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Thrillers and Suspense November 2023 |
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The List: a novel
by Yomi Adegoke
A celebrated journalist at Womxxxn magazine, Ola Olajide is set to marry the love of her life in one month’s time until she finds his name on “The List,” an anonymous account posting allegations on social media, in this razor sharp exploration of the real-world impact of online life.
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A Haunting on the Hill
by Elizabeth Hand
In this atmospheric tribute to Shirley Jackson classic The Haunting of Hill House, washed-up playwright Holly Sherwin rents and retreats to the titular mansion with a few fellow creatives to complete work on her comeback play, until eerie happenings sow mistrust among the residents, with horrifying fallout for all involved.
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The Leftover Woman
by Jean Kwok
On the run from an abusive husband, Jasmine Young flees her Chinese village for New York City to search for the daughter taken from her at birth. Owing lots of money to the people who smuggled her out of China, Jasmine faces increasingly tough choices as the clock ticks on her debt and a chance arises to get close to her child's adoptive parents.
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My Darling Girl
by Jennifer McMahon
Taking in her estranged mother who only has weeks to live, Alison, with memories of her violent abuse coming back to haunt her, discovers her mother is not quite who she seems as strange things start happening, forcing her to decide how far she’s willing to go to protect her family.
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When I'm Dead
by Hannah Morrissey
When her daughter Chloe goes missing after the death of her best friend, Medical Examiner Rowan Winthorp and her husband question how deeply they really knew their daughter as they begin to unearth disturbing details about Chloe and her secret transgressions, which threaten to tear them apart.
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American Girl
by Wendy Walker
Charlie Hudson, an autistic seventeen-year-old, is determined to leave Sawyer, PA, as soon as she graduates high school. In the meantime, she works as many hours as she can at a sandwich shop called the Triple S to save money for college. But when shop owner Clay Cooper a man both respected and feared in their small, economically depressed town is found dead, each member of his staff becomes a suspect in the perplexing case. Before she can go anywhere, Charlie must protect herself and her friends by uncovering the danger that is still lurking in their tight-knit community.
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Midnight is the Darkest Hour
by Ashley Winstead
When a skull found deep in the Louisiana bayou reunites her with a man from her past with a dark reputation, the daughter of the town’s fire-and-brimstone preacher will do anything to protect those she loves from the real evil that walks among them.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Comsewogue Public Library
170 Terryville Road
Port Jefferson Station, New York 11776
(631) 928-1212www.cplib.org |
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