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Thrillers and Suspense January 2020
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The River Murders
by James Patterson & James O. Born
3 exciting thrillers featuring Navy SEAL dropout turned private eye Mitchum!
Hidden: After being rejected from the Navy SEALs, Mitchum becomes the private eye for his small town. When searching for his missing teenage cousin, he discovers a government conspiracy.
Malicious: Mitchum's cousin, Nathaniel is charged with murder, and there are rumors that he was involved with victim's wife. Breaking every rule, Mitchum hunts for the truth.
Malevolent: With his loved ones becoming victims of targeted attacks, Mitchum goes on the most dangerous hunt of his life, to find the ruthless mastermind.
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Hunter Killer
by Brad Taylor
Charleston, South Carolina: While Pike Logan and Jennifer Cahill prepare to join the Taskforce in the lawless tri-border of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, their friend is killed in a seemingly accidental explosion. But Pike knows that it was not an accident and that it was meant for him.
Hunters to hunted: When Pike loses contact with his team in South America, he becomes convinced that they are under assault. Ignoring direct orders to stand down, Pike goes up against a crew of Russian assassins, determined to protect his team.
About the author: Brad Taylor served more than 21 years in the US Army, retiring in 2010 as a Special Forces Lieutenant colonel.
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Mr. Nobody
by Catherine Steadman
No memory: A man is found on a British beach. He has no identification and is unable to speak. International medical experts and national press are drawn to him, wanting answers of what happened to "Mr. Nobody".
Some memories are best forgotten: Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Emma Lewis is asked to asses Mr. Nobody in a small town in the English countryside. While Dr. Lewis is looking to make a name for herself, she is also hiding secrets of her past. Secrets that Mr. Nobody seems to know.
About the author: Caathrine Steadman is an actress and writer based in North London, UK. She is best known for her role as Mabel Lane Fox in Downton Abbey.
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The Vanishing
by Jayne Ann Krentz
The Incident: Forty years ago in the small town of Fogg Lake, an explosion in a cave released mysterious gases. The released gasses caused strange visions and ominous voices within the townspeople.
Present day: Fogg Lake residents, Catalina Lark and Olivia Dayton use their "other sight" to solve crimes for their investigation firm. When Olivia goes missing Cat begins to search for her, with the help of scientist Slate Trevelyan. In their search for Olivia, the two go down a rabbit hole, and face dangers they hadn't expected.
Series alert: This is the first book in the Fogg Lake series by Jayne Ann Krentz.
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If You Like: Classic Spy Novels
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| Lenin's Roller Coaster by David DowningSeries alert: This 3rd entry in David Downing's richly detailed series of Jack McColl spy novels takes Jack to Russia shortly after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 on a mission critical to the still-raging World War I.
Fancy meeting you here: Jack's mission and personal life get a lot more complex when he crosses paths with his old flame, American journalist Caitlin Hanley, who is firmly on the side of the revolutionaries.
For fans of: atmospheric espionage tales such as Robert Harris' An Officer and a Spy. |
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| Tightrope by Simon MawerWhat it is: the compelling sequel to Trapeze, which finds British SOE agent Marian Sutro free from Ravensbruck but struggling with the trauma of the war and reluctantly getting pulled back into spywork.
Her mission: turn Russian journalist David Absolon, who is secretly an intelligence agent charged with turning her into a double agent.
For fans of: Graham Greene's The Human Factor, which also muddies the waters between a character's personal loyalties and their mission. |
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| The Girl from Venice by Martin Cruz SmithThe premise: Italian fisherman Cenzo Vianello has been trying to keep his head down and stay off the radar of the Nazis who are occupying his city, until the day he pulls a young Jewish woman from the lagoon and impulsively decides to help her hide from the Germans.
The problem: Although the German surrender is just around the corner, tension is still high and the occupiers may decide to take as many Venetians as they can down with them.
For fans of: The Paris Architect by Charles Belfoure, which takes place in occupied France and also features a character pulled deeper into the resistance by unexpected events. |
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| The Good Assassin by Paul VidichStarring: retired CIA agent George Mueller, who since his last appearance in An Honorable Man has settled into a quiet life as a literature teacher.
What happens: When Allen Dulles himself asks George to take one last mission, he travels to Cuba, where the Batista regime is on the verge of collapse and a former CIA colleague is suspected of aiding the revolutionaries.
For fans of: Defectors by Joseph Kanon, another character-driven story about spies with uncertain loyalties. |
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