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Thrillers and Suspense October 2018
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The winters : a novel
by Lisa Gabriele
Moving into the opulent estate of her senator husband after a whirlwind romance, a second wife navigates the ire of his manipulative teen daughter and her husband's cutthroat political ambitions. By the author of The Almost Archer Sisters
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| Red, White, Blue by Lea CarpenterWhat it is: The author of Eleven Days presents another haunting and surprisingly subtle take on the traditional thriller, as much about family and memory as it is about subterfuge.
What happens: When Anna's banker father dies in a skiing accident just before her wedding, she decides to go through with the ceremony. While in France on her honeymoon, she meets a stranger who reveals her father's true employer -- the CIA -- calling into question everything she knows about her father, including the "accident" that killed him. |
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Bitter orange
by Claire Fuller
An architect spending the summer of 1969 in a dilapidated English country mansion discovers a peephole that allows her to observe the increasingly sinister private lives of her hedonist neighbors. By the award-winning author of Our Endless Numbered Days.
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| The Other Woman by Sandie JonesThe premise: After meeting him one night at a London bar, Emily Havistock falls head over heels for Adam Banks, who is everything she has ever wanted in a man.
The problem: Emily is not what Adam's mother Pammie wants in a daughter-in law. In fact, Pammie would rather have no daughter-in-law at all, and will stop at absolutely nothing to get her way.
For fans of: Christobel Kent, Clare Mackintosh, and Karen Perry. |
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Under My Skin
by Lisa Unger
Emerging from grief a year after her beloved husband's unsolved murder, a haunted widow has nightmares and blackouts before realizing she is trapped in a surreal game of cat and mouse. By a New York Times best-selling author
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| Trigger Mortis by Anthony HorowitzStarring: Bond. James Bond. At his glamorous 1950s best.
What it's about: Besides fast cars and beautiful women? There's also a Soviet plot to sabotage the Grand Prix, which 007 learns is only the beginning of an international conspiracy to undermine Western progress in the Space Race.
Why it's unique: This fast-paced, engaging early Bond story contains never-before-seen material from Ian Fleming himself, lovingly incorporated by Anthony Horowitz. |
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| Leaving Berlin by Joseph KanonFeaturing: Celebrated Jewish writer Alex Meier, who returns to his native Berlin in 1948 when the rise of McCarthyism makes him a pariah in the U.S.
What happens: The CIA offers him a chance to come back to America if he agrees to spy on the Soviets, but the stakes skyrocket when his assignment leads him right to the woman he loved and left behind during the war.
Try this next: For more atmospheric historical spy fiction, look for Alan Furst’s Night Soldiers series. |
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| A Legacy of Spies by John Le CarréWhat happens: Former intelligence agent Peter Guillam is called out of retirement when the current government in London begins probing the activities of British operatives during the Cold War. This prompts Guillam to do some personal reflection on his past actions and missions, making for a bleak but also moving take on the typical spy thriller.
Series alert: Le Carré fans may recognize the name Peter Guillam -- yes, this really is the long-awaited next entry in the George Smiley series of novels, the first since 1991. |
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