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Thrillers and Suspense September 2021 |
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A Slow Fire Burning
by Paula Hawkins
Three women: Laura, Carla, and Miriam all have one thing in common, a connection to a young man who was found murdered in his London houseboat. Laura, his troubled one-night-stand, and who last saw the victim. Carla, his grief stricken aunt. And Miriam, his nosy neighbor with secrets.
Revenge: Laura, Carla, and Miriam also have one other thing in common, they each have feelings of resentment. But which one of them feels so strongly to want revenge? How far would they go to find peace?
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Rock Paper Scissors
by Alice Feeney
A weekend away: Adam and Amelia Wright know that their marriage is failing. When Amelia wins a weekend away in Scotland, it might be just what they need to reconnect and save their marriage.
Letters: Every anniversary, Adam and Amelia exchange the usual gifts. Amelia also writes a letter to Adam that she never lets him read. Until now. While they know that this weekend can either save their marriage or destroy it, they soon realize that they did not win this weekend trip by chance. Someone doesn't want them to have a happily ever after.
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The Night She Disappeared
by Lisa Jewell
One summer night: A young woman and her boyfriend attend a party at a massive estate of a new college friend. They are never seen again and the woman left behind her mother and daughter.
Dig here: One year later, a writer moves into a cottage near the same estate, on the edge of a forest. The dense forest is ideal for long walks. It is on a walk that the writer notices a note that reads "DIG HERE". What could be buried here, will it lead to the missing couple?
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Never Saw Me Coming
by Vera Kurian
Starring: Chloe Sevre, a freshman honor student who likes yogalates, frat parties, and plotting to kill a childhood friend who had wronged her. Chloe is a psychopath. Chloe is also one of seven students taking part in a study for psychopaths. Each student wears a smart watch that tracks their movements and their moods.
What happens: One of the students in the study is found dead in the psychology building. Chloe has to race to find the killer and put her own plan into action before she ends up a victim herself. Can she trust her fellow psychopaths or is she on her own?
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| Fierce Little Thing by Miranda Beverly-WhittemoreWhat it's about: Twenty years after escaping from a cult, five people start receiving threatening letters demanding they return to the group's compound in rural Maine.
What's at stake: the truth about a terrible crime the five people committed as teenagers, which could destroy the independent lives they've built if it comes out.
For fans of: flawed but compelling narrators like Harriet from Donna Tartt's The Little Friend and Merricat from Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle.
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| Mrs. March by Virginia FeitoWhat it is: an intricately plotted, gothic-tinged story that explores trauma, neglect, and the line between fact and fiction.
Starring: the titular Mrs. March, whose sense of self and connection to reality come undone after learning that a polarizing character in one of her husband's bestselling crime novels might actually be inspired by her.
Media Buzz: A film adaptation of Mrs. March is in development, with Elisabeth Moss slated to star.
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| The Cover Wife by Dan FespermanThe premise: CIA agent Claire Saylor is growing bored and restless with her posting in Hamburg, Germany, posing as the wife of an academic known for his controversial interpretations of the Quran.
The problem: Claire jumps at the chance for a new (and potentially more rewarding) assignment -- a dangerous investigation of the newest recruit to a fledgling terrorist group, a man who has started questioning his commitment to their radical cause.
Read it for: the intricate, suspenseful plotting, thoughtful narrative tone, and unexpected connection to a shocking real-life terrorist attack.
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| Sleeping Bear by Connor SullivanWhat it is: a fast-paced political thriller that follows kidnapped Army veteran Cassie Gale's attempts to survive her brutal imprisonment at a notorious Russian facility where no one escapes alive, and the efforts (official and unofficial) to liberate her and her fellow captives.
Reviewers say: "Sullivan nails it out of the gate with a story that moves with confidence" (Publishers Weekly).
Is it for you? The story isn't shy about the torments that Cassie and her fellow prisoners are subjected to, including medical experiments and fighting for the entertainment of Kremlin officials.
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