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Thrillers and Suspense November 2019
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| A Girl Named Anna by Lizzy BarberStarring: Florida teen Anna Montgomery, whose fanatically religious mother keeps her very sheltered; Londoner Rosie Archer, whose elder sister was kidnapped 15 years ago while their family was on vacation in the U.S.
What happens: Rosie decides to dig deeper into what happened to her sister. Meanwhile, on Anna's 18th birthday, she and her boyfriend sneak off to Astroland, a local amusement park with important ties to her past.
Book buzz: A Girl Named Anna won author Lizzy Barber the Daily Mail First Novel competition in 2017. |
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American magic : a thriller
by Zach Fehst
"Chaos erupts after a shadowy figure with ties to an elite and ancient society posts incantations on the dark web that allow people to perform real magic"
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Smokescreen
by Iris Johansen
Racing to Africa when a village is attacked by guerrilla forces, Eve Duncan begins to suspect a deeper plot before finding herself stranded in the jungle of an unstable country
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| Mother Knows Best by Kira PeikoffWhat it's about: Told from multiple perspectives, this thought-provoking medical thriller tells the story of a grieving mother who is willing to take drastic, barely legal steps to have a healthy child -- and the fallout of that decision a decade later.
For fans of: Cast of Shadows by Kevin Guilfoile; Under the Knife by Kelly Parsons.
Reviewers say: "An engaging and timely thriller that offers lots of food for thought" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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Stealth
by Stuart Woods
"Stone Barrington must trap a ruthless defector in this heart-stopping thriller from fan favorite Stuart Woods"
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| The Temp by Michelle FrancesThe Queen Bee: Carrie Kennedy, a successful television producer who is about to go on maternity leave after an unplanned pregnancy.
The new arrival: intern Emma, a wannabe screenwriter who seems like a perfect fit to fill in while Carrie is out of the office with the new baby.
What goes wrong: Everyone on set loves Emma! In fact she might fit into the position a little too well, collaborating with Carrie's screenwriter husband so effectively that Carrie begins to wonder what other parts of her life the young woman might be after. |
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| Center of Gravity by Laura McNeillFeaturing: Alabama homemaker Ava Carson, who seems to live an idyllic life with her husband Mitchell and two darling children.
The perfect family? Mitchell turns paranoid and jealous seemingly overnight, eventually filing for divorce and most frighteningly, disappearing with their children as he continues to spiral out of control.
You might also like: Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell; The First Mistake by Sandie Jones. |
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The tempest
by Juan Manuel de Prada
Arriving in wintry Venice to study Giorgione's painting, "The Tempest," Spanish art historian Alejandro Ballesteros witnesses a murder and is propelled into a dangerous web that brings together the city's academic world and a master forger. Winner of the Planeta Prize. 12,500 first printing.
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