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Author
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An atmospheric psychological thriller about a glamorous family living on the coast of southern Australia. A devastating secret.Summer, 2000. In the tranquil town of Queen's Point in southern Australia, the Whitlam family marks the end of every season with a lavish party in their clifftop mansion. Here, clutching her first glass of real champagne, the summer breeze intoxicating on her skin, sixteen-year-old Lucy Ross is kissed for the very first time....
Author
Series
Blackbird trilogy volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Over a century after Jack, a new Ripper is on the loose. Following in the footsteps of notorious serial murderer Jack the Ripper, a killer is stalking the streets of London. The self-dubbed Ripper King strikes at night, leaving a trail of eviscerated bodies in his wake. Fresh off a case with potential ties to the recent rash of killings, FBI agents Della Hamilton and Mason Carter are all too familiar with a slayer set to rule with a lethal fist....
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Language
English
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Description
"For fans of true crime TV shows like Making a Murderer, and podcasts like Serial, Trust Me When I Lie is a thrilling mystery that proves the only difference between the hero of a story and the villain is your perspective. Producer Jack Quick knows how to frame a story so the murder mystery makes an impact. So says the subject of Jack's new true crime docuseries, Curtis Wade, who was convicted for killing a young woman four years ago. In the eyes...
Author
Publisher
Thomas and Mercer
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"ITW Thriller Award winner International Book Awards winner Nina can never forgive Maggie for what she did. And she can never let her leave. They say every house has its secrets, and the house that Maggie and Nina have shared for so long is no different. Except that these secrets are not buried in the past. Every other night, Maggie and Nina have dinner together. When they are finished, Nina helps Maggie back to her room in the attic, and into...
5) Gift of fire
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
The bond between restauranteur Verity Ames and her lover, Jonas Quarrel, a Renaissance scholar and dishwasher, is tested when the pair, along with a group of New Age eccentrics, hunt for medieval treasure off the coast of Washington state.
Author
Series
Nathan McBride series volume 3
Publisher
Thomas and Mercer
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Nathan McBride returns in the third installment of one of the best new series in thriller fiction. When Nathan McBride receives a text message from someone who claims she's been kidnapped, it triggers a deadly chain of events that has the potential to haunt him for the rest of his life. Nathan will soon learn that nothing from his past could ever prepare him for the crisis he'll soon be facing. The girl's name is Lauren and she's just twelve years...
7) My murder
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Lou is a happily married mother of an adorable toddler. She's also the clone of the original Louise who, along with four other victims of a local serial killer, has been brought back to life by a government project to return the women to their grieving families. But as the new Lou re-adapts to her old life, questions remain about what exactly preceded her death, and how much to trust those around her"--
"A tautly paced novel in which a young mother...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A twisty, thrilling story you won't be able to put down."— Town & Country "An undeniable page-turner."— Booklist "Witty, tightly plotted, knife-sharp, and utterly immersive."— Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author of The Spare Room "A dark and dazzling debut."— Jennifer Hillier, award-winning and bestselling author of Things We Do in the Dark She has everything to live for—and everything to hide. Nine years ago, with the world's...
Author
Series
Off the grid volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
In RECKLESS WHISPER the suspense continues with the second novel in the Off the Grid: FBI Series by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy. FBI Special Agent Bree Adams has a personal secret, something she has managed to keep hidden for the past ten years-at least she always thought so...
"FBI Special Agent Bree Adams has a personal secret, something she has managed to keep hidden for the past ten years--at least she always thought...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas and Mercer
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When a team of commandos--highly skilled and armed to the teeth--tries to kidnap retired CIA station chief Linda Genneken from her home, trained Marine Nathan McBride and his partner, Harvey Fontana, arrive just in time to join the fight. But their well-honed CIA instincts tell them this is only the beginning. McBride and Fontana set out to learn who ordered the midnight raid, and why. Is it connected to a rescue mission they conducted with Genneken...
12) The rook
Author
Series
Bowers files volume 2
Publisher
Onyx
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"An arsonist has struck a top-secret research facility at a key US naval base. But it's not just a random terrorist attack. These people were after something specific. When Special Agent Patrick Bowers is called in to investigate, he is drawn into a deadly web of intrigue and deception. With his own criminology research being turned against him and one of the world's most deadly devices missing, Bowers is caught up in a race against time to stop an...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
'Nicholai Hel-genius, mystic, and the perfect, formidable assassin-was first introduced to readers in Shibumi, the classic #1 bestseller by master storyteller Trevanian. Now critically acclaimed author Don Winslow continues Hel's story for the first time in this all-new, blockbuster thriller. Prepare to meet the world's most dangerous man . . . It is the fall of 1951, and the Korean War is raging. Twenty-six-year-old Nicholai Hel has spent the last...
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"Detective Cara Kennedy thought she'd lost her husband and son in an accident, but harrowing evidence has emerged that points to murder-and she will stop at nothing to find the truth in this riveting mystery from the author of City Under One Roof. On a frigid February day, Anchorage Detective Cara Kennedy stands by the graves of her husband and son, watching as their caskets are raised from the earth. It feels sacrilegious, but she has no choice....
Series
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
“This form has a special kind of magic, the ability to transport you quickly, intensely, to capture character, time, place, and story with immediacy,” writes guest editor Lisa Unger in her introduction. The transporting stories in this year’s The Best American Mystery and Suspense are populated by those who exist on the fringe of our society and want more than what life has dealt them: A haunted veteran turned career criminal is on the run....
Author
Series
Henning Juul series volume 4
Publisher
Orenda Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"When a woman fails to return from a retreat in Italy, investigative journalist Henning Juul discovers that she never left Oslo … and her disappearance leads to a chilling case that has unexpected and devastating links to the past. ‘One of the most unusual and intense talents in the field’ Barry Forshaw, Independent ‘A sophisticated and suspenseful tale’ Jessica Mann, Literary Review ‘Suspenseful, dark and gritty … this is a must-read’...
Author
Publisher
Atria Paperback
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Curator of paleontology Dr. Simon Nealy never expected to return to his Pennsylvania hometown, let alone the Hawthorne Museum of Natural History. He was just a boy when his six-year-old sister, Morgan, was abducted from the museum under his watch, and the guilt has haunted Simon ever since. After a recent break-up and the death of the aunt who raised him, Simon feels drawn back to the place where Morgan vanished, in search of the bones they never...
18) Tuya
Author
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Español
Description
"Un corazón dibujado con rouge, cruzado por un <> y firmado <> le revela a Inés que su marido la engaña. A partir de ahí, una original novela de suspense, un ama de casa dispuesta a todo con tal de conservar su matrimonio y las buenas apariencias."--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Artemesia Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Set on the freight trains of 1980s America, Lynden Hoover learns about this life from his mentor The Duke, one of the last remaining Knights of the Road, but everything changes when The Duke's enemy Short Arm won't back down and two friends are murdered--
"A hobo, a wanderer, a madman; three characters hurtling toward a heart-wrenching climax where their way of life, and their lives, hang in the balance. These freights let you ride, they don't let...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Description
With his marriage on the rocks and his life in shambles, washed-up true-crime writer Lucas Graham is desperate for a comeback, one more shot at the bestselling success he once enjoyed. His chance comes when he's promised exclusive access to death row inmate Jeffrey Halcomb, the notorious cult leader and mass murderer who's ready to break his silence after 30 years, and who contacted Lucas personally from his maximum-security cell. With nothing less...
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