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Thrillers and Suspense November 2018
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| In Her Bones by Kate MorettiWhat it's about: Edie Beckett is just trying to live a normal life, but staying out of the spotlight is hard when your mother is a convicted serial killer whom the media just can't get enough of.
Even worse: The pressure has turned Edie into an alcoholic with increasingly common gaps in her memory, and now her once benign interest in the families of her mother's victims is starting to turn into an obsession.
For fans of: Paula Hawkins, Ruth Ware, and Clare Mackintosh. |
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| Trust Me by Hank Phillippi RyanWhat it's about: the improbable connection between Ashlyn Bryant, an accused murderer who vehemently denies her guilt, and Mercer Hennessey, the journalist assigned to cover Ashlyn's likely conviction.
Read it for: the tight, intricate plotting and the complicated yet sympathetic characters.
Author alert: Agatha Award-winning writer Hank Phillippi Ryan's previous work includes the Charlotte McNally mystery series and the Jane Ryland thrillers. |
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| The Ancient Nine by Ian K. SmithWhat it is: the richly detailed story of Spenser Collins, an inner-city Chicago kid whose hard work gains him entry to Harvard, where he's invited to join the super elite Delphic Club and join the ranks of some of the world's most influential men.
What goes wrong: Even for a secret society, Delphic is hiding some very dark secrets. And when Spenser and his fellow club member Dalton start digging for more information, the closer they get to answers, the more danger they put themselves in. |
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| Little Deaths by Emma FlintWhat it is: a compelling literary crime novel about a flawed but sympathetic single mother whose children are brutally murdered in 1960s Queens, New York.
For fans of: Sarah Waters, Tana French, and Megan Abbott.
Inspired by: the story of Alice Crimmins, a Bronx mother who was convicted of the 1965 murder of her children despite a lack of evidence. |
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| A Hero of France by Alan FurstWho it's about: a team of patriotic Frenchmen (and women) in occupied Paris, whose backgrounds and skills are as diverse as their motivations for resisting the Nazis.
Read it for: the arresting combination of high tension and well-rendered atmosphere, which make for a deeply immersive reading experience.
Inspired by: the innumerable members of the French Resistance, who risked life and limb to oppose the Nazi takeover of their country. |
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| Defectors by Joseph KanonStarring: Frank Weeks, a former CIA agent who spied for the Soviets and later defected to Moscow when his cover was blown.
What goes wrong: His 12 years in the USSR haven't exactly been what he thought they would be, and a plan to publish his memoirs soon puts his life (and the lives of those closest to him) in jeopardy.
Inspired by: the defections of spies like Guy Burgess and Arthur Adams, and especially My Silent War, the memoir of British double agent Kim Philby. |
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| Burial Rites by Hannah KentThe setup: In 1820s Iceland, a young woman has been convicted of murdering two men and sentenced to death for her (alleged) crimes. But before her sentence can be carried out, word must be sent to Denmark, which still governed Iceland at the time.
Now, we wait: Unsure what to do with their condemned prisoner, the authorities decide to send her somewhere remote and oblige a reluctant farming family to be her hosts.
Inspired by: the life and death of Agnes Magnúsdóttir, whose controversial 1820s murder case still fascinates Iceland to this day. |
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| The Long Drop by Denise MinaWhat it's about: The police may no longer suspect William Watt in his family's brutal murder, but with a cloud of suspicion still hanging over him, he decides to put up a reward for information about the crime.
Prime suspects: the stranger who comes to claim the reward but seems to know a little too much about what might have happened, and William himself, who turns out be more than first meets the eye.
Inspired by: the story of Peter Manuel, a serial killer believed to have murdered nine people in 1950s Scotland. |
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Bookmarks: Where the Crawdads Sing
Friday, November 16, 2:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
Patricia Klewer will review Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life–until the unthinkable happens.
This program will be offered at the Westchester Township Museum in Chesterton on Thursday, November 15 at 2:00 pm.
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Films on DVD Series: Finding Your Feet
Sunday, November 18, 2:00 PM
Library Meeting Room
The Films on DVD Fall series is a collaboration with Purdue Northwest. When Sandra Abbot discovers that her husband of 40 years is having an affair with her best friend, she seeks refuge in London with her estranged older sister, Bif. The two could not be more different–Sandra is a fish out of water next to her outspoken, serial-dating, free-spirited sibling. But different is just what Sandra needs at the moment. A feel-good romantic comedy that proves it’s never too late to find love. Rated PG-13. The film is shown in collaboration with the Purdue Northwest Odyssey Arts and Cultural program.
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