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Mystery / ThrillersJuly - August 2022 |
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The 6:20 Man : a thriller by David Baldacci"An edge-of-your-seat new standalone thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci"
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The Ninth Month by James PattersonA twisted psychological thriller about a mother-to-be trying to find proof that she’s being stalked, even when everyone around her distrusts her mother’s intuition.
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Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel SilvaIn this thrilling story of deception in the world of international fine art, restorer and spy Gabriel Allon scours Europe for the secret behind the forgery of a 17th-century masterpiece that has fooled experts and exchanged hands for millions.
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Shattered by James PattersonWhen his partner and best friend FBI abduction specialist Emily Parker is murdered, NYPD master homicide investigator Michael Bennett takes on the most intensely personal investigation of his career.
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Desperation in Death : An Eve Dallas Novel by J. D. Robb"The #1 New York Times bestselling author presents a gripping new thriller that pits homicide detective Eve Dallas against a conspiracy of exploitation and evil..."--
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Sandra Brown 2022 by Sandra Brown#1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown delivers a riveting thriller where a conflict of conscience for a former football star and an ambitious state prosecutor swiftly intensifies into a fight for their lives.
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Reckoning by Catherine Coulter Agents Savich and Sherlock are back in the latest installment in Catherine Coulter’s #1 New York Times bestselling FBI Thriller series, and this time both are enlisted to help women with traumatic pasts who are in mortal danger.
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Untitled : A Stone Barrington Novel by Stuart WoodsAfter returning home from a treacherous adventure, Stone Barrington is all too happy to settle back down in his New York City abode. But when he's introduced to a glamorous socialite with a staggering inheritance, Stone realizes his days are about to be anything but quiet.
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Cold, Cold Bones by Kathy ReichsWinter has come to North Carolina. Freed from a heavy work schedule, Tempe Brennan is content to dote on her daughter Katy. But when mother and daughter meet at Tempe’s place one night, they find a box on the back porch. Inside: a very fresh human eyeball.
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Listen to Me by Tess GerritsenBoston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles are plagued by the seemingly senseless murder of a widow and nurse, who, as they investigate further, is linked to an open hit-and-run case from months earlier.
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The It Girl by Ruth WareAfter John Neville, the man convicted of killing her best friend April 10 years earlier, dies in prison, expectant mother Hannah Jones reconnects with old friends to solve the mystery of April’s death and realizes they all have something to hide—including a murder.
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Captive by Iris JohansenEve Duncan’s daughter Jane MacGuire seems to have found a perfect life with Seth Caleb—until a ruthless madman threatens to destroy it all, in this gripping suspense novel from #1 bestselling author Iris Johansen.
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Girl, Forgotten by Karin SlaughterFrom the New York Times bestselling author of PIECES OF HER, comes an electrifying thriller featuring newly minted US Marshal Andrea Oliver as she investigates a cold case with links to her father’s past.
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The Hunt by Faye KellermanDetective Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus return to Los Angeles when a kidnapping hits close to home—in this breathtaking new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman.
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Chrysalis : a thriller by Lincoln ChildA blockbuster new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lincoln Child, centered on a dominant tech company-Chrysalis-whose groundbreaking virtual reality technology is redefining the way we live . . . and possibly introducing a catastrophicdanger to the world.
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Rising Tiger by Brad ThorAmerica’s top spy, Scot Harvath, with democracy itself hanging in the balance, is thrust into a completely unfamiliar culture where he can trust no one as he fights to take down the country’s most powerful enemy—and for his life.
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Fox Creek by William Kent KruegerThe latest in the New York Times bestselling Cork O’Connor Mystery Series follows Cork in a race against time to save his wife, a mysterious stranger, and an Ojibwe healer from bloodthirsty mercenaries.
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The Hidden One : a Kate Burkholder novel by Linda CastilloWhen her first love is accused of murdering a beloved Amish bishop 10 years ago, chief of police Kate Burkholder, forced to confront a painful episode from her past, discovers a dark side to the victim, in this complex case that puts her own life in danger.
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The Ink Black Heart by Robert GalbraithThis sixth novel in the highly acclaimed, internationally best-selling series finds Cormoran and Robin ensnared in yet another case filled with twists and turns.
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Tick Tock by Fern MichaelsIn a thrilling new story of female empowerment, adventure and vigilante justice from a best-selling author, The Sisterhood reunites to avenge an attack against one of their own.
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The Last to Vanish : a novel by Megan MirandaWhen a journalist investigating a string of unsolved disappearances goes missing, Abigail Lovett, the manager of The Passage Inn in the North Carolina mountain town of Cutters Pass, decides to investigate and discovers how little she knows about those closest to her.
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The Housekeeper by Joy FieldingHiring a housekeeper named Elyse to help care for her father and his wife Audrey, who has Parkinson’s, successful real estate agent Jodi Bishop soon discovers that the attractive 60-something widow is attempting to take over their lives when Audrey’s condition rapidly worsens.
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The Family Remains by Lisa JewellIn this sequel to the best-selling The Family Upstairs, two women are faced with complicated mysteries that are linked to a cold case that left three people dead in a Chelsea mansion 30 years ago.
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Daisy Darker by Alice FeeneyA family gathering for their matriarchs 80th birthday in her crumbling, gothic house on a tiny island begin disappearing one by one, in the new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of Rock Paper Scissors.
