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Thrillers and Suspense - June 2024
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| Sleeping Giants by Rene DenfeldThe Child Finder and The Butterfly Girl author Rene Denfeld tells the intricately plotted and occasionally heartwrenching stories of young people trying to survive in a world not set up to support or protect them. Searching for information about the mother who put her up for adoption, Amanda Dufresne discovers she had a brother who met a tragic, avoidable fate 20 years earlier at a local "home for troubled boys." |
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High Society
by Daniel Kalla
In the vein of 'The Golden Couple' and 'Nine Perfect Strangers', 'High Society' follows Holly Danvers, a sought-after psychiatrist who uses psychedelics to treat patients suffering from addictions. But when one celebrity client goes public with his recovery and another overdoses after accusing Holly of improprieties, her world is turned upside down. In order to figure out why her clients are relapsing and dying, Holly will have to risk her life and revisit her own deep-seated trauma.
Daniel Kalla lives in Vancouver, BC.
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| A Killing on the Hill by Robert DugoniThis atmospheric historical noir follows 19-year-old William "Shoe" Shumacher, a wannabe crime reporter in Derpression-era Seattle whose first big story -- the killing of a locally prominent boxer -- pulls him into elite drinking establishments, undercover gambling clubs, and a conspiracy involving some of the city's most dangerous gangsters. |
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Behind You : A novel
by Catherine Hernandez
'Behind You' unfolds in two storylines: in the past, young Alma watches an entire city enact a witch-hunt against one perpetrator while she herself is in jeopardy. In the present, adult Alma must to come to terms with her role in her son's behaviour. This book is inspired by the horrific crimes of Paul Bernardo, a.k.a. the Scarborough Rapist. Catherine Hernandez lives in Scarborough, ON.
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| While We Were Burning by Sara KoffiUnable to return to full function while mourning a friend who died under suspicious circumstances, Elizabeth follows her husband's advice and hires a personal assistant, the positive, supportive, and effective Brianna. But Brianna has her own reasons for wanting the job, and she'll do everything in her power to see her plans through. |
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The Instruments of Darkness
by John Connolly
Working alongside lawyer Moxie Castin to prove the innocence of a woman accused of abducting and possibly murdering of her child, P.I. Charlie Parker, to solve this heart-wrenching case, follows its twists and turns to an old house deep in the Maine woods—house that should have never been built.
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| A Game of Lies by Clare MackintoshIn this compelling sequel to The Last Party, Welsh detective Ffion Morgan is called to the rugged, picturesque mountain set of a polarizing reality TV show when the crew discover bones that turn out to be from an animal. But when the show's creator later winds up dead, Ffion must root out the murderer before they can kill again. |
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The Last Murder at the End of the World
by Stuart Turton
On an isolated island where 122 villagers and three scientists live in peaceful harmony, one of the scientists is found brutally murdered, which triggers a security system, giving the islanders only 107 hours to solve the murder or be smothered by the fog that destroyed the planet.
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| Safe and Sound by Laura McHughAs their high school graduation approaches, sisters Amelia and Kylee are reminded of their missing cousin Grace, who vanished just as she herself was about to leave their bleak small town for college. Deciding it's time to find out what really happened to Grace, the sisters begin an investigation that could put their lives on the line in return for the truth. |
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When we were silent
by Fiona McPhillips
An outsider threatens to expose the secrets at an elite private school. A first novel.
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| You Know What You Did by K.T. NguyenPainter Annie Shaw's previously manageable OCD spirals out of control after the death of her mother, a Vietnam War refugee with whom she had a complex relationship. As her ability to function plummets she develops strange gaps in her memory as well, a serious problem when one of her art patrons dies under suspicious circumstances. For fans of: Tess Gerritsen and Lisa Unger. |
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Westport
by James B. Comey
When she becomes the lead suspect in her coworker's murder, Nora Carleton calls in her old colleagues from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Mafia investigator Benny Dugan and lawyer Carmen Garcia, and as they hunt for the true killer's motive, Nora examines her history with the company to determine who framed her.
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| Nothing Without Me by Helen Monks TakharAwards buzz surrounds April Eden's directorial debut film The Vanished Woman, which stars her best friend Essie Lay in a much-needed career comeback. When Essie goes missing the night of a prestigious ceremony, April takes some bad advice and unwittingly dredges up the complex history of their friendship, with dramatic fallout for everyone. |
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The Wealth of Shadows: A novel
by Graham Moore
In 1939, Ansel Luxford uproots his family and moves to Washington, D.C., to work on a clandestine project to undermine Nazi Germany, one involving economic warfare, and is plunged into a world of espionage, danger and deceit, especially when his wife takes a job with the FBI, bringing subterfuge to the home front.
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The Off Season
by Amber Cowie
"While recovering from a professional setback, documentary filmmaker Jane Duvall stays at a remote hotel during the off season with her new contractor husband, Dom, and his daughter, Sienna. Surrounded by an immense forest and the mighty Fraser River, Jane wants nothing more than to bond with her new family. But she's unsettled by the cold, quiet presence of the hotel's owner, Peter, who is overseeing Dom's renovations. When she starts asking questions, Dom grows distant and Sienna becomes belligerent. Undeterred, Jane uncovers secrets that make her question exactly who she married, including a series of strange disappearances at the hotel in previous seasons. When a rainstorm of epic proportions threatens to flood the banks of the river and claim the Venatura Hotel, Jane must solve these mysteries if she's to survive the off season"
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