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Thrillers and Suspense May 2021
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| The Outside Man by Don BentleySeries alert: The Outside Man is the sequel to Without Sanction, which first introduced readers to traumatized intelligence operative Matt Drake.
What it's about: Former Army Ranger Drake is trying to move on from the dark events of his past, but when he is attacked in broad daylight, he gets pulled back into a world of old enemies and unsettled scores that he just can't resist.
Who it's for: readers who like their thrillers full of pulse-pounding action and adventure. |
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Red Widow
by Alma Katsu
Recruited by the CIA’s Chief of the Russian Division amid rumors of a department mole, former Moscow Field Station handler Lyndsey Duncan teams up with a murdered director’s widow to expose a life-threatening web of secrets.
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The Palm Beach Murders : Thrillers
by James Patterson
Three stories from the world’s best-selling author include the tale of a pair of divorcees who begin a strangely intense game of make-believe and a popular advertising exec who notices the people around him are being murdered.
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| The Future is Yours by Dan FreyWhat it is: an intricately plotted and thought-provoking near-future thriller that explores the individual and society-wide impact of a powerful technology that can no longer be controlled by its creators.
The tech: a quantum computer with an AI so sophisticated that it appears to predict events up to a year in the future.
What makes it unique: the novel's frame story, which begins as one of the inventors testifies before Congress about everything that went wrong. |
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Her Dark Lies
by J. T. Ellison
Disregarding messages from an anonymous texter who claims her fiancé is not the man he pretends to be, Claire travels to Italy for her destination wedding before harrowing discoveries and accidents expose ominous family secrets.
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| The Low Desert: Gangster Stories by Tod GoldbergWhat it is: a darkly humorous and character-driven collection of stories by the author of the Burn Notice spy novels and the Sal Cupertine crime fiction series.
Read it for: the multifaceted characters and the stark, evocative portrait of the decidedly unglamorous Southern California desert region they call home.
Reviewers say: "These spare slices of literary noir are the work of a master storyteller" (Publishers Weekly). |
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The Girls are All So Nice Here
by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
Receiving ominous threats during a 10-year college reunion, Ambrosia and her best friend discover that they are being targeted by an unknown adversary who would exact revenge for a dangerous secret from their past.
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| Lightseekers by Femi KayodeOkrika, Nigeria: In this remote college town on the country's southern coast, many questions remain about the violent deaths of three university students, apparently at the hands of an angry mob.
Starring: investigative psychologist Dr. Philip Taiwo, brought to the area from Lagos by a powerful politician who wants to know the truth; observant streetwise Chika, a local hired to be Dr. Taiwo's driver only to get pulled into the investigation too.
Why you might like it: Dr. Taiwo is a reluctant amateur sleuth who nonetheless displays keen investigative instincts, which pair well with Chika's deep knowledge of the area and unique insights. |
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Tell No Lies
by Allison Brennan
A woman LAPD detective and an FBI special agent team up to investigate the unsolved murder of a college activist whose demise may be linked to a high-stakes crime organization in the Southwest desert.
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| The Fourth Child by Jessica WinterWhat it's about: Troubled empty-nester Jane Brennan adopts a toddler traumatized by the notorious Romanian orphanage system, an action that will have drastic consequences for her biological children and initially reluctant husband.
Is it for you? Jane is compellingly complex, although her membership in a radical anti-abortion group may alienate some readers.
Reviewers say: author Jessica Winter "deftly depicts all-too-human inconsistency" (Booklist). |
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