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Thrillers and Suspense April 2025 |
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One Minute More
by Robert Rotenberg
For fans of Lee Child and Brad Thor, an unstoppable thriller set in 1988 when--a mere 100 hours before world leaders gather for the G7 summit--police get a hot tip that an assassin is on the way but no one thinks much of the information the Toronto chief of police receives from a mysterious source.
This prequel to Robert Rotenberg's bestselling series, including What We Buried and Downfall, is an excellent introduction to one of Toronto's favourite detectives, Ari Greene, on his first-ever case.
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| Girl Anonymous by Christina DoddMaarja Daire, a fine arts mover, avoids attention until an explosion at the Arundel mansion thrusts her into the spotlight. Her bravery draws Dante Arundel’s interest, but their shared past -- marked by a deadly feud -- resurfaces. As secrets unravel, danger, passion, and a ruthless enemy threaten their fates in this suspenseful tale. |
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Close your eyes and count to 10
by Lisa Unger
A single mother joins a deadly island game set up by a charismatic daredevil and extreme adventurer, but a monstrous storm and an unseen menace transform the social media stunt into a ruthless fight for survival.
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Dirty Little War : A Crime Novel
by Dietrich Kalteis
For readers of Elmore Leonard and George Pelecanos, a tense crime novel set in mob-filled Chicago during the 1920s Prohibition. It's 1920 and the start of Prohibition as Huck starts running booze across the Canadian border for the North Side Gang and gets tangled up in Chicago's taxi wars, tensions between them and the South Side Gang flare up, and soon he's in the crosshairs of enforcer Al Capone.
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Death takes me : a novel
by Cristina Rivera Garza
When Professor Cristina Rivera Garza discovers a mutilated corpse marked with cryptic poetry, she becomes entangled in a chilling investigation where literary clues reveal unsettling truths about violence, desire, and gender in an eerie, all-too-familiar world.
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Kills well with others
by Deanna Raybourn
Four women assassins, senior in status-and in age-sharpen their knives for another bloody good adventure in this riotous follow-up to the New York Times bestselling sensation Killers of a Certain Age.
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Cold as hell :
by Kelley Armstrong
Detective Casey Duncan and Sheriff Eric Dalton investigate a terrifying assault and a mysterious frozen body in the forest surrounding their secluded Yukon town, in the third novel of the series following The Boy Who Cried Bear.
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The writer : a thriller
by James Patterson
When the husband of bestselling true-crime author Denise Morrow is found dead in their luxury apartment, NYPD Detective Declan Shaw must unravel whether she is a target, a victim, or the mastermind behind a chilling plot.
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The quiet librarian
by Allen Eskens
In Minnesota, quiet librarian Hana Babic, once known as Nura Divjak, must confront her violent past as the legendary warrior Night Mora when a detective informs her of her best friend's murder, forcing her to protect her grandson while unraveling a deadly mystery tied to her family's tragic history in war-torn Bosnia.
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| Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllisterCamilla’s life takes a shocking turn when her husband, Luke, leaves behind a mysterious note and becomes involved in a hostage situation. Over the following years as she raises their daughter alone, Cam uncovers buried secrets trying to make sense of Luke’s disappearance and find peace. |
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