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The Guest: A Novel
Par Emma Cline. 2023
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A young woman pretends to be someone she isn&’t in this &“spellbinding&” (Vogue), &“smoldering&” (The Washington Post) novel by…
the New York Times bestselling author of The Girls. &“Under Cline&’s command, every sentence as sharp as a scalpel, a woman toeing the line between welcome and unwelcome guest becomes a fully destabilizing force.&”—The New York TimesLONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Financial Times, Harper&’s Bazaar, Elle, Vogue, Glamour, Newsweek, Good Housekeeping, Slate, Time Out, Chicago Public Library, Electric Lit, Bookreporter&“Alex drained her wineglass, then her water glass. The ocean looked calm, a black darker than the sky. A ripple of anxiety made her palms go damp. It seemed suddenly very tenuous to believe that anything would stay hidden, that she could successfully pass from one world to another.&”Summer is coming to a close on the East End of Long Island, and Alex is no longer welcome.A misstep at a dinner party, and the older man she&’s been staying with dismisses her with a ride to the train station and a ticket back to the city.With few resources and a waterlogged phone, but gifted with an ability to navigate the desires of others, Alex stays on Long Island and drifts like a ghost through the hedged lanes, gated driveways, and sun-blasted dunes of a rarefied world that is, at first, closed to her. Propelled by desperation and a mutable sense of morality, she spends the week leading up to Labor Day moving from one place to the next, a cipher leaving destruction in her wake.Taut, propulsive, and impossible to look away from, Emma Cline&’s The Guest is a spellbinding literary achievement.Homesick for Another World: Stories
Par Ottessa Moshfegh. 2017
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017An electrifying first collection from one of the most exciting short story writers…
of our time"I can&’t recall the last time I laughed this hard at a book. Simultaneously, I&’m shocked and scandalized. She&’s brilliant, this young woman."—David Sedaris Ottessa Moshfegh's debut novel Eileen was one of the literary events of 2015. Garlanded with critical acclaim, it was named a book of the year by The Washington Post and the San Francisco Chronicle, nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award, short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, and won the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction. But as many critics noted, Moshfegh is particularly held in awe for her short stories. Homesick for Another World is the rare case where an author's short story collection is if anything more anticipated than her novel. And for good reason. There's something eerily unsettling about Ottessa Moshfegh's stories, something almost dangerous, while also being delightful, and even laugh-out-loud funny. Her characters are all unsteady on their feet in one way or another; they all yearn for connection and betterment, though each in very different ways, but they are often tripped up by their own baser impulses and existential insecurities. Homesick for Another World is a master class in the varieties of self-deception across the gamut of individuals representing the human condition. But part of the unique quality of her voice, the echt Moshfeghian experience, is the way the grotesque and the outrageous are infused with tenderness and compassion. Moshfegh is our Flannery O'Connor, and Homesick for Another World is her Everything That Rises Must Converge or A Good Man is Hard to Find. The flesh is weak; the timber is crooked; people are cruel to each other, and stupid, and hurtful. But beauty comes from strange sources. And the dark energy surging through these stories is powerfully invigorating. We're in the hands of an author with a big mind, a big heart, blazing chops, and a political acuity that is needle-sharp. The needle hits the vein before we even feel the prick.I Have Some Questions for You: A Novel
Par Rebecca Makkai. 2023
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named a Best Book of 2023 by People, USA Today, NPR, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Real Simple,…
The Boston Globe, CrimeReads and more&“A twisty, immersive whodunit perfect for fans of Donna Tartt&’s The Secret History.&” —People "Spellbinding." —The New York Times Book Review"[An] irresistible literary page-turner." —The Boston GlobeThe riveting new novel — "part true-crime page-turner, part campus coming-of-age" (San Francisco Chronicle) — from the author of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist The Great Believers A successful film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane is content to forget her past—the family tragedy that marred her adolescence, her four largely miserable years at a New Hampshire boarding school, and the murder of her former roommate, Thalia Keith, in the spring of their senior year. Though the circumstances surrounding Thalia&’s death and the conviction of the school&’s athletic trainer, Omar Evans, are hotly debated online, Bodie prefers—needs—to let sleeping dogs lie.But when the Granby School invites her back to teach a course, Bodie is inexorably drawn to the case and its increasingly apparent flaws. In their rush