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Thrillers and Suspense May 2022 |
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| The Heights by Louise CandlishWhat it is: A menacing, slow-burn psychological thriller about grief, paranoia, and the true costs of exacting revenge.
The setup: While consulting with one of her property developer clients, lighting consultant Ellen Saint sees a young man who bears a striking resemblance to Kiernan, a friend of her deceased son Lucas.
The twist: Ellen and her ex-partner Vic blame Kiernan for their son's death and hired a contract killer to take him out two years ago. |
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| The Night Shift by Alex FinlayNew Year's Eve, 1999: A killer enters a video store in Linden, New Jersey, and stabs the four teens working there. Only one of them, Ella Monroe, manages to survive the attack.
Fifteen years later: A copycat knife attack takes place at an ice cream parlor and again there is a sole survivor, a local high school student named Jessica. Ella, now working as a therapist, reluctantly agrees to counsel Jessica as they both live with the knowledge that their assailant could still be out there.
Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on Libby |
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| The Old Woman with the Knife by Gu Byeong-moWhat it's about: Jogak (alias "Hornclaw") is an aging assassin who is looking forward to a quiet retirement after a 45-year career. The tranquil future she's planned for is at risk, however, after she forms an unexpected connection with an emergency room doctor and his family.
Read it for: The incisive look at the precarious position of older women in Korean society; the surprising moments of absurdist humor.
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| Blood Sugar by Sascha RothchildWhat it's about: Sure, she's killed before, but Miami psychotherapist Ruby Simon truly had nothing to do with the recent death of her husband Jason. Unrepentant about the "accidental" deaths she's engineered in the past, now she must find a way to prove that Jason really did die of diabetes complications.
Is it for you? Although her complex personality and motivations might make sympathizing with her surprisingly easy, Ruby has no regrets about the crimes she did commit and is not the most reliable narrator. |
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| The Cartographers by Peng ShepherdThe premise: Cartographer Nell Young has a strained relationship with her father Daniel, a well-regarded scholar in their shared field, but she is understandably upset after learning her father was found dead at his desk at the New York Public Library.
The problem: Though Daniel's death appears to be from natural causes. but Nell grows suspicious after discovering a hidden cache of extremely valuable maps among her father's papers and starts connecting the dots after consulting with Daniel's dedicated acolytes and esteemed former colleagues.
Also available in eBook on Libby |
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| The Resting Place by Camilla StenWhat it is: An atmospheric and intricately plotted tale of the estranged members of an unhappy Swedish family coping with the unsolved murder of their matriarch Vivianne and the creepy country estate where they all gather to sort out the details of her will.
What makes it unique: Vivianne's granddaughter Eleanor, who narrates the story, witnessed the murder, but she is unable to identify the perpetrator because she has prosopagnosia, more commonly called "face blindness." |
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