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| Dissolved by Sara BlædelIn the Danish village of Tommerup, a missing persons case becomes a string of daily kidnappings that seem at first to have religious overtones. Though verses from the Quran are left as evidence, it soon becomes clear that victims are being abducted for more complex reasons, especially once gruesome video footage emerges that complicates matters even further. |
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| The Weekend Retreat by Tara LaskowskiRichard, Harper, and Zach Van Ness gather at their wealthy family's winery estate for an an extravagant party weekend, significant others in tow. Ambitious elder siblings Richard and Harper also bring along personal and professional secrets they'll do anything to keep hidden, while black sheep Zach's gossip blogger girlfriend could mine the weekend for the ultimate scoop -- if she manages to survive. |
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| Midnight by Amy McCullochDespite her own antipathy to sea travel, Olivia Campbell agrees to accompany her art dealer boyfriend Aaron on a cruise where he's set to hold an important auction, hoping some relaxation might help her recovery from a recent breakdown. But when Aaron fails to board the ship, Olivia is left trying to manage Aaron's art works while dealing with debilitating seasickness and a strange pattern of accidental deaths onboard. |
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| Two Dead Wives by Adele ParksThis atmospheric sequel to Woman Last Seen picks up where the last story left off, during the most claustrophobic parts of the COVID lockdown in 2020. DCI Clements returns in a new chapter of the investigation into the disappearance of two seemingly unconnected women, only to discover a shocking secret that blows the case wide open. |
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| What Waits in the Woods by Terri ParlatoReaders first met Boston detective Rita Myers in All the Dark Places, where she unraveled the murder of a suburban psychologist by a guest at his 40th birthday party. This time, she investigates the seemingly random killing of a young woman who may have been mistaken for a friend she bore a striking resemblance to. |
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| The Ascent by Adam PlantingaIn this fast-paced debut novel, ex-cop Kurt Argento is mistakenly arrested during a cross-country drive and held at a maximum security prison during a catastrophic failure of the facility's automated security system. Kurt bands together with some of the staff and a group of visiting civilians, and together they must make a dangerous trek to the roof, their only hope for a safe escape. |
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| Here in the Dark by Alexis SoloskiKnown for her scathing reviews, actress-turned-theater-critic Vivian Parry reluctantly agrees when local grad student David Adler asks to interview her. She ends the interview early as David's questions grow increasingly invasive, but when he disappears shortly after their meeting, Vivian must become an amateur sleuth to uncover who he was, why he's missing, and why he had such an interest in her past. |
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Anna O
by Matthew Blake
Forensic psychologist Dr. Benedict Prince is called in to assist with the high-profile case of Anna Ogilvy, a woman with a rare disorder who killed two people while allegedly asleep. To further complicate matters there seems to be no motive, and Anna has been asleep since the crime thanks to a phenomenon called "resignation syndrome."
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The Silence in Her Eyes
by Armando Lucas Correa
A young disabled woman named Leah, who has keener-than-average observational skills, grows concerned that her neighbor Alice might be tracked down and murdered by the abusive husband she's fleeing. For fans of: narrators with complex relationships with reality, like those in Paula Hawkins' The Girl on the Train or the Hitchcock film Rear Window.
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Deadly Game
by Michael Caine
Legendary British actor Michael Caine tries his hand at suspense in this atmospheric debut, which centers on unorthodox DCI Harry Taylor and the motley crew of experts he assembles to help him track down stolen uranium that London's crime bosses appear to be using to eliminate their rivals.
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The Mantis
by Kotaro Isaka
This compelling and fast-paced follow-up to Bullet Train returns readers to the violent world of elite Tokyo assassins. This time, killer-for-hire Kabuto is so desperate to leave the profession behind that he takes a high-stakes assignment to buy out his contract -- with fallout that could expose his double life to the people he cares the most about.
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First Lie Wins
by Ashley Elston
In this "genuine page-turner" (Kirkus Reviews), a likeable con artist going by the name Evie Porter develops feelings for Ryan Summer, her latest mark, and contemplates going straight. Any plans for a new life are put on hold after Evie meets a woman calling herself Lucca Marino -- Evie's fairly uncommon original name.
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Deep Freeze
by Michael C. Grumley
In this fast-paced techno-thriller, passengers including army vet John Reiff get trapped inside a bus after it plunges into a frozen river. John is shocked to wake up in a hospital after this seemingly fatal incident, and as his mind and body recover, he grows increasingly suspicious of what the doctors are -- and are not -- telling him about his past.
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Where You End
by Abbott Kahler
The only thing Kat Bird remembers when she wakes up from a coma is that she has an identical twin sister Jude, who appears dedicated to helping Kat reconstruct her past. Jude paints a glowing picture of their lives, but if things are so great why does she warn Kat not to leave their apartment? How could things possibly be so unsafe?
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