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Thrillers and Suspense September 2017
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Don't let go
by Harlan Coben
Suspense Fiction. When he gets a lead on Maura, an ex who left him without explanation fifteen years earlier, Nap Dumas searches for answers and uncovers dark secrets about the woman he once loved and the real reason behind his twin brother's death. The internationally best-selling and award-winning author of Fool Me Once and Missing You presents a latest novel of provocative suspense.
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| Lovemurder by Saul BlackSuspense Fiction. Katherine Glass has been in prison for six years. So why are her grisly murders being replicated now? Turns out, the beautiful serial killer had a partner, who's demanding that Katherine be released -- or more will die. San Francisco Homicide detective Valerie Hart risks being toyed with, but she turns to Katherine for help in identifying the next victim before it's too late. With complex personalities on both sides of the good/evil divide, plenty of tension, and a pace that doesn't let up, this raw, intricately plotted serial killer thriller is a good choice for fans of Chelsea Cain's Heartsick. |
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Keep Her Safe
by Sophie Hannah
Suspense Fiction. A British woman's relaxing holiday at a sunny Arizona resort transforms into a dark, obsessive quest for the truth when she becomes convinced that another guest is the woman who disappeared in a sensational headline case years earlier. By the best-selling author of The Monogram Murders.
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Rizzoli & Isles : I know a secret : a novel
by Tess Gerritsen
Medical Thriller. Investigating the death of a horror film producer whose murder scene has been gruesomely staged, detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are baffled by an apparent lack of a cause of death, a case that is further complicated by a second, equally bizarre murder.
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| Emma in the Night by Wendy WalkerPsychological Suspense. Three years after teenage sisters Cassandra and Emma disappeared, Cass has returned alone. Though she spins a tale of a couple who had held them captive in order to get their hands on the baby that no one knew Emma was carrying, the FBI psychiatrist assigned to the case has her doubts -- from the very beginning, Abby Winter had thought the girls' narcissistic mother had something to do with their disappearance. As she listens to Cass tell her story, Abby is determined to find out what actually happened. With a twisty plot, unreliable narrators, and a compelling family dynamic, this book "aims for the heart and never lets go" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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The double eagle : a novel
by James Twining
Suspense Fiction. Seventy years after the U.S.'s bullion supply is recalled in response to the 1930s banking crisis, one of the nation's few surviving double eagle coins is discovered on the murdered body of a priest, in a case that pits FBI agent Jennifer Brown and former CIA agent Tom Kirk against the forces of the international black market. A first novel.
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Blue Smoke and Murder
by Elizabeth Lowell
Romantic Suspense. Protecting a river guide with ties to the art world, private information collector and reluctant bodyguard Zach Balfour realizes his charge is in more danger than previously known, a situation that pits them against the ruthless multi-million-dollar Western art circuit.
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| The Red Room by Ridley PearsonSpy Fiction. Ok, this one's a little different -- the main appeal here for art fans is the fact that a work of art is at the center of the action. Security expert (and art trader) John Knox and his partner, former Chinese spy Grace Chu, are in Istanbul, having agreed to orchestrate a brief meeting and broker a trade. But they quickly find that they're prey to some unknown threat -- and that's before Grace is kidnapped and John is shot at. Plenty of tradecraft and political commentary will satiate Gabriel Allon fans in particular -- and there are four books in the series (starting with The Risk Agent) for those who get hooked. |
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| Unbecoming 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. |
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| The Heist by Daniel SilvaSpy Fiction. A collection of art-related suspense novels would be incomplete without one by Daniel Silva starring art restorer and Israeli intelligence agent Gabriel Allon. In The Heist, Allon is manipulated into hunting down a stolen Caravaggio masterpiece; in the course of his investigation, he learns that tyrants across the world are collecting stolen art as a form of currency. Soon, Allon has Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in his sights, and has set in motion a plan to flush out al-Assad's buyer. Though many series characters appear in this fast-paced, detailed 14th in the series, newcomers needn't fear starting here. |
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