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Thrillers and Suspense May 2021
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Find You First by Linwood BarclayMeet: Terminally ill tech billionaire Miles Cookson who is searching for the children he's never known, and Chloe Swanson, an aspiring film student, searching for her biological father. What happens: As Miles and Chloe connect, the other potential heirs to Miles' fortune begin to mysteriously vanish one by one. Who is the vicious killer - another heir methodically erasing rivals? Or is something more sinister going on? Recommended by Stephen King: "Find you first starts with a bang and ends with an even bigger one...It's the best book of his career."
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Northern spy : a novel by Flynn BerryWhat it's about: The sister of a Catholic BBC producer may have joined the Irish republican Army.
What happens next: Certain that her beloved sister did not join the IRA by choice, Tessa confronts impossible decisions that test family bonds, the limits of her ideals and her responsibilities as a mother. Why you might like it: Northern Spy is a riveting and exquisite novel about family, terror, motherhood, betrayal, and the staggering human cost of an intractable conflict.
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The final twist by Jeffery DeaverWhat it is: A nonstop race against time to find a courier bag containing a catastrophic secret which could result in the murder of an entire family in forty eight hours. Starring: Colter Shaw who finds lost people for the reward money, and the sadistic enforcers of a corporate espionage firm. Series alert: The Final Twist is the third book in the Colter Shaw novels series.
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The plot by Jean Hanff KorelitzWhat it is: The Plot is a psychologically suspenseful novel about a story too good not to steal, and the writer who steals it. What happens: Wildly successful author Jacob Finch Bonner, who had stolen the plot of his book from a late student, fights to hide the truth from his fans and publishers, while trying to figure out who wants to destroy him. The reviews are in: "A page-turner of the highest order. Korelitz deserves acclaim for her own perfect plot" - Publisher's Weekly "Gripping and thoroughly unsettling." -Kirkus
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Local Woman Missing by Mary KubicaThe premise: Delilah, a 6 year old girl and her mother go missing. A few days later the mother's body turns up, but the only hint about the girl is a note that reads "You'll never find her. Don't even try." Eleven years later, the girl returns. What happens: When Delilah shockingly returns, the residents of a quiet suburban neighborhood want to know what happened to her, but no one is prepared for what they’ll find. About the author: Mary Kubica is the bestselling author of six novels including The Good Girl, Pretty Baby, and Don't You Cry. She is a master of suspense.
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The woman who couldn't scream by Christina DoddWhat it's about: Traveling the world beside the wealthy older man who regards her as his trophy, beautiful Merida, a woman unable to speak because of a traumatic accident years earlier, reinvents herself and vows revenge on those responsible for her pain in the aftermath of her husband's death. Why you might like it: Suspenseful, complex storytelling, full of twists and turns, and a full cast of interesting characters. Series Alert: The Woman Who Couldn't Scream is book 4 in the Virtue Falls series.
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| The Secretary by Renee KnightWhat it is: a menacing and intricately plotted psychological thriller about ruthless ambition, betrayal, and the consequences of codependent self-sacrifice.
Starring: prominent businesswoman Mina Appleton, who will do anything to expand the supermarket chain started by her father; Christine Butcher, Mina's indispensable personal assistant for almost 20 years whose need to be needed drives her but also ruins her life.
You might also like: Sarah Pinborough's Behind Her Eyes, in which unhealthy dynamics develop between an assistant and her employer's family after the lines between her personal and professional lives start to blur. |
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| 29 Seconds by T.M. LoganThe premise: Adjunct professor Sarah Hayward is disgusted when her slimy department head Alan, a well-connected serial sexual predator, suggests that she could finally get tenure by sleeping with him.
No good deed: Stumbling upon what appears to be an attempted kidnapping, Sarah's instincts take over and she saves the victim, the young daughter of shady businessman James Grosvenor. In gratitude, Grosvenor lets Sarah know that he has ways of making anyone disappear without a trace, if she's interested.
Why you might like it: The narrative's rip-roaring plot and action-packed scenes mix interestingly with Sarah's inner turmoil. |
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| The Furies by Katie LoweThe setup: Sixteen-year-old Violet Taylor is worried about fitting in at Elm Hollow Academy, an elite English boarding school, but it's not long before she falls in with a close-knit trio of girls who share an obsession -- the mysterious 17th-century witch trials that took place nearby.
What happens next: After Violet suffers a traumatic assault, the four girls band together to exact revenge on her attacker through unusual channels and their actions have unexpected consequences for everyone involved.
For fans of: iconic teen movies that mix vintage glamour with darkness, like The Craft, Heathers, and Jawbreaker. |
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Three little lies
by Laura Marshall
Starring: Best friends and roommates Ellen and Sasha, who, 14 years ago, witnessed a terrible crime at Sasha's house when they were teens, and Daniel Monkton, Sasha's god-brother who was accused of the crime and ultimately sent to prison.
What happens: Sasha disappears and Ellen must dredge up the events of that night in order to find her. Ellen is terrified that Daniel, finally free, may have carried out the threats he's made against the women while in prison.
For fans of: Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies, and Caz Frears' Sweet Little Lies.
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