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Thrillers and Suspense February 2020
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| How Quickly She Disappears by Raymond Fleischmann eAudiobook on RBDigital & eBook on OverDrive
What it's about: This historical thriller follows 1940's housewife Elizabeth Pfautz, who is lured into an intricate web of secrets after a stranger tells her he knows what happened to her twin sister Jacqueline, who disappeared when they were children.
Read it for: the stark and well-rendered Alaska setting, the isolation of which only underlines the lack of choices Elizabeth finds herself forced to confront. |
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| The Better Liar by Tanen Jones eAudiobook on RBDigital
What it is: a fast-paced and compelling psychological thriller of fraud and family dysfunction, told from multiple (unreliable) perspectives.
The setup: Leslie hasn't seen her estranged sister Robin in a decade, but she needs to find Robin in order to claim her much-needed share of an inheritance. Luckily, she's tracked Robin down. Unluckily, Robin appears to have died of an overdose.
The doppelganger: On her way out of town, a grief-stricken Leslie meets a waitress named Mary who looks enough like Robin that she just might be able to get the job done... |
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| Watch Me Disappear by Janelle Brown eAudiobook on RBDigital
What it is: the moody and intricately plotted story of Billie Flanagan, a Berkeley wife and mother who is much more than she seems -- something her family finds out after she vanishes on a solo hike.
What happens: As the first anniversary of her disappearance approaches, Billie's husband Jonathan is still deep in mourning. Then one day their daughter Olive begins to see "visions," which convince her she can communicate telepathically with her mother.
Reviewers say: "brilliantly layered" and "tender and biting" (Booklist). |
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| Providence by Caroline Kepnes Print: F KEPNES
The premise: New Hampshire teen Jon is something of a loner, although he does have a friend named Chloe, whom he is beginning to realize he has feelings for.
The problem: Jon is kidnapped, only to turn up four years later with only an H.P. Lovecraft book and no memories of where he's been. When the people around him start to die suddenly, Jon has to keep Chloe far away from him while he figures out what's going on -- and do it before the police label him a murderer. |
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| The Shimmer by Carsten Stroud eBook & eAudiobook on Hoopla
Starring: mob-connected serial killer Selena D'Arcy, who travels through time while on the run; Florida Highway Patrolman Jack Redding, who manages to follow her only to find himself faced with the temptation of altering his painful past.
For fans of: the Harry Bosch mystery series; Stephen King's 11/22/63.
Reviewers say: it's "a riveting, edge-of-your-seat read" (Library Journal). |
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| Mangrove Lightning by Randy Wayne White eBook & eAudiobook on RBDigital
What happens: Marine biologist Marion "Doc" Ford and his hippie sidekick Tomlinson head deep into the Everglades to help a local fishing guide who is convinced his family is cursed for something that happened there during Prohibition.
Series alert: Mangrove Lightning is part of the long-running series of thrillers starring the Doc, whose previous career with the NSA and natural curiosity make it tough to stay away when things get weird -- and in Florida, things always get weird.
Why you might like it: the endearing cast of quirky characters, and the equally colorful setting that is almost a character itself. |
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