to convict Omar, did the school and the police overlook other suspects? Is the real killer still out there? As she falls down the very rabbit hole she was so determined to avoid, Bodie begins to wonder if she wasn&’t as much of an outsider at Granby as she&’d thought—if, perhaps, back in 1995, she knew something that might have held the key to solving the case.In I Have Some Questions for You, award-winning author Rebecca Makkai has crafted her most irresistible novel yet: a stirring investigation into collective memory and a deeply felt examination of one woman&’s reckoning with her past, with a transfixing mystery at its heart. Timely, hypnotic, and populated with a cast of unforgettable characters, I Have Some Questions for You is at once a compulsive page-turner and a literary triumph.Every Smile You Fake: the gripping new novel from the bestselling Queen of the Big Reveal
Par Dorothy Koomson. 2024
'Master of the jaw-dropping twist' S MAGAZINEPlease take care of my baby. But don't try to find me. You'll put…
him in danger. x Profiler and therapist Kez Lanyon is shocked when she finds a baby on the backseat of her car, with an unsigned note asking her to take care of him. Kez has a pretty good idea who the mother is - Brandee, a popular social media star with a troubled background, who once lived in Kez's house. Brandee recently dropped out of the limelight and if the internet rumours are true, Kez knows Brandee's life is in danger. Kez is torn. Should she simply take care of the baby as she's been asked, or should she risk her whole family by using contacts from her previous job to save this young woman? Time is running out for Brandee. Can Kez find her before it's too late? This is the heart-stopping new novel from The Queen Of The Big Reveal.'A timely read that will have you on the edge of your seat' FabulousExiles: A Novel
Par Jane Harper. 2022
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"I love Jane Harper's Australia-based mysteries." —Stephen King“Once again Harper proves that she is peerless in…
creating an avalanche of suspense with intimate, character-driven set pieces...Harper’s legions of fans will exult in reading Exiles.” —David Baldacci, #1 New York Times bestselling authorFROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AND AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR JANE HARPER COMES EXILES, A CAPTIVATING MYSTERY ABOUT A MISSING MOTHERFederal Investigator Aaron Falk is on his way to a small town deep in Southern Australian wine country for the christening of an old friend's baby. But mystery follows him, even on vacation. This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of Kim Gillespie's disappearance. One year ago, at a busy town festival on a warm spring night, Kim safely tucked her sleeping baby into her stroller, then vanished into the crowd. No one has seen her since. When Kim's older daughter makes a plea for anyone with information about her missing mom to come forward, Falk and his old buddy Raco can't leave the case alone. As Falk soaks up life in the lush valley, he is welcomed into the tight-knit circle of Kim’s friends and loved ones. But the group may be more fractured than it seems. Between Falk’s closest friend, the missing mother, and a woman he’s drawn to, dark questions linger as long-ago truths begin to emerge. What would make a mother abandon her child? What happened to Kim Gillespie?The Last Orphan: An Orphan X Novel (Orphan X #8)
Par Gregg Hurwitz. 2023
Evan Smoak returns in The Last Orphan, the next New York Times bestselling Orphan X thriller--when everything changes and everything…
is at risk.As a child, Evan Smoak was plucked out of a group home, raised and trained as an off-the-books assassin for the government as part of the Orphan program. When he broke with the program and went deep underground, he left with a lot of secrets in his head that the government would do anything to make sure never got out. When he remade himself as The Nowhere Man, dedicated to helping the most desperate in their times of trouble, Evan found himself slowly back on the government's radar. Having eliminated most of the Orphans in the program, the government will stop at nothing to eliminate the threat they see in Evan. But Orphan X has always been several steps ahead of his pursuers.Until he makes one little mistake...Now the President has him in her control and offers Evan a deal - eliminate a rich, powerful man she says is too dangerous to live and, in turn, she'll let Evan survive. But when Evan left the Program he swore to only use his skills against those who really deserve it. Now he has to decide what's more important - his principles or his life.I Don't Forgive You
Par Aggie Blum Thompson. 2021
Perfect for book clubs or the beach, Aggie Blum Thompson's I Don't Forgive You is a page-turning, thrilling debut "not…
to be missed." (Wendy Walker)An accomplished photographer and the devoted mom of an adorable little boy, Allie Ross has just moved to an upscale DC suburb, the kind of place where parenting feels like a competitive sport. Allie’s desperate to make a good first impression. Then she’s framed for murder.It all starts at a neighborhood party when a local dad corners Allie and calls her by an old, forgotten nickname from her dark past. The next day, he is found dead.Soon, the police are knocking at her door, grilling her about a supposed Tinder relationship with the man, and pulling up texts between them. She learns quickly that she's been hacked and someone is impersonating her online. Her reputation—socially and professionally—is at stake; even her husband starts to doubt her. As the killer closes in, Allie must reach back into a past she vowed to forget in order to learn the shocking truth of who is destroying her life.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Paper Cage
