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Thrillers and Suspense October 2019
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| Stolen Things by R.H. HerronStarring: cop-turned-911 dispatcher Laurie, who takes a call from her own daughter, JoJo.
What happens: Jojo's rape, the murder of a man, and the disappearance of another teenage girl all seem connected to a pro football player who, like the two girls, is an activist against police brutality. And Laurie and JoJo seem best poised to save the missing girl.
Want a taste? "'My daughter.' The man's words were a garbled gasp. 'She's gone.'" |
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| Cold Storage by David KoeppWhat happens: A deadly, highly contagious fungus that kills humans for nourishment has already wiped out a remote Australian town. And it's about to escape its no-longer-secure storage facility in the U.S....
Author alert: This terrifying debut is by a screenwriter and director who has worked on numerous big Hollywood films (Jurassic Park and Mission: Impossible among them).
Reviewers say: "this is a terrific thriller: ambitious, audacious, gory, scary, flamboyant, and funny" (Booklist). |
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| The Whisper Man by Alex NorthWhat happens: After the death of his wife, Tom Kennedy moves with his young son to a new town, hoping for a fresh start. But Featherbank has a dark past: 20 years previously, a serial killer known as "the Whisper Man" lured away young boys. And now it's happening again.
Why you might like it: Dark and haunting, this intricately plotted thriller has supernatural overtones, well-depicted characters, and a menacing atmosphere.
For fans of: Sharon Bolton's The Craftsman, another eerie tale of history repeating itself. |
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| The Murder List by Hank Phillippi RyanStarring: Rachel North, a 36-year-old Harvard law student; her prominent defense attorney husband, Jack Kirkland; and her boss for the summer (and Jack's sworn enemy), Assistant DA Martha Gardiner.
What happens: Martha and Rachel work a new murder case while flashbacks show past events in the trio’s lives, compellingly moving the story to its twisty ending.
About the author: Though this is her second standalone thriller, Hank Phillippi Ryan also writes the popular Jane Ryland mysteries and is an award-winning television news reporter in Boston. |
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| The Alphabet House by Jussi Adler-Olsen; translated by Steve ScheinWhat it's about: Shot down behind Nazi lines, two British pilots escape by impersonating SS officers on a hospital train heading to a mental facility, where they are subjected to horrendous "treatments."
What happens next...has long-term consequences for the two men.
Why you might like it: While author Jussi Adler-Olsen is better known for his Department Q series, you'll find the same detailed characterization here, just in a bleaker setting. His historical settings are well-researched and atmospheric. |
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Misterioso
by Arne Dahl; translated by Tiina Nunnally
A first installment of a trilogy by an award-winning Swedish writer finds Detective Paul Hjelm unexpectedly placed into an elite team of officers and sent on a mission to track down a killer who has been systematically targeting business leaders, a case that pits them against the Russian Mafia, Sweden's secret wealthy societies and the country's persistent xenophobia.
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The Plotters
by Un-Su Kim; translated by Sora Kim-Russell
Reseng, a bookish thirtysomething hitman lives 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.
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.
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The Son
by Jo Nesbø; translated by Charlotte Barslund
Serving time for crimes he did not commit in exchange for heroin payouts, Sonny Lofthus uses his spiritual charisma to navigate corrupt and violent elements in his life before learning disturbing truths about his police officer father's suicide. By the award-winning author of the Harry Hole series.
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A Climate of Fear
by Fred Vargas; translated by Sian Reynolds
When two apparent suicide victims are found with strange symbols near their bodies, Commissaire Adamsberg discovers that they both were part of a tragic expedition to Iceland 10 years earlier, which is linked to rumors of a demon and a secret association. By an internationally best-selling and four-time CWA International Dagger Award-winning author.
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