangle a murder case and discovers connects to a conspiracy of organized crime.
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| Barbed Wire Heart by Tess SharpeWhat it's about: In Northern California, 22-year-old Harley McKenna wants to get out of the family business, and if that means igniting a blood feud between her drug-kingpin father and his rivals, so be it.
Why you might like it: With flawed but likeable Harley at the helm, this hard-bitten crime novel is both intense and affecting; there's plenty of violence as well as an intriguing father-daughter dynamic.
For fans of: the atmosphere and star character in Daniel Woodrell's Winter's Bone. |
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| The Beautiful Dead by Belinda BauerWhat it's about: When television reporter Eve Singer arrives at the scene of a savage, fatal stabbing in a London office building, she attracts the attention of the serial killer behind it, who's staging his murders to look like artwork.
Why you might like it: With multiple perspectives (Eve's, the killer's, and even some victims) this gripping novels blends the details of a police procedural with the intensifying strain of a psychological suspense novel. |
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| It's Always the Husband-[eBook] by Michele CampbellWhat it's about: The events that led to the death of a friend will always link the three very different former college roommates featured in this twisty debut. As adults, they find themselves thrown together once more -- and the result is yet another death under suspicious circumstances.
Reviewers say: The "edge-of-your-seat pace and dark atmosphere" (Booklist) and depiction of complex female friendship will appeal to fans of domestic suspense novels like Rebecca Drake's recent Just Between Us. |
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| Kill the Father by Sandrone Dazieri; translated by Antony ShugaarBook buzz: Bestselling Italian author Sandrone Dazieri made his U.S. debut with this series opener (it's followed by Kill the Angel), a disturbing, violent tale of murder and captivity starring an Italian police detective and a traumatized missing-persons consultant.
Read it for: the complex and captivating plot, the Italian setting, and the dynamic relationship between the two damaged main characters.
Reviewers say: "original and brutal" (The Times of London); "outstanding" (Booklist). |
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The Sandman
by Lars Kepler
What it's about: A terrifying, manipulative serial killer imprisoned in a high-security psychiatric ward may hold the key to saving the life of a young woman believed dead for 13 years.
Is it for you? Blood-soaked and fast-paced, this 4th in the series starring Det. Insp. Joona Linna highlights his intuition and strategic sense -- and his willingness to dangle his colleagues as bait.
For fans of: Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy, Thomas Harris' Hannibal Lecter.
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The Kashmir Trap
by Mario Bolduc
What it's about: Eleven years after the tragic disappearance of Max O'Brien's brother, an ambassador in Central America, Max's nephew, also a diplomat, is assassinated in New Delhi. Max is on the run from police, and this time the professional con man decides to find those responsible for the crime.
Why you might like it: A thriller by screenwriter and director Mario Bolduc, introducing his sleuth, the con man Max O'Brien. An international hunt for answers, featuring locales on the Indian subcontinent against a backdrop of war and diplomatic intrigue.
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