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Thrillers and Suspense April 2021
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A deadly influence
by Mike Omer
Lieutenant Abby Mullen, a hostage negotiation instructor for the NYPD, agrees to help a fellow cult survivor whose son has been kidnapped and held for a $5 million ransom in the first novel of a new series. Original.
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Drown her sorrows
by Melinda Leigh
When the prime suspect in her murder investigation winds up dead and the victim’s sister is terrorized by a stalker’s sick prank, Sheriff Bree Taggert finds her case going off the rails especially when the killer strikes close to home.
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Northern spy : a novel
by Flynn Berry
Certain that her beloved sister did not join the IRA by choice, a Catholic BBC producer confronts impossible decisions that test family bonds, the limits of her ideals and her responsibilities as a mother.
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| Possession by Katie LoweThe premise: Ten years ago, Hannah McLelland's life was upended when her husband was murdered in their London home. Since then she has worked hard to rebuild and make a life for her daughter, far away from the media sensation surrounding the trial of her husband's killer.
The problem: A true crime podcast is re-investigating the case, and as the host digs deeper into Hannah's past, the court of public opinion turns against Hannah and threatens to undo everything.
For fans of: Conviction by Denise Mina, which also features a main character who must deal with the airing of her dirty laundry on a true crime show. |
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The perfect marriage : a novel
by Adam Mitzner
Seemingly madly in love, James and Jessica Sommers find outside forces – both of their exes and a shady art dealer – and suspicion, tested loyalties, revenge and guilt threatening the celebration of their first year together. .
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| An Inconvenient Woman by Stéphanie BuelensWhat it is: an intricately plotted work of psychological suspense featuring well-developed, morally ambiguous characters with complicated personal lives.
Starring: Claire Fontaine, who makes shocking allegations about her ex-husband, including that he drove her daughter to suicide; Claire's ex-husband Simon Miller, who can no longer tolerate Claire's behavior; Sloan Wilson, a former LAPD detective hired by Simon to "deal with" Claire.
Reviewers say: An Inconvenient Woman is "a piercing, high-speed nightmare best consumed in a single breathless sitting" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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A bad day for sunshine
by Darynda Jones
Challenged to prove herself when her New Mexico community becomes the center of a nationwide manhunt, police chief Sunshine Vicram is seduced by an alluring FBI agent and a sultry U.S. Marshal who test her feelings for a childhood crush.
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Big Lies in a Small Town
by Diane Chamberlain
Imprisoned for a crime she did not comment, Morgan Christopher is released to restore an old post office mural in a sleepy southern where she uncovers a story of madness, violence and a conspiracy of small town secrets.
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Careless whiskers
by Miranda James
When his lead-actress daughter is wrongly accused of poisoning a fading, drama-prone actor during a local stage production, Charlie teams up with his feline sidekick, Diesel, to identify the true killer
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The Holdout
by Graham Moore
What it's about: the long-simmering consequences of a highly charged trial, in which Maya Seale convinced her fellow jurors to acquit an African American teacher accused of murdering a white 15-year-old.
Ten years later: A true crime documentary about the case gathers the former jury together again, and revisiting the trial dredges up secrets and resentments that everyone is hiding, with fatal consequences and another person wrongly accused of murder.
You might also like: other fast-paced legal thrillers like Confessions of an Innocent Man by David R. Dow and Invisible by Andrew Grant, which also deal with revenge.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Grand Ledge Area District Library 131 E Jefferson St Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 (517) 627-7014https://gladl.org |
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