Thrillers (Fiction)

  • Never saw me coming

    Creator

    Kurian, Vera

    Abstract

    "I devoured this riveting book through a day of travel...My desire to rush to the end clashed with my desire to savor every word. Who would be the last psychopath standing?" - New York Times Book Review "Fresh, fast-paced and fiendishly clever! If you love watching true crime and wonder about the psychopaths among us, this is the book for you!" - Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author. You should never trust a psychopath. But what if you had no choice? It would be easy to underestimate Chloe Sevre...

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Don Mills, Ontario, Canada]

    Harlequin Audio

    Not specified
  • Last girl ghosted

    Creator

    Unger, Lisa

    Abstract

    "A five-alarm fire of a situation...the surprises keep coming." - The New York Times. Secrets, obsession and vengeance converge in this riveting thriller about an online dating match turned deadly cat-and-mouse game, from the New York Times bestselling author of Confessions on the 7:45. She met him through a dating app. An intriguing picture on a screen, a date at a downtown bar. What she thought might be just a quick hookup quickly became much more. She fell for him - hard. It happens sometimes, a powerful connection with a perfect stranger takes you by surprise. Could it be love?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Don Mills, Ontario, Canada]

    Harlequin Audio

    Not specified
  • The 17th suspect : Women's murder club, book 17

    Creator

    Paetro, Maxine

    Patterson, James

    Abstract

    A series of shootings exposes San Francisco to an unpredictable killer, and a reluctant woman puts her trust in Sergeant Lindsay Boxer. The confidential informant's tip leads Lindsay to disturbing conclusions, including that something has gone horribly wrong inside the police department itself.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Fifty fifty : Detective Harriet Blue, book 2

    Creator

    Fox, Candice

    Patterson, James

    Abstract

    Sam Blue is accused of three murders. The only person who believes he is innocent is Detective Harriet Blue, his sister. She's determined to prove it, even when reassigned to the Australian Outback. Meanwhile, a young woman in Sydney holds the key to crack Sam's case wide open.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • The cabinet of curiosities : Aloysius Pendergast, book 3

    Creator

    Preston, Douglas J.

    Child, Lincoln

    Abstract

    A new building site in Manhattan uncovers thirty-six bodies buried since the late 1800s. The developer and the mayor are trying to overrule any attempts to delay construction on the old crime scene. But FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast notices something important: all the victims were killed by removing their spines. This exactly matches the M.O. of a serial killer the FBI are currently pursuing. What is the connection between the two cases, 130 years apart?

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • The scarecrow : Jack McEvoy, book 2

    Creator

    Connelly, Michael

    Abstract

    Forced out of the Los Angeles Times amid the latest budget cuts, newspaperman Jack McEvoy decides to go out with a bang, using his final days at the paper to write the definitive murder story of his career. He focuses on Alonzo Winslow, a sixteen-year-old drug dealer in jail after confessing to a brutal murder. But as he delves into the story, Jack realizes that Winslow's so-called confession is bogus. The kid might actually be innocent.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • The Lincoln lawyer : The Lincoln lawyer, book 1

    Creator

    Connelly, Michael

    Abstract

    Mickey Haller is a Lincoln lawyer, a criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back seat of his Lincoln Town Car. When someone close to him is murdered, Haller discovers that his search for innocence has brought him face-to-face with pure evil.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • The brass verdict : The Lincoln lawyer, book 2

    Creator

    Connelly, Michael

    Abstract

    When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, defense attorney Mickey Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, he learns that Vincent's killer may be coming for him next. Enter Harry Bosch. Determined to find Vincent's killer, he is not opposed to using Haller as bait. But as danger mounts and the stakes rise, these two loners realize their only choice is to work together.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Still life with crows : Aloysius Pendergast, book 4

    Creator

    Child, Lincoln

    Preston, Douglas J.

    Abstract

    When a series of murders strikes small-town Kansas, FBI Special Agent Pendergast must track down a killer or a curse--either way, no one is safe.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Brimstone : Aloysius Pendergast, book 5

    Creator

    Preston, Douglas J.

    Child, Lincoln

    Abstract

    Art critic Jeremy Grove is found dead, his face frozen in a mask of terror. He is discovered in a room barricaded from the inside, his body temperature is grotesquely high, the smell of brimstone is everywhere, and the unmistakable imprint of a claw is burned into the wall. As more bodies are discovered, their only connection the bizarre but identical manner of death, the world begins to wonder if the devil has, in fact, come to collect his due.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified