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Thrillers and Suspense December 2021 |
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For your convenience, beginning in January we will be consolidating our newsletters into one, all-encompassing newsletter. Suggestions from each individual genre will now be included in the new newsletter format on a rotating basis. The separate newsletters for these genres are now discontinued. |
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| Femlandia by Christina DalcherWhat it is: a suspenseful and dystopian tale set in the near future that raises provocative questions about feminism, family estrangement, and the secrets that can fester in small, insular communities.
Starring: Miranda Reynolds, who sets out for the titular woman-only utopian community (founded by her late mother) as a last refuge after financial calamity leaves her destitute; and Emma, Miranda's teenage daughter and traveling companion.
Did you know? Femlandia was inspired by the 1915 novel Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, who is best known for her landmark short story "The Yellow Wallpaper."
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| The Neighbor's Secret by L. Alison HellerWhat it is: dramatic and compelling psychological suspense about suburban malaise and dark secrets in a seemingly idyllic subdivision, where the formation of a book club leads to unanticipated destruction.
Starring: Annie Perley, a middle school counselor whose profession is no help with her own daughter; career-driven Jen Pagano, on sabbatical to deal with her 13-year-old son's violent outbursts; and Lena Meeker, the neighborhood grand dame who has lived in near seclusion since a traumatic accident years ago.
Reviewers say: The Neighbor's Secret is "perfect for Liane Moriarty fans -- as well as potential book club catnip" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| No One Will Miss Her by Kat RosenfieldWhat it's about: When town outcast Lizzie Oullette is found and no one can find her husband Dwayne or his shotgun, local police think they know what happened. But state police detective Ian Bird thinks there's more to the story, and soon he discovers unlikely ties to a big-city social media star and her disgraced billionaire husband.
Try this next: Those People by Louise Candish, another intricately plotted work of psychological suspense that examines class conflict and features a witty writing style. |
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| The Survivors by Alex SchulmanWhat it is: a compelling and character-driven coming-of age story about childhood trauma and a terrible accident that permanently altered the lives of three Swedish brothers.
What happens: Estranged for years, Nils, Benjamin, and Pierre have gathered at their family's summer cabin, the site of the accident, to scatter their mother's ashes. The tension is unspoken but undeniable, forcing the three men to reckon with the truth about what really happened all those summers ago.
Reviewers say: The Survivors is a "novel of family dysfunction that veers into startling and original territory." (Kirkus Reviews). |
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All the Colors of Night
by Jayne Ann Krentz
A sequel to The Vanishing finds a young man with rare crystal-energy abilities partnering with a disgraced paranormal artifacts finder to track down a mysterious relic that may be tied to a parent’s sudden coma.
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Prodigal Son
by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz
Retiring from his Nowhere Man activities in exchange for an unofficial pardon, former government assassin Evan Smoak is entreated by a unlikely client to help rescue a fellow orphan from a dangerous foster home.
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Blink of an Eye
by Iris Johansen
Investigator Kendra Michaels teams up with military-trained bodyguard Jessie Mercado and agent-for-hire Adam Lynch in a desperate effort to rescue a famous pop singer who has been kidnapped during a live performance.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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