Thrillers (Fiction)

  • Anéantir

    Creator

    Houellebecq, Michel

    Abstract

    En 2027, Paul Raison soutient le candidat de la majorité pour l'élection présidentielle. Une description du monde qui nous entoure abordant des sujets aussi divers que l'amour, la mort, la société contemporaine...

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Paris

    Gallimard Audio

    Not specified
  • Animals

    Creator

    Staples, Will

    Abstract

    When rhino poachers kill two of his fellow rangers in Kruger Park, South African Defense Force veteran Cobus Venter reaches his breaking point. Quitting his job, he embarks on a vigilante mission to take down the animal-trafficking syndicate from the inside. Meanwhile, in Florida, insurance investigator Randall Knight is called to a private roadside zoo, where a new tiger cub of suspect lineage brought a virus that wiped out all the zoo's tigers. The disease is just one species jump away from erupting into a deadly global human pandemic.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Ashland, Oregon

    Blackstone Publishing

    Not specified
  • A safe house : Stone Barrington, book 61

    Creator

    Woods, Stuart

    Abstract

    In this latest adrenaline-charged thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods, Stone Barrington takes on a vengeful rival. Stone Barrington is looking forward to some quiet time in New York City, until he is asked to transport precious, top-secret cargo across the Atlantic. Taking on the challenge, Stone flies off unaware of what - or who - he is bringing with him. But his plans to lie low are quickly spoiled when a dangerous dispatcher tracks down Stone and his tantalizing mystery guest, intent on payback and silencing anyone who poses a threat.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [S.I.]

    Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group

    Not specified
  • A lesson in vengeance

    Creator

    Lee, Victoria

    Abstract

    A dark, twisty thriller about a centuries-old, ivy-covered boarding school haunted by its history of witchcraft and two girls dangerously close to digging up the past. The dangerous romance and atmospheric setting makes it a perfect read for fans of dark academia. The history of Dalloway School lives in the bones it was built on. Five violent deaths in the first ten years of its existence. Sometimes you can still smell the blood on the air. It wasn't until Felicity enrolled that she fell in love with the dark.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Listening Library (Audio)

    Not specified
  • A good girl's guide to murder

    Creator

    Jackson, Holly

    Abstract

    For readers of Kara Thomas and Karen McManus, an addictive, twisty crime thriller with shades of Serial and Making a Murderer about a closed local murder case that doesn't add up, and a girl who's determined to find the real killer--but not everyone wants her meddling in the past. Everyone in Fairview knows the story. Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [Place of publication not identified]

    Findaway World

    Not specified
  • 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