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Thrillers and Suspense August 2026 |
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| 138 Main by Gavin BellFBI Special Agent Ben Walker and rookie officer Zoe Hill hunt the elusive “Main Street Killer,” whose victims all live at 138 Main Street addresses scattered across the country. As panic spreads and a manifesto demanding radical social change surfaces, the pair race to stop a taunting killer in this inventive, fast-paced thriller with a clever premise and relentless tension. |
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| It Could Have Been Her by Lisa JewellWhen a lost dog leads Jane Trevally to a sinister London house tied to a terrifying night from her past, she becomes drawn into the search for a missing teenage girl. As long-buried secrets surface, Jane and her stepson uncover a chilling legacy of abuse and deception in Lisa Jewell’s atmospheric, gothic psychological thriller. |
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| Murder at the Spirit Lounge by Jess KiddFormer nun Nora Breen investigates when a celebrated medium dies during a séance and the attendees begin dying one by one under seemingly supernatural circumstances. Fearing Detective Inspector Hilary Rideout may be next, Nora races to expose a clever killer in this atmospheric postwar cozy mystery filled with ghostly intrigue, sharp wit, and impossible deaths. |
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| McKenna's Guy by Mike LawsonRoger Smith seems like an ordinary civil servant nearing retirement -- until he kills a hired assassin who breaks into his home. As a determined detective uncovers ties to a secret passport-forging operation, Roger and his longtime associate John McKenna must stay one step ahead of relentless killers in this clever, propulsive thriller. |
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| Based on a True Story by Sarah VaughanBestselling children’s author Dame Eleanor Kingman has spent decades carefully crafting her public image, but an anonymous threat on the eve of her 70th birthday celebration puts everything at risk. As secrets unravel and a death shocks her family and guests, a web of lies, resentments, and hidden motives emerges in this gripping psychological suspense novel. |
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| The Death Row Club by V.A. VazquezFollowing the public unmasking of her father as a serial killer, Nicola Fischer is isolated, disgraced, and struggling to rebuild her life. An invitation to an exclusive retreat for the children of killers offers a chance at understanding and belonging -- until a newcomer’s disappearance and a sudden death turn the group’s fragile trust into suspicion and fear. |
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| The Au Pair by Teddy WayneWhen a once-successful novelist’s stagnant career and strained marriage collide with the arrival of a captivating Norwegian au pair, long-suppressed tensions come to the fore. Obsession and betrayal take hold and the household descends into chaos, culminating in tragedy and public fallout in this dark, incisive domestic thriller about ambition, desire, and self-deception. |
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| Tell Your Friends by Lauren WilsonTrapped for years as the public face of her family’s successful lifestyle vlog, Crystal Shaw finally reaches university hoping to break free and reveal the secrets behind the carefully controlled online persona. But her new friendship with journalism student Alyssa, an avid fan with hidden motives, quickly turns dangerous in this psychological thriller about obsession, image, and control. |
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Lemont Public Library District
50 E Wend St Lemont, Illinois 60439 (630) 257-6541 ext. 2
www.lemontlibrary.org
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