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Thrillers and Suspense June 2024
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| Sleeping Giants by Rene DenfeldWhat it's about: The Child Finder and The Butterfly Girl author Rene Denfeld tells the intricately plotted and occasionally heartwrenching stories of young people trying to survive in a world not set up to support or protect them.
How it begins: Searching for information about the mother who put her up for adoption, Amanda Dufresne discovers she had a brother who met a tragic, avoidable fate 20 years earlier at a local "home for troubled boys." |
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| A Killing on the Hill by Robert DugoniMeet our hero: This atmospheric historical noir follows 19-year-old William "Shoe" Shumacher, a wannabe crime reporter in Derpression-era Seattle.
And the trouble he finds: His first big story -- the killing of a locally prominent boxer -- pulls him into elite drinking establishments, undercover gambling clubs, and a conspiracy involving some of the city's most dangerous gangsters. |
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| While We Were Burning by Sara KoffiAt first: Unable to return to full function while mourning a friend who died under suspicious circumstances, Elizabeth follows her husband's advice and hires a personal assistant, the positive, supportive, and effective Brianna.
But then: Brianna has her own reasons for wanting the job, and she'll do everything in her power to see her plans through. |
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| A Game of Lies by Clare MackintoshHow it starts: In this compelling sequel to The Last Party, Welsh detective Ffion Morgan is called to the rugged, picturesque mountain set of a polarizing reality TV show when the crew discover bones that turn out to be from an animal.
But then: When the show's creator later winds up dead, Ffion must root out the murderer before they can kill again. |
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| You Know What You Did by K.T. NguyenWhat it's about: Painter Annie Shaw's previously manageable OCD spirals out of control after the death of her mother, a Vietnam War refugee with whom she had a complex relationship. As her ability to function plummets she develops strange gaps in her memory as well, a serious problem when one of her art patrons dies under suspicious circumstances.
For fans of: Tess Gerritsen and Lisa Unger. |
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| The Berlin Letters by Katherine ReayIntroducing: CIA codebreaker Luisa Voekler was raised in America by her German grandparents, believing her parents died in a car accident.
But then: The discovery of twenty years of letters between her father and grandfather calls into question everything she thought she knew about herself and her family, all tied to the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961. |
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| Nothing Without Me by Helen Monks TakharHow it starts: Awards buzz surrounds April Eden's directorial debut film The Vanished Woman, which stars her best friend Essie Lay in a much-needed career comeback.
What happens next: When Essie goes missing the night of a prestigious ceremony, April takes some bad advice and unwittingly dredges up the complex history of their friendship, with dramatic fallout for everyone. |
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The Glass Woman
by Alice McIlroy
How it starts: Iris Henderson wakes up in a hospital bed alone, with no memory of why or how she got there. Moments later, she is introduced to her husband Marcus, a man she does not even recognise.
And then: And things only get stranger from there. Iris is told that she volunteered to be the first test-subject for a ground-breaking AI therapy, and that she is the pioneering scientist behind the experimental treatment.
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