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The Sweet Remnants of Summer by Alexander McCall SmithServing on the advisory committee of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Isabel intercedes on a philosophical disagreement between family members, while her husband, Jamie, seeks a new cellist for his ensembleboth of which endeavors require their usual tact and charm.
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Armored by Mark GreaneyAfter losing part of his left leg, a former Close Protection Agent takes a job as a mall cop in Virginia to support his family, but runs into an old friend who has a much more intriguing job offer.
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Holy Chow by David RosenfeltA retired lawyer running a dog rescue must make good on a promise to an elderly woman to take in her Chow Chow if she died, in the latest novel of the series following Best in Snow.
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The Retreat by Sarah PearseOn an island off the English coast, once a playground for a serial killer and rumored to be cursed, Detective Elin Warner, after a young woman is found dead and someone else drowns in a diving incident, finds history repeating itself.
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Hell and Back by Craig JohnsonWalt Longmire wakes up at the site of a tragic 1896 boarding school fire covered in blood and missing a bullet from his gun, in the 18th novel of the best-selling series following Daughter of the Morning Star.
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A Song of Comfortable Chairs by Alexander McCall SmithMama and Grace help and old friend with a troubled son while Phuti develops a new marketing campaign to beat a rival furniture company's ads, in the latest novel of the series following The Joy and Light Bus Company.
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Babysitter by Joyce Carol OatesThe lives of three individuals, including the wife of a prominent businessman who is having an affair, a street hustler seeking to right an injustice and a serial killer called Babysitter, intersect in a Detroit suburb in the 1970s.
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A Dark and Stormy Tea by Laura ChildsAfter witnessing the murder of her friend Lois daughter, tea shop owner and amateur sleuth Theodosia Browning investigates and is surprised when so many suspects turn up, in the latest addition to the long-running series, following Twisted Tea Christmas.
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Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer HillierAccused of murdering her celebrity husband, Paris Peralta must stop the only person who knows her dark secret from destroying the new life shes worked so hard to build, along with any chance of a future.
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Confidence by Denise MinaWhile on vacation with their blended family, Anna McDonald and Fin Cohen take off to try to solve the case of a shocking kidnapping, in the sequel to the nationally best-selling Conviction.
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Reputation : a novel by Sarah VaughanA politician constantly under fire, Emma, lobbying for a new law to protect women and girls from online bullying, is pushed to the limit when a body is found in her house, and will do anything to protect her reputation and family no matter what the cost.
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The Rising Tide by Ann CleevesWhen a member of a group of friends, who meet regularly for reunions on Holy Island, is found hanged, Vera Stanhope must discover what the friends are hiding and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now.
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Robert B. Parker's fallout : a Jesse Stone novel by Mike Lupica"When two seemingly unconnected mysterious deaths occur on his watch, police chief Jesse Stone must pull out all the stops to unravel the truth and stop a killer from striking again"
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Dark Music by David LagercrantzA street-smart Swedish police officer seeks help from a renowned authority on interrogation techniques to help solve the case of a murdered Afghani asylum-seeker in the new thriller from the author of The Girl in the Spiders Web.
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The Blame Game by Sandie JonesA psychologist specializing in domestic abuse, Naomi, after her clients file goes missing, wonders if her own dark past is coming back to haunt her and if her clients arent the only ones in danger.
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Stay Awake by Megan GoldinLiv Reese, waking up holding a bloodstained knife and her hands covered in scribbled messages, remembers nothing from the past two years and goes on the run for a crime she doesn't remember committing, followed by someone who will do anything to stop her from remembering.
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All Good People Here by Ashley FlowersTwenty years after a fellow 6-year-old was abducted and murdered, Margot returns to Wakarusa, Indiana, and is shocked when another child similarly goes missing, in the debut novel from the host of the popular true crime podcast, Crime Junky.
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The Kingdoms of Savannah by George Dawes GreenWith the M. Musgrove & Family Detective Agency back in business, determined to expose Savannahs seedy underbelly, the dysfunctional family unearths a depraved history of murder and slavery that a powerful few are determined to keep hidden by any means necessary.
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The Swell by Allie ReynoldsA former surfer who hung up her surfboard after her boyfriend drowned, Kenna Ward must get back into the game when she, arriving on a remote Australian beach to meet her best friends fiance, is plunged into a world of murder, passion and obsession.
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A Tidy Ending : a novel by Joanna CannonA British housewife living in a quiet neighborhood becomes obsessed with the former resident of her new house and her seemingly envious lifestyle while her husband starts acting suspicious and young women in town start to go missing.
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The Couple at Number 9 : a novel by Claire DouglasWhen, while renovating her grandmother Roses cottage, she uncovers the remains of two bodies, pregnant Saffron Cutler must protect Rose who suffers from Alzheimers from a murder inquiry, plunging her life in danger as she tries to piece together what Rose knows.
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Run Time by Catherine Ryan HowardStepping in to replace the original actress in Final Draft, a psychological horror movie being filmed at a house deep in the forest, former soap star Adele Rafferty hopes that this will be her big break until she realizes that this role just might be the death of her.
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Dirt Creek by Hayley ScrivenorDetective Sergeant Sarah Michaels investigates the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl from a small town in rural Australia, who was last seen with a strange man by a schoolfriend who refuses to speak to the police.
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Alias Emma : a novel by Ava GlassA brand-new secret agent, Emma Makepeace, is tasked with having only 12 hours to bring the son of Russian dissidents into protective custody while avoiding the assassins looking for him in one of the worlds most-surveilled cities.
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