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Thrillers and Suspense May 2020 Special eBook Edition! You must have a current Wilton Library card to use these services. If you are a non-Wilton resident, please check with your hometown library for these services.
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Walk the Wire
by David Baldacci
What it is: a highly charged suspense novel in which fan-favorite character Amos Decker embarks on an action-packed investigation that is complicated by Baldacci’s signature twists and turns.
Series alert: the latest "Memory Man" thriller, after Redemption (2019)
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Little Secrets
by Jennifer Hillier
The premise: A year after the disappearance of her son, Marin hires a P.I. to pick up where the police left off, only to discover that her husband is having an affair with a younger woman, which is a problem Marin wants to fix by any means necessary.
Kirkus Reviews calls it: "A delightfully twisty psychological thriller perfect for fans of You and Gone Girl." (March 2020)
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After Sundown
by Linda Howard
What it's about: Sela Gordon, the shy owner of a Tennessee general store, prefers solitude, but if anyone can chip away at her protective shell, it’s the handsome, mysterious, ex-military man who’s been hiding for two years in the wilds of Cove Mountain.
For fans of: Julie Garwood and J. D. Robb.
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Masked Prey
by John Sandford
What it's about: When a Senator’s daughter discovers that an unknown extremist has been posting politician kid photos online beside vicious but legal ideological rants, Lucas Davenport is summoned by influential Washington leaders to prevent dangerous attacks on their children.
Series alert: Number 30 in the popular Prey series
Booklist calls it: "Thoroughly involving and very timely." (April 2020)
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Scrublands
by Chris Hammer
What happens: On a hot but otherwise unremarkable Sunday morning in a small Australian town, Father Byron Swift opens fire on his congregation, killing five people before being killed himself.
One year later: Sydney journalist Martin Scarsden travels to Riversend for a story on how the town is coping after the shooting, only to stumble into a fraught web of conflict, contradiction, and maybe even a conspiracy tied to Father Swift's crime.
You might also like: The Dry by Jane Harper.
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| The Perfect Girl by Gilly MacmillanThe day of: 17-year-old Zoe Maisey's high-stakes piano recital, which could set the stage for a successful musical career, a break that would help her with rebuilding her life after her recent stint in a juvenile detention center for drunk driving.
Start the clock: Capping off an already fraught night is the sudden death of Zoe's mother Maria, an event which draws together the intricate web of secrets, lies, and competing interests that have always been just under the surface of Zoe's complicated relationship with her stepfather Chris and stepbrother Lucas. |
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| Fierce Kingdom by Gin PhillipsThe day of: Joan and her son Lincoln's pleasant but otherwise unremarkable trip to the zoo, a place they enjoy so much that they stay until it's almost closing time.
Start the clock: On their way to the exit Joan sees some dead bodies, and a man with a gun on his way to chase down his next target. Soon she's desperately trying to keep her cranky four-year-old quiet as they run from place to place seeking somewhere to hide or even better, a way to escape. |
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All That's Bright and Gone
by Eliza Nellums
What it's about: Unable to get answers from her traumatized family in the aftermath of her older brother’s murder, a precocious 6-year-old teams up with a nosy neighbor to uncover painful secrets on the rooftops of Detroit.
For fans of: Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce novels
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Email a librarian at techref@wiltonlibrary.org for more recommendations of riveting thrillers! These eBooks may be downloaded in the Libby By OverDrive app or viewed online on our OverDrive page. For more information on borrowing eBooks, visit http://www.wiltonlibrary.org/ebooks-eaudiobooks-and-emagazines |
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