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Thrillers and Suspense January 2025 |
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|  Haunted by childhood trauma, travel writer Gabriel Dax interviews Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba in 1960, only to find himself ensnared by MI6. Drawn into espionage by agent Faith Green, Gabriel undertakes covert missions tied to Lumumba's overthrow and his own buried family secrets while intrigue and danger reshape his life. |
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Also available as an  A tattooed nun who moonlights at a detective agency feels she is called on by god to find the killer after discovering a dead priest in the second novel of the series following Scorched Grace. 100,000 first printing. |
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Destro
by Dan Watters
"James McCullen Destro XXIV is the man behind M.A.R.S. Industries, the undisputed leader in providing high-tech weapons to world powers...for the right price. But the emergence of Energon has changed everything. As Destro's ambitions grow, the "Crimson Twins" Tomax and Xamot Paoli emerge to destroy their competition, and Cobra Commander realizes his current ally could be his future greatest enemy"
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| Shell Games by Bonnie KistlerJulie’s mother, Kate, a powerful real estate mogul, marries her high school sweetheart, Charlie. But on their wedding night, Kate calls the police, claiming Charlie confessed to a decades-old crime. Julie grapples with doubts about her mother's sanity, Charlie’s motives, and her own troubled marriage in this psychological thriller. |
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| Also available on Charlie Webb, a down-on-his-luck lawyer, is assigned to represent eccentric artist Guido Sabatini, who has stolen a painting and a thumb drive containing sensitive information. As the case escalates into a deadly conflict involving powerful figures and criminal investigations, Charlie is thrust into a dangerous, high-stakes legal battle. |
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Also available on  A dark and twisted reimagining of Cinderella, told from her stepsister's point of view. |
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| You Better Watch Out by James S. Murray and Darren WearmouthIn this campy and gory thriller set just before Christmas, small-time crook Eddie Parker wakes up in an abandoned home, trapped with five strangers, including a fraudster, a rapist, and a drug dealer. As they try to escape a ghost town surrounded by an electric fence, someone begins to kill them off in gruesome ways. |
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| The Boundaries We Cross by Brad ParksCharles Bliss, a Connecticut boarding school teacher, is accused of a romantic relationship with student Hayley Goodloe. When Hayley vanishes, evidence implicates Charles as the main suspect. While he fights to prove his innocence, alternating chapters expose his growing desperation and Hayley’s tense, revealing journal entries. |
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| Silent Are the Dead by D.M. RowellMud Sawpole, a Silicon Valley consultant turned amateur Kiowa investigator, returns to Oklahoma to solve the murder of thief Gerald Bean and expose an illegal fracking operation threatening tribal land. With the body missing and a respected elder accused, Mud and her cousin Denny uncover unexpected truths in this suspenseful, culturally rich sequel to Never Name the Dead. |
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Cordelia Black, a Baton Rouge pharma rep by day and serial killer by night, targets dangerous men to protect the vulnerable. When her best friend starts dating a questionable man, Cordelia’s carefully controlled life unravels, leading to a rash murder and a series of escalating threats in this darkly comedic debut thriller. |
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