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Thrillers and Suspense October 2021 |
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The killing kind
by Jane Casey
Barrister Ingrid Lewis must decide whether or not John Webster, whom she defended against a stalking charge—and who then turned on her—is friend or foe when he claims he is the only one who can protect her from a killer.
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| Just One Look by Lindsay CameronStarring: disgraced lawyer Cassandra Woodson, who is stuck in low-wage, dead-end clerking jobs after a very public workplace faux pas ruined her prospects.
What else could go wrong? After stumbling across a personal message from a partner at the firm to his wife, Cassandra's curiosity about the couple's seemingly perfect life grows into a darker, more frightening obsession.
Why you might like it: The compelling writing style makes even an unlikeable, unstable protagonist like Cassandra sympathetic. |
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| Embassy Wife by Katie CrouchWhat it is: an intricately plotted fish-out-of-water thriller wrapped in witty and engaging social satire.
The setup: Amanda Evans leaves her successful career in Silicon Valley to join her Fulbright scholar husband in Namibia. There, she's forced to adapt to a disorienting expat social scene full of frivolous, bored "trailing spouses" who are much more complex (and dangerous) than they seem.
For fans of: Maria Semple and Meg Wolitzer who are looking to spice things up. |
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| The Guide by Peter HellerWhat it's about: Wilderness guide Jack, who is still mourning the loss of a friend on a previous excursion, takes a job at the Kingfisher Lodge, a rustic retreat for high-end clients. During a seemingly normal river outing, Jack and his celebrity client accidentally uncover a horrifying crime scene, the first thread in a tangled web of small-town secrets.
Read it for: the intricate plotting and lush depiction of nature, which take on an increasingly sinister air as the story progresses.
You might also like: Murder at Sunrise Lake by Christine Feehan; Sleep by C.L. Taylor. |
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When ghosts come home : a novel
by Wiley Cash
When a plane crash lands at the nearby airfield on the coast of North Carolina, Sheriff Winston Barnes begins a murder investigation that will change the course of his life and the fate of the community he has sworn to protect.
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Books You Might Have Missed
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| 2034 by Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James StavridisWhat it is: a sobering, near-future political thriller about a possible military clash between the U.S. and China.
What creates the spark? A seemingly disconnected series of events including the hijacking of a plane by hackers and a "fishing boat" that wanders into contested international waters.
About the authors: Former military officers Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis served in the U.S. Marines and Navy respectively, and each has written bestsellers such as Ackerman's novel Waiting for Eden and the memoir The Accidental Admiral by Stavridis. |
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A prince and a spy
by Rory Clements
"Two old friends meeting in a remote castle in Sweden. They are cousins. One is Prince George, brother of the king of England, and the other Prince Philipp von Hesse, a close friend of Adolf Hitler and a committed Nazi. Days later Prince George is killedin a plane crash and the country weeps, but not everyone believes that it was an accident. When FDR, who happens to be a good friend of the prince, hears the tragic news, he wants to find out exactly what happened. The American OSS doesn't believe the story that MI5 are pedalling. The situation is delicate. Professor Tom Wilde, Cambridge don, is called in to uncover the truth--but what he discovers is far more than he bargained for"
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56 days
by Catherine Ryan Howard
"No one even knew they were together. Now one of them is dead. 56 DAYS AGO. Ciara and Oliver meet in a supermarket queue in Dublin and start dating the same week COVID-19 reaches Irish shores. 35 DAYS AGO. When lockdown threatens to keep them apart, Oliver suggests they move in together. Ciara sees a unique opportunity for a relationship to flourish without the scrutiny of family and friends. Oliver sees a chance to hide who-and what-he really is. TODAY. Detectives arrive at Oliver's apartment to discover a decomposing body inside. Can they determine what really happened, or has lockdown created an opportunity for someone to commit the perfect crime?"
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| Mirrorland by Carole JohnstoneWhat it's about: After Los Angeles-based Cat learns that her estranged twin sister Ellice has gone missing, she returns to her childhood home, a creepy mansion in Edinburgh. While sifting through traumatic memories for the truth, she begins to receive urgent, anonymous messages warning her to flee.
Who it's for: readers who enjoy gothic suspense, unreliable narrators, and rich world-building.
Reviewers say: "This ambitious blend of psychological suspense and horror casts a powerful light on the liberating power of imagination" (Publishers Weekly). |
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