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Thrillers and Suspense January 2018
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| Insidious Intent by Val McDermidWhat it's about: A vengeful serial killer targets single women attending weddings -- and DCI Carol Jordan, clinical psychologist Tony Hill, and their embattled team have little to go on.
Why you might like it: A plethora of police procedural details and the complicated relationship between the self-destructive DCI and the profiler who cares for her makes this a complex, rewarding read.
Series alert: The 10th in a fast-paced series, this is a "must-read for series fans" (Booklist). Starting at the beginning (with The Mermaids Singing) will benefit newcomers who enjoy dynamic relationships between series stars. |
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| You Can Run by Steve MosbyWhat it's about: When a car accident uncovers the lair of a depraved serial killer, DCI Will Turner hunts the now-identified Red River Killer, stymied by a personal connection to the crimes.
Why you might like it: Like dark books? With a high creepiness quotient, a clever plot, gruesome crimes, and a noirish tone, this one from award-winning British author Steve Mosby fits the bill.
Reviewers say: "This is one of those exceedingly rare novels that's virtually impossible to put down" (Publishers Weekly). |
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The last man in Tehran : a novel
by Mark Henshaw
When an attack on an Israeli port triggers a Mossad campaign of sabotage and assassination, new Red Cell chief Kyra Stryker turns to her former mentors, retired Red Cell chief Jonathan Burke and former CIA director Kathryn Cooke, to identify Langley moles who are helping the Mossad wage its covert war. By the author of Cold Shot
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Two girls down : a novel
by Louisa Luna
When two young sisters disappear from a strip mall parking lot in a small Pennsylvania town, their devastated mother hires an enigmatic bounty hunter, Alice Vega, to help find the girls. Immediately shut out by a local police department already stretched thin by budget cuts and the growing OxyContin and meth epidemic, Vega enlists the help of a disgraced former cop, Max Caplan. Cap is a man trying to put the scandal of his past behind him and move on, but Vega needs his help to find the girls, and she will not be denied.
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Nightblind : a thriller
by Ragnar Jónasson
A U.S. release of an international best-seller follows the murder of a policeman with a haunted past and the arrival of a mysterious young woman whose own secrets threaten the safety of everyone in a tight-knit Northern Iceland fishing village.
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| No Easy Target by Iris JohansenWhat it's about: When a vicious enemy from her past resurfaces, beautiful animal psychic Margaret Douglas goes on the run to try to escape him. But former CIA operative John Lassiter has other plans for her -- and the enemy they share.
Why you might like it: Fans of the author's Eve Duncan series will recognize Margaret, who turns out to be a strong and capable heroine in her own right. The fractious partnership (which has its fair share of sexual tension) with Lassiter adds spice. |
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| The Accident: A Novel by Chris PavoneWhat it's about: A New York literary agent is the recipient of an anonymous manuscript that could make a lot of money -- and also destroy the career of a powerful and very dangerous man.
Why you might like it: The characters are extremely well-developed, with fully fleshed-out backstories.
Series alert: While The Accident is not part of a series, familiar faces from the author's 2012 debut (The Expats) appear.
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| War Hawk: A Tucker Wayne Novel by James Rollins and Grant BlackwoodWhat it's about: In this 2nd novel to star former Army Ranger Tucker Wayne and his four-legged partner, Kane, semi-autonomous military drones have been hacked and stand ready to wreak destruction all over the world -- at the beck and call of an incredibly powerful madman.
Is it for you? Set all over the world and co-starring a beautifully depicted dog, this fast-paced and action-packed book is a great match for fans of author James Rollins' Sigma Force novels. |
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