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Thrillers and Suspense October 2020
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The Choice by Gillian McAllisterBeing followed on her way home at night, Joanna turns and knocks out her pursuer, setting off two different timelines, one in which she helps him, and the other in which she ignores the bleeding man and goes home. Original.
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| Florida Man by Thomas CooperWhat it is: an atmospheric and darkly humorous tale of middle-aged malaise and long-held secrets set on a seedy island off the coast of the U.S.'s most singular state.
For fans of: Carl Hiaasen, Tim Dorsey, Randy Wayne White, and other authors who deftly combine suspense, crime, colorful characters, a strong sense of place, and lots of affectionate ribbing of their unique home state. |
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| Little Disasters by Sarah VaughanWhat it's about: Emergency room doctor Liz Trenchard is on duty one night when her friend Jess arrives with her ten-month-old daughter. The baby's injuries are consistent with child abuse, but Liz cannot believe her friend is capable of that and resolves to look for the truth, only to discover more than either woman bargained for.
Reviewers say: "The brisk plot gracefully touches on postpartum depression, female friendships, and the difficulties of parenting" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| We Are All the Same in the Dark by Julia HeaberlinWhat it's about: This intricately plotted and heartwrenching story centers on the disappearance of a young woman and her father, an unresolved case that still haunts the small West Texas town where they were last seen.
Starring: Wyatt Branson, the missing girl's brother who is ostracized after the court of public opinion decides he must have committed the crime; sheriff's deputy Odette Tucker, who visits Wyatt's farm after rumors spread that a teenage girl has been seen on the property; Angel, the traumatized teen whom Odette bonds with immediately. |
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Winter Countsby David Heska Wanbli WeidenA vigilante enforcer on South Dakota's Rosebud Indian Reservation enlists the help of an ex to investigate the activities of an expanding drug cartel, while a new tribal council initiative raises controversial questions. A first novel. 75,000 first printing.
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City of Secrets by Stewart O'NanA moral thriller about the Jewish underground resistance in Jerusalem after World War II follows the experiences of a hunted refugee, who after losing everything assumes a different identity and commits himself to the evolution while accepting increasingly dangerous missions.
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| The Saboteur by Andrew GrossWhat it's about: Based on real events, this story follows Norwegian engineer Kurt Nordstrum, a member of the resistance, and his dangerous mission to prevent the Nazis from developing nuclear weapons.
The mission: sneak into the impenetrable and secretive Norsk Hydro factory to destroy the means of producing "heavy water", a critical part of the bomb-making process.
You might also like: the 1965 Kirk Douglas film The Heroes of Telemark, which also tells this remarkable tale. |
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| Under Occupation by Alan FurstWhat it's about: French author Paul Ricard is known for his spy novels, but that doesn't mean he's working for the Resistance. At least he wasn't until a man running from the Gestapo slipped him an important stolen document shortly before being shot dead.
You might also like: Martin Cruz Smith's The Girl from Venice, which also features a protagonist living in Nazi-occupied territory who gets pulled into resistance activities after a chance encounter with a stranger. |
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V2 : a Novel of World War II by Robert HarrisA World War II German rocket engineer under orders to launch V2 rockets at London from Occupied Holland and an actress-turned-English Intelligence officer who would neutralize the bombings land on opposite sides in a desperate hunt for a saboteur.
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