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Thrillers and Suspense June 2020
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What it's about: Set up to take the fall for an illegal covert ops mission targeting a hostile cyber intelligence organization, operations officer Michael Dunne emerges from a year in prison determined to bring justice to the CIA insiders who destroyed his life.
What do critics say?: "Love it for it's old-school suspense or for its ultramodern vision of technology run amok, but love it you will" predicts Booklist, while Kirkus calls it a "solid, low-key spy thriller by a veteran of the form."
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| What it is: a gritty, sobering literary thriller that follows a group of disadvantaged women in South L.A., revealing a web of unknown connections between them and the man they have in common: a suspected serial killer.
Read it for: the frustratingly real exploration of the obstacles women and other marginalized people face with the police, from not being taken seriously when they report clues to prejudices about sex workers.
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The plot: Begged for help by an old friend, an overworked lawyer investigates a suspicious death in a Brooklyn brownstone before she is confronted by a close-knit circle of parents who would protect an exclusive school.
Reviewers say: "McCreight fashions a plot with so many twists and turns that little is what it originally seemed, combining psychological suspense, murder investigation, and a legal thriller" says Booklist.
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What it's about: A brilliant octogenarian defense lawyer on the brink of retirement seeks to prove the innocence of a long-time friend, a former Nobel Prize winner who has been charged with murder.
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Books You Might Have Missed
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| What it's about: Retired NYPD detective Tank Rizzo is still recovering emotionally after getting shot on his last case when he gets news that his estranged brother and his wife have died in a car accident, leaving Tank to take in their teenage son Chris.
Tin badge cases: While Tank is helping out his former partner with lower-priority "tin badge" cases, true crime-obsessed Chris finds an outlet for his grief in investigation, which puts them both in danger after a case they're working goes from cold to hot.
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| What it's about: 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.
Read it for: the high-drama, intricately plotted storyline and the examination of female friendship from multiple shifting perspectives.
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What it's about: A disbarred attorney takes a job in a run-down sandwich shop before an offer by a gang of con artists challenges the extent of his legal savvy.
Critics' take: According to Booklist "clear prose and well-drawn characters carry the day in this solid legal thriller," and Publishers Weekly says "John Grisham fans won't want to miss this one.".
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| 1987: Behind a veneer of gentility provided by her emotionally distant parents' aristocratic lineages and lovely country house Lake Hall, seven-year-old Jocelyn "Jo" Holt lives a difficult life. The only person she can turn to is her adored nanny Hannah, and Jo is completely devastated when Hannah goes missing overnight.
Thirty years later: After her husband dies, Jo decides to leave her life in California and moves with her daughter Ruby back to Lake Hall, where Jo's mother still lives. One day at the lake Jo and Ruby discover the remains of a human skeleton, which might just dredge up dark secrets meant to stay buried.
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