Suspense

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“a fast-paced thriller, which zooms along at the speed of a Japanese Bullet Train.

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“Fast action, bold but well thought-out moves, fast paced writing, and a hero who wants to be involved to help others.”

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“the way Erdrich drip-drip-drips the hints into the narrative gives them a quality of foreboding that punches above their weight.”

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“[the series] consistently delivers intriguing cases, the human cost of them, and enough canine details to make dog lovers wag their tails.”

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“Though this is far from the modern crime fiction she’s known for, McDermid weaves Queen Macbeth from the same understanding of longings for safety, justice, and yes, love.”

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“Archer’s bold thriller structure bares all motives and manipulations, so there are few surprises and no secrets here, but the suspense of each interaction resembles the final rounds of a c

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“A more imaginative writer would have made Venetia’s fascinating story more vibrant.”

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“Brace for casually described violence, death, and mean people, from the first chapter. . . .

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“Heller’s Burn is unforgettable in its tenderness, its power, and its warning.

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A Death in Cornwall will delight Silva’s legions of fans and those who love whirlwind, propulsive action, an invincible hero, and global political intrigue.”

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“Clairvoyants, seers, myths, legends, rituals, potions and spells, Strange Folk is a phantasmal, down-homey read in a setting where real magic com

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People who read series recognize four patterns: series that get stronger with each volume, series that get weaker, those that spike up and down, and those that hum along unchanged.

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“‘You’ll never own any White Orchard designs, you murderer!’ Her voice cut through the room and there was dead silence. Everyone was staring at them.

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The premise for Pearson’s story, Bright and Tender Dark, is a classic whodunit. Karlie Richards is a college student in North Carolina, and she is murdered.

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“The themes tackled in this story are important, painful, and relevant for our modern day, presented in beautiful prose and complex storytelling.”

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The mother and son team of Iris and Roy Johansen have united again for the 11th Kendra Michaels thriller.

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“The strength of Shanghai is in its skillful plotting, with numerous twists and turns as befitting this tumultuous period in the city’s history.”

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“what could be better than a cursed island, some supernatural happenings, and the righting of centuries of social wrongs?”

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“Eruption is summer reading at its finest—a lava-surfing, ground-pounding thriller that will have you racing through the pages to find out who—if anyone—will survi

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Middletide is a mystery novel whose twists and turns will keep the reader intrigued and turning pages.”

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“a clever and entertaining novel that readers of the series will likely enjoy.”

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Not long before Ellery and Luke Wainwright were to embark upon a dream 20th wedding anniversary trip to Broken Point, an exorbitantly expensive and extremely remote luxury resort in Big Sur, Califo

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With a primary setting in the backwoods of Montana in the late 1970s with some spillover into the earliest eighties, Old King tells the story of Duane Oshun, a divorcé who leaves Salt Lake

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“succeeds thanks to Samson’s finely rendered characterizations and twists that are believable yet impossible to predict.”

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