Par Tom Baragwanath. 2024
**Shortlisted for Ngaio Marsh Awards 2023***Shortlisted for The Ned Kelly Awards 2023*Masterton, New Zealand may be a small town, but…
its residents are certainly not united. Old resentments and the simmering tensions of race and culture divide the Maori and white inhabitants, with everyone keeping to their own patch of turf. But when local children start to go missing, vanishing between the cracks, accusations are hurled, and community relations reach boiling point.Caught in the middle is Lorraine Henry. She works as a lowly records clerk at the police station amongst towering piles of paperwork, quietly making connections and remembering things that the cops would rather not. Solving cases is not part of her job, but when her great-nephew is the next to disappear, she must put her skills to the test as she is called in to help, all before time runs out for the children.Both a nail-biting thriller and a beautifully written, acutely observed portrait of a community in crisis, Paper Cage is the award-winning debut from young New Zealand novelist Tom Baragwanath.'An astonishing debut [with] a wonderfully flawed central character . . . Such a standout novel' James Oswald author of All That Lives'This literary thriller heralds the arrival of an exciting new voice in New Zealand storytelling' Fiona Sussman, author of The Doctor's Wife'Tom Baragwanath has mastered the craft of literary crime' AgeEvery Smile You Fake: the gripping new novel from the bestselling Queen of the Big Reveal
Par Dorothy Koomson. 2024
'Master of the jaw-dropping twist' S MAGAZINEPlease take care of my baby. But don't try to find me. You'll put…
him in danger. x Profiler and therapist Kez Lanyon is shocked when she finds a baby on the backseat of her car, with an unsigned note asking her to take care of him. Kez has a pretty good idea who the mother is - Brandee, a popular social media star with a troubled background, who once lived in Kez's house. Brandee recently dropped out of the limelight and if the internet rumours are true, Kez knows Brandee's life is in danger. Kez is torn. Should she simply take care of the baby as she's been asked, or should she risk her whole family by using contacts from her previous job to save this young woman? Time is running out for Brandee. Can Kez find her before it's too late? This is the heart-stopping new novel from The Queen Of The Big Reveal.'A timely read that will have you on the edge of your seat' FabulousFor Our Sins (The Inspector McLean Series)
Par James Oswald. 2024
The wages of sin is death.The partial collapse of a disused Edinburgh church reveals a dead body in the rubble,…
his head badly smashed by falling masonry. Soon identified as an old ex-con - Kenny Morgan - his death is put down to a heart attack and deemed non-suspicious.Tony McLean is approached by a notorious crime lord who suggests the police should be looking into Morgan's death more closely. Despite struggling with his recent retirement, he is reluctant to involve himself.But when a second man is found dead in another disused church, his forehead branded with a cross, this time it is clearly murder.There's a killer stalking the streets of Edinburgh. Is it time for McLean to get back to doing what he does best?Praise for James Oswald:'The new Ian Rankin' Daily Record'Creepy, gritty and gruesome' Sunday Mirror'Crime fiction's next big thing' Sunday Telegraph(P) 2024 Headline Publishing Group LtdClash of Legions: Empire XIV (Empire series #14)
Par Anthony Riches. 2024
Two emperors - one must fallMarcus Aquila and his patron Rutlius Scaurus have fought a superior enemy force to a…
standstill in Thracia, gaining the favour of the gods but paying a grievous cost in their family's blood.Battle-weary and mourning their losses, they are tasked with rooting out a spy ring operating in the lands into which their imperial master Severus's armies are advancing.Hunting down informers operating under the skilled and ruthless command of their sworn enemy Sartorius, spymaster to the usurper Niger, will not be easy. But the potential to turn his intelligence network, and thereby deceive and distract the enemy, might land a war-winning blow on the army of the east. The quest to find and subvert their foes' informers will place the two friends at great risk, with torture and death the price of any mistake. While success will put them in the front rank of a bitter battle against battle hardened legions, hungry for revenge, in a bloody struggle to determine the fate of Asia's loyalty. And Scaurus is a man with a powerful threat still hanging over him, a curse imploring the gods to fell him at the very moment of his greatest victory.'A master of the genre' The TimesClash of Legions: Empire XIV (Empire series #14)
Par Anthony Riches. 2024
Two emperors - one must fallMarcus Aquila and his patron Rutlius Scaurus have fought a superior enemy force to a…
standstill in Thracia, gaining the favour of the gods but paying a grievous cost in their family's blood.Battle-weary and mourning their losses, they are tasked with rooting out a spy ring operating in the lands into which their imperial master Severus's armies are advancing.Hunting down informers operating under the skilled and ruthless command of their sworn enemy Sartorius, spymaster to the usurper Niger, will not be easy. But the potential to turn his intelligence network, and thereby deceive and distract the enemy, might land a war-winning blow on the army of the east. The quest to find and subvert their foes' informers will place the two friends at great risk, with torture and death the price of any mistake. While success will put them in the front rank of a bitter battle against battle hardened legions, hungry for revenge, in a bloody struggle to determine the fate of Asia's loyalty. And Scaurus is a man with a powerful threat still hanging over him, a curse imploring the gods to fell him at the very moment of his greatest victory.'A master of the genre' The TimesMayday
Par Grethe Bøe. 2024
Get ready to be thrilled by a brand new heroine, Ylva Norvahl.Fighter pilot Ylva Norvahl has returned to her hometown,…
Bodø, in Norway's frozen north where tension is escalating across the border with Russia. NATO has launched the "Arctic Blizzard" excercise, mobilising 60,000 soldiers, many of them American.All it takes is one false move to trigger a major political crisis, or even a war.When her plane is forced down over Russian territory, Ylva and the veteran U.S. Major John Evans must race against time across a frozen landscape to avoid capture by the Russian Spetsnaz special forces in pursuit. Complicating their journey is Evans' involvement with an American military contractor Titans Security which has its own agenda across international frontiers.As the hunt closes in, Ylva uses her local Sami knowledge to survive in the excruciating cold, and her family history reveals dark secrets of its own in this geopolitical game of chess.Paper Cage
Par Tom Baragwanath. 2024
The prize-winning literary crime debut from young New Zealand novelist Tom Baragwanath.**Shortlisted for Ngaio Marsh Awards 2023***Shortlisted for The Ned…
Kelly Awards 2023*Masterton, New Zealand may be a small town, but its residents are certainly not united. Old resentments and the simmering tensions of race and culture divide the Maori and white inhabitants, with everyone keeping to their own patch of turf. But when local children start to go missing, vanishing between the cracks, accusations are hurled, and community relations reach boiling point.Caught in the middle is Lorraine Henry. She works as a lowly records clerk at the police station amongst towering piles of paperwork, quietly making connections and remembering things that the cops would rather not. Solving cases is not part of her job, but when her great-nephew is the next to disappear, she must put her skills to the test as she is called in to help, all before time runs out for the children.Both a nail-biting thriller and a beautifully written, acutely observed portrait of a community in crisis, Paper Cage is the award-winning debut from young New Zealand novelist Tom Baragwanath.'An astonishing debut [with] a wonderfully flawed central character . . . Such a standout novel' James Oswald author of All That Lives'This literary thriller heralds the arrival of an exciting new voice in New Zealand storytelling' Fiona Sussman, author of The Doctor's Wife'Tom Baragwanath has mastered the craft of literary crime' Age(P)2024 Hodder & Stoughton LimitedA Treachery of Friends: An edge-of-your-seat thriller
Par Cj Carver. 2024
From the Dagger Award–winning &“top notch thriller writer,&” a new novel of politics, religion, power, and a woman&’s search for…
her missing father&’s secrets (Simon Kernick, bestselling author of Relentless). A man lies bleeding on the roadside. Hidden in his clothing is a message to Sidney from her father—who has been missing for fourteen years . . . Practical and level-headed Sid doesn&’t believe in miracles. So she sets out on a search for her father that leads to his old friends from university—or at least, the two of them who are still around. One is the head of a religious cult. The other is an ambitious politician. And both have secrets they want to stay buried—secrets Sid will have to uncover before a killer strikes again . . .Praise for CJ Carver &“A page-turning must read.&” —Booklist &“Solid gold.&” —Lee Child, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series &“Exceptional.&” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)A True Crime: A brand new unmissable psychological thriller full of twists
Par Charlotte Barnes. 2024
Revisiting the past threatens a woman&’s future, in a stunning new thriller by the author of The Good Child.Emma and…
I did everything together—including getting kidnapped . . . As teenagers, we were both taken but only I survived. I promised myself that I would tell my story, and Emma&’s story, when the time was right. Now here we are. I&’m on the cusp of launching my true crime novel which is predicted to be a huge bestseller. Life is good. I have a home, a dog, and a woman who loves me—but I&’m a complete fraud. Worse still, someone knows it. One way or another, I&’ll find the person who is threatening me. One way or another, I&’ll stop them. Whoever is sending me sinister fan mail, whoever is hoping to ruin it all, they should know one thing: I&’ll do whatever it takes to survive. I&’ve done it before, and I&’ll do it again . . . &“Mind. Blown!&” —Amazon reviewer, five stars &“Excellent thriller!&” —Goodreads reviewer, five stars &“A brilliant twist . . . keeps you gripped.&” —Amazon reviewer, five starsPraise for the novels of Charlotte Barnes &“An addictive read . . . a really well written and enjoyable psychological thriller.&” —Donna&’s Book Blog &“Smartly plotted. . . . Definitely an author to watch!&” —Grace J ReviewerladyWhat Goes Around: A brand new totally intoxicating psychological suspense
Par Jen Faulkner. 2024
A dark secret from their teenage years comes back to haunt two women, in this novel of psychological suspense by…
the author of Keep Her Safe. Long ago, I lied about my whereabouts and witnessed a terrible event. Now I follow the rules and strive to make up for my mistake. But someone is sending me threatening messages. Someone knows what happened that fateful day. But if my mistake, my secret, is revealed, I won&’t be the only one whose life is destroyed. She was there too. She also knows the truth. She is also getting those messages. We are in this together. I thought we&’d left that day behind us. But someone is refusing to let us forget. Someone who will do anything to make us suffer . . . &“This book is on another level!&” —Amazon reviewer, five stars &“Really grabbed my attention!&” —Amazon reviewer, five stars &“Utterly gripping!&” —Amazon reviewer, five starsFrom friends … to lovers … to murder.Haley Montgomery is chasing a dream she can’t quite catch, to become a…
successful screenwriter. She’d do anything to escape her family’s failing vineyard and unrequited love for her best friend Marc. Then the opportunity of a lifetime comes to her small town as renowned film producer Allen Michaels offers her a ticket to a better future…but not without a cost.It can’t be coincidence that as Haley begins working with Allen she starts receiving strange threats. It can’t be fate that Marc at last wants something more when she’s already got one foot out the door. And it can’t be safe when Haley uncovers a bone-chilling secret about why Allen showed up in her obscure town.When a body is found buried in Marc’s backyard, Haley doesn’t know who to believe anymore. Allen claims Marc is dangerous. Marc claims he’s been framed. All she knows is that no one can be trusted, especially not her own heart.Haley thought she was chasing a dream, but now she’s running from a nightmare.A gripping romantic thriller from a USA Today bestseller, perfect for fans of Verity by Colleen Hoover and The Silent Patient.A Secondhand Life: An unpredictable serial killer thriller (The Killer Thriller Series #1)
Par Pamela Crane. 2015
A string of murdered girls. An innocent man behind bars. A serial killer still on the hunt.In a freak collision…
when she was twelve, Mia Germaine faced death and the loss of her father. A heart transplant from a young murder victim saved her life, but not without a price. Twenty years later, chilling nightmares about an unresolved homicide begin to plague Mia. Compelled by these lost memories, she forms a complicated connection to the victim—the girl killed the night of Mia’s accident—due to a scientific phenomenon called “organ memory.”Now suffocating beneath the weight of avenging a dead girl and catching a serial killer on the loose dubbed the “Triangle Terror,” Mia must dodge her own demons while unimaginable truths torment her—along with a killer set on making her his next victim.As Mia tries to determine if her dreams are clues or disturbing phantasms, a killer lures her further into danger’s path, costing her the only person who can save her.Loosely based on a true story, USA Today bestselling author Pamela Crane delivers a dark thriller about the monsters that hide in plain sight. Fans of Karin Slaughter and Lisa Gardner will relish the knife-sharp prose, empowering characters, and mind-blowing twist ending.A Fatal Affair: A short story psychological thriller (The Mental Madness Suspense Series #2)
Par Pamela Crane. 2013
A husband in love with his wife. A wife willing to do anything to escape him. An affair turned deadly.From…
USA Today bestselling author Pamela Crane comes a domestic noir short story about a deadly obsession.The pregnancy test he found in the garbage confirmed it: Fatherhood at last. But when his wife announces her desire for divorce—and a majority of their assets—Hollywood icon Allen Michaels loses not only his wife, but his sanity. As Allen reveals the gory secrets of his mysterious past, with love leaving him battered and broke, how far is too far to avenge the promise of “til death do us part”?Unleash Allen’s hidden demons as he takes justice into his own demented hands…The companion story to the bestselling psychological thriller, The Admirer's Secret. Perfect for fans of Robert Dugoni's Third Watch and Dean Koontz's The Neighbor.“Crane delivers a taut literary thriller that fans of Jeffery Deaver will devour. If you love dark, brooding characters and domestic drama turned murder, you’ll love A Fatal Affair.” – reader review“Mesmeric … chilling … Pamela Crane is a new thriller author to watch.” – reader review