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Thrillers and Suspense October 2021 |
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| Godspeed by Nickolas ButlerWhat it's about: Although the Wyoming construction company started by childhood friends Cole, Bart, and Teddy has been getting by, boredom and financial trouble prompts them to accept a high-stakes mansion project for a mysterious, demanding client -- a job which might put their business, their friendships, and even their lives at stake.
Who it's for: readers who like socially aware, slow-burning suspense.
About the author: Nikolas Butler is best known for his novels, including the best-selling Shotgun Lovesongs, but has also published poetry, short fiction, essays, and criticism in Narrative Magazine, the journal Terrain, and The New York Times Book Review. |
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| Just One Look by Lindsay CameronStarring: disgraced lawyer Cassandra Woodson, who is stuck in low-wage, dead-end clerking jobs after a very public workplace faux pas ruined her prospects.
What else could go wrong? After stumbling across a personal message from a partner at the firm to his wife, Cassandra's curiosity about the couple's seemingly perfect life grows into a darker, more frightening obsession.
Why you might like it: The compelling writing style makes even an unlikeable, unstable protagonist like Cassandra sympathetic. |
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Aftershock
by Judy Melinek
What it's about: A sequel to First Cut finds forensics prodigy Jessie Teska investigating a carefully staged fatal accident that is further complicated by a major earthquake that decimates San Francisco.
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At the edge of the haight
by Katherine Seligman
What it's about: Witnessing a murder that threatens her already precarious existence, a young homeless woman is pressured to return to her family in tech-driven, race-torn San Francisco. An award-winning first novel.
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Before the Ruins
by Victoria Gosling
The set up: Four best friends become five with the arrival of a mysterious stranger in their tiny English town. But their group fractures and, decades later, one member has disappeared.
What happens: Ringleader Andy sets out to find her oldest pal, with whom things have long been strained. In so doing, she uncovers long-hidden secrets.
For fans of: atmospheric, menacing tales like Donna Tartt's The Secret History or Elisabeth Thomas' Catherine House.
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Books You Might Have Missed
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| 2034 by Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James StavridisWhat it is: a sobering, near-future political thriller about a possible military clash between the U.S. and China.
What creates the spark? A seemingly disconnected series of events including the hijacking of a plane by hackers and a "fishing boat" that wanders into contested international waters.
About the authors: Former military officers Elliot Ackerman and James Stavridis served in the U.S. Marines and Navy respectively, and each has written bestsellers such as Ackerman's novel Waiting for Eden and the memoir The Accidental Admiral by Stavridis. |
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| Gambit by David HagbergSeries alert: Gambit is the 26th entry in the long-running, action-packed series of thrillers starring former CIA agent Kirk McGarvey.
The mission: survive the plots of husband-and-wife assassin team The Chinese Scorpions and the return of a former enemy, vindictive millionaire Thomas Hammond.
About the author: Novelist David Hagberg worked in the military intelligence service before becoming a writer and published other thrillers under the pseudonyms Sean Flannery, Nick Carter, and David Bannerman. He passed away in 2019. |
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| Mirrorland by Carole JohnstoneWhat it's about: After Los Angeles-based Cat learns that her estranged twin sister Ellice has gone missing, she returns to her childhood home, a creepy mansion in Edinburgh. While sifting through traumatic memories for the truth, she begins to receive urgent, anonymous messages warning her to flee.
Who it's for: readers who enjoy gothic suspense, unreliable narrators, and rich world-building.
Reviewers say: "This ambitious blend of psychological suspense and horror casts a powerful light on the liberating power of imagination" (Publishers Weekly). |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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