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Thrillers and Suspense Ebooks February 2021
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| The Lies You Told by Harriet TyceStarring: attorney Sadie Roper, who reluctantly returns to her childhood home in London after the sudden end of her marriage; Robin, Sadie's ten-year-old daughter and the newest student at the elite Asham Girls School.
The problem: Asham alum Sadie hated her own time there, but the stipulations of her controlling mother's will tie possession of the house with enrollment in the school. The environment at Asham has gotten even more toxic over the years, but the mean-girl students have nothing on their catty and competitive parents.
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Never Far Away
by Michael Koryta
What it's about: Placed in witness protection in remote northern Maine, Leah risks exposing herself to the dangerous forces of her past when her homesick children run away.
Read it for: A thrilling collision between old sins and new dreams, where the wills and ingenuity of a broken family will be tested against all odds.
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The Power Couple
by Alex Berenson
What it's about: Embarking on a European family vacation to revitalize their marriage, two government employees find the limits of their bond tested when their daughter goes missing from a Barcelona club.
Read it for: Both a fast-paced, globe-trotting espionage novel full of surprising twists and a nuanced look at modern marriage—the challenges of balancing career, parenthood, sex, and love.
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Black widows
by Cate Quinn
What it's about: Polygamist Blake Nelson built a homestead on a hidden stretch of land—a raw paradise in the wilds of Utah—where he lived with his three wives, all of whom hate each other. When Blake is found dead under the desert sun, all three wives become suspect—not only to the police, but to each other.
Why to read it: The Dry meets The Handmaid’s Tale meets The Wife Between Us in this chilling domestic suspense tale.
Is it for you?: Contains some graphic sex and disturbing scenes of cult practices involving underage girls.
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The Sanatorium
by Sarah Pearse
What it's about: Half-hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatening peaks, Le Sommet has always been a sinister place. Long plagued by troubling rumors, the former abandoned sanatorium has since been renovated into a five-star minimalist hotel. When a woman goes missing and the storm closes off all access to the hotel, the remaining guests start to panic. Who will be next?
Read it for: A dark tale of family dynamics and a splendid Gothic thriller.
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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 Half Sister by Sandie JonesTwo's company: Stay-at-home-mom Lauren and her gossip columnist sister Kate have very different lifestyles, but they always make time to come together for a Sunday lunch where those differences fade away.
Three's a crowd: Their normal Sunday afternoon is interrupted by a strange young woman named Jess who claims to be their half-sister; her presence begins to undermine the idealized image Kate and Lauren have of their deceased father and the foundations of the life each sister has worked so carefully to build.
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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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Mother, mother
by Koren Zailckas
What it's about: The disturbing fate of a runaway older sister is gradually revealed in a tale told from the perspectives of the Hurst family, including a teen girl whose hallucinogen use has landed her in a mental ward, an autistic youth who is regressing into his own world, a workaholic and alcoholic father and an insidiously manipulative mother.
Read it for: An electrifying novel about a family being torn apart by the woman who claims to love them most.
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