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Thrillers and Suspense June 2020
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| The Split by Sharon BoltonStarring: Troubled glacier scientist Felicity Lloyd, who takes a job at an isolated Antarctic research station to hide from her ex-husband; Freddie, the ex-husband in question who was just released from prison; Dr. Joe Grant, a therapist Felicity saw back in England who is plagued by unanswered questions about Felicity's case.
Southern exposure: With very different motivations Joe and Freddie each make their way south, and the closer each man gets to Felicity the closer everyone gets to unearthing a shocking hidden truth. |
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Deep state : a thriller
by Chris Hauty
When a controversial populist candidate is elected president over an increasingly partisan America, the assassination of the White House chief of staff reveals a far-ranging conspiracy that implicates insiders at the most hidden levels of government. 200,000 first printing.
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| These Women by Ivy PochodaWhat it is: a gritty, sobering literary thriller that follows a group of disadvantaged women in South L.A., revealing a web of unknown connections between them and the man they have in common: a suspected serial killer.
Read it for: the frustratingly real exploration of the obstacles women and other marginalized people face with the police, from not being taken seriously when they report clues to prejudices about sex workers. |
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I will never leave you : a thriller
by S. M Thayer
After heiress Trish, who is childless, holds a baby belonging to her husband's mistress, she becomes obssessed with making the baby her own, while her husband comes up with an elaborate plot to divorce her and marry his mistress, despite an ironclad prenup
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The Informationist : A Thriller
by Taylor Stevens
Dealing information to wealthy clients throughout the world, Vanessa Munroe hopes to leave her unconventional past behind her until a mission to find the missing daughter of a Texas oil billionaire forces her to return to the central Africa region of her youth. A first novel. 60,000 first printing.
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| Pretty Guilty Women by Gina LaMannaWhat it's about: At a luxurious resort for a wedding weekend, a diverse group of women arrive with their individual secrets and grudges in tow. After a man who publicly threatened one of them ends up dead, four of them each confess to sole responsibility for the murder.
The suspects: The bride's college friends Ginger, Emily, and Kate, who have lost touch over the years but still harbor deep resentment toward each other; the groom's elderly aunt Lulu, an elegant, fascinating woman who is on her 5th husband.
Read it for: the high-drama, intricately plotted storyline and the examination of female friendship from multiple shifting perspectives. |
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| The Nanny by Gilly Macmillan1987: Behind a veneer of gentility provided by her emotionally distant parents' aristocratic lineages and lovely country house Lake Hall, seven-year-old Jocelyn "Jo" Holt lives a difficult life. The only person she can turn to is her adored nanny Hannah, and Jo is completely devastated when Hannah goes missing overnight.
Thirty years later: After her husband dies, Jo decides to leave her life in California and moves with her daughter Ruby back to Lake Hall, where Jo's mother still lives. One day at the lake Jo and Ruby discover the remains of a human skeleton, which might just dredge up dark secrets meant to stay buried. |
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