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Thrillers and Suspense April 2024 |
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| 2054 by Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James StavridisThis sweeping and sobering sequel to 2034 returns to the first book's near-future world of rapidly advancing technology, 20 years later. In the interim, both China and the U.S. have fallen from geopolitical grace, an A.I. may be responsible for the sudden death of the American president, and the approaching Singularity poses a threat to the entire human race. |
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| My Name Was Eden by Eleanor Barker-WhiteIn this compelling debut, a complicated mother-daughter relationship grows even thornier after the titular teenage daughter Eden survives almost drowning. After her near-death experience, Eden's behavior takes a sinister turn, and she begins churning up family secrets, and asking uncomfortable questions about someone named Eli. |
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| The Split by Kit FrickYA author Kit Frick makes her adult debut in this fast-paced and haunting work of psychological suspense, which examines the nature of choice through the fraught relationship between two sisters and one desperate late night phone call between them. For fans of: The Choice by Gillian McAllister and The Two Lila Bennetts by Liz Fenton. |
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| The Mystery Writer by Sulari GentillTheodosia "Theo" Benton puts aside her legal career to finally get serious about writing, moving in with her brother Gus and convincing an established author to mentor her. But when her mentor turns up dead and the police decide Gus is a person of interest, Theo makes a decision she can't take back in order to find out what really happened. |
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| One of the Good Guys by Araminta HallIn this fast-paced and intricately plotted psychological suspense novel, narrator Cole leaves his London life (and failed marriage) behind to start over in a quiet town on England's South Coast. He starts getting close to his neighbor, an artist called Leonora, but the local disappearance of two activists upends their tenuous relationship and uncovers that neither of them are quite who they seem to be. |
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| The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice HallettWashed-up true crime writer Amanda Bailey sees the chance to revitalize her career by writing a book about the titular Alperton Angels, a cult known for brainwashing a teen mother into believing that her child was the antichrist. Forced to collaborate with a professional rival also interested in the group, she soon discovers that the disturbing, dark truth is much stranger than fiction. |
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| Who to Believe by Edwin HillIn this incisive and intricately plotted small-town thriller, gossip about residents' personal lives intersects in unpredictable ways with the violent death of a local restaurateur. After the murder naturally sends the rumor mill into overdrive, uncovering the killer's identity becomes an infinitely more treacherous proposition. For fans of Riley Sager. |
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| The Fortune Seller by Rachel Kapelke-DaleOne part coming-of-age story and one part atmospheric suspense, The Fortune Seller stars social outsider Rosie Macalister as she returns to Yale for her senior year, where she's on an equestrian team scholarship. The seemingly accidental death of a teammate ends up poisoning Rosie's social circle, and after graduation the members of the team begin receiving sinister messages that cast doubt on everything they thought they knew. |
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| Kingpin by Michael LawsonVeteran political fixer Joe DeMarco returns in the gritty and action-packed follow-up to Alligator Alley. This time, his well-connected erstwhile employer tasks Joe with uncovering the truth behind the mysterious death of one of his interns, where he'll find a complex web of corruption, assassins, and unanticipated ties to the Albanian mafia. |
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| Northwoods by Amy PeaseTraumatized Afghanistan vet Eli North is a problem drinker with untreated PTSD and a failing marriage. After his Fish and Wildlife Service job is eliminated, he returns to the picturesque Midwestern home town where his mother is the sheriff, and where his efforts to help investigate the murder of a young boy will uncover ugly secrets about the town's opioid crisis. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Atlantic County Library System | 40 Farragut Avenue, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Phone: (609) 625-2776 | www.atlanticlibrary.org
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Atlantic County Board of Commissioners, Maureen Kern, Chairwoman |
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