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Thrillers and Suspense August 2019
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| The Body Lies by Jo BakerWhat it's about: An unnamed narrator takes a job teaching writing at a rural university to escape from the city where she suffered a horrific assault. But when a student's novel takes a turn that hits close to home, she starts to wonder if she'll ever be safe again.
Read it for: the exploration of timely topics such as sexual assault and other kinds of violence against women.
About the author: Best known for her bestselling historical novel Longbourn, Jo Baker's eclectic bibliography also includes the supernatural thriller The Telling and the literary fantasy novel The Mermaid's Child. |
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The Last Time I Saw You
by Liv Constantine
What it's about: The complicated reunion of two estranged childhood friends, surgeon Kate English and crime novelist Blaire Barrington, who reconcile after the murder of Kate's mother.
What else could go wrong? The grief and upheaval of the unresolved murder puts pressure on Kate's marriage; Kate's father's behavior takes a bizarre turn; and someone has started leaving Kate creepy "gifts" that appear to be related to her mother's death.
Author alert: Also known for The Last Mrs. Parrish, Liv Constantine is a shared pseudonym of novelists (and sisters) Valerie and Lynne Constantine.
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| Girl in the Rearview Mirror by Kelsey Rae DimbergWhat it is: the intricately plotted story of a young woman who unknowingly steps into a complex web of political power and shifting allegiances after taking a job that seems too good to be true.
Starring: protagonist Finn Hunt, new nanny to four-year-old Amabel Martin; Philip and Marina Martin, Amabel's glamorous and politically connected parents; and Iris, a mysterious woman who approaches Finn one day with shocking information about the Martin family.
Reviewers say: "Dimberg is one to watch" (Booklist). |
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The Plotters
by Un-Su Kim
Featuring: Reseng, a bookish thirtysomething hitman living in an alternate-universe Seoul. Reseng works for a secretive cabal of men who live above the law, controlling South Korean politics through targeted assassination.
What goes wrong: Reseng barely avoids being killed himself, and this taste of his own medicine makes him begin to question the mysterious corporate and political forces that dominate both his life and the wider society he lives in.
Read it for: the surreal world-building and refreshing moments of dark humor.
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| Conviction by Denise MinaWhat it's about: Glasgow housewife and true crime enthusiast Anna McDonald escapes from the collapse of her marriage by getting too invested in the story of a murdered family as it unfolds on her favorite podcast -- especially once she realizes she knows the prime suspect.
Why you might like it: the protagonist is likeable, reflective, and surprisingly funny.
True crime podcasts to try: For stories of unsolved murders, try Someone Knows Something and for white-collar crime, check out Swindled. |
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Like Lions
by Brian Panowich
What it is: the gritty and compelling return of sheriff Clayton Burroughs, who is trying to balance staying out of his family's drug business with mourning the recent deaths of his brothers.
Series alert: Like Lions is the sequel to Bull Mountain, Brian Panowich's first novel about the Georgia-based, meth-distributing Burroughs clan.
Reviewers say: "This is hillbilly noir at its finest" (Publishers Weekly).
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| Gone Too Long by Lori RoyThe setup: Imogene Coulter, the estranged daughter of a high-ranking Klansman, returns to her small Georgia town after her father's death and makes an earth-shattering discovery in the basement of a seemingly abandoned house.
What goes wrong: The secret Imogene unearthed is one her father's followers will do anything to keep quiet, and unfortunately her father's followers include the rest of her family and half the town.
About the author: Lori Roy is the author of other compelling thrillers, including Let Me Die in His Footsteps and her Edgar Award-winning debut Bent Road. |
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Bookmarks: Jell-O Girls by Allie Rowbottom
Friday, August 16, 2:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
Jessica Hoffmaster will review Jell-O Girls by Allie Rowbottom. A “gorgeous” (New York Times) memoir that braids the evolution of one of America’s most iconic branding campaigns with the stirring tales of the women who lived behind its facade – told by the inheritor of their stories. This program will also be offered at the Westchester Township Museum in Chesterton, Thursday, August 15 at 2:00 pm.
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Movies in Washington Park: The House with a Clock in its Walls
Friday, August 16, Dusk
North Pointe Pavilion, Washington Park
The Michigan City Parks and Recreation Department and the library collaborate for summer Movies in Washington Park. The August showing is The House with a Clock in its Walls. The movie will begin at dusk. Ten-year-old Lewis goes to live with his oddball uncle in a creaky old house that contains a mysterious `tick tock’ noise. He soon learns that Uncle Jonathan and his feisty neighbour, Mrs. Zimmerman, are powerful practitioners of the magic arts. The movie will be shown in North Pointe Pavilion.
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Saving a Century of Progress: Rebirth of the Homes
Saturday, August 24, 2:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
Robin Carlascio and Theresa Badovich will present a program on the storied beginnings and rebirth of the Century of Progress Homes along the Dunes National Lakeshore. Take a journey with the 1933 World’s Fair homes and the lessees who restored them. Call it great fortune, serendipity, and maybe destiny, the five homes owe their survival to complicated, seemingly unrelated circumstances that saved them not once, but many times.
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