Thrillers (Fiction)

  • A glimmer of death : Odessa Jones, book 1

    Creator

    Wesley, Valerie Wilson

    Abstract

    In the first of a thrilling new series, one woman's extraordinary psychic gift plunges her already-troubled present into chaos - and puts her future in someone's deadly sights... Until now, Odessa Jones' inherited ability to read emotions and foretell danger has protected her. But second sight didn't warn her she would soon be a widow - and about to lose her home and the catering business she's worked so hard to build. The only things keeping Dessa going are her love for baking and her sometimes-mellow cat, Juniper.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Kensington Books

    Not specified
  • A game of ghosts : Charlie Parker, book 15

    Creator

    Connolly, John

    Abstract

    Internationally bestselling author John Connolly returns with another "superb fusion of noir and the supernatural" (My Bookish Ways) in this latest thriller in his gripping Charlie Parker series. It is deep winter and the darkness is unending. A private detective named Jaycob Eklund has vanished and Charlie Parker is assigned to track him down. Parker's employer, Edgar Ross, an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has his own reasons for wanting Eklund found.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Simon & Schuster Audio

    Not specified
  • A flicker in the dark

    Creator

    Willingham, Stacy

    Abstract

    When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, her own father had confessed to the crimes and was put away for life, leaving Chloe and the rest of her family to grapple with the truth and try to move forward while dealing with the aftermath. Now twenty years later, Chloe is a psychologist in Baton Rouge and getting ready for her wedding. While she finally has a fragile grasp on the happiness she's worked so hard to achieve, she sometimes feels as out of control of her own life as the troubled teens who are her patients.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • A delicate touch : Stone Barrington, book 48

    Creator

    Woods, Stuart

    Abstract

    Stone Barrington uncovers a societal minefield in the exhilarating new adventure from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Stuart Woods. When an old acquaintance reaches out to Stone Barrington requesting assistance, the job seems easy enough. She needs an expert in an esoteric field, someone with both the knowledge and careful dexterity to solve a puzzle. But the solution to one small problem blows the lid open on a bigger scandal going back decades, and involving numerous prominent New Yorkers who would prefer the past stay buried.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Audio

    Not specified
  • A darker shade of midnight : LaShaun Rousselle mystery, book 1

    Creator

    Emery, Lynn

    Abstract

    Psychic LaShaun Rousselle returns home to Beau Chene, Louisiana to confront a family feud that turns lethal, and the demon she unwittingly set loose on her small bayou town. The bloodthirsty loa cuts a wide swath of death and destruction. LaShaun battles to stop the killing spree, and keep the demon from taking control of her. When she becomes a murder suspect, LaShaun finds an unlikely ally in sexy Vermilion Parish Deputy Chase Broussard. Together they fight human and supernatural evil.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Solon]

    Lazy River Publishing

    Not specified
  • A black and endless sky

    Creator

    Lyons, Matthew

    Abstract

    From the author of The Night Will Find Us comes a white-knuckled horror-thriller that follows two siblings as they roadtrip across the American Southwest.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Holland, Ohio

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • A bad day for Sunshine : Sunshine Vicram, book 1

    Creator

    Jones, Darynda

    Abstract

    Del Sol, New Mexico is known for three things: its fry-an-egg-on-the-cement summers, its strong cups of coffee - and, now, a nationwide manhunt? Del Sol native Sunshine Vicram has returned to town as the elected sheriff - thanks to her adorably meddlesome parents who nominated her - and she expects her biggest crime wave to involve an elderly flasher named Doug. But a teenage girl is missing, a kidnapper is on the loose, and all of this is reminding Sunshine why she left Del Sol in the first place.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York, New York]

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • 56 days

    Creator

    Howard, Catherine Ryan

    Abstract

    No one even knew they were together. Now one of them is dead. Fifty-six days ago: Ciara and Oliver meet in a supermarket queue in Dublin and start dating the same week COVID-19 reaches Irish shores.Thirty-five days ago: When lockdown threatens to keep them apart, Oliver suggests they move in together. Ciara sees a unique opportunity for a relationship to flourish without the scrutiny of family and friends. Oliver sees a chance to hide who - and what - he really is. Today: Detectives arrive at Oliver’s apartment to discover a decomposing body inside.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Blackstone Audio

    Not specified
  • Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow

    Creator

    Zevin, Gabrielle

    Abstract

    NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - In this exhilarating novel by the best-selling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry two friends—often in love, but never lovers—come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of immortality. "Utterly brilliant. In this sweeping, gorgeously written novel, Gabrielle Zevin charts the beauty, tenacity, and fragility of human love and creativity....

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Audio

    Not specified
  • Mouth to mouth

    Creator

    Wilson, Antoine

    Abstract

    ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022 - A successful art dealer confesses the story of his meteoric rise in this "powerful, intoxicating, and shocking" ( The New York Times ) novel that's a "slow burn à la Patricia Highsmith" ( Oprah Daily ). "You'll struggle not to rip through in one sitting" ( Vogue ). In a first-class lounge at JFK airport, our narrator listens as Jeff Cook, a former classmate he only vaguely remembers, shares the uncanny story of his adult life-a life that changed course years before, the moment he resuscitated a drowning man.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Simon & Schuster Audio

    Not specified