Thrillers (Fiction)

  • Luck of the draw : Sterling's Montana, book 2

    Creator

    Daniels, B. J.

    Abstract

    He may get a second chance at his one true love-if someone doesn't kill her first When Garrett Sterling leaves for a horseback ride through his family's sprawling Montana property, he's expecting a relaxing break from the construction at the Sterling guest ranch. What he gets is something far more sinister. It all happens so fast that it's hard for Garrett-and the authorities-to sort out the facts. Two things are certain, though: someone is dead and the killer knows there was a witness.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Harper Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • Saving Meghan

    Creator

    Palmer, D. J.

    Abstract

    Saving Meghan is a riveting new thriller full of secrets and lies from author D.J. Palmer. Can you love someone to death' Some would say Becky Gerard is a devoted mother and would do anything for her only child. Others, including her husband Carl, claim she's obsessed and can't stop the vicious circle of finding a cure at her daughter's expense. Fifteen-year-old Meghan has been in and out of hospitals with a plague of unexplained illnesses. But when the ailments take a sharp turn, clashing medical opinions begin to raise questions about the puzzling nature of Meghan's illness.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • Last girl lied to

    Creator

    Flynn, L. E.

    Abstract

    Told in alternating chapters between the past and the present, L. E. Flynn's Last Girl Lied To is a gripping emotional thriller. Something made him angry that night. Something made her cry. Something made Trixie disappear. What if it was all the same thing? Fiona claims she doesn't remember anything about the night her best friend left a party early and walked into the ocean. But the truth is, she wishes she could forget. Trixie's disappearance is ruled a suicide, but Fiona starts to believe that Trixie isn't really dead.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Macmillan Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • Empire of lies

    Creator

    Khoury, Raymond

    Abstract

    A sweeping thriller in the tradition of Man in the High Castle, Fatherland and Underground Airlines Istanbul, 1683: Mehmed IV, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, is preparing to lay siege to Vienna, capital of the of the Holy Roman Empire, when a mysterious visitor arrives in his bedroom-naked, covered in strange tattoos-to deliver a dangerous, world-changing message. Paris, 2017: Ottoman flags have been flying over the great city for three hundred years, ever since its fall-along with all of Europe-to the empire's all-conquering army. Notre Dame has been renamed the Fatih Mosque.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Macmillan Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • What Rose forgot

    Creator

    Barr, Nevada

    Abstract

    In New York Times bestselling author Nevada Barr's gripping standalone, What Rose Forgot, a grandmother in her sixties emerges from a mental fog to find she's trapped in her worst nightmare. Rose Dennis wakes up in a hospital gown, her brain in a fog, only to discover that she's been committed to an Alzheimer's Unit in a nursing home. With no memory of how she ended up in this position, Rose is sure that something is very wrong.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Macmillan Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • The fifth column

    Creator

    Gross, Andrew

    Abstract

    #1 New York Times bestselling author of The One Man Andrew Gross once again delivers a tense, stirring thriller of a family torn apart set against the backdrop of a nation plunged into war. February, 1939. Europe teeters on the brink of war. In New York City, twenty-two thousand cheering Nazi supporters pack Madison Square Garden for a raucous, hate-filled rally. In a Hell's Kitchen bar, Charles Mossman is reeling from the loss of his job and the demise of his marriage when a group draped in Nazi flags barges in.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Macmillan Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • Vendetta in death : In death, book 49

    Creator

    Robb, J. D.

    Abstract

    The predator becomes the prey in J. D. Robb's Vendetta in Death, the newest thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series featuring homicide detective Eve Dallas. She calls herself Lady Justice. And once she has chosen a man as her target, she turns herself into a tall blonde or a curvaceous redhead, makes herself as alluring and seductive as possible to them. Once they are in her grasp, they are powerless. The first victim is wealthy businessman Nigel McEnroy.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Macmillan Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • Ninth house : Alex Stern, book 1

    Creator

    Bardugo, Leigh

    Abstract

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a mesmerizing tale of power, privilege, and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite. Galaxy "Alex" Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale's freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug-dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. In fact, by age twenty, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she's thrown her life away.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Macmillan Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • City of windows : Lucas Page, book 1

    Creator

    Pobi, Robert

    Abstract

    "A tough, wise, knowing narrative voice, a great plot, a great setting, and even better characters-I loved this."-Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author City of Windows introduces Lucas Page, a brilliant, reluctant investigator, matching wits with a skilled, invisible killer. During the worst blizzard in memory, an FBI agent in a moving SUV in New York City is killed by a nearly impossible sniper shot.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Macmillan Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified
  • The island : a thriller : Hidden Iceland, book 2

    Creator

    Jónasson, Ragnar

    Abstract

    "Dark, chilling and utterly gripping, The Island is Nordic noir at its best, and is destined to become a classic of the genre."-Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author of An Unwanted Guest The newest superstar on the Icelandic crime fiction scene has arrived with a superb followup to The Darkness.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    [Prince Frederick, Md.]

    Macmillan Audio

    [Distributed by] RBdigital

    Not specified