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Thrillers and Suspense March 2017
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| The Girl Before: A Novel by J.P. DelaneyPsychological Suspense. Two books with the title The Girl Before have been published in recent months; this is the second, a "debut" by a pseudonymous author (who's published under other names) that has already been selected for big screen treatment by Ron Howard. It unfolds in two time periods, each focusing on a young woman who has seized the opportunity to live in a one-of-a-kind home, albeit with some rather strict and unusual rules. Their stories unfold in parallel, as the second learns what happened to the girl before her and unwittingly follows the same doomed path. Check it out if you liked Peter Swanson's similarly creepy Her Every Fear. |
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Little Deaths: A Novel
by Emma Flint
Suspense Fiction. The morning after a long shift as a cocktail waitress, Ruth Malone wakes to find her children missing. Later that day, her daughter's body is found; ten days later, her son's. Immediately, the public -- and the police -- assume the single mother (a suspicious thing in 1965 Queens, New York) is guilty of the brutal murders: she doesn't grieve properly, she wears provocative clothing, she's too free with her affections, she drinks too much. But is she really guilty? A rookie reporter is determined to find out, turning up police misconduct in his hunt for the truth. Multi-layered and thought-provoking, this literary, character-oriented novel is based on real events.
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| Behind Her Eyes: A Novel by Sarah PinboroughPsychological Suspense. There's nothing worse than learning that the person you've been flirting with is married. Unless, as in Louise Barnsley's case, it's arriving to work one day and learning that person is your new boss. But this situation isn't written for laughs -- it's only the beginning of the story in this riveting novel, which depicts a web of controlling behaviors and dark secrets that gradually reveal profound and dangerous flaws in each of the characters: Louise; her new boss; and his wife, who cultivates Louise as a friend. Shifting perspectives and ominous references to past deeds deepen the menacing suspense in this downright creepy new book. |
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Her Every Fear: A Novel
by Peter Swanson
Psychological Suspense. With a stalker ex-boyfriend in the none-too-distant past, London artist Kate Priddy agrees to a six-month apartment swap with a Boston-based cousin she's never met. Already anxious, her fears escalate when she discovers her new apartment building was the site of a recent homicide. Distrusting her cousin's professions of innocence as well as the attentions of a handsome new acquaintance, Kate begins to second-guess everything, including her own doubts. There's a "delicious monster-under-the-bed creepiness" (Booklist) in this second novel from the author of The Kind Worth Killing.
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Great Books You Might Have Missed
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| Fool Me Once by Harlan CobenSuspense Fiction. Only four months after her sister's violent death, U.S. Army helicopter pilot Maya Burkett watched her husband Joe die in front of her after being shot by muggers in Manhattan's Central Park. Two weeks after his funeral, she checks the memory card of her hidden nanny cam and is shocked to see Joe -- alive and well -- in her living room. Now unsatisfied by the official inquiry into his death, she launches her own investigation -- one that will force her to uncover his family's deeply buried secrets in her quest to unearth the truth. Like most of Harlan Coben's books, this one was a bestseller -- but we're guessing that the daunting holds list might be a bit shorter now. |
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| The One Man by Andrew GrossHistorical Spy Fiction. By 1944, only two people have ever escaped from Auschwitz, but U.S. intelligence hopes that they can not only infiltrate the Nazi concentration camp, but locate a single man there and bring him to safety. Why just the one man? It's believed that this man, a professor of electromagnetic physics, holds the key to building an atom bomb and bringing World War II to an end. Rich historical details lend a compassionate air to this emotional, atmospheric story, which incorporates real historical characters and events. |
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Burning Bright
by Nicholas Petrie
Thriller. Afghan war veteran Peter Ash is hiking through northern California's redwoods when he's forced up a tree to escape a grizzly. What he finds in that tree is an elaborate network of ropes, with a pretty blonde on the platform at the top. June Cassidy is no treehugger, however -- she's an investigative journalist on the run from fake government agents who believe she's in possession of a powerful algorithm created by her mother, who'd recently been killed. June hires Peter to discover who's behind the threat, and they uncover far more than expected. The 2nd in a series that started with The Drifter (with promises of at least two more to come), Burning Bright is a fast-paced, action-packed read that also addresses the effects of PTSD.
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| All the Missing Girls: A Novel by Megan MirandaSuspense Fiction. All the Missing Girls could be a fairly standard story of the prodigal daughter who returns home to care for her dementia-addled father, if it weren't for a few things. One, Nic Farrell hasn't been back to Cooley Ridge, NC, since her best friend disappeared right after their high school graduation. Two, Annaleise, the woman who provided Nic with an alibi for the still-unsolved disappearance goes missing herself not long after Nic returns. Three, things haven't really cooled off between Nic (who's engaged) and her ex-boyfriend, who happens to be Annaleise's current flame. But mainly it's that the story is told in reverse chronological order, forcing readers to rethink everything as new details unfold. If you missed this one in the sea of books with "girl" in the title, here's your second chance. |
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Great Decisions
Monday, March 13, 6:30 pm
Library Meeting Room
The foreign policy discussion program Great Decisions returns to the library for a 19th season. The discussion this session is China's Maritime Buildup. For more information, call 873-3049. Reading material is available at the circulation desk.
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Tax Planning
Wednesday, March 15, 2:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
H & R Block and the library are working together to bring you updated information for filing your 2016 tax returns. Each program will cover the things you need to know for filing and how new tax laws may affect you!
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Bookmarks: The Underground Railroad
Friday, March 17, 2:00pm
Library Meeting Room
The Underground Railroad will be reviewed by Marian Wray. The National Book Award winner and #1 New York Times bestseller from Colson Whitehead, a magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. The program will also be offered at the Westchester Township Historical Museum on Thursday, March 16 at 2:00 pm.
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Films on DVD Series: Arrival
Sunday, March 19, 2:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
Denis Villeneuve directed this science-fiction suspense film about Earth's response to a possible alien invasion. After extraterrestrial spacecrafts plant themselves at various locations around the globe, a linguist (Amy Adams) and a theoretical physicist (Jeremy Renner) must find a way to communicate with the mysterious visitors in order to learn what they want and whether they pose a threat to humanity. Rated PG-13. The film is co-sponsored with the Purdue University Northwest Odyssey Series.
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