"Keeping silent goes against human nature." ~ from Sascha Arango's The Truth and Other Lies |
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| Hostage: A Novel by Kristina OhlssonSuspense Fiction. This is the 4th book in the Fredrika Bergman series, but it departs from its usual police procedural format. Instead, Fredrika and her colleagues at different Swedish law enforcement institutions face an international crisis: a bomb on a flight from Stockholm to New York will detonate if certain demands are not met by the Swedish and U.S. governments, who must find a way to work together. This tense, intricately plotted novel is followed by an afterword that addresses the author's own connection to terrorism in Stockholm and her thoughts on U.S. counter-terrorism policies. |
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| Ivory by Tony ParkAdventure. Already an international bestseller (it was first published in Australia in 2009), this thrilling story is finally available in the U.S. It's set in South Africa, Mozambique, and the Indian Ocean, and stars a decent man who's only turned to piracy to raise some quick cash in order to restore his island hotel. He and his men, who take care not to hurt anyone on their raids, find success all over the Indian Ocean, but things are complicated by the disappearance of a mysterious package, the arrival of a beautiful woman, and the team's disinclination to stop pirating. From there, things move "at a blistering pace to a masterly conclusion" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| Tipping Point: A Dan Lenson Novel by David PoyerMilitary Thriller. With all the high-seas action and adventure that fans of the Dan Lenson series have come to love, this 15th in the ongoing saga won't disappoint longtime readers -- and will work just fine for newcomers to the series. Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated to the point of nuclear war, but things aren't much better aboard ship, where flu-like symptoms plague Captain Lenson's crew and the women are targets of sexual assault. Political complications and naval derring-do await fans and new readers alike. |
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| The Verdict by Nick StoneLegal Thriller. Legal clerk and recovering alcoholic Terry Flynt is pleased to be selected to help on a high-profile murder case involving multimillionaire hedge fund manager Vernon James. Not only is it a chance to help his floundering career, but Terry and Vernon had been best friends as teenagers; Terry blames Vernon for getting him thrown out of Cambridge and the dispiriting turns his life has taken since then. With Terry as an able guide to the British legal system, a complex plot awash in moral ambiguities, and richly detailed characters, this novel is sure to appeal to fans of the best courtroom dramas. |
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| The Truth and Other Lies: A Novel by Sascha Arango; translated by Imogen TaylorPsychological Suspense. Henry Hayden is a famous, well-liked bestselling author...and only he and his wife know that she's actually the writer of the books that made him famous. He's also not really as nice as everyone believes. This becomes quite clear (at least to the reader) when his mistress gets pregnant and his instinct for self-preservation kicks in. Soon, he's made a deadly mistake that attracts the attention of the police, and his carefully built life begins to crumble. Fans of Barbara Vine's The Chimney Sweeper's Boy will enjoy this similar, if darker and faster, debut. |
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| The Pocket Wife by Susan CrawfordPsychological Suspense. Dana Catrell spent a boozy, argumentative afternoon with her friend and neighbor, Celia Steinhauser, about which she remembers little (sangria does not mix well with Dana's medications for bipolar disorder). This becomes a big problem for Dana when Celia is found hours later, brutally assaulted, and dies from her injuries. Dana is pretty confident she didn't do it, but she needs to know for sure before she's charged with the crime. With a main character whose memory is so unreliable, this debut is a good bet for fans of Paula Hawkin's The Girl on the Train; author Susan Crawford's second book, The Other Widow, is due to be published in April. |
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| In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth WarePsychological Suspense. In an isolated house set far back in Northumberland's woods, Nora Shaw is attending the bachelorette festivities of a former high school friend. But she's recalling this from a bed in a nearby hospital, badly injured and unable to remember all the events of the weekend. She hadn't wanted to go in the first place, but now she's confronting a growing certainty that one of the six attendees is dead. Fast-paced and with building suspense, this debut was compared to Agatha Christie's classic novel of suspense, And Then There Were None. |
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| The Gates of Evangeline by Hester YoungPsychological Suspense. Just a few months ago, New York journalist Charlie Cates lost her four-year-old son to a sudden brain aneurysm. So in a certain way, it makes sense that she's dreaming about children pleading for help. But soon she realizes that they're more than just a symptom of grief, as one centers around a Louisiana estate called Evangeline. Asked to write a true crime piece about the toddler who disappeared from Evangeline 30 years ago, Charlie jumps at the chance. Incorporating the best elements of Gothic fiction, this compelling debut is the 1st in a new series. |
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