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Thrillers and Suspense December 2024 |
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| A Very Bad Thing by J.T. EllisonRenowned author Columbia Jones collapses and is later found dead at her book tour, leaving her daughter and fans in shock. Though initially baffled, police soon uncover dark secrets from her past, exposing multiple motives for her murder. As a relentless reporter and detective dig deeper, her hidden truths risk destroying more lives. |
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| Karla's Choice by Nick HarkawayIn 1963, George Smiley has stepped away from espionage, seeking a quiet life. Yet a Russian defector’s mysterious case pulls him back into the shadows. Written pseudonymously by John le Carré’s son, this novel, set between The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, revives le Carré’s iconic spy world. |
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| The Boyfriend by Freida McFaddenAfter a string of terrible dates, Sydney Shaw finally meets her ideal man -- a charming doctor. But when a young woman is murdered, part of a series of coast-wide killings by a man who dates his victims, Sydney grows uneasy, suspecting her “perfect” boyfriend might be more dangerous than he seems. |
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While we were burning
by Koffi, Sara
"After her best friend's mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith's picture-perfect life in the Memphis suburbs has spiraled out of control-so much so that she hires a personal assistant to keep her on track. Composed and elegant, Brianna is exactly who she needs and slides so neatly into Elizabeth's life, almost like she belonged there from the start. Soon, the assistant Elizabeth hired to distract her from her obsession with her friend's death is the same person working with her to uncover the truth behind it. Because Brianna has questions too. She wants to know why the police killed her young Black son. Why someone in Elizabeth's neighborhood called the cops on him that day. Who took that first step that stole her child away from her. And the only way she's ever going to be able to find out is to entwine herself deep into Elizabeth's life, where the answers to her questions lie. As the two women hurtle towards an electrifying final showdown, and the lines between employer and friend blur, it becomes clear that neither of them is what they first appear"
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Darling girls
by Hepworth, Sally
"Get ready for another twisty domestic thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of THE SOULMATE. From the outside, Alicia, Jessica and Norah might seem like ordinary women you'd meet on the street any day of the week. Sure, Jessica has a little OCD and Norah has some anger issues. And Alicia has low self-esteem that manifests itself in surprising ways. But these three have a bond that no one can fully understand. It's a bond that takes them back decades, to when they were girls, and they livedon a farm with a foster mother named Miss Fairchild. Miss Fairchild had rules. Miss Fairchild could be unpredictable. And Miss Fairchild was never, ever to be crossed. In a moment of desperation, the three broke away from Miss Fairchild, and they thoughtthey were free. But the reach of someone with such power is long, and even though they never saw her again, she was always somewhere in the shadows of their minds. When bones are discovered buried under the farmhouse of their childhood, they are called in by the police to tell what they know. Against their will, they are brought back to the past, and to Miss Fairchild herself. DARLING GIRLS asks the questions: what are we capable of when in a desperate place? How much can we hide the demons inside us? And can the past ever truly be buried?"
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| You Have Gone Too Far by Carlene O'ConnorIn O’Connor’s chilling 3rd Dimpna Wilde mystery, a violent cult leader, Cahal Mackey, returns to Dingle after serving time for lesser charges. Decades ago, Mackey terrorized the town, and now, with new murders and abductions, Dimpna helps detectives with their investigation, uncovering dark truths in a gripping, atmospheric tale. |
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The next Mrs. Parrish
by Constantine, Liv
With her husband Jackson getting out of prison, prominent socialite Amber Patterson Parrish, when an enemy from her past emerges looking for revenge, she, Jackson and Jackson's ex-wife Daphne become unlikely allies but when all is said and done, they'll have to fight for everything they have left in this zero-sum game. (suspense). Simultaneous.
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Middle of the night
by Sager, Riley
"In the latest jaw-dropping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager, a man must contend with the long-ago disappearance of his childhood best friend--and the dark secrets lurking just beyond the safe confines of his picture-perfect neighborhood"
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| This Cursed House by Del SandeenSandeen’s gothic debut takes readers to 1960s New Orleans, where Jemma Barker, a young Black woman, flees her past and takes a job with the mysterious Duchon family. Upon discovering their curse, Jemma becomes their last hope. Blending supernatural suspense with complex themes of race and family, Sandeen offers a fresh, atmospheric take on gothic horror. |
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Knife river
by Champine, Justine
"When Jess was thirteen, her mother went for a walk and never returned. Jess and her older sister, Liz, never found out what happened. Instead, they did what they hoped their mother had done: survive. As soon as she was old enough, Jess fled their small town of Knife River, wandering from girlfriend to girlfriend like a ghost in her own life, aimless in her attempts to outrun grief and confusion. But one morning, fifteen years after their mother's disappearance, she gets the call she's been bracing for: Her mother's remains have been found. Jess returns to find Knife River--and her sister--frozen in time. The town is as claustrophobic and rundown as ever. Liz still lives in their childhood home and has become obsessed with unsolved missing persons cases.Jess plans to stay only until they get some answers, but their mother's bones, exposed to the elements for so long, just leave them with more questions. As Jess gets caught up in the case and falls back into an entanglement with her high school girlfriend, her understanding of the past, of Liz, of their mother, and of herself become more complicated--and the list of theories more ominous. Knife River is a tense, intimate, and heartrending portrayal of how deeply and imperfectly women love one another: inromantic relationships, in friendships, and especially as sisters"
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