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Thrillers and Suspense April 2019
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| The River by Peter HellerThe premise: Best friends and outdoor enthusiasts Jack and Wynn are on summer break from Dartmouth College and decide to go on a short canoeing trip in the beautiful but rugged woods of northern Ontario.
The problem: Their summer gear is insufficient for a sudden, rapidly advancing cold front and from the other direction, a forest fire is gaining ground. As they try to escape, they will have to withstand the threats of both Mother Nature and human nature if they want to make it out alive.
Author alert: Peter Heller is best known for the suspenseful pandemic novel The Dog Stars. |
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| What We Did by Christobel KentStarring: Bridget Webster, a suburban boutique owner and survivor of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of an esteemed music teacher.
The more things change... Bridget is stunned when the teacher enters her shop accompanied by one of his current students, a girl who reminds Bridget of her younger self. Provoked by his continued impunity, Bridget decides it's time to take action.
Reviewers say: "Readers will root for the unwitting killer in this tense, well-crafted vigilante thriller" (Booklist). |
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| Forget You Know Me by Jessica StrawserWhat it's about: estranged friends Liza and Molly are reconnecting over a video call, but when Molly steps away for a second a masked figure shuts off her computer. Molly calls back but behaves as if nothing happened, leaving Liza puzzled and afraid.
Don't miss: the author's careful handling of Molly's chronic pain, which her husband doesn't believe is real.
You might also like: Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris; Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough. |
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| Blood Orange by Harriet TyceFeaturing: Alison Wood, a deeply flawed defense attorney who appears to have it all, with a thriving career and a loving family.
What happens: Under the surface, Alison's law firm is as messy as a soap opera and her marriage has turned toxic, but when she's assigned a new client who is accused of murder, Alison begins to see things differently and wants to find a way to turn her life around.
Reviewers say: "a page-turner that drives to a shocking and satisfying ending" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| Cave Dwellers by Richard GrantPicture it: Berlin, 1937: It's early enough in the Nazi regime for pockets of resistance to still exist, especially in artistic circles and the military.
An accidental spy: Oskar Langweil is a young Wehrmacht officer whose focus on his career has kept him mostly uninvolved with politics. But when he meets someone with ties to his past, Oskar is drafted by the nascent resistance to help them with a high-stakes mission.
Read it for: the colorful supporting cast, including a gay SS officer and a directionless young socialist; the lovingly rendered Germany countryside; the mix of pulse-pounding action and occasional farce. |
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The Good Assassin: A Novel
by Paul Vidich
Spy Fiction. Set in 1950s Cuba, this follow up to The Good Spy tells the tale of the months before Castro took power in Havana in 1959, tracing the myriad ways that American agencies influenced events. With a reluctant spy (he's happier teaching literature) and plenty of moral complexity, this "simmering, old-fashioned literary spy tale" (Publishers Weekly) has echoes of Graham Greene.
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| The Fall of Moscow Station by Mark HenshawWhat it is: the fast-paced, intricately plotted story of what happens when a high-level CIA agent inexplicably defects to Russia, exposing every American covert operative working in the country.
Series alert: This is the third novel in the Red Cell series, following Cold Shot.
You might also like: The American by Andrew Britton; The Defector by Daniel Silva. |
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