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Thrillers and Suspense February 2021
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Eight perfect murders : a novel
by Peter Swanson
Years after establishing a literary career through his compilation of the mystery genre’s most unsolvable classics, an unsuspecting bookseller is tapped by the FBI for help solving murders that eerily mimic the books on his list. 75,000 first printing.
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| People Like Her by Ellery LloydWhat it is: a compelling psychological suspense novel about the dark side of social media stardom, told from the alternating perspectives of two unreliable narrators.
#Mama: Instagram-famous Londoner Emmy Jackson seems to have the perfect life as a wife and mother, something she assiduously documents (and curates) for her more than a million followers.
The problem: Emmy's husband Dan isn't exactly comfortable with their increasingly public life, especially once an obsessed fan turns on them and begins to undermine both their personal brand and their actual lives. |
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Girls of Brackenhill
by Kate Moretti
Increasingly obsessed with uncovering the truth about her older sister’s unsolved disappearance 17 years earlier, Hannah exposes disturbing secrets that threaten her present-day life. By the best-selling author of The Vanishing Year. Original.
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36 Righteous Men
by Steven Pressfield
What it’s about: Set in a near-future world wracked by climate change-induced weather events, this fast-paced story follows the hunt for a serial killer who, inspired by Jewish legends, aims to kill the titular men to start the apocalypse.
Starring: NYPD detectives Corvina “Dewey” Duwai and Jim Manning; Rabbi Rachel Davidson, whose knowledge of Judaism (and computer algorithms) help her identify the killer’s targets.
Is it for you? This unconventional thriller contains some supernatural elements and is told primarily through the investigators’ case notes.
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A stranger at the door
by Jason Pinter
A sequel to Hide Away finds Rachel Marin investigating the brutal murder of a local teacher only to be thwarted by a figure from her past and a shadowy businessman who targets her son. Original.
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| The Fixer by Joseph FinderWhat it is: a fast-paced, intricately plotted financial thriller about how a simple home renovation ends up undermining the foundation of one man's already crumbling life.
Starring: Rick Hoffman, who returns to his childhood home after losing his job as a journalist, the apartment he can no longer afford, and the girlfriend who prized them both more than she did Rick.
What goes wrong: While fixing the house up, Rick finds a large stash of money hidden in the wall. When he decides to move the money, he ends up uncovering a tale of political corruption that many people would rather stay buried. |
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| Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn JacksonWhat it's about: Despite her difficult past, devoted wife and mother Amy Whey is living an idyllic life in suburban Pensacola. But when her new neighbor Angelica Roux shows up at Amy's book club, it's soon obvious that Angelica knows something about her past that could ruin it all.
Read it for: Amy's compelling but unreliable narration; the atmospheric Southern Gothic tone.
Reviewers say: "Readers will devour the twisty, consuming story" (Library Journal). |
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| The Dilemma by B.A. ParisWhat it is: an intricately plotted tale of flawed but well-meaning characters and the secrets they hide from each other.
What happens: Adam Harman is preparing a lavish 40th birthday party for his wife Livia, to make up for their teenage courthouse wedding. When a tragedy preempts the arrival of a surprise guest, Adam wrestles with how much to reveal, not knowing that his wife is also hiding secrets about the same person.
For fans of: Shari Lapena's The Couple Next Door, which also centers on a couple hiding secrets from each other on the eve of a large social event. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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