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Thrillers and Suspense May 2025 |
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Disturbing the Bones
by Andrew Davis
Chicago detective Randall Jenkins returns to Cairo, Illinois, where he teams up with ambitious archaeologist Molly Moore to unravel entwined family mysteries and confront a rogue general threatening a global peace summit with a military conspiracy.
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| The Death of Us by Abigail DeanThirty years after surviving a serial killer’s attack, divorced couple Isabel and Edward reunite for his sentencing. While Isabel seeks closure through her testimony, Edward struggles to confront the past. As secrets, grief, and unresolved emotions surface, they must navigate justice, revenge, and the enduring ties that still bind them. |
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The Alaska Sanders Affair
by Joèel Dicker
April 1999. The body of Alaska Sanders is found on the shore of a lake near the quiet town of Mount Pleasant, New Hampshire. Eleven years later, after the death of another woman, Marcus Goldman, celebrity author and amateur investigator, picks up a thread that will unravel not only an open and shut case, but the very fabric of his best friend's life. Sergeant Perry Gahalowood, who led the original investigation, is hell-bent on setting the record straight. Teaming up with Marcus, he seeks redemption in most the intricate and testing case of his career.
*Also available digitally.
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We Are Watching
by Alison Gaylin
After losing her husband in a tragic car accident, Meg Russo reopens her bookstore, only to face escalating threats from conspiracy theorists obsessed with an apocalyptic novel, forcing her to confront sinister secrets tied to her family and uncover the truth behind her husband's death.
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The Trap
by Ava Glass
British spy Emma Makepeace races against the clock to stop the Russians from carrying out a high-profile assassination, in a thriller from the author of Alias Emma
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| Bitterfrost by Bryan GruleyIn Bitterfrost, Michigan, former hockey player Jimmy Baker wakes up covered in blood, accused of a double murder he can't remember. As defense attorney Devyn Payne and detective Garth Klimmek dig deeper, the truth proves elusive in this absorbing debut of a new crime thriller series.
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| Saltwater by Katy HaysAuthor Katy Hays’s gripping second novel centers on the Lingate family’s dark secrets. Thirty years after Sarah’s death, her daughter Helen finds a necklace linked to her mother’s drowning. Helen and ally Lorna plot to blackmail the family, but when Lorna vanishes, hidden motives emerge, leading to a thrilling, dangerous unraveling.
*Also available digitally. |
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Jumpnauts
by Jingfang Hao
Three rising scientists within the Pacific League of Nations form an uneasy alliance to secure first contact with a mysterious alien race before their rivals formulate a potentially disastrous military response, forcing them to solve puzzles rooted within human antiquity, confront their personal demons and discover truths of the universe.
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| The Reluctant Sheriff by Chris OffuttReluctantly serving as interim sheriff in his small hometown, ex-Army CID officer Mick Hardin investigates a bar owner's murder and two seemingly unrelated deaths, while also navigating personal demons, his sister Linda's recovery, and the pressure of a powerful figure vying for her return to office.
*Also available digitally. |
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| This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley WinsteadAfter her father’s death, Jane Sharp becomes fixated on a local murder, solving the case with her sharp investigative skills. She joins a group of sleuths and, when three women are murdered in Idaho, the team dives into the mystery, uncovering unsettling truths in this compelling, slow-burn thriller. |
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