Thrillers (Fiction)

  • The ghost illusion

    Creator

    Martin, Kat.

    Abstract

    In a twisty page-turner for fans of Sadah Pinborough, Megan Goldin, and Melinda Leigh, New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin melds psychological thriller and ghost story as one woman's daring search for the truth tests the dividing line between life and death. If you need help, we are here for you. Eve St. Clair desperately needs help sorting reality from her fearful imaginings when ghostly voices seem to haunt the Victorian house in Sunderland, England, that she inherited from her uncle. Online research leads to a group that claims to offer just the aid she's seeking.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    LaVergne

    Kensington Books

    [United States]

    Kensington Books

    Not specified
  • Lazarus man

    Creator

    Price, Richard

    Abstract

    In this electrifying novel, Richard Price, the author of Clockers and a writer on The Wire, gives us razor-sharp anatomy of an ever-changing Harlem. East Harlem, 2008. In an instant, a five-story tenement collapses into a fuming hill of rubble, pancaking the cars parked in front and coating the street with a thick layer of ash. As the city's rescue services and media outlets respond, the surrounding neighborhood descends into chaos. At day's end, six bodies are recovered, but many of the other tenants are missing.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Farrar, Straus and Giroux

    New York

    Farrar, Straus and Giroux

    Not specified
  • Moth to a flame

    Creator

    Antoinette, Ashley

    Abstract

    In the little city of Flint, MI, the good die young and the people left standing are the grimiest of characters. With reign over the city's drug trade, Benjamin Atkins made sure that his precious daughter, Raven, was secluded from the grit that the city had to offer. But when Raven's young heart gets claimed by Mizan, a stick-up kid in search of a come-up, there's nothing Benjamin can do about losing her to the streets. She chooses love over loyalty and runs off with Mizan, but her new role as wifey soon proves to be more than she can handle.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    LaVergne

    Urban Books

    New York

    Urban Books

    Not specified
  • Old wounds

    Creator

    Kisner, Logan-Ashley

    Abstract

    Two transgender teens end up in a small, isolated town, where they must escape the locals who plan to sacrifice one of them to an ancient monster that only eats girls. A pulse-pounding thriller perfect for fans of Midsommar and Hell Followed with Us. A Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Best Book of the Year. Erin and Max are two transgender teens trying to get to California. Max is desperate to finally transition, and Erin is longing to understand why she's on this trip to begin with. The last she spoke to Max was when he suddenly broke up with her two years ago.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Delacorte Press

    New York

    Delacorte Press

    Not specified
  • Murder by degrees

    Creator

    Mukerji, Ritu

    Abstract

    An Edgar Award Finalist for Best First Novel. For fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Charles Todd—Murder by Degrees is a "fresh...twisty" (Michelle Richmond, New York Times bestselling author) historical mystery set in 19th-century Philadelphia, following a pioneering woman doctor as she investigates the disappearance of a young patient who is presumed dead. Philadelphia, 1875: It is the start of term at Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. Dr. Lydia Weston, professor and anatomist, is immersed in teaching her students in the lecture hall and hospital.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Simon & Schuster

    New York, NY

    Simon & Schuster

    Not specified
  • My darling girl

    Creator

    McMahon, Jennifer

    Abstract

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Children on the Hill – a psychological thriller "that delivers both chilling scares and genuine emotion" (Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author). Alison has never been a fan of Christmas. But with it right around the corner and her husband busily decorating their cozy Vermont home, she has no choice but to face it. Then she gets the call. Mavis, Alison's estranged mother, has been diagnosed with cancer and has only weeks to live. She wants to spend her remaining days with her daughter's family.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Gallery/Scout Press

    New York

    Gallery/Scout Press

    Not specified
  • Stay in the light : The watchers, book 2

    Creator

    Shine, A.M.

    Abstract

    The sequel to The Watchers – Now adapted into a major motion picture produced by M. Night Shyamalan – From critically acclaimed Irish horror writer A.M. Shine. You may have escaped...but you'll never be free. After her terrifying experience at the hands of the Watchers, Mina has escaped to a cottage on the west coast of Ireland. She obsessively researches her former captors, desperate to find any way to prolong the safety of humankind. When Mina encounters a stranger near her home, she fears the worst – for she knows the figure is not what it seems.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    London

    Head of Zeus - an Aries Book

    London

    Head of Zeus

    Not specified
  • The girl in question

    Creator

    Sharpe, Tess

    Abstract

    The unmissable, thrilling follow-up to the New York Times bestselling The Girls I've Been. Four teens, three henchmen, two thousand acres of remote forest, one very bad man, and a whole lot of new secrets to unearth. High school is over, but Nora O'Malley's life isn't, which is weird now that her murderous stepdad Raymond is free. Determined to enjoy summer before her (possibly) imminent demise, Nora plans a ten day backpacking trip with Iris and Wes. Her plans hit a snag when Wes's girlfriend tags along.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

    New York

    Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

    Not specified
  • From below

    Creator

    Coates, Darcy

    Abstract

    No light. No air. No escape. Hundreds of feet beneath the ocean's surface, a graveyard waits. Years ago, the SS Arcadia vanished without a trace during a routine voyage. Though a strange, garbled emergency message was broadcast, neither the ship nor any of its crew could be found. Sixty years later, its wreck has finally been discovered more than three hundred miles from its intended course - a silent graveyard deep beneath the ocean's surface, eagerly waiting for the first sign of life.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Black Owl Books

    Not specified
  • You'd look better as a ghost

    Creator

    Wallace, Joanna

    Abstract

    National bestseller. "Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny." – Clare Mackintosh, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Party. A comic thriller following the trials and tribulations of Claire, a part-time serial killer, who is keen to keep her favorite hobby a secret—despite the efforts of a determined blackmailer. The night after her father's funeral, Claire meets Lucas in a bar. Lucas doesn't know it, but it's not a chance meeting. One mistyped email has put him in the crosshairs of an extremely put-out serial killer.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Books

    New York

    Penguin Books

    Not specified