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Thrillers and Suspense August 2018
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| Snap by Belinda BauerWhat it's about: Three years after the unsolved murder of their mother, 14-year-old Jack and his younger sisters are abandoned by their father. To keep the family afloat, Jack takes to robbing nearby homes -- where he comes across what he believes is the weapon used to kill his mother.
Why you might like it: Because several characters share narrative duties, it's only slowly that the connections between them become clear.
For fans of: bleak and twisted tales that combine character study with gripping plots. |
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Texas Ranger
by James Patterson
Across the ranchlands and cities of his home state, Rory Yates's discipline and law-enforcement skills have carried him far: from local highway patrolman to the honorable rank of Texas Ranger. He arrives in his hometown to find a horrifying crime scene and a scathing accusation: he is named a suspect in the murder of his ex-wife, Anne, a devoted teacher whose only controversial act was ending her marriage to a Ranger.
In search of the killer, Yates plunges into the inferno of the most twisted and violent minds he's ever encountered, vowing to never surrender.
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| Something in the Water by Catherine SteadmanWhat it's about: On a Tahitian honeymoon they can ill afford, Erin and Mark find the ruins of a plane -- and a canvas bag full of diamonds and cash. Smuggling it back into England, they face increasingly lethal consequences for their rash decision.
Read it for: The opening scene, in which Erin digs a grave.
For fans of: tales of ordinary folks finding untold riches (and making poor choices), like Marcus Sakey's Good People or Andrew Gross' Everything to Lose. |
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Feared
by Lisa Scottoline
When three men announce that they are suing the Rosato & DiNunzio law firm for reverse sex discrimination―claiming that they were not hired because they were men―Mary DiNunzio and Bennie Rosato are outraged. To make matters worse, their one male employee, John Foxman, intends to resign, claiming that there is some truth to this case.
The plaintiffs’ lawyer is Nick Machiavelli, who has already lost to Mary once and is now back with a vengeance ―determined not to not only win, but destroy the firm. It soon becomes clear that Machiavelli will do anything in his power to achieve his end…even after the case turns deadly. The stakes have never been higher for Mary and her associates as they try to keep Machiavelli at bay, solve a murder, and save the law firm they love.
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| Find You in the Dark by Nathan RipleyFeaturing: Retired CEO Martin Reese, who likes to buy stolen police files on serial killers and use them to find long-buried victims. When he discovers a fresh corpse under his most recent find, he realizes he may have alerted a killer to his activities.
Why you might like it: Written by a Canadian author using a pseudonym, this enthralling debut is pervasively ghoulish and increasingly suspenseful. |
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Desolation Mountain
by William Kent Krueger
New York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger delivers yet another “punch-to-the-gut blend of detective story and investigative fiction” as Cork O’Connor and his son Stephen work together to uncover the truth behind the tragic plane crash of a senator on Desolation Mountain and the mysterious disappearances of several first responders. This is a heart-pounding and devastating mystery the scope and consequences of which go far beyond what father or son could ever have imagined.
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| Baby Teeth by Zoje StageStarring: Seven-year-old Hanna, who loves her daddy; and Hanna's mother Suzette, who is in Hanna's way.
Is it for you? If you love bad seed/creepy kid books and movies, yes. Hanna acts and thinks in disturbing ways, targeting her mother in her constant attempts to rid herself of competition for her father's attention.
Reviewers say: "deviously fun" (Publishers Weekly); "deliciously creepy" (New York Post). |
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