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Thrillers and SuspenseJune 2016
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"Everyone dies. What difference does it make if a few bad apples get pushed along a little sooner than God intended? And your wife, for example, seems like the kind worth killing." ~ from Peter Swanson's The Kind Worth Killing
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| The Second Life of Nick Mason: A Novel by Steve HamiltonCrime Fiction. Rumors abound that this intriguing novel is a series debut; fans of brooding anti-heroes are likely to hope the rumors are true. Imprisoned for a crime he didn't actually commit, Nick Mason has accepted a dubious offer: get out 20 years early and live a life of comfort...if he agrees to follow the orders of an incarcerated criminal without question. As the demands placed on him get ever more unconscionable, and more dangerous, Nick is increasingly ready to go straight. But of course it's not that easy. Set in Chicago, this novel "moves like a bullet train," with "gin-clear prose that all but sucker punches the reader" (Booklist). |
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Dishonorable intentions
by Stuart Woods
Stone Barrington’s latest lady friend is full of surprises, both good and ill. A sensual woman with unexpected desires, Stone finds her revelations in the boudoir extremely agreeable. But on the other hand, she also has some unfinished business with a temperamental man who believes Stone is an intolerable obstacle in the way of his goals.
In a cat-and-mouse game that trails from sun-drenched Bel-Air to a peaceful European estate and gorgeous Santa Fe, Stone and his friend remain just one step ahead of their opponent. But their pursuer is not a man who can stand to be thwarted, and tensions are mounting . . . and may soon reach the boiling point.
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| I Let You Go by Clare MackintoshPsychological Suspense. This twisty debut offers the sort of surprises that make it easy to say too much, so let's stick with the set-up: a mother's life falls apart after her five-year-son is hit and killed by a driver who doesn't stop. The novel, which opens here, follows a devastated Jenna Gray as she leaves Bristol, England, for a small Welsh village, where she isolates herself in her grief. But though it's considered a cold case, DI Ray Stevens and rookie detective Kate Evans can't seem to let Jacob's death go either. Jumping between the ongoing investigation and Jenna's tentative life in Wales, this novel will appeal to Sophie Hannah's Simon Waterhouse and Charlie Zailer novels. |
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The highwayman : a Longmire story
by Craig Johnson
When Wyoming highway patrolman Rosey Wayman is transferred to the beautiful and imposing landscape of the Wind River Canyon, an area the troopers refer to as no-man's-land because of the lack of radio communication, she starts receiving “officer needs assistance” calls. The problem? They're coming from Bobby Womack, a legendary Arapaho patrolman who met a fiery death in the canyon almost a half-century ago. With an investigation that spans this world and the next, Sheriff Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear take on a case that pits them against a legend: The Highwayman.
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Forgive me
by Daniel Palmer
After her mother's sudden death, Angie DeRose, who has dedicated her life to finding and rescuing endangered runaways, discovers a photograph of a little girl with a code and hand-written message on the back and, determined to learn the fate of the girl, goes up against a faceless enemy who will kill to keep a secret hidden forever.
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| Shadow War: A Tom Locke Novel by Sean McFate with Bret WitterMilitary Thriller. In this white-hot debut, private military contractor (read: mercenary) Tom Locke is ordered to abandon his arms-dealing in Libya for Ukraine, where he's to lead an assault against Russian forces and place a rich businessman in a position of power -- within five days. Without leading to a war between the U.S. and Russia, or getting himself and his team killed. Oh, and his boss has a secret agenda that doesn't take Locke's safety into account. Not surprisingly, things get hairy quickly. Fast-paced and action-packed, Shadow War offers plenty of realism -- author Sean McFate has a background in both the U.S. Army and in private contract work. |
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| Keep You Close: A Novel by Lucie WhitehousePsychological Suspense. As teenagers, Rowan Winter and Marianne Glass were best friends, but a terrible argument led to a complete estrangement. When Rowan hears that Marianne has died from a fall from her rooftop, she knows in her bones that the death could not have been accidental -- Marianne's vertigo meant she never would have gone near the edge. Determining whether it was suicide or murder forces Rowan to face her past -- and all she didn't know about Marianne. "Nail-biting," says Publishers Weekly. |
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The city of mirrors : a novel
by Justin Cronin
The world we knew is gone. What world will rise in its place?
The Twelve have been destroyed and the terrifying hundred-year reign of darkness that descended upon the world has ended. The survivors are stepping outside their walls, determined to build society anew—and daring to dream of a hopeful future.
But far from them, in a dead metropolis, he waits: Zero. The First. Father of the Twelve. The anguish that shattered his human life haunts him, and the hatred spawned by his transformation burns bright. His fury will be quenched only when he destroys Amy—humanity’s only hope, the Girl from Nowhere who grew up to rise against him.
One last time light and dark will clash, and at last Amy and her friends will know their fate.
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First strike
by Ben Coes
Deep within the Pentagon, a covert, multi-billion arms-for-influence program was created. The objective was to protect the United States and its allies from terrorist acts by secretly enabling a hand-picked man to emerge as the most powerful leader in the Middle East. But the charismatic Tristan Nazir double-crosses America, twisting the program for his own violent ends to create ISIS. Now America is at great risk. Elite operative Dewey Andreas is sent to Syria to retrieve details about the source of ISIS’s funding but his cover is blown mid-operation and chaos erupts in the streets of Damascus. Trapped and outnumbered, Dewey manages to send proof of the awful truth―unknown at even the highest levels in the government―that ISIS’s munitions were indeed provided by America itself. This information arrives in time to for the U.S. to cut off a final arms shipment before it reaches ISIS. But the vicious Nazir, is far from finished. He launches a bold strike into the heart of America, sending a terrorist cell to take over a dorm at Columbia University, capturing hundreds of college students as hostages. For every hour that the shipment of weapons is withheld, the terrorists will publicly execute one student. The potential loss of life is intolerable. A frontal assault is impossible. Releasing the shipment is unthinkable. There is nowhere to turn…
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Liar liar : a Detective Helen Grace thriller
by M. J Arlidge
Detective Helen Grace must stop a deadly arsonist whose thirst for fire—and control—is reducing entire lives to ashes, and as the pressure mounts and more buildings burn, she must deal with her own explosive dark impulses as well as those of a killer. By the international best-selling author of Eeny Meeny. Original.
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| Mr. Mercedes: A Novel by Stephen KingSuspense Fiction. Stephen King might be better known as a horror writer, but he's no slouch when it comes to crime fiction, either. In this trilogy opener (followed by Finders Keepers and the recently published End of Watch), an unhappy retired detective is given a reason to live by the very killer he was never able to capture. Bored by his own inactivity, the killer threatens to do even worse in a crazed letter, and a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, played out in American suburbia, quickly ensues. The 2015 winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award, Mr. Mercedes was also shortlisted for the Gold Dagger Award in that same year. |
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| Pleasantville by Attica LockeLegal Thriller. Fifteen years have passed since the events in Black Water Rising, when lawyer Jay Porter was anticipating the birth of his first child. Now, grieving his wife and caring for two kids while his law practice falls apart, Porter is barely scraping by. That's when he agrees to represent murder suspect Neal Hathorne. Neal's the nephew and campaign manager of a black mayoral candidate whose opponent just happens to be the DA whose office is prosecuting Neal. With nuanced characters, shifting and manipulative political allegiances, and a powerful black community, this is a sophisticated and satisfying legal thriller; it was shortlisted for the Gold Dagger Award in 2015. |
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| The Kind Worth Killing: A Novel by Peter SwansonPsychological Suspense. In this updated take on Patricia Highsmith's classic novel Strangers on a Train, an unhappily married man shares his secrets with a beautiful woman at an airport bar, never expecting to see her again. She, in turn, shares her unnerving theory that some people really are worth killing. What results is a twisted game of cat-and-mouse. Longlisted for the Gold Dagger and shortlisted for the Steel Dagger in 2015, this chilling novel is a great read if you like unreliable narrators, unlikeable characters, and multiple points of view (as in Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl). |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Prince George's County Memorial Library System 9601 Capital Lane Largo, Maryland 20774 301-699-3500www.pgcmls.info/ |
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