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Thrillers and Suspense October 2017
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| Lie to Meby J.T. EllisonHandsome Ethan Montclair and his beautiful wife Sutton are both successful authors, but there may be more than petty jealousy at play when Sutton disappears and suspicion falls on Ethan. Though she did leave a note ("Don't look for me"), that doesn't stop vicious gossip -- and worse -- from circulating. With shades of Gone Girl (alternating perspective, a marriage in shambles, manipulative characters easy to dislike) Lie to Me is a twisty, addictive read. |
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Some Kind of Heroby Suzanne BrockmannRendered a single parent by his ex's accidental death, former Navy SEAL Peter Greene moves to San Diego to start over only to see his daughter associating with a bad crowd before going missing, a situation that leads to a frantic search and a promising romance with a resourceful neighbor, Shayla Whitman. Shay knows there’s no greater terror for a parent than having a child at risk. It’s an ordeal Shay won’t let Pete face alone. Still, working alongside Pete has its own perils—like letting the heat between them rise out of control. Intimate emotions could mean dangerous, even deadly, consequences for their mission. No matter what, they must be on top of their game, and playing for keeps . . . or else Pete’s daughter may be gone for good.
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Unsubby Meg GardinerA psychological thriller inspired by the unsolved case of the Zodiac Killer follows the efforts of a young detective, Caitlin Hendrix, who resolves to apprehend the serial murderer who destroyed her family and terrorized a city 20 years earlier. Determined to decipher his twisted messages and stop the carnage, Caitlin ignores her detective father’s warnings as she draws closer to the killer with each new gruesome murder. Is it a copycat, or can this really be the same Prophet who haunted her childhood? Will Caitlin avoid repeating her father’s mistakes and redeem her family name, or will chasing the Prophet drag her and everyone she loves into the depths of the abyss?
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The Lost Ones by Sheena Kamal A biracial product of the foster system, transient, homeless, scarred by a past filled with pain and violence, Nora knows intimately what happens to vulnerable girls on the streets. Caring despite herself, she sets out to find Bonnie, the daughter she gave up for adoption 15 years ago, with her only companion, her mutt Whisper, knowing she risks reopening wounds that have never really healed—and plunging into the darkness with little to protect her but her instincts and a freakish ability to detect truth from lies. The search uncovers a puzzling conspiracy that leads Nora on a harrowing journey of deception and violence, from the gloomy rain-soaked streets of Vancouver, to the icy white mountains of the Canadian interior, to the beautiful and dangerous island where she will face her most terrifying demon. All to save a girl she wishes had never been born.
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Focus on: Legal Thrillers |
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| The Exby Alafair BurkeTwenty years ago, Olivia Randall broke Jack Harris' heart. Now, she's a successful defense attorney, and Jack stands accused of murdering the man whose son killed his wife three years previously. Jack's daughter, Buckley, demands that Olivia help him. And while at first it looks like an easy enough case, as the evidence piles up Olivia sees hints of a conspiracy -- and she begins to doubt that Jack is the same kindhearted man she remembers. Fans of author Alafair Burke's mix of psychological suspense and legal drama will also want to keep an eye out for her next book, The Wife, coming in January. |
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| The Jezebel Remedy by Martin ClarkEccentric Lettie VanSandt is a paranoid animal hoarder who's antagonized everyone in town. Lisa and Joe Stone are her lawyers, and when she dies in a fire, they have to settle her will -- after years of filing endless patent claims and petty lawsuits. That she died cooking meth seems unlikely, but it's not until other oddities appear that they realize that something sinister is afoot. Quirky characters, a strongly depicted small-town setting, an excellent grasp of legal matters (the author's a circuit court judge), and witty repartee mark this one for fans looking for a laid-back, Virginia-set Carl Hiaasen. |
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| The Gods of Guiltby Michael ConnellyPragmatic mobile lawyer Mickey Haller (his office is his Lincoln Town Car) is defending a pimp accused of killing one of his "girls," who Mickey happened to know. Mickey, who's more interested in finding a favorable verdict than the truth, finds this case a bit fishy; the ensuing investigation and courtroom scenes are full of drama. A gripping and somewhat melancholy novel, The Gods of Guilt is the 6th and most recent Mickey Haller novel, though the character also appears in three Harry Bosch novels: The Crossing, The Wrong Side of Goodbye, and Two Kinds of Truth (publishing this month). |
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Sycamore Row by John GrishamSeth Hubbard is a wealthy man dying of lung cancer. He trusts no one. Before he hangs himself from a sycamore tree, Hubbard leaves a new, handwritten, will. It is an act that drags his adult children, his black maid, and Jake into a conflict as riveting and dramatic as the murder trial that made Brigance one of Ford County's most notorious citizens, just three years earlier. The second will raises far more questions than it answers. Why would Hubbard leave nearly all of his fortune to his maid? Had chemotherapy and painkillers affected his ability to think clearly? And what does it all have to do with a piece of land once known as Sycamore Row?
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Wednesday, October 18 Creating Your Family's Personal History 6:30 p.m. You've taken a stab at organizing your family history, but it's overwhelming. What to do? Katie Murphy of Univoice History offers tips and strategies for family history projects that you can actually complete. Enroll online or at the library. Thursday, October 19 History RepEATs Itself 12:00-2:00 p.m. Sample of a variety of different foods from the Cranbury Women's Club and Historical Society's cookbooks of yore. Library staff and volunteers will be dusting off jello molds and chafing dishes to present foods your grandparents (parents?) loved to eat! Then stick around to make a kitchy craft Lucy Ricardo or Mary Richards would have been proud of. Enroll online or at the library (enrollment for craft portion only).
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Wednesday, October 25 The Protestant Reformation 6:30-8:00 p.m. At the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, Dr. Lou Mitchell will present the second of a two-part series on the events leading to this 16th-century religious, political, intellectual, and cultural upheaval.
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