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Thrillers and Suspense November 2019
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A Minute to Midnight
by David Baldacci
FBI Agent Atlee Pine returns in this highly anticipated sequel to Long Road to Mercy.
What happens: Forced to face the demons of her past, Atlee, along with her assistant Carol Blum, returns to her hometown, hoping to uncover the truth of her sister's disappearance thirty years ago.
A new killer: While looking for answers, Atlee comes across a potential serial killer. The deeper Atlee digs into the secrets of this small town and her past, the more danger she puts herself in.
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The Deserter
by Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille
The deserter: Stationed in Afghanistan, Captain of the Army's elite Delta Force, Kyle Mercer disappears from his post. After several videos released by his Taliban captors, it is determined that Captain Mercer, a trained assassin and keeper of classified information, willfully disappeared.
A year later: Mercer is spotted in Caracas, Venezuela by an old army buddy. Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor are sent in from the Criminal investigation Division to bring Mercer back to America, dead or alive.
Series alert!: this is the first in a thrilling new series from the father and son team of Nelson and Alex DeMille.
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The Shape of Night
by Tess Gerritsen
Fleeing her past: After an unspeakable tragedy, Ava Collette is drawn from Boston to an old home called Brodie's Watch on a secluded coastal peninsula of Maine. Working on a New England cuisine inspired cookbook, she hopes for some peace and quiet.
What happens: Ava's peace is disturbed when she starts hearing noises at night. After a rumor surfaces that a sea captain named Brodie haunts the house, and a series of nearby accidental deaths, Ava begins to look at the previous renter's mysterious disappearance.
Read it for: the creepy and suspenseful tone and the blend of thriller and paranormal genres.
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Blue Moon
by Lee Child
Jack Reacher's next adventure: after helping an elderly couple who have made a few well meaning mistakes and are in debt to some very bad people., Jack Reacher finds himself in the middle of a turf war between rival Ukrainian and Albanian gangs.
A certain kind of justice: Staying ahead of loan sharks, thugs, and assassins, Reacher hopes to take down the powerful and make the greedy pay their due. Even with the odds stacked against him, Reacher believes in a type of justice that comes along once in a blue moon.
If you like Jack Reacher try: Alex Cross by James Patterson, Harry Bosch by Michael Connelly, or Mitch Rapp by Vince Flynn.
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| Somebody's Daughter by David BellBye bye baby: Michael and Angela Frazier are enjoying a quiet dinner at home when Michael's ex-wife Erica unexpectedly appears at their door, saying her daughter Felicity has been kidnapped and by the way, Michael is the girl's father.
The search begins: Michael takes off with Erica to look for the child that he's secretly always wanted, but each step towards Felicity reveals secrets that threaten the future of his marriage to Angela.
What sets it apart: the intensifying, intricately plotted narrative unfolds over the course of a single high-stakes 12-hour period. |
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| The Temp by Michelle FrancesThe Queen Bee: Carrie Kennedy, a successful television producer who is about to go on maternity leave after an unplanned pregnancy.
The new arrival: intern Emma, a wannabe screenwriter who seems like a perfect fit to fill in while Carrie is out of the office with the new baby.
What goes wrong: Everyone on set loves Emma! In fact she might fit into the position a little too well, collaborating with Carrie's screenwriter husband so effectively that Carrie begins to wonder what other parts of her life the young woman might be after. |
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| Center of Gravity by Laura McNeillFeaturing: Alabama homemaker Ava Carson, who seems to live an idyllic life with her husband Mitchell and two darling children.
The perfect family? Mitchell turns paranoid and jealous seemingly overnight, eventually filing for divorce and most frighteningly, disappearing with their children as he continues to spiral out of control.
You might also like: Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell; The First Mistake by Sandie Jones. |
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| You Were Made for This by Michelle SacksPicture it: a charming cottage in rural Sweden, where Sam and Merry Hurley have recently settled with their infant son Conor, leaving behind their fast-paced Manhattan lives.
Beneath the surface: Sam is keeping secrets from Merry, Merry is keeping secrets from Sam, and nobody's secrets can stay buried after a visit from Merry's captivating childhood friend Frank.
Reviewers say: This "unblinking look at beautiful people with ugly secrets has the voyeuristic fascination of a Bergman film" (Booklist). |
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