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Thrillers and Suspense October 2026 |
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It's Not What You Think
by Clare Mackintosh
Nadeeka is certain Jamie is having an affair. She knows the tell-tale signs. She's been here before. When Jamie claims to be at work late, she knows he's lying. He's with another woman, and she's determined to catch him in the act. But when Nadeeka arrives home to confront him, Jamie can't explain himself. The house has become a crime scene.Jamie is dead.
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Promise Me Never
by Liv Constantine
Aspiring writer Savannah thinks she's found her dream life when she marries her literary idol, bestselling author Bennett Bryson. But in his secluded home, she uncovers disturbing secrets surrounding his late first wife and the women who vanished before her. As warnings mount and danger closes in, Savannah must discover the truth before she becomes the next to disappear.
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Nearshore
by Steve Hawk
After a small nuclear bomb detonates in West Virginia, a California surfer, a teenage survivor, and a brilliant math student uncover a link between the attack and a powerful Silicon Valley billionaire. As the threat of more attacks grows, they must expose a dangerous conspiracy before it's too late in this fast-paced blend of literary suspense and coastal noir.
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| Heart of Glass by Jennifer HillierTwenty-five years after their friend’s murder tore them apart, former best friends Barb and Nicolette are forced to reconnect when the convicted killer claims he was not responsible for her death. After a new body is discovered, the women investigate a web of secrets and deception in this atmospheric, twisty thriller with emotional depth and compulsively readable prose. |
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The Amateur
by Chris Bohjalian
When an 18-year-old golf prodigy accidentally kills a caddy with a stray shot, a tragedy that first seems like a freak accident spirals into a scandal. As investigators uncover secrets, affairs, and questions about her past behavior, the once-admired young woman finds herself at the center of a courtroom drama that could change her life forever.
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Mother Daughter Sister Stranger
by Hank Phillippi Ryan
The sole survivors of the fiery plane crash that killed their parents, Eliza Ramsey and her sister Bea share an unbreakable bond. But now, on the eleventh anniversary of the tragedy, Bea fails to retrieve her pre-teen daughter from a sleepover at Eliza's. Eliza knows her sister would never leave her precious Piper behind, and fears the worst. But did Bea plan her own disappearance? The Ramseys' lives have already crashed and burned once. Now, Eliza discovers she's the only one who can protect her niece from the horrifying legacy of her family's sinister history. Together, the two must prevent their lives from going up in flames once again.
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The Women in White
by Sarah Pekkanen
In 1964, four remarkable young women at a prestigious university became the subjects of parapsychology experiments by a visionary scientist. On the cusp of a historic breakthrough, the women mysteriously vanished and the program was erased from history. Decades later, Riley Bell, newly divorced and desperate for a fresh start, accepts a caretaker job for an elderly widow named Betty. Riley steps into a home that is frozen in another era - no microwave, television, or cell phones, and Betty has never heard of the internet. Why has Betty lived in such profound isolation for so many years, and why does she need Riley now? As the story unfolds across two timelines, old secrets rise to the surface. And the only way to survive is to confront the mystery that has lingered for sixty years.
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The Secret Dinner
by Raphael Montes
Dante, Piglet, Miguel, and Hugo are your average students trying to make ends meet with part-time jobs, excited about the bright futures at their fingertips. So when their rent skyrockets, they struggle to keep their new lives and big dreams afloat. They need to make money however they can. In order to keep their apartment, the friends adopt an unorthodox plan and are soon sucked into a dark world of secret dinner parties catering to the twisted fantasies of Rio's elite.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Longwood Public Library800 Middle Country RoadMiddle Island, New York 11953
(631) 924-6400
longwoodlibrary.org |
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