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Thrillers and Suspense June 2020
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Join the Adult Summer Reading Program! Why Should Kids Have All the Fun?Register Here
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New Releases in the Handley Catalog - We are now open to curbside pick up of holds! 10 holds per card may be placed at a time and pick up is by appointment.
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One fatal flaw by Anne PerryTeaming up with brilliant scientist Miriam fford Croft to prove the innocence of a murder suspect, lawyer Daniel Pitt rules the case an accident before his client is found dead in the same manner, bringing Miriam’s test methods into question.
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Firebird : a novel by Mark Powell"In this stunning new literary thriller, a U.S. arms deal gone south takes you into the underground world of political operatives, Ivy League criminals, and a hedge fund billionaire with eyes on the presidency."
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Perfect little children by Sophie HannahSpying on a former best friend she has not seen in years, Beth is alarmed when she discovers that the woman’s children do not appear to have aged. By the best-selling author of The Monogram Murders.
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A cold trail
by Robert Dugoni
While Dan takes the case of a merchant whose small business is being jeopardized by redevelopment, Tracy investigates the brutal murders of a police officer’s wife and a journalist who had been investigating a cold case.
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The Southern book club's guide to slaying vampires by Grady HendrixWhen her hectic but predictable life is upended by a vicious attack by an elderly local, Patricia unexpectedly bonds with a well-read neighbor who her senile mother-in-law claims to have known herself when she was a girl.
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Too close to home : a novel by Andrew GrantA sequel to Invisible finds intelligence agent-turned-courthouse janitor Paul McGrath uncovering a shocking connection between a file of missing evidence and unwelcome truths about the mother he lost as a child.
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Pursuit : a novel of suspense by Joyce Carol OatesA new bride experiences a recurrence of a childhood nightmare before attempting suicide, compelling her husband to uncover her torturous upbringing by an abusive parent. By the National Book Award-winning author of We Were the Mulvaneys.
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The wild one by Nicholas PetrieTraumatized war veteran Peter Ash tracks a murderer from a criminal family through the icy landscapes of Reykjavik, where he is confronted by government officials who would block his investigation. By the award-winning author of The Drifter.
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The new husband by Daniel PalmerAfter meeting Simon Fitch, a teacher from her daughter Maggie’s middle school, widow Nina Garrity has hopes of putting her shattered life back together, but her friends aren’t so sure that Simon has the best of intentions.
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The wife and the widow by Christian WhiteOn an eerie island town in the middle of winter, two women join forces to uncover the secret life of one’s dead husband and the guilt of the other’s in the new novel from the author of The Nowhere Child.
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Thunder Bay : a thriller by Douglas SkeltonWhen a suspected murderer returns to the island of Stoirm, reporter Rebecca Connolly smells a story and teams up with a local reporter to dig up the truth, which sets in motion a chain of violent events.
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| Kill Zone by Kevin J. Anderson and Doug Beason A group of well-connected nuclear policy experts and government officials have gathered in a remote part of New Mexico to inspect the highly classified (and under staffed) Hydra Mountain waste storage depot.The problem: A non-government airplane crashes near the vast facility, triggering a draconian lockdown protocol that ends up putting the lives of everyone inside at risk, unless they can find a way to escape. |
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Open carry by Marc CameronU.S. Marshal Arliss Cutter is sent to southeast Alaska where he must investigate the murder of two crew members of a reality TV show and a Tlingit Indian girl, which is hard to do since the whole town is hiding secrets—and the hunter becomes the prey.
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The final deception by Heather GrahamIn a series finale, criminal psychologist Kieran Finnegan navigates unnerving ties to an escaped killer in the wake of an outbreak of violent murders that FBI agent Craig Frasier believes may be the work of a copycat.
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| Pretty Guilty Women by Gina LaManna 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. |
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Paranoid by Lisa JacksonStruggling with traumatic memories of the shooting accident that ended her half-brother's life 20 years earlier, guilt-ridden Rachael Gaston prepares for her high-school reunion in Edgewater, Oregon, and begins to doubt her sanity when things in her home start moving by themselves